A group of "Sour Doughs" of Tonpack and Goldfield ready for business. This represents a typical scene in the Nevada mining camps, and shows how a gang of prospectors prepare to explore the deserts for its hidden treasures. There is neither timber or water of any consequence in the region, and the small "burros" are utilized for carrying kegs of water as well as heavy loads of provisions and other necessary supplies incident to a journey of this kind. The western prospector, or "Sour Dough," as he is known technically in Alaska, is proverbially hopeful of striking it rich, and included among those depicted above are several who have assisted in making mining history in Nevada and elsewhere
