I guess cause they are so close.
Answer:
because they would be seperate from the blacks because they thought that blacks were u know... not people and dont need the same rights...
Explanation:
There was a 20% chance that you would be employed as a prostitute if you were a woman in the "Old American West”.
In the Old American West, the mining population was composed of 95% young and male people so a high demand during that time was female companionship. Saloons also doubled as a brothel during this time.