The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-10
THE DECITYTJL STETENs.
How Detroit Ifoys In Coiorndo Collect their
Wages from IA TRICKY Employer.
Fon y, ipe,rou ne, Pjo~
ono CITY. Colorado. Nav 10. ~

ono CITY. Colorado. MAY 49, 1877.
DEAR FATHER. To-day hcing Sunday, and
us THINGS pr,'u iittln NOR" uui thnn they have
nct n iuI llr last three DAYS, VIII have little
more time to writ you and 't you know snin'-
thing about the um's We nave b"n hnNins.
We had u very nna-nnt journey. and everything
went of well until "" rrh med tplorhu9 Nprlh-S'
and tncn inr IN" first TIM cur lrouhl'y com
and were detained there until the follow NJ
W"dn ~lny In the mean time most oi the
noys grub had run out anh a,so ,huir money
II seems that this WAS lu-t what n VEINS wanted.
ns h. remarked that he had 10 boys At III.
Springs and $50 ON the rond, and that he could
do " TIA them lusi ne h. saw IT. Stevens suSri
Ut Denver four days. until ne Thought Us nearly
pretty well starved out.
He then came to the Springs ana iurnishrd
us food enough for lew days trnNcl. rus
WAS all we'll and good and II gave the boys some
encouragement hut it did moi last long. Tor rs
soon Hs Ii" got To- the mines lac sci some Ol Ms 10
work i'm The flumr and lead mines. and SOM tl
choppny wood We were perfectly satisfied
with thus until one of tn" party asked MI Sc.
this the old pup seemed to he very indignant
and told them that they were work ng for their
board. and that he'd hr ID II there was
one of them who could make his salt. and
That thry might 20 home. rms oil course was
Impossible. ~ none of vs. had money enough
IN huy grn"l Tor u sl'k Ernssnoppei' To-
We had to stand his tyranny Tor one day
more. Then one of the boys vino was sick
| nskrd Stevens for Soma medicine when the
/ old bear told him he would bee ID II he
'cdcd any and that enc reason OF his
| being SICK WIS that lir had eaten too much
| AIR tins PLEASING rrmark of stevens tnc
/ hoys thought It their time tn yet oven with
! the old fellow, and things are working 70 per
| ie Ton. J. hun -iaN NO a lh'N ti'Il"u Nt'N'l7
! and Wood n the Post ON 90. and kept gulri
over them uni'l night when they moved them
| to q more secure pa'coi confinement, q small
/ barn used for thr recommendation OF mules
| Ahout ninr iu the evening tuc> wDui To- the barn
| 10 "a body and drmAud", That stevens and
| Wond ptv tlrm rn.,h $50 or They would lynch
them. Both r.'iuS II to do so. fud the rope was
fHI 4 Cd
| tr'r. H. again r.'u~ u. nnd the boys run nun
up about two ie,. H. in'n h.sri 70 boz III
down. and said ~" would N "A ronpr"mis,
witt them. I'll -tho purity did. at th" sam" tim,
t.llin-t him ihHt n hr didn't furnish rhr-k i"l
s5ooo ticy w..pld run tn"m n",l ur nni lraN,
| IN" prisoners asked for lih rtV. The bows w"rA
too u ny" for them, and i.ld them when The
money was ~ their hunds they would let them
! su and not rrforo. So iiN" of the boys. with tw,
| miners ur guides. wor" sent over the mnuntai u.
iu Fn,tlav. They were absent two days. nno
| upon their return informed the boys that th'
! nh"ok WAS bogus
THIS. of roursc. was the cause Of afenrful row
and the min. - were in for hanging both of th'
! men The rmVw was pncri AROUND S'"vrhs
! neck again. This time settled IT, There was al
| Engishman who advanced ia" necessary IA
p"rS. and In" boys have again gnn" oyer tn
| rnnTr. and when they return they Will hr M
| s6.uOu " th th"m-"noUgh I" give each boy 80
or furn -h tickets To Detroit and food -utllricii
| Tor them ON their WAY Stevens and Wood ar
| 10Th in durau'.. ana they W not he ley 20 un
| III the money iS aaf. IN thu hands Of the boys
| II the money don't come they wlll be hanged
| without doubt. .
We hope tAat no such extreme measures vii
| Wee necessary Thesr men might have sct th'
bows to work. kept their word, and retained
them at least during ~" = ason. II must nov
| Ouprat,, u~ "a great loss To turn The PRE- essen
,Npcrei. has taught them % good lesson; an
We don't Oh h, they VIII try II on again Don
writ me until | Et permanently v tt"d ~
will not A,t Your letters. Some %; tn boys ar
gong home. II you 500 any who think Of com
inl ont toll thrn not to do So. II they do The
VIII boz here without money. food. Or employ
mcut. Your afr etionate son. Ed. ii. SMITH.