The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-07-26
CORRESPONDENCE.
LETTERS FRoM SAN sUAN.
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SILLyERrox, CoLoRlDO, July II, 1871.
EDITOR CHiEf:-Enclosed you will find an open let
er from Judge Price of Colorado Springs that "ex
plains itself am writing this letter in the Office Of
my old Kansas friend L =. Hollingsworth, gentle
man of integrity and ability Who informs that Eli
phalet Price is lawyer Of talent and ability, and was
formerly Judge in the State Of Iowa; So you Sec he
should be good authority for what he af6rlnA Ono
thing know is that the first night of my stay in this
city, was called upon by man of more than orlina
~ ability, and soon found he one Of "Price's law
yers,' itinerating about seeking location He ran
out of money and he is here now, driring team, to
raise money to take himself back to Kansas-his for
mer home-where he says he will .'rest in peace the
balance of his days. How many lawyers are miners,
pokerplayers &c. &c, cannot say, but the teamster
part can voueh for; and there is wot Of if not
more, that may take to leeturing One thing more:
should ever meet Judge Price, of Colorado Springs,
shall stand good for round of tangleleg if fall
in the action.
am watching the signs and the consigns, and tax
ing my bearings with care and whatever say, will
have reasons for believing to be true. In the mean
time will say, there is nothing here to induce the
penniless to come to the wilderness. The Moses of
this wilderness is money and alas! Moses has lost
If even had golden calf, it would answer; but even
this is denied me! Yours b. OD.
JUDGE Prices LETTER.
CoLoRApo STRINGS, June Is. 1871.
By request Of postmaster take pleasure in reply
ing to yours addressed to him the 1ith instant
Our population is about 800 No country is bettor
piled with lawyers than Colorado The following named
lawyers left here this Spring for the San Juan mines in
the hope Of beterng their condition. Lawyers Danford
Gunne, Laws. HOngsworth Harrison. Dorr, and Judge
Conkn-now in the Black Hills. There still remain
ing here: Coburn Helm Ensign Crowel Wilkes. Sweet.
u. S. Barnes McFerran Williams, McMorris. Stubs,
Price Nc Alster Goodrich and Carter At Denver they
have &c hrsteass lawyers at Pueblo 10; at Trinidad
IL at Central City, Q; Boulder 10; Golden Del Norte
IL In the San Juan mines about Of the popu
ation lawyers and many of them have acquired large
mining interests by jumping claims and bamboozng the
owners out Of them. The towns there where lawyers
most do congregate, Sverton Anmas City. Hermosa,
Howardsville Eureka Lake City, Scratchville Hensen
City, and Ouray and eighteen twenty other towns and
four years ago when made through that region.
Now several of them have population Of 900. Lawyer
Harrison took with him to Ouray $50 law books mounted
upon the backs of five burros There several private
law libraries in Colorado that number 1000 vol
There is how Of lawyers from the East here.
They by the carload, fast they manufac-
tured there and work their to the mountains where
they become miners pokerplayers preachers hunters
sleight hand performers bogus drummers lecturers
and eamsters and all to supply CT grub,
two blankets, aud q clay pipe.
Come right along leave family until get lOca
ted There lawyers shot in the mines last wee
than in place. The country 10 healthy-n0 lawyer
has ever died natural death yet
Very respectfully, yours,