The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-10-29
SAN JUAN.
Return Of VIM. z. Jackson to
Sodali0.
What He Says Of the Country and
the Mineo.

. Vim. p. Jackson reiu, ned from SilvertoI
? San JUN, Colorado. Yesterday. He h1
.pent the summer there and haa also Visite
? the surrounding country and a p"rtion q
. New Mexico. We had An interview sit
him thi. morning. and found al once il va
the same veritable and veracious Bill Jack
ron.
Mining operations thi. ~easor have beeI
greatly retarded by late and heavy snow
in the mountains in the spring, and ate
that hv .ucce-sion Of heavy rains. Th'
streams, though email in that region. ri-'
rapidly, and their currents are SO sison,
and rapid AZ to make crossing a" imposs'
biii,y until they .uh-,ie.
Still q prest deal of silver has been tAker
out. and a large amount Of mining machin
cry teen put mp. ALA. reduction works. e."
THERE IRE ST. ERAL sEDALiANs
in the San juan country, among Others hs
mentions Capt. f 1 Kent. lie has been do
ing we'll rhi. summer and has brilliant
pro.yec, b-iO-e him. lie owns a third ia
teres; in valuable mine. about twenty
mile. we-, Of SiIv-rion. lie has thrown IA
Ill old habits, esctews liquor and cards,
aud is rs steady a. clock. Kent il work
,ng for ''big stake" and says he will never
return until he strikes il. The prospects
nov, however, are very favorable.
Mr.. Rutnn, of Lamonte, Who went on,
with Capt. P.ff, is running large hotel nj
Ouray, and 4 ling prosperous bnsi.'ess.
Geo. L. Wright ii an interest in the
"Wheei oi Fortune" Mine for $4,000.
Fred S,aniker, we'll known TO old Ss'ia-
iians rs once clerk in the Marvin House.
| recently aold a heavy interest in = rich
mine to an English company.
John W. Brady, of Platte county, has e..
lab:i-hed large wholesale liquor es,sb-
lishment OFT there.
Mr.. Bradbury, who formerly owned
large farm near Houstonia, owns large
mine and Is dping we'll. lie had heavy
law suit, but gained il last summer. Jack
.on sat ON the jury. Or. Bradbury, 4 dent
asi, son of the former. - with him.
TRINIDAD
il alive with business. the A. 7. 4 :. +
having reached that point. Everything is
going ahead on the high pressure scale aud
hou-es rpr.ng up as by mtgic. The ran
road company are nov tannt ling under u
mount ain for a mile on the extension oi
their road. Crowds of new Corners are ar
irving daily, and the streets are croSded
with people. Mexicsns. Indians, burros,
miners, gamblers, etc.
1.-THE GAME"
il red-hot al through that country, and
William r. psthetically related, rs he
wiped a tear from his eye, As how tao pis-
toIs and flush held over his four kings.
Yer See" ssys William" Il had dealt my
self three kings that knowd on, and one
come 10 me on the squar, ihat made :"ur.
Thar war ixen,y .ihree dollars in the pot.
When the sun shone Oh them four king.
one OF my pard- drew a pistol and said he
wouldn't have II.
Then another of my p.rd-, he drew his
pistol and swore he wouldn't have il, aud
.ex he. civilian p. Jack.on, saw yon
put up them four kings!"
Ser I, you're right, in the main, pard.,
but gen lemen you kicked too late; shut
that didn't atop EN- from reaching over and
rAking in the sugar, though, sighed VII
liam effectively.
In Trinid, id the game ia rel ho.. and al
most every other house ia q gamh-
ling house and saloon. Every
on. of them 10 crowded. and the poker
players are crowded into corners and out
If the way plscss.. 4 bald headed man
can make good living BY sitting aown he
tween four men and renting ont his head
for table. They aquare around on faro
tables and plsy two sets.
Que establishment il run by Ell Silks
He kas keno room, and saloon. Every
morning At two o'clock. he acts a big sup
per, served nv stylish d.rkeys with white
aprons. This snppe. is free TO the patrons
Of the game. . person buying one ken"
card il rendered ticket 10 the snpPer
The bummers cover every inch of spare |
room. and sleep the hsppy hours away until |
hunger or ihirst wakes them mp and arous
a them TO the active "duties of life"
On the whole. Southern Colorado is . /
great country and ia filing up rapidly.
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