Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-12-25
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The Paradise of Gambiers-what
Mareus schultz Says About IL.
Marcus Schultz was the first Mayor OF
Eureka. 1t was in the early days that he
got the name-when Billy Clark and Billy
Seaton and Charlie Goodwin, Of the Enter
prise, used to hold forth in a canvas tent
on the spot where now stands Mr.. Ciark's
magnificent stone store. Marcus further
distinguished himself by his celebrated let
ter on gambling. wherein he strongly adj
vised that "she be put thirteen feet above
the ground and more private" The ex-
Mayor wandered off to Eastern White Pine,
and finally drifted across the Rocky Noun
tains to Lesdyille, Colorado. from which
place he writes a friend in Ward as follows:
This place is o bangor. There is no use
talking, this is the best country in the
world for mines, from this place down to
San Juan. There are between seven and
eight thousand people here, and they all
came since last March. There has been
o number Of new discoveries made
since l have been here; also some sales
for big money. Gambling Of all kinds
here is in full blast. You can get any
kind Of a game you want; seventy
saloons all doing q good business; two
white and one niger dance houses.
No Cinnamon need apply, for they don't
allow them here. Two got off a wagon the
ether day and they had hardly touched the
ground before they were ordered out Of
town, and you bet they went. A man needs
some money upon coming in here first, as
n - rz. ~.... sx.k "a. xxskl. a~-k.s
before he can do anything. We had q trip
that beat any trip that ever was taken we
came 800 miles and crossed four dangerous
streams Of water-traveled 400 miles with
out seeing q human being. Feed and wa
ter were scarce, but we got through safe.
We came near losing one Of our horses
from alkali, and when crossing Green river
Billy Davidson and myself had to swim for
1t. This country does not have to be adj
vertised she advertises herself by her
shipments Of ore and bullion. There is
over one thousand six and eight-mule teams
hauling ore and bullion from here to the
end of the railroad. Three coaches come
in every night loaded to the guard. She
beats White Pine! We are expecting
a storm most any time now, as We are
eleven THOUSAND three hundred feet
above sea level. How is that for high?
l am well pleased with the Rocky Noun
tains and shall stay here some time, for it is
the best country in the world to-day. To
get in here a man would nave to come to
Denver IN the Denver and South Park
railroad to the terminus Of that road ;
there you take q six-horse coach which
lands you in Leadville about 8 o'clock at
night. The trip from Denver here can be
made in a day it is the only way a person
could come now. / would not advise q
man to come here without some money,
for credit does not run over a week-here
everything is lone on a cash basis. Out
of the seventy saloons in this place about
half of them are bit houses. Thirteen
public faro games, and don't know how
many private ones in club rooms. Two or
three good poker games running all the
time, for as fast as a man gets out Of the
game there is q half o dozen want the
place. / tell you she will be a harvest in
the spring.
MARCUS LAFAYETTE ScHULTz.