Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-04-03
st. Louis Letter---The Leadville
Boys Heard From.

EDS. HERALD:
receive your paper every week and
from its columns l get great deal of !
satisfactory information from Washing
ton and old Fayette. 1 would cheertuIly
recommend it as weekly visitor to any 1
of the Washington boys, who have gone J
to the rich mines of Colorado, or else
where, to seek their fortunes. My object |
in addressing you is to speak in regard to
the emigration from the East, especially
that portion of it that come by the way of
the ST. Louis bridge. For more than
thirty days the regular trains on some of
the roads have been loaded down with
emigrants, besides extra trains are run
every week, some carrying between three
and four hundred passengers. When in
quiry is made as to their prospects, and
where they are going, they most all an
swer, stWe are bound for Leadville." On
one occasion. about three weeks ago, as |
was passing through emigrant train 1 |
heard a familiar voice address me; soon |
aseertained that Messrs. John Nye, Geo.
Long and Pete Pine was on the train. |
They seemed to be in good spirits, and
acknowledged freely that they were on
their way to Leadville. They informed
! me that quite number of the boys from
, Washington had gone ahead of them and
there were many more to follow. As their
train was about to leave, and while was
: | giving the boys my best wishes for their
!, success, Long informed me that M. B.
: Grubbs and party would soon be on their
wav. 1 kept a close watch for some time,
anxious to see all my acquaintances that
tI1 On Lost FFT1ozdnyT uonFninO
u as entered the express train on the st.
e Louis, Vandalia 6 Terre Haute road, who
should meet my gaze but the aforesaid M.
'S B. Grubbs. With him was your towns
&c man VIM. McArty, Familiarity known to
the police force and flremen of Washing
{, ton as 'FShoe String BILL
"a The boys were disposed to take rest
ID at this point, and in company with them,
I'd three of US who are eex-Washingtion boys,
n spent the afternoon very pleasantly. They
ne being able to give us all the news, we felt
ID ourselves greatly benefited. About p.
1g m. we took stroll up Washington ave-
IT nue., and down sixth street until we came
r. to the building on the top of which is
le situated the lookout, where Prof. Tice
el- calculates his weather reports. BY the
Tn aid of an elevator we were soon in the
ut lookout. As the smoke and dust pre-
ne vented us from getting good view of the
ito c;tv we wore soon ready to 90 down
,ut The boll ,,,os rrno. for the elevator bov
but he being slow to answer, Grubb:
became impatient and challenged the
5as party to go down the winding stairs. VIZ
th all accepted the challenge, and with
Grubbs for our leader, we started for thu
Tas stairway. We had descended but a shOr
IRE distance when all became dark. Th'
ID, stairway being narrow and very winding
to our leader, it seems, became little ner
riff vous and stopped so as to shut out tn
light from himself and the rest of tn
md party. However it was not difficult t.
,st- persuade him to retreat little, and i'm
om mediately one of the other boys steppe
nd to the front, and we soon found our wa!
Mt out of the darkness. As-all of our part
vas were not professional pedestrians, som
of them Especially the one who ha
vas wanted to be our leader) became littl
for fatigued, and we concluded to take rid
ills, on the street cars. We halted the mrs
be- car going toward one of the princips
i'm parks of the city, and after we were con
to fortably seated, our enterprising friend
1sts began talking about their prospects i
the mines. AS the time drew near fo
them to take their departure, we col
the versed freely about the wealth that ws
dav to be obtained in the richmines of Coli
RADIO.
c;l1 They did not seem willing to acknow
1,oo edge that they were going to LeadviH
49, but said they were going to Denver Cit!
80 to see how the land laid; but before the
left us learned that Grubbs and McA
ty were to join John Nye and party {
lee- Denver, and from there they are to g
'Ne into the mining regions. could n
C.' learn exactly what position each ma
-, "a was to occupy, but think that Georl
i'" Long will be the first active member,
'een he is to paint sign for the compan
nan which will introduce to the natives the
ton enterprise. Grubbs, I believe, is to o
IN cupy the Office and do the hard wor
oW. while Nyel and others are to enter I'll
field, to look after the mineral; Sho
Dy string Bill, alais MeArty, being gener
tnls purpose man, is to play cook, and NAL
en- himself generally useful. The people
the Washington know that he is capable
mes doing his part well. Before leaving Il
the city, one of the party made it known
"sSo AAOS 00AAASAOANAy W AZ
lner the mines. Here Shoe-string Bill was tt
fter right man in the right place, and in
ace, little while these two determined mou
at taiEeers might have been seen in secon
'dly hand shop, looking over the articles tn
the usually ornament the show-windows
tely such places. After lengthy eOnvers
ling ton with the shop-keeper (Which WI
'uck carried on with an air OF old miners
the the necessary article was purchased, an
'rse, the party were ready and anxious to
ere further on toward their destination.
was We parted with them at the Union d
ants pot, about 8 p. m, and as have not hea
alah from ssthem since, L suppose they arriv
was save at Denver on Thursday following.
lgpy wish to repeat that all the boys who ha
ana come this way were in high hopes, ar
put seemed determined to make their ente
his prise success. Ihope they will.
r in B. C.
For state Treasurer, Albert P. Wh1ti
keF.
We announce with pleasure that Mo
The gan County Republicans will unanimou
ying ly presentto the State Convention I'll
teel, name of Albert P. Whitaker, as a cand
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