Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-04-12
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A Louisville druggist, now 10 1AsadVlile, Co"
orado, writes home a5 fo!oTs:-l have now
been here two days, and havo looked the town
over pretty thoroughly. You may say to Dr.
- that there arc thirty five doctors here, aud
that 10 my opinion, this no placo for him. II
il the most disagreeablo hole | ever was ln-the
mud is ankle deep all over the town. a thou
sand mon arc constantly marching about with
apparently DO object in view. The streets pre-
sent a very animated appearance, but The stores
don't seen to be selling as much as o casual
observer would imagine. an now writing 10
drug store, aud ha7o boen for half an hour,
during which time they have taken IN seventy
five cents. There arc seven drug stores in town,
ono of which Tas sold last week for SlO,OOO, ln'
ciudpg the house and lot. All of them seem
to have very clmp!etc stocks, and are ready Tor
business, They expect q hundred thousand
visitors this spring and summer.
Houses arc being built in every direction, aud
nric,s for rcut arc fabulous. Three hundred
dcIars Der feet Is asked for lots Oh tho prlnc!-
pal streets; corner lots, $4,000. 1t Is simply
ridiculous they I'll seem 70 think the toTa Will
last until next Fall. The town IS unheelthy.
am we'll, bu. know several who arc sick. 1he
lish. viz sttcts my health considesab!y.
Ssw-ini!Is ara jus! coming money. Mr. moore
toId me- TO. day lhal his mill produced tWeVe
thousand fee. daily, which he sold at fifty dol
lsrs por thousand ioc!-on which he makes one-
half clear profit, ard the people almost fought
TO ret i! q. that. One-story sheds, sixteen lee!
SQUARE, arc rented a. $40 per month.
I leave here for Silver CiT on Friday morn
jne. an no. going TO Ten MILL" rs the snow
is Six ioo. deep there. and they say will remain
until tho middle Of ,Iuns. There is no sCo| IN
this t0Rn, but psaseG through lots OF ii 10 get
here -,
Tho town is fall CT gambling he!;s,, openly
carried on-keno faro ind the lise.,, Saloons Go
thrgny business. Hotels are f9l and max
ing lots of money charging large prices Tor very
pocr accom inc 4 ,LoGa. Tho business III II arc !"
Sc. OF sharners. who will lie, chea. and s!esl III
your face / wo:ld net advise any one to como
here oxcep. with view 10 miniEg.
EATrLEsNaKEs IN A BALL.-H,hulon Mar
tin aud sou, who live at ilcary's Bend, hb)ut
six miles from Oh City, Pa, while removing
stones On !tl:it farm, the other day. discovered
bal! ~ large as bushel basket, which ap
pcared 70 be cJlI Of black rorc, kuottcd aud
curiou-y a,triaccd. The warm sunsbinc icl
upon the ball, which soon seemed to move IN
is many coils. aud then Tho men saw that the
bail was mass oil snakes. The warmth rcVl''
cd the dormant reptiles, aud the surface CT tic
| nall was aoon covered with rattlcs, which sway
eI to aud fro with a sound resembling tho blow
| ins Of the siud through the dead leaves OF
trac WHIST seemed at first q gordlen koot b.
ran 10 utriYcl The tails protrudcd moro and
| more and as the GDakes unlocked their lnirl
cato c,ils they appeared to bo packed with
| heads in tho c3ntrc Of this living ball. Thn
| srakcs soon completely EGcoilcd themselvcs and
| allowed fight, whcrcupon tho men set to tho
work Of slallghlcrDg tho reptiles. Fifty SIX
snpkes were killed The largest reptile posscs
set seventeen rat.ics.