New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-07

yided for the entertainment OF tine people. LaSl
Sunday II was fight between a cinnamon bear and
Arkansas dogs and the amphithcatre where II took
Mace was crowded 10 overlooking In contrast
with the general disregard of the Sabbath were the
services of the three or four churches that have
been already established, and whose influence will
certainly grow until "A marked change has taken
place in the customs OF the city.
While the pioneers of the mining camp have left
their impress upon the character Of LeadYllle the
refined, educated, law-abiding people VINO have
come here from the East have kept control OF
things and made the city remarkable Tor the good
order that is maintained and the general safety oil
life and property OF those whose hrst experience
in mining camp has been obtained In Leadyllle a
larger proportion are men OF euucatIOn OF lofmcl
wealth than ever assembled at any other mining
centre in the early days OF ITS history VI the young
and most entcrprlsng men VINO are III business,
holding positions about the mines or prospecting on
the neighbOrng hills not few are fresh IRON col
lege or from professional studies, ana lawyers,
physicians and teachers may be ionnd mere ghvaged
i'm almost every Ofaucu OF DuSlhcss. Inc III
uencr of men of this class Is I'D the OrgduIZa
ton of such Institutions as the ponce iOrce-a splen
did body OF uniformed men who would not disgrace
the broadway Squad of New OrS IN the establish
mrnt of ire companies, the introduction OF the
Holly system of water works, the organization OF Il
gas company and the establishment of schools
Men pass here for what they are. ana not Tor what
fhey nave, how they are dressed or where they
were born. Nobody cares who a mans grandfather
was or of what State he l. native. No one can
afford 10 treat another with contempt because ne Is
unfortunate: the wheel may turn over aud the poor
man Of to-day may become the millionaire OF To
morTOg. Such things have been common IN Lead
willie. Lieutenant Governor labor was, before the
discovery of the carbonate ores, the owner OF
r,odcst little store ou California Guch now In
daily income amounts to thousands of dollars, ant
he is one OF the foremost citizens OF the state. Bu
the change IN his fortunes has not changed he man
Tie treats his old friends just cordially as wheI
they lOunged about his little store two OF three
wears ago. Nobody is jealous OF Governor IabOTt
prosperity
The same may be said Of Judge Weston, the mos
successful lawyer OF the camp, whose history n
worthy of brief notice here. He came 10 Caliornii
GnIch in 1860 aud went to work rs a miner wash
ing ont gold. There was at that Time no organize,
government herc, ana there were no courts hefor
which miners cpud take their disputes. A rude tn
buna was therefore established by tn" miners them
selves and as many were unable To stat their case
iutelligentiy, they employed Judge Weston, wh'
was good taller 30 do II Tor them. After the gOlC
excitement passed away and courts were organized
here he continued to practise, looking up each new
point OF law as II arose until he mad gained wld
reputation. He was admitted 10 the bar IA 1872
and when the Lead VILE excitement began was hyml
"A short distance down the Arkansas klver on
ranch that hc had purchased or taken up. LAWN.
beru la thi, region nearly twenty years, and no
only being familiar with The mining laws and In
customs OF the nelghDOThOOd which nave tho lore