Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-09-27
OUR CORRESPONDENCE.
Letter from The Far West.
DOUGLAS, CARBON COUNTY.
WYOMING TEREIToRY,
SCntcmhcr 10. 1879

DOUGLAS, CARBON COUNTY,
WYOMING TERRITORY,
September 10, 1879. }
We rui up over night in the New
York House, Laramie City, and the
next morning called on our employer,
From him we learned that cur place
of employment was Fifty miles from
tho city, and that we wo",i Lave 10
take the stage next morua- to 90
there. This arrangement a.ty is "a
days leisure TO walk about. The
city is situated on a spot where ten
or eleven years ago there could be
seen nothing out a few log cabins con-
structed by the early pioneers. 1t
has population OF about four thous-
and people. Banks, hotels, court
house, Jail, ponitentiary, large public
school hui ding, rolling mill, railroad
shops, fine depot. division terminus of
the Rocky mountains, etc, all COM
bino TO make it quite business place.
1t is beautifully laid off aad level as
a floor, and having many very fne
streets and residences. 1t, like many
other western cities, has made rapid
strides in the great march ofinAation,
and has reached its height. Reaction
has set in and many chronic grumb-
lers among the business men can be
heard on the streets in front of their
places of business discussing the situ-
alton from very gloomy standpoint.
From what l could CLEAN the Difficult
ty appears to be they have failed to
make fortune n two or three years,
and are beginning to think they are
financially ruined. In my estimation
they are doing wal enough, and
when compared with the business of
the east they really have seen no
pa7lc ana aDow nothing Of hard
times. The ru,~ resource left for
this city to gain more Importance is
the development Of the gold AID sij-
vor wh:c4 lies in her mountains.
There '3 { possibility Of this resource
Prov;ngl bonanza some time in the
future. Should this occur Lalamie
City may be another Denver, and
some point in the mountains Lead
vile. OF c3uIso, there is 10 certain
ty about this, but it IS to be hoped
that it may be the case.
rroU, u,' o'@i,"e, oa, E. - Do~IeY' o ~. ~
and Judge Blair seem t. be The pine
movers IL making an etiort 0 develop
the mineral resources Of this section
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meyer ;,' r ooso;Iea , We, as ma1T Y. $ r. r-...
ing IL one DAY IN my lie;
:'e-.neY 5Y were P!oSPeotoI5 oo.n!as III :
~ ~ l1o5A We l-0'IhI@lhs fss'oi 'i''5 no.
Sn3y h@o l90no' h9vlh8 Il @S:&t eo'
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VI course tne MaJ9FlGy OF 'neIn .l
a2-OqI5 a, 10 noth'n3' po' SO SomelmeS
the loGNy man Is louno' 1heto l3 !"
8rsag oea5 oI lrospeotlnS a7 oone IN 1:nt GGi'
section OF country. The ma'n dIlh-
cHl'y seems 70 Dc 10 l2dr2o caPl'ai 10
cone mere &n5 begin the "oIh OF ce"
FeioP P4noh', Ah3f9 is 1nqoh excite
Hent IN otAef helds "AioH operates
against TINS. once an e&clIemoHV Is
'operIy started th9n "ealth or no
W attn inc work Will 50 on orlskly
1or TINE
me "SS5S at LARAMIE rate ABOUT
as i9l!oWs !, oG repair hands on the ralt, raj
road 7I'Go per DAY % oTakolHsn 9I $o2
| por month, nrGnSn T)G.ZO per C9N,