Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-09-19
letter from EeaGyiIIe.

LEADvlLLE, Sept. l3.-.rhs 1on3csiu! tcwo |
is 6istarco Q! . miles /? Stage r:uto from
Red Hill. tie terminus 0? the D!tvor au.; S. !
+. Rad. Tie stsgs fa;s:3 occr .Lo .ucuotg;as
ty Way Of Mu:q1ito Pas ;ha slu,: ri, CT sa;oh
la 1880 feet at0v. thu sea. Piles Of saoG
caa be aeel at every tu;p, sad there s5c bas
few PASSENGERS who take ,nis r2uts; the u,e.
Ct them take the logger route thrcasb North
EN- pasR. Ii il as!ca:shicg to sec the number
of people comiag to tLis point. Jus! thial Of
q city OF only - months with neGriy %. 600 TO-
habltants, a1d not near so many uoa SIS il had.
Ii ls said 60 have had from $4,000 to 10 900
| ~ months ego. New holsee-.Iame, leg s!cts
concrete, mud, dugcu:s Gud Ct every known
substance tbs! can give shelstr, ana largo
number OF huts ST, sprlnaing up IN every di.
rec.!Ou you may lock. Rauts sr5 bi2b. erd ID
probability CT decline socl; Streets ire Jam
med from morning uotll midnight. There are
20 lees than eight variety th7atEes here. Their
tcass bands are constantly paradiag The streets.
Saloons arc ntro numerous than tny other
c.ass OF business. Very iitla resp:c: is pail to
the LaldS dsg, a0d moEe people g to ths
gambling aud ether saooos thar 10 church.
There aro naov miaea of cote, he p;iecipsl
one being the L!tlo P!t;sbuig. |: is said you
can eco Sc O9O 900 worth OF silver COY il sishs
ia the mine.
1t will take Leadye several years 10 grow
into law abiding oomuu0g. The Highland
Chief Mine was the scano of lively battle the
other day. About 25 aimed men entered the
mice at Light While some OF the party were
friog at the men working ia the SHAFT, Inc oth
er5 went TO the lodging tuts, aWoko the Sleep
log MIXERS, put pistols TO their heads and
= nl6rohtd them GU Of the mine. Lille 10 the
, lGHunerab.e little camps ot HE morrtaics is
safe. although very rough. If crimes sad mis-
deeds are committed here ustice % iuls is
very swift. But LsadVi:ie il different from the
: MIXERS mining camps. LIS porua.ioa is c,u-
t posed OF tie wcrs: rlsments this coultry cog
! ttios. Street rob5erles arc aimcs; of daily &C
tuTeIce TEc nature Ct The cs!bcaaie Iodes
G is al tic b}icr Ct tho social disorg aI;Zi.ioa
Z "a the hills around l.sadvo e Ieaa with q
S pick. Q shovel, psr OF buckets aud pack
= donkey, ana in case ho strikes tarl gfcuut,
lust bGve, in addition, q keg CT blisiiug DOW
das, oEicn gets payitg ere sticT having dug Is
hole five or six feet Gccp. U9der these coGGi'
tlons atmCst every mau Gaming here Starts il
tusIIeS Gu bis omn aca0uGt. o. society there
, is pOt much III lIeGdvllIe. A les ladies, whose
husbands. brothers or fathers arc Compelled %
reside ID L:advlls the whole year, oco.siH1Gly
Co%a 10 speni few weeks or month o. Two
{ Glib tGeuI. They appear like So fualy III :tcC!s
in that il0Ju,y atm sphere OF li,c, tlutaligy
! aud tell.
, Rene lie is alE,oet uakcown as rft. You can
had b.. ic1 cultivated families il the iowa
Soc,clm9 will pass before L:atviilo will &c
able 10 boast Ct uGy!hirg Ike s,cia ciccs.
hiHest every man and TtEan he.e OWLS "a
iU!crc5t 10 mire. Very few ere interested in
ln-.r ~, 4
ab0u; cjrn, wheas, cattle, &; ,hey talk here
; about c!rbouste being WORTH from $50 to 50, 500
| per ten. They now have thir;cen 5mete.s ID
: active EXPIRATION and tgo bui!dioss The pits
: p:cis are said 10 Ee better Low ihan when car.
boaatn was FIRST discovered. la Iha J.oad.
, vile Eeyillt, No iGd tho following story :
r Five YEARS ago L?advi!lo was ia its infancy ;
5 IFS fame bad extended eastward as fsr oniy as
' har9aa. Al enterprisiug ycuos man decided
10 cmigrao to this EIdoGado. He arrived with
his vile st Pueblo, when bis journey was IT,
terrupted BY The arriVa! OF q stranger He
left his wife and baby at comfortable farm
h0use neer, we'll erred Tor, and pu5hed forward
acne to the wild, srael!cg toSn OF Lesdvic.
lie knew but little about practical mining, but
t5uSd employment upon Z Wndass over the
Little Eve shott lie worked with an encrgy
which rated him full hand with The miners
al work in he sand and bcuLcrs below the
surface. lie Goon built O comfortable lex cabin
s1d bis vile diced hin, apd by her hard work
ct the wash tub she supplied her husband and
aard iJs scmc time with funds necessary 10
continue their mining operations, until feel
" mineral began to appear 10 good quantities.
The news Of tho strike spraad abroad and 20.
atcd some tX;temcut When il reached the
CARS Ct Lieut.. Governor Tabor, who had al.
: ready made soac money, he had been conduct.
log the gric,fy business, be erqu!r4d to know
what tho young man' S interest could be b3pgh!
for, aud was answered 100000. Tho Coz.
Crror offered $50, 900 aud his offer vas accept
cd. Tho nIoGty Paid over, wrapped 10 u news
; paper, be took 1t and tcss:d II i1to the Tsp Of
bis wife IS though it was package of clothes
/ for the vashtub. She knew he had al offer
for bis interest aud erqaired if he msio the
! ea!e. Yea Did you get the mouey? YES.
Where Is it2 La that bu6de On tho chair
What, $50 600 10 that old paper? Yes, in-
sisted on Bringing it that sou who have so
faithfully worked to gain the means to Continue
mining might rest your. eyes % tho entire
SUN which is cur joint properly. The devoted
wife uatied the bundle and for the first time 10
her life eGz:d On $50 900, aud wept ever her
good fortune. They did not leave Leedville 10
spcud their wealth. They COW reside here.
and her husb,nd is member CT the City
Cou0cl. UOV' 1eDor sclu CT his Interest 10
this mine while yes in Da17er fer one million
OF dollars aud got check. Csc Ct our Alex
aRGria friends is in L,2dvils, Mr. Mushbaoh
did not have the pleasure OF meeting with
hin. bat met Judge Wioushby in Denver
WhO had been oVtr to LcadVi!c and met him
titr?.
The OEo3tr lumber of Scrlbatr opens
with al lmpcrlaat paper co "Ups and
Do1ns in Lead7lllc," by Earpest Iugerso,
With pumerous illustrations. Much reliable 10.
formation may DO obtsincd from this psper
Another sea5cnabIe naper deals With Field
Sports 10 Minnesota" aud is written by Chss
A. Zimmerman, noled sportsman of Saint
Paul. An engraving. By Mr. Cole, OF Forlupy's
Piping Shepherd, accompanies poem by
CHARLES d. Kay, suggested by The orisinsi
painting. Uader the title Of "EJison's System
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