National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-04-02
SENATOR LOGAN.
Colorado Mining Reminiscenses-SIrs. Lo-

Colorado Mining ReminisCenses-Mrs. Lo-
gan.
General Logan's reappearance upon the floor
of the Senate brings to recollection some incl
dents in that gen ntleman's life connected with
the mining interests of Colorado. About two
miles and a half from Georgetown, COL, is q
large and valuable silver mine called "Dives,"
and not more than half mile from 1t is the
pelican" mine, equally valuable. Some time
during the years of 1894 there was much
excitement and contention concerning these
mines The owners of the "Pclican" claimed
the ownership of the Olives also. A patent
for the olives" had been obtained from the
United States Government, 1t is said, through
General Logan's agency, he being at that time
the attorney for tho company who lRimed to
own it. The "Peican" owners had employed
n gentleman-Snyder by namo-to take care
of their interests before the courts in Colorado.
Mr. Bishop had leased the Dives" mino,
and his friends claim that Mr.. Snyder
had misrcpresented him before tho courts.
Be that as 1t may, the morning after one of MIR.
Snyders arguments Bishop met him at the en-
trance of the Olives mine aud shot him dead.
BY some strange coincidence the attorney on
the part of the Dives" mine died few days
afterward, and the story was circulated that
there was foul play with him in revenge for
Snyders untimely death. This was not cred
llcu, DSpcClally Hh lne Ill ndn VINO ultu Hdu Decu
in bad health for years, but the excitement
was very great in Georgetown (Coorado) aud
its vicinity Many persons cOntended tina
Bishop was a desperately wicked man, whilo
his friends claimed that he had been robbed TO
the amount of $40, 900, and was rendered desper-
ate by that Snyders friends urged that he
had used only legal ability and not abuse In
his management of the case, and that he was
not responsible for the action Of the courts in
the matter. In 1875 the Dives mine was
worked under an injunction, and General Lo-
gan was there attending to the case before the
courts. The matter was quite feature of
| local politics at tho time, and the mine was
almost as frequently heard of as LOgans mine
rs the Dives. Since then a compromise has
been effected and the settlement of the matter
| to the satisfaction of both parties has been
! largely accorded to General Logan's MANAGE
ment of it, The tunnel to the Dives mine Is
| 600 feet long--One shaft 130 and another 40
| feet deep. During the summer of 1873 Senator
| Logan might be seen, in sort of dem-mili'
! tary dress seated upon handsome black horse,
ascending the steep, dangerous road from
| Georgetown to the Dives mine, fully verifying
General Shermans assertion that Logan was
very handsome on horseback"
Since that time he has paid frequent vis-
| its TO Colorado, aud was several times
accompanied by his daughter, then un.
married, but now Mrs. Tucker, of Chicago,
| She was very popular with visitors to that
section from the East, and, like her mother is
woman Of much force of character, 1t Is
said that Mrs. Logan has had much to do in
shaping her husbands destiny and character.
| On one occasion, when the Illinois Press Asso
! citation made visit to Washington, she ac'