The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-07-19
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LE4DPILLE dSIT rs,
Striklng Row Loads-NJingling Of Tongues
E.fnd Eations--A Batch of Celebrities-
y Rare Mountain Sconory. r.

q Lcadvillc has at no time in its histo-
~ had q more promising outlook, nor
have there Been more indications or
better ofa continuous, rapid growth.
The mines arc increasing in number
and value, and the population is being
added to daily by solid, substantial
men, who arc investing a great amount
of capital in both mines and city i'm
provements. There is no retrogrcs-
sion nor signs thereof and, prophecies
to the contrary Notwithstanding, de-
vclopmcnt. Improvement and progress
show no signs Of abatement. No
cloud appears as yet upon the horizon,
but the indications are that the un-
cloudcd sun of Lcadvillc's career is
yet far from the MONDAY mark.
most freely confess that my most
deliberately formed opinions have
been dashed to pieces and that the
decline OF the camp rccctlcth as we
advance. The discovery Of new and
rich lodcs SO frequently and in such
widc-apart localities serve to keep up
tho excitement, and are unuucstiona-
bic indications Of tho presence of rich
mineral in very widespread terri
tory, the center Of which is this city.
THE DISCOVERIES
move into line and take rank with
soldicrly precision. The Highland
Chief, situated where heretofore no
mineral had been found, has fallen
into rank and moved to the front, and
stands among the most valuable. 10
appreciate its value, one need only to
know that within few days after it's
discovery it was bonded by its owners
at the attcr-discovcrcd Inadequate
price Of $4,000. The obligees in the
bond had by its terms sixty days to
pay the sum. They took possession.
and l learn that within ten days had
taken out sufficient ore to pay off the
bond; and still tho .aIaft bucket brings
up the treasure with unabated rapidi-
ty, and of increasing value, yielding
thousands Of dollars daily to tile fortu-
nate purchasers. Does one wonder
that those who como are fascinated,
and watch with batcd breath the work
in their shatts2 They are likely to
uncover a princcly fortune within Il
week, q day, All hour. The man who
has struggled with poverty, and who
has now III his cabin scanty supply
Of food, may tomorrow fare sumptu-
ously. Those who have lived in
elegance. and have by reverse of
fortune been cduccd to paupcrism,
may in II day regain their elegance.
The capitalist, who has learned to love
the accumulation of wealth, finds here
a chance for r..pid money making.
The man who is moderately supplied
with the worlds goods secs hero q
chance to invest q small sum and gath
CT in princcly returns. The lame, the
blind, the young, tho old, the rich, the
poor, the wise man, the mediocre, the
learned, the unlcarncd, the strong. the
weak, arc all here seeking, seeking,
seeking, tho few finding, the many
failing. Every tribe, tongue and
nation except China has a representa-
tive here. Let us go down to Harri-
son avenue together. There goes an
Indian. by his side is q negro. They
are wood-ch0ppers. That oX-train of
freight wagons is driven by NIexicans.
Yes! that man across the way is q
Russian. llc has an interest in q
claim Oh Big Evans Gulch. There is
a party of Englishmen. And so as we
go we meet and sec all tongues and
peoples represented.
NOTABLE PIONEERS.
The man we next meet is New
York capitalist, while just behind him
comes one whose name was once a
sufficient guarantee for thousands in
New York: Hc now keeps a lodging
house OH Chestnut street. That old
man tottcringly following him was a
Supreme Judge of Tennessee. His
name is Shackclford. He is here to
find food in his old days. That man
of low statue and MASSIVE head,
crossing the street, is Daniel McFar-
land, who killed Richardson for the
seduction Of his wife. He too seeks
the tickle dame. That vigorous man
of sixty, walking rapidly up the street,
is Judge II. b. Carpenter, formerly Of
Kentucky, ono Of the prosecuting at
torncys in the famous Mat Ward case,
later a judge in South Carolina, where
he gained reputation. The fame OF
Lcadvillc has reached him and he is
prncticing his profession here. But
stop! look at that man. His name is
is Sutherland. 1t was he who sound
cd the charge at Balaklaya, and heard
Lord Cardigan say as the trumpet
rang it out, "IIcre goes the last of the
Cardigans.' Tcnnyson has seeing the
glory Of the six hundred, but the
trumpcter no longer courts glory on
the battlefield nor sounds his trumpet
amid cannon roar and muskctry rattle
but, by the notes he makes, the feet OF
nimble dancers keep time till early
morn. He goes now to his duties in
that dancc-house on State strcst.
TIE MOUNTAIN SCENERY
is now grand. Climb up to the top OF
some peak, above timber line, and q
sccno will open up only to be appre.
ciatcd, understood, realized, whel,
seen. The snow-cappcd peaks mingle
in the distant horizon with tho su.
premcly beautiful blue, while beneath
| the valleys and timber skirts form q
fringe of natures green. But nc
description that could fall from my
pen will suffice. It is charming
though to wander over the mountaint
and gather wild flowers growing be.
side the snow-bank, so close, indeed
that with one hand ono might nlucl