The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-27
4 GAMBLER s PARADISE.
Life at LeadYiIIe, the Great mining
Town.
The ssGarness that Flourish There
Poker and Other F1ats-Tnter-
esting Incidents.

Correspondence of the Providence Journal
Leadville Is the paradise CT gamblers. Cam !
bling saloons are more than five times as nu-
nervous AZ churches and are twenty times as
we'll r,atronized The gambling saloons are
upon the ground floor OF some OF the best
buildings upon both OF the principal streets.
The doors stand wide open When the weather
will allow and crowds go In and out openly.
There are twenty-one regular gambling
houses beside gambling enterprises IL con-
nection with many other kinds OF business.
noticed faro s'lay-outs' in drugstore, q |
grocery and Ia an Office. Nobody apolog1zedI
for them or seemed to think it anything out
the way for game to be started when basi-
ness was dull.
Gambling is as natural as breathing IN a T
mining camp OF course there are men here /
who do not gamble but they are 10 the min
oriby. The gamblers do not walt for night /
fall, but begin to play IN the morning. A
majority Of The men in LeadViile do not live, T
they only hoard, and after supper they pour /
out on the street In focks. The stores are
full: music Is heard here and there; an illl- /
tell the attractions of a variety theatre, and
q line Of men extends from the 6leKet o1fiee
out into the street.
At the corner of Chestnut street and Har-
rlson Avenue is q famous saloon, conspicuous
n labelled a,The Little Church around the
Corner. A printed card prociainas, Denver
nrfces two drinks for Is cents" Just beyond
the saloon is a large building into Which
stream Of men constantly pours.
The roof is large and low. 1t contains |
nothing IN the way of ornaments, and but lit |
tie that could be considered luxurious long
bar graces one side OF the room. a picket /
fence runs down the middle. and long tables
stand at the further end and upon thesIdes OF
the apartment.
Three musicians are stationed n one OF the |
front windows. One plays a violin, another a |
harp and the third q cornet Each apparently
plays any tune that occurs to nina, and Ih6 re-
suit may be imagined. Ten Or twelve games
are frequently Ia progress at the same time
in this room. The leading game Wes6 as Well
East is faro. It is not uncommon Tor q gam
bier to sit at a table hour after hour waiting
for the impulse which DDS .I nl5n pay. u u
does not come he IS quite likely to go nome
without rIskng a dollar. II 1T does come ne
Ia sure OF suecpss. There is man Ia Leae-
Vile vino struck the camp without dollar
Somebody gave him ms supper ana 1l &c stsgs
Ia his blanket on a pile OF boards. Inc next
morning the inward voice. as perhaps the
Friends would say, babe him go to CANT
bling saloon. He had never gambl kneW
nothing of the rules OF a money game. ne
would not at first, but after awhile strolled
along Chestnut street and noticed the very
gambling mouse III which the reader IS sup
He lie vent ID and stood by the faro table.
man sitting there, looked Up ana g SAG SAG 7a,z
| stranger. there Is the last OF $3.50. LUCE
/ is dead against me. want you to play is ZOE
| Il don't know the game" said the new
conner. -,
ssa green hand always WINS
/ play said the voice.
| Tha Young man sat down and pushed few
/ chips upon The king and the king Won. he
| rF fr.c% ia
| turn and called it right. He sat at the table
| until he had won over $1,000. Ihe next Gay
/ ne put $1,000 into a prospect hole and Wlbhln
] forty-eight hours mineral WIS STRUCK ana ne
was offered 81, GOO for his interest.
I In one week from the time ne entered Lead
vile he was worth between $4,000 and 3d.
/ OGo. His inek said. stop now but ne was
intoxicated by success and continued MS
ventures In less than one week he lost over
s12. COO. .,.....,.s.,
The crowd around the faro table includes
All classes OF men. There are Iaborer5 JUST
Id from the streets, furnace men, VINO nave
not stopped TO wash the CRIME ron bheif
Il faces; long haired miners, Whife-handea
t hook-seepess. seedy-gooking professionals
and well-dressed professionals; one q bas
welI-dresseai, wa1ed-mustaehed, high-soned
i gamblers of LeadvilEe always wears gloves.
People want very much to knoW why he
wears them, but he Geeaines to tell
II Two or three months ago CITIZEN VINO aaa
Inadvertently swallowed THE serpent which
Iurketh at the bottom Of the cup made
!. bet that he would ind out why the Pro
vary sinpIe method. Watching his chance
he hurled the Professor back il his chair f., ane
after choking him minute, remarked, WOW
!, I am going TO choke the life out OF you II Yot
don'5 tell me why you wear them gloves al
ssAlI right" drawIed the Professor, withou
showing the least anger or surprise. The gfli
I on his neek was released. Because etoes'
, to- he said swee5ly. His revolver EXPLODED
! as he spoke and the iaqaisltIve young MAJ
t staggered back with bullet ID his shoulder
5 ssWould any other gentleman like 10 ASK M
3 any questions he continued. NOBODY eafes
: to make any inquiries, ard the Professor pu
up his pistol and Went On Win nus game :. ~
E ssehnek- luck table The dealers CT chuck
? a-lIaek are less aris5oeratIc than Gne faro mel
and are called .stil-horn gamblers TfoLa bl
cernucopia which they use Ill saasl 5 a. ata
The figures I, 2, 3. T. ), 8, are painted upon Dn
"a table and the better places his cash upon ao.
:, one at the number Three dice ara shaker
:, and il the number bet upon comes appe1FllAlos
. on either OF the dice, the player wins Inef
~ are various com blnatlonS Ike bloss III poiie
te connected with the game.
LansGuenet is a game In Whieh tae paayel
contend against each other, the banK cnafs
= ing com mission on the business done oslh
> one Of the players forms a bank as large OF
= small as he pieases. and the others Pa
y against him. He can continue to 5nfh
J. long as he wins, but when he loses ne Lalis
Il give his place TO a iuckler naan-
= High bali poker is a rather popular ssaa y
= Keno elay-out'' is used with balls from Toft
~ W II niYlt1v. Each player ssantes, the Wheel
~ turned and the highest number taxes VIVA
!, money does not go TO the game ioI PC
II centage. r. :. IA. ~.
~ ayeaY,t that orIy half suit is used aud bnel
~ are three winners IN succession ana baeh bais
e losers, instead OF one winner and one iose