The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-08-14
FROM LEADvILLE.

- LEADyILLE, COL, July 4, 1873
FRIENDS I'VE were very eager to reach IAadyills
by the 4th celebrated the 4fh Just thirty YEAR
ago. with nine or ten Others on the same mo,iufans
nLlng thirteen rounds with our old guns. The prin
eipai Amusement in Leadvie racing, Hook and
Ladder against the Hose Company; ALSO other foot
racing base ball, theatricals, etc. Some drunken.
ness Only one fight that know of, where one
man licked two. The policemen told them if Il
haa been any other day than the 4th, he would ar
rest them, but advised them to be quiet.
We found Leadville and mining to be better than
We expected There are eighteen smelters, and room
Tor more, all running night and day. The mines are
unlike other ore mines where the ore Is in veins.
1t seems, when the old Devil was distributing the
precious metals, he had quantity of the tag ends of
several metals left SO he just threw shovel full
IN place, and of course scattered some all over
In prospecting If you happen just on top of one of
those piles you have struck it, the expression is
it. he just planted the California gulch of free gold
alongside the mines From the above mine OF free
gold, old stephens as they call him. has taken out
three millions, and the Lord only knows when II will
stop paying. In their labors, they were troubled
very much with very heavy stone heavy with iron.
They cursed 1t muchly. Now they end it very rich
IN silver They have gold silver lead iron and the
Lord only knows how much other kinds of metal in
the ore, which proves my theory. as stated above.
The rst tb;rg 'va MA ne, VILE, very healthy place.
They have nine months winter here, then three
months cold weather following. On the morning Of
July 3D. sixteen miles from Leadvills we had ice
three fourths of an inch thick in our bucket Some
of the citizens think it healthy, except for persons
Win weak lungs One thing: If you get sick, rest
assured it does not usually last long.
Leadyiile, well as most all other big towns ON
the route, has lady clerks in the post-ofices am
glad to see them in the Positions provided they do
not tamper with the mails.
Rich men have confidence in the mines and are
securing as many claims as they can. miners
claim Is about ten acres and one-third. When you
dig ten feet deep, and about that size square, you
can then have your claim recorded, then il is the
same MS decided property, and of transferable
They probably Tor many Of them) will not be farther
prospected for years to come, but will be left
inheritance to children unborn to-day.
i could not advise any person to 90 to Leadyille
but If you do 60, have your life insured in favor Of
your wife, If you have any. in favor of your dull
einea then you have a thing of il, one WAY or
the other II could stand it to work in Lead
willie like they work East say for five years. he would
he likely to strike it; although saw men who had
been there that time and longer working faithfully
all the time and had not struck any paying mineral
There are quite number of ladies in Ieadvie-per-
feet ladies' too. You will find them wherever you
GO Ii is a fine thing, too; for without them, men
would he Indians in about year, and Cannibals
in about two years.
We passed through quite number of large cities.
think larger than any of our Eastern cities They
call them dog-tOwns, ont there. could not saw
what the political complexion of the different cities
is, nor do know their names; but in town that
We camped by, they seemed TO have kind of
political convention. Seemed to be large crowd of
dogs in attendance One old dog. they called Tom.
Henshall, was unanimously chosen Chairman On
taking the Chair he thanked the convention for the
honor conferred; said he for Greenbacks and
also was in favor of Tildens second term. Such a
bow-wOwing you never heard. They were in cOnven-
ton early and late. But while they were i'm conven-
ton, deliberatng, the Republican dogs were gather
ing all the grasshoppers and storing them away.
forgot to mention one fine looking old dog they
made Secretary, whom they called Billy Chapple
who seemed TO be very POPULAR and said to be quite
an orator. Said he was sure the Greenbackers would
all vote the Democratic ticket, and help to elect
hard money man for President and Tilden would
be the man. Bow, WOW, bow, WOW. j. NJ L.