The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-12-23

Mn. EpIToR = We being natives OF
your county, take pleasure in giving short
description of the great mining camp of
Leadville, In as much as there is a vast ex-
citament in the East relating to the place.
This camp first came into notice about
eighteen months ago. 1t is situated in the
upper Arkansas Valley, aud near the source
of the Arkansas river at an altitude Of
10,d00 feel being A, 425 feet higher than
the base OF the Rocky Mountains, and its
developments are almost supernatural
The population of the magic city is esti-
MATED at 80 600 inhabitants, with an emf
grafton of so per day eager to seek for
tunes by attempting to sink a hole into
Mother Earth with the expectation of find
ing their long sought fortune. But we are
sorry to say that few find our hills SO ready
to yield as was expected.
Such mines as are discovered are prinoi-
pally confined to deposit mines, from which
many different grades of carbonate are
produced, some of which produces 05 per
cent. of pure silver, but our private opin
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exaggerated by parties interested in the
mine. We are also of the opinion that
silver ore is planted into unproductive
mines in order to catch eastern capitalists
who are eager to invest shortly after arriv
ing this place. Men come here who lose
hundreds and thousands of dollars and will
continue to do so as long as the excitement
lis kept up at blood heat.
The mining camps of Deadwood, Fair
play and Lake City yield considerable high
grade ore, but the newspaper excitement
relative TO. these points is not to such
high pitch. The California gold fever of
d949, the Pixies Peak rush dozen years
later, the Pennsylvania oil excitement of
1864, or the now more recent Black Hills
stampede cannot be compared to this Lead
vile furor. Real estate is sought after
corner lots bring from 1900 to $9, 9,000.-
Snch property as the CAN'T block in
Newport, would briug here $780, 600 readi-
ly. Buildings covered with slabs lent for
$50, and halls rent from $500 to 700 per
month in advance.
Within the Incorporated limits of Lead
willie the citizens claim forty hotels, eighty
boarding -heuses, sixty seven restaurants,
one hundred and twenty.eight saloons,
many of which have signs by the door upon
which is written, 1.-TWO Smiles for Twenty
five Ceuts,'' "Five Thousand men wanted
for what? To drink Beer Fifteen dry
goods stores, ten banks, fourteen places of
assay, thirty-six smelling works. and many
other business establishments not worthy
of mention.
Freigbts are from $40 to $50 per ton, the
distance being forty miles, and yet the de-
mand for hay and grain is SO great that
hay is worth from $50 to 1870 per ton oats,
$9.4O potatoes, $500, and apples $11.OO
per bushel. Flour is ready sale at 1850
per barrel. The above prices are caused
by the Rocky Mountain region being cold
and barren. In addition to the above, we will
say that eur country is not tilable owing
TO the zee and snow during the summer
season. We have now spent nine months
in the Rocky Mountains, and can say we saw
snow fall every month since our arrival,
aud have had very little rain fall during
this time,
When we speak OF the Rocky Mountains
being rough and rugged, we also mean that
the people are the same, and would not ad-
wise any one to share with us in sight, al
though you might be one of the few who
are successful, yet will say, should
you be SO you would be one of the few
among many thousands and would say to all
friends, do not take such risks, but con-
tinue to remain with those who respect
their fellowmen, for such we regard as
better than silver and gold, and are i'm
pressed that your readers will be of the
same opinion should they be present to see
men hang by the their necks and others
.shot down like wild beasts of prey. Not
wishing to weary your readers will bid
;adieu to all whom it may interest, with
best wishes and sentiments of respect, we
remain, J. B. N. and w. L. w.
A Mysterious Cremation.