The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-17
LEADyILLE.
Life in the New El DOrado-Its
Advantages and Drawbacks.
Some Facts About the Exodus-The
Negro Not Wanted and Advised
To Go Back South

but by no means In such q manner az to dis
guise the well-remembsred features OF the
owner or the twinkle OF humor which reflected
itself from his dark eyes. Mountain breezss
had evidently been playing with his bsard and
tanning him into state OF contentedness with
the world, which suggested to the reporter an
inquiry.
Reporter Upon what meat has our Senator
fed that he has grown 80 great-of color?
Mr.. Harding-Upon the native herbs and
1ssh-pots OF Colorado. l have been to the
stored city Of Leadville. In Colorado. prospec-
ting among the new silver mines found near that
much abused city, l left here In the early part
OF June In company with my brother. who has
succeeded In locating some claims" there. and
has settled down with the determination OF an
as spirlng millionaire We went By way OF Den
ver and by alternate railroadfng and STAGE
coaching succeeded Ia reaching our desinatsaa.
Leadville is situated In the western part OF the
State. and its permanent population is rudeiy
estimated at between 5000 and 10000 fnhabi-
tants. The country around is mainly devoted
to stocks -raising-and thia. with the mining, is
the staple of Its Industries.
Rep.-What is the appearance OF Leadvile2
Mr. FIT is rather primitive In looks and
construction, being mainly composed Of houses
made Of rough boarding and logs, but building
with solid brick and nd masonry Is nov receiving
10 bs more than about two years old. and Its
rapid psopling Was owing to the impetus given
boundless silver mines. Emigrants still keep
pouring In. and it would bs Impossible TO say
what point the population q na1 may y yet reach. ,.
Mr.. H considerable vein OF the old from
tier type Is yet visible. but the better elements
prsdoiuinate. We have ali read OF the lufierouS
lawessness which prevailed In Leadyiile as
recently % as YER sgo aay % say sns dsserln s
colors may have been q little overdrawn for the
sake Of impaiting additional interest to the
dustrious class Of people rapidly modified local
| manners, and the typical desperate has been
relegated TO the pages o the dime novels: The
that OF the state but the earnest and law abic-
ing people have grasDed the, ,reins with q firm
and any other properly constituted city Yon
see no pistol belted braggarts walking the
H na a. IN nag the ea na ma hat anv
sary precaution must be observed. as the tramp
| element. which is numerous and overh owing.
| abroad ready for spoil and outrage. A reason
| able fear is noW entertained tnat when the win
ties now In the mountains ars driven into the
| city that there may be more Or less Of laWles5-
ness. and In order to meet this contingency,
Kep.-,Whatis is the principal business pursued
4 In the stores In LeaGViIIe2
/ Mr.. H.-The most thriving occupation Is that
| of the gamblers and whisky sellers. They are
also very Influential elass ss but have ceased m to
The frat floor, and ars entirely open day and
night, The authorities having regarded these
cense u pon them and thus derive quite q hand
some revenue. In these dsns the miners. who
are, otherwise. as rule. good and honest
class OF people, leave their money. when they
| wander into the city at intervals.
/ Rep.-Has lawlessness entirely disappeared.
except in the ordinary way. from the neighhor-
MI H.-Not entirely. The road agents" arg
still at work Ia the country surrounding. and
frequently overhaul travellers. 1t Was only
about two weeks ago that a stage was stopped
and the passengers rfflsd Of their wealth. Tne
ward the ladies'. VINO we're left unmoiested.
The most heinous offense which Is is possible
% commit in the country Is horse stealing, M Por M
K Rep.IWhat e al ca CAPITAL might be necessary to
fair venture In the mining region?
Mr.. H-With a few hundred dollars a man
might be said to have fair chance. He goes
and selects miner e. ss al day bs ana tns com d
camp. claim" is selected and marked on By
driving a stake In the ground and inserfoing
After the performance Of a certain amount OF
work the government issues patent for the
and and It comes ne 20 as prospegor g aordn nsh mere
, al resort for invalidsl
Mr.. H.-The springs In the nelghborhood are
places OF much resort do not consider Lead-
/, Vile itself to be desirable place, as there are
over twenty smelling establishments In the city,
and the afr ID more or less Affected oV tns RaSeH
Rep.-In the course Of your trip had You any
/, opportupfty of observing the CONDITION on inc
, | eolored people that had emi2rated TO the ad-
/ Mr. HI had not but / had several oppof-
tunities Of informing, myself on tha exodus
, | sulJiect, of which took advantage. the United
: States made q grant Of some six million acres
. 10 tbs Kansas Pacific roed, and the eompaD = 10
deairous OF selling out the immense surplus
that remains. They are selling very fast. real
tzing from 81 to 80 to an acre. II was thougnt
t that the negroes might have little store OF
!, capitaI sufficient to give them q homestead
upon their lands but they found that those
, VINO had enigrated were utterly destitute, and
the scheme tailed in consequence met sew
eral officers OF land associations who told me
!, that they did not want the negro any more aiEel
y the first trial. and had shipped quite numbel
ef them to Nebraska. A secretary OF one O
these associations told me he regarded the ne
g gro as unthrifry and Dreferring more 70 Obtain
| a situation as porter or scrubbsr to going on
farm. They are now trying to send the neRroe
back. as white laborers object to competition
with them. and the negro himself looks fondI
tor the means OF returning. In fact, am Enh
!, that Gov st. John. OF Kansas. has advised IN
r | negrees to leave as soon as they can
II Vita this the interview substantially FermI
t mated. aud the Senator retired 10 the reeesses
y | his G4tee.
/ PaIsvTSe, EALsoHNIyG AND WHITEWAsH
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