The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-03-13
CORRESPONDENCE.
LETTER FROM LEADvuLLE.
LEADvILLE- COLORADO. !
March 9Th. lS1e. {

LEADvIIIE- COLORADO. I
March 9Th, 1879.
EDITOR CnIEr:-Tbinkins that perhaps. some peo-
pie from Doniphan County contemplated a trip to
the carbonate country, probably give them a
few facts and figures, by which they draw their
own conclusions, whether to not. Leadville
is, without any doubt, the greatest mining town in
the world. Ii is situated in what is called the Cali
fornia Guleh, l1 miles southwest Of Denver City.
The altitude is TO- 500 feet just 500 feet below timber
line There various ways to get here but think
the most direct route is by the Union Pacific to Den
yer City, thence to Webster by the Denver & South
Park Rail Road, where stages and private conveyan-
to bring them to Leadville, distance of -
miles. They the eastern range Of the Rocky
Mountains about II miles southeast of here. The
cost from Omaha to this place is s3400. 1t esti
mated that 30 200 people would arrive in Leadvlle
by the LIST of September but there have great many
more than that number already arrived, and think,
if they place the number 10000 800, 600 by Sep
tember, it will come nearer the mark
Leadville, without doubt, is a permanent institu-
tion They are laying water pipes to supply the City
with water and will have gas works by the lst of
December next besides three rail roads by Septem-
Der. There some very large retail houses in dry
goods, groceries. and hardware; and we can brag
on more restaurants, saloons, gambling houses, and
houses Of illme, than any town in America, Of the
same age. Mining operations carried on eN-
tensvely and the mines in and part ofthe City
New strikes are being made every day. and men that
were poor yesterday are rich to-day.
Living is high. as a matter of course, every thing
being freghted here by wagons from Webster or
Colorado Springs. Meals worth from IS cents to
81 co. just owing TO what you eat. bed is worth
sl.O0 per night. Hay, which is article of horse
luxury is worth cents per pound. $40 per ton.
To have some idea of the post-oce business got in
line for letter b. and just hour and minutes
reaching the delivery. There are thousands of idle
men that have no money, or anything to eat, only
what they beg steal and sleep the saw-lust of
the gambling houses and saloons.
Tell Bob Flickinger, if he was here with his
mill, he could make more money in year than he
could by beng Treasurer of Donphan County for ten
years Carpenters, blacksmiths, miners, and
mill men, are what is wanted in this country. Plen-
ty of grub and blankets what emigrants want to
be dispensed WITH unless they are fighting cusses,
and they can be accommodated here. Wagon max
ers, tin Smiths shoemakers, and harness Makers
in demand; while assayers, surveyors, DOCTORS law
yers, and gentlemen without means, here in
abundance and great many want something to eat.
There three daily papers, and all appear prosper
ons. There good hotels, and more going up. 1t
about every other day. and melts every other
day, making it very disagreeable for pedestrians.
Please send me one of your papers once in while,
and if agreeable, will iot down and send You any
thing of interest that may within my observa-
tion. Respectfully yours.
CD. BOTKIN.