The Phoenix herald., 1879-08-23
MINING CAMPS. A Glance al LeadvllIe ana
 R0die.
The Attractive Towns Of Nevada
 and Colorado.

A correspondent wrisiag to the
 Denver Tribune gives thc following;
 We made Leadville Wednesday at
 twelve o'clock, and passing through ths principal street with our fancy blanket exposed, were he admired of all admirers. It was impossible to believe we were out of Denver, as familiar faces were on all sides, and every where we looked acquaintances were to be seen. We all had our ex- pectation up to the highest notch upon reaching the highly carbonate camp. but 1t far surpassed anything I had ever imagined The streets were lined and jammed from one end to another, and life and activity were at the highest point. We think Denver is dong something in the building line. Sc it is, but it is not marker 0 this wonder of the min teenth century. Letter-writing has exhausted the average reader con corning this place, therefore I for bear. Come and see for yourself and ''do'' the place. Seeing is be- liev.ng.
 There is
 NOT A VACANT ROOM IN THE PLACE, and a large number of people tent it until better accommodations can be secured. l doa't know where all the money comes from, but from the way they spend it up here one would ..,.t;,,...,,..l'3, 35as suppose that every one carried Little Chief CT PittSburg in his vest pocket. Two bits smile
 is the rule in almost all the bars and sample-rooms. There a-e almost as many dance halls and~yarie;ies thea tres in town as there are in the Bow cry, New York By the way, John w Dunne is stage aud business man. ager of the Coliseum, one of the best variety entertainments in the country He is very popular and is q valuable acquisition to the theatre.
 THE BOOT BLACKS PARADISE.
 Lcadville boasts of boot-blackir 2 establishment on Harrison avenuc- named the Bon Ton, that supports lace curtains and carpets-real Ak lninster-where you get a patent leather shine for two bits, or six tick cts for one dollar. The artist in charge makes twelve dollars day. This is reducing unskilled labor to some account.
 THE TOURISTS AMONG THE GAMBLERS |
 Gambling has reached point in this city that is simply unprecedent- ed. There are 8 number of rooms where every conceivable game is i carried on-from high ball poker and faro tothe slick wheel of fortune and robbing k no. I have seen such a crowd around the table at faro lay out that envious players would hand their wealth over the heads and the hands of a dozen rows of players and trust to their honesty on getting it back again. In one room on Chestnut street, I counted 209 players at tine different games. Such sight would make the hardest vince, One don't mind to see a middle aged man bucking the tiger, but when you see the beardless youth in his teens sitting down to game with a cigar in his mouth and l glass of valley tan'' in front of ( lim, then it is time to rebel. The ; -oung bloods. of Leadvllle are the 1 hardest and toughest in the country, md they think no more of making light of it than the old-timcrs. The l own is ovcrun with bunko stoerers md sure enough" robbers. Every ' hing is done over the board and no g lttention is paid to it. They rob you I without any fear of molestation. $ They get "un'' to a tenderfoot or 1 tranger quicker than light air, and f $ rule "wind' you up as fast. J There are some of the finest club 2 ooms in this city I ever saw, and s which would do credit for taste and t legance to anything that Morrissey [ r Chamberlain ever had to dazzle C he adventurer or professional in Sar- ! toga, New York or Washington l. But the majority are low-down dives, i he fumes of which would sicken O ast iron stomach. These places are n lways crowded and fights and dis V lrbances can always be found. 0
 THE RALLIES. " Dance houses are features of the Il