, 1879-03-05
LEADVILLE.

LEADVILLE.
Nm Plncc for Men Without N1oney-The Plncs
Overrun with Idle md Hungry Men Who
Can Nrlthnr Got Work nor Kujso yoncy to
to Get Away,
Bttron Just.
The following letter Is from gentleman wht
has been there, and knows all about IT.:
"UETAoIr, Feb. 20, 187n.-Very MANY juout
RIGS are made about Leadyitlc, Colo. Such qres-
tions cnn be best answered by publishing the
facts stated by the Denver Tribune vi Feb, 9.
1t 1t high time TINT tllu lunnttcs for Leadvf1le
Into the mining fields, tllcrc Is plenty Il gooi
mining country 10 be found us good us Lend.
willie, or Lake County, unoceuped. Lcadyilluls
crowded with destitute, suffering people, n',t u
LS, iiIe truth he knovu; then, II they 70. they
will know what t. expect.
1t s d"y 6 svery 7:'Ss: cw:uaper s Colorado
tn warn nioncylcss people against going to Lead-
ri!lc., The intcrcsts Of tho State doinlnd IL.
All thu lnnd around Lcntlyllc for miles has been
money has no opportunity OF dnIing anything
III the mines OF III tile city. This sprln; ti,ere
Will 10 heavy immigration to. Colorado, md
large fraction Of It Will 70 to Lend, ille. Mnnv
Of these newcomers viii only hnyo money 10
tnkc them tllere, anA when they react, the E1dt-
Endo they will lind tint to iGc1n IL Is q rovrrt,
Flat u the most murkc4 type. Everything vii
AAfn nccu tAken Up, Htla&s u1n5s WttnQuk fIlthH3,
they wy be in rs miserable enndlttyn Ia they
would II peMniess auywlero csr- MoncJlcss
pcupc 1ulsstfbc warned away; not from The STATE,
but from Lcadyile; There are ton many of
crowdns III that direction. 1t Is to the interest
OF Colorado nt.,t Of Leadyltle that the tnttGI
place be, as 1nucl' III possible, haycd from the
dauseE OF stlryt1g and desperate elc'nunt.
tnrTesboNHfnft t7tnEtr 1ribMnt.
VIC publish tic following letter from one Of
the best known mud rol!able gentlemen in Col.
0raflo EYery Htatcmcnt cOnEntned therein Ia IT,
every respect responsible: ..-.
"LEApviLLE. Fob. 10, 15D:-t have talked
with mare lhau ttfsy ulcn In the last two days
who had not cent !'f mongy. s'tItl ho means VI
stveets every day, because they cannot obtuIn
work. Unless The rush III s,ctL men stops, there
Will bo trouble oi sSrous character. Mcn
,..nnot starve, and vii rob IL they can't get
bread In my other way"
4 LETTER from another source SAYS:
"LEADyILLE, Feb. 70 l87D.-Whtlo II ts
strictly true that Tic mines arc constantly lsrcl-
opiug richer deposits Vi the precious ore, u Is
here 10 make thrr fortunes BY digging for
tntncruis succeeds III making any niore than
precaslo.,s living. The temptation held out by
prospects Of sudden wealth oyercomrs alt ub-
ataclcs, and thousands upon Thousands OF per-
SONS WIN were snnklnE fnir waEos at none
come ilcre TO lnll disappointment of tho moAt
bitter alM perpfcxi.'g kind. Unable to mako
vcstIns tier W means, iaiinE ID tcir oiioris IT to
obtain employment ut rltes TINT promise inlnc-
dltte wealth, they BECOME si!spfEIted md detect
cd, resort to the cup, md III n lew weeks tile
story Is told. The undertaken cau furnLsl, tho
sequel. Tits Ia by no sncaus ii fancy sketch, rs
any one not nk1pd by the present craze will iu-
form you. 1t Is difficult to furDlah employment
to a hundred Inep whrn there Is only sufficient
fur one-lftl. of that numbcr, Ihts is tho status
q The casc In this city to-day. Tho streets aro
tlllcd with men nnxtGuB 10 obtan employment,
i0aNl, md lodgings, mud tl'cy rau And neither.
Food Is p!onty. but these persons have no
scores ot lnan WHO sleep at uicht wl.ororcr thoy
Tan had IN opportunity to lie down OH the
floor. fur have seon them: aud liayo
protected froln tllu weather. exccpt nv thin
woolca hlanhet. These are the persons who I'LL
thu mortality ltats. Fifty cents per night Ii tho
common price for bunk, A1Id IS cents Is charged
PARTY trrnshes his own blaulsots Or covering.
Fifty cclts Is tho ordinary price per meal at the
coutnon Eeslaurants.h
CuiosHdo F!fr.ef.
Tho mining excitement Is at fovcr-heat; how
much greater It will bu VIZ cannot predict.
Every train brings In ssores und hrores, ntMl tho
at least Two months too soon. The great car-
bonate districts liz buried under dccr htoWs.
Tho ca'nps now ara oycscrowdra by hardy pros:
pcctors. who KNOW tic ground. tho country, aud
but liltle show Of success. Nc ouiy
wish wu could avert tile great Distress
our State Of liz yust nun,bsr of Inexperienced
men who aro con,llE,-lncn mud boys who never
knew, . day's hard outdoor work IN their lives.
who Do not understand "roughlng IT," ID we
call this clambcFng over our snow.capped
mountains, sleeping OIL the frozen groupd or
snuw, prospectlng On our lnountain.sdsa with
plc's an shovel. subslstsI. on cotlce, bacou. alld
youths who will beg Tor bread before this craze
IL oyer. Many mud many nre the homeless
g0ll-scekers who will Blu laid 10 reat by stsna-
gers ha,,t.s Oh the lnountaln.sides OF our grim
and gruslA OLD Rockies, Tho papers Of the East
should Give truo warming to their pe0ple, II 1t
will do any Routl. Lot no ono auppose that We
don't hnlcvu that yo have within our bounds
RIGS more prrc!ous metals than any State IN tho
Union, or the world; but, II We have, lot no ono
suppose tl,at but there will be 9}o fatluro6so
one gruud SUCCESS. Those who eau coulc und
support themselves may; but tnoao who ds.
family court suffering, bcgglry. uAd death
should stay at home.