The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-07-17

4 XOMADIC LsAVESWORTHlAX.
He Takes a Trip Into Colorado and
New Mexieo-Leadvilic and Its W on
.ders-some Old lIetropoiitans and
Their Good Luck.
ALAMosA, Col, June 20, 1879.
EDITOR TIvEs:-On coming down from
my room this morning, I found an old copy
of The TINES. aud having been away from
home for some time, laid violent aud fel.
oniou- hands on the same ard dsvoured its
contents with svidity, and fully realizing
the truth Of the oft told tale of the pleasure
experienced by Americans abroad at sight
Of the old f,g huttering to the bret ze of .
foreign cline, l thought would "sit
me down" and write letter to you which
might serve to while away an idle hour
for me and possibly interest some of your
readers. Beginning with
MY TRIP FROM DENVER
to this place, this season has been 3 very
dry one, the prsiries have a desolate,
psrched appearance. Between Denver and
Colorado Springs there are quite q number
Of pretty little farms or gardens made pro-
ductive by rigstion, but from there soatf /,
the settlements are very scarce. The severe
monoiouy being varied only BY few Mex
lean improve ments along the streams where
irrigation is possible; it is wonderful
how these people have reduced irrigation to
a sciences stranger would be absolutely
certain in many instances that the water
wss running up hill. South of Pueblo the
country appears to be
AvAsr SAND AND GRAVEL DESERT,
nothing g-een in sight but the eye disgust
ing cactus. The principal products Of this
country, as far a. have been able to ascer
tain. are burros, a diminutive species of the
asa family, which are made useful a. pack
animals to and from the mountain dis
tricts-and sheep, which can often be seen
, in herds Of several thousands. The view
, from Veta Pass is well worth trip to Col
orado tn zee. The Denver & Rio Grande
railroad crosses this pass on u grsde oi
about 220 feet to the mile, up an elevation
of over | | 900 feet. Owing TO the contro
versy between the Atchison, Topeks 4
? Santa Fe road and the Denver 4 RiC
. Grsnde road ! his road is guarded by armed
men along the whole line, pntting one in
: mind OF the old Hannibal n St. Joe during
the stormy days OF '6l.
AT LAS VEGAS.
= las Vegas, New Mexico, June 23, 1879
> Since writing the above | continued my
| IL
4 which We crossed the mountain to the famous
: switch bsck-a wonderful engineering con-
4 trivance having grade Of $50 feet to tn,
!. mile. The new tunnel is nearly completed
= when done, crossing the range by tn,
!. switch will be avoided.
I'll AT LEADvILLE.
ADvILLE, Col, July 5-Since writins
+ from Las Vegas, have been making triI
e through the mountains and mining dis
l. ctric,s, with headquarters at this celebrated
: and m agic city. Leadvil.e il said to b,
r. the most wonderful mining centre eve
r known, and to dwarf into insignifenc
" even the far famed Virginia City in Nevs
o ds Almost every day new strikes are be
= ing made and every man who has a CLAIM
:, in the districts formed by Californi.
e gulch, Big Evans gulch and Bald Noun
= tain feels confident of mine at some depth
the various mines In this dlstfict are so wei
Known ana nave oeen 80 oiten described
Ia that is scarcely necessary to dwell upOI
their dizzy wealth. nave had IN
il pleasure Of meeting many old Leavenwortl
e friends, some of whom have become prol
e pective millionaires lately. Prominen
y among them are Judge Pendery, II
Gruoer, ana Il. M. uoddaro'
Is IHEiR GOOD LUCK
e does no. seem to have mad
e them less agreeable to their ol,
; acqusintances than they were whel
they scratched poor mems head
&c just like the balance of Us and while the
rs are. all buy and determined to increas
their present ''pile" they end time TO b
polite to their old friends and to give al
The information they can to the set kers &
fortune among these everlasting hil'
i Judge fendery Old lrien1s al home Woui
De sarP'lseu
~ Io SEE MIN u, IN ms LINEN sor'
u WORKING IKE Trojan selecting ore nj
:, hand-, once NY "htu, are in me oiacs OF
- As soon a. come, ironi Tue ehfit pick'h
on 'ne rch P'eosr, sePA,aung 'ne cha
:; !, lrom .he sIain ne sm nus oecome !u''e
~ eAPeI', ahu .ne o,u 'sl'oN stehs 1:1n 20 enio
- H. pu' his gepue hinus are my .hite
;e more anu wen nc my ENJOY II, lor
r. man can "o'n n WIN ~,'i VIZ" u,'o 'i'e re-
=, y 9r % n'1 sIlleG aiss Is So"u' WV per ia.
: Inc . uuee in'enus
y A.sS IN 80, nHOH !. = ~ h nas onp 9 n9N ~;
~ t.ih nen HES p,. I nous snI nc
a. ,h;,, " .nJ mo- aonh, .bon, !, C.,, tn,
/, ,hs .boss, stsbJ. man of nj
place and is in fair way to make a 70,
N tune; he was to have been chief marshal {
d the procession on the 4th, but having hire
e out all his horses he attempted to ride