, 1880-06-28
Breckenridge, 1.-THE Most Prominent
Rival Of Leadville."
A Mining Town with a History Estenn1aa 0yu.
Twcnly Years.
Sons Worthy Representatives Of Chitaso-A lie.
gioa of Mines With Qrcat liz.
pttlatIons.
Notes Of n Tonr from Donver, Through
the Gunnison Country, to
Roaita.


fiuECK1NfttiHII, Cain, 1,no MA ride dr
c1Hhty-nixht mllns frun f.anvcr, hvcr tho Don-
yuf, South i'ark 4 l'Atiilu lsa!lway llraIght
your CORRESPONDENT to tt,no: thuhen by EtnRe
Journey ut Revoneot,, mi he Is III jrccfnrlHc.
-!Am''vlllcs ntst prominent rvtl.-wtosc
wealth of mineral tlcjslt has anrpi lnth,r n,l'l
cnlitAl fron aLt a.tnrters of tho ntI,,ntry. Tho
r'tito frutn C}niD to BrtGkIHri.lKu Hos nlnt,y II
rnsa which tNIkea ta ninu rrt, tho 1uticr town,
md trAycrsus ilso isooky- -Mb,intnn rntye ut nne
Ut lts lnwur puints. About ,nttlwAy lotWuutl tho
two towns VII 1tt>sS
THE r1vtnE,
tho ridge which sllvflus tho Atlantic fn,m tho
rAc!lln Slope. W. hid hccn tns!Ing s,nwy up
tho lnuG asccnt lld wero conscious or being
nbn1t tho summit, wheN n,lr driver, wllo tltr
tho talHt minute or two t,i,tl preserved M ,lt,-
wnntoti tuoturrity, suddenly strighte'tal him
sttf Up. ,,d. With Just tho slightest assumption
of dignity evidently unusual To him, Aisl yet
wilt, I'LL nlftetel nunuhntauco. III Though tho
fate Ut n ulllverBn wcrn slnlhtlK to disturb tho
@luatfInity of Il ,nuit Of his mike, exclaimed.
''Gentie.nrf,, wo aru INV on tho 1aeiiie Sl,lu"
ttu lut,lsetl lis thnuuh hu expected llr to any,
"Uot,d Hr,,e!osl" lut VIZ tH,k tho Information
hrtvcly. held our prnts,, itl lallult.! 10 aI1r-
suIYes ts wa faGf.sl him triilc crcstfnElrn. III
fant, Ills communication deserved II iwttur rn-
cnpt1on. fur 1t wis II slenaant relief u his olso
uninterrupted strtitln TT 1If1fAbIty.
1t tnkt.s n.urtai nf n!'aG tha1 0r,fin0ry virtue
to rGstas tho inclination to indulge III A,Nl fnr
a!Isn,s, fur II n not eyrry tiny that iii Enstcrn.
hrrh 1nnn prrrifs OF
A NATIONS NhCKtff,sE.
On ouo s1,c tr!cklrs u,onr In II, thrra,,.lIkc
,,u,rst, tho rarryull. tp lind its wuv 1u,,, Inn
fiattu a.,l ultimately Into tho t}ult Of Strxirn:
~ tho Nler shln s!+es the ll|''e, which li1'Rlas
IT, w.es sn w!t the ,Ekn I" nH I" rcst II, tt
tllB1r trtglltl How lliBttNt thu l,tjNt3 Wru ty
;d'ils;'.Ixs di sgir watstsi ] - /, y IL litsM ;.
isn' @ " t,n H. ~, r., M ~ t, s;,1 WIZ.
I'M, mM0 .irin III rxq sanno f a. u r nr ~ H., ii ,i
isiy sfn cur n!nttaGs1 tor III tho woros ot
w S IA @ nrs,i S tii,.t :i't; ri'i;s n, nj iargc;
TIM ..LrlrunE or hsEcxtxnrmn
!s aso4t 70 , faet nl'ose tho sea-lsse!, aal the
ta,a. wo Arn ar!zi.1. swt,nrs1I, over hs daily
,,s,s w T. rwens 't npa p k9 TUG Srfy s, ysr %r
'HSn S,,.w.sppc1 :e nountana, whoso pcakp, rising
erowficd viii tho st,ows II vct.irs, lid wl,',s, @
lnwGr Bles lr,. trHsg with MI ex,lHrilnt 4rt,wtlt
nr jno aId spruce. 1n,tid the visun III uvcry
tnni,st.tr lla, l!wa iisu Hill ittyrr, w1,osn cy
wuters w''!h1 hayc mule Mncendan Alexander
"Uurh!". II With yclxeAl!pt.; uu.l, hiltl hr
stretched hls rum -anMkeil lnIIjesfy III fta frsKl
Htstihs wa1ia MsM otn uln nnSlt,Sss tnr ny.
!f" ,iws " p.;t Il .un xoI' III ,; SsS,a Ms
nx.,,! f,,r !lrc.tra - i' MI H orx re,s 1nr ',a
'nhK ,,, S Him M, 1I,o o m o,,or .,,,o ,,, II,
s'rca'"' but principally ou tho oastern. il
Capital ur Summit Cnunty,-a county w1oac
nrA cutlals tit Of tl,e whDlo Atntr Of Cnntn.cti-
fst .sOa as sss sxsss tat @ ot t '1Mr s stry H s "
ntir sAyarlnK Of thu legslulary md runnntio.
Its urlg!n ,tltits, from Pixies Tt,ak uni ill., B,Ml
81 f..t&
thirty-aHo nlYrnlnrora, III AiiHust, isij. ct.,ilo
hero frotn Denver, unler tio u0f,ltnnt,,l of
charl's @ ,sv Tey II ssHr q"
thu precious metal was found IN quantities Tint
richly repaid lnbur. az curly III lhat slny. tho
riser ,'!sr, ior 1 lneay ni'es Was hfospocte iAu
"sr'gs 'a rF was r,, mne1 mi'fe. H. D. Spta,iE
s!,,st a T the ,atic 1tns. s IL tim fait !petn u ha
'' so yer, @ th9se % u tic ~ stiis1s tt,r III wen5 M
10 3onver h's ior sop!los; Ihnr npps,itea tt,are,
1 ,1ti mn.s ~ 1i', & M , ~ mu MY NY
Il 1S tSo oa tewas ~ tp sr' ill., tic s SW !" 1t rcSk
ri.lge W.!s sl's,lEzoti.1t its .io frnl', o,o
nreeKanrtqGc H. pnn;a;nr ~ si9r iH, .H'N QUO r. the
nf tl,9 ,,S town % h'd xrnwn to a Ile tnicrs fol;
.owc1 s,S t4o @ rug I h'o!aWS Or Mnl
% siiser s M % lot Sokol fo! Those ~ IsI1 pi1t!ss is
nouns, TOR ,!l m'i'rg.e camp,
tho cnt!ro population ot SUMMIT. County In 1as5
hid sarunk Is seventy ss,liis. II, tl,ai yoar hcp
cut,o fruln uostnll, in tito nl,lW. IL hfnIms at
niu0y. More elni,lrltp alul nuNut Itlu pr4WpSsrA
wore begun, and tho furthor decline Ut the cnn,p
WIS nrrcalnu. e'''
aS Te nofy f f. It'll toT" s fsm whs s % Pent s @
ory nr tho 1.c.ltlyiilo u,rbu,iutcs ugln tuructl
,ntn's thoughts uni stcl,r q l.rcvki,rss. Thqy
nlHcvr- ntntbu wna sij,serae.lol hy tho tunnel.
tho ahAft, aud Tho senr0t fur ssurev vuli,s. Tho
sGarcn Yaa aen1 ~ saiia: lnstrllStnu oy tG stsay