Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-10-19
4 SHORT POEM.
LEADVILLE LETTER.

LEADvIILE, Oct. ), lssO.
In our letter OF Aug. 80, We predicted
that the ore output OF Leadvlle would be
increased in the future and that this would
be lively camp for some time to come,
and aS it happened we just guessed right.
Business has not only been good but 1t has
improved very much, even beyond the ex'
pectatiou OF the most sanguine. The ship
mcutS OF bullion from the smclters for
September, exceeds any thing in all the
history OF Leadyille, or any other camp In
the world.
For the year 1879, the total production
was about sl.joO.O 600. For the first six
months OF lSS0. or to July lst, the produc-
ton was S7,Sl3, SEC. For July II was ST.
054,439. For August Sl,99G, ,S53, and now
for September it reaches the sum Of ST.
509. .Osj. This makes total for the first
three quarters Of the year amounting TO
sll .G67, ,74a, or considerably more than Il
million. exceeding the entire production of
the year 1879. that known as the year OF
Leadyille's boom" The above we quote
from the Herdld.) 1t will be seen that the
Increase Of August over July is s2il,9l3,
and September-shorter mouth by one day
over August, is sos, 7S3, and the Herald
truthfully says, There is no camp In the
world that can compare with this either in
past history or present prosperity
Geo. d. Roberts Of New York, the great
mining expert % aud 4 man who is in
tcrC sted IN many mines hcre-he is the
man who located the Chrysoli,e-was here
in August, and said that ''the Chrysolite
had played out, and that in six months the
whole camp would be played out" JudS-
ing from the bullion shipments for August
and September We should say she had made
rapid strides toward playing out. Now
let Us see how the Chrysolite petered.
From Aug. lst up 10 @Oth of September
the Chrysolite not only paid all her running
expenses, but she leiycd ont dot Of four
hUAdred thousand dollars, and to-day does
not owe dollar and further than that,
the mine never looked better than she does
now. Up 10 Oct. lst she had been ship
ping loo tons per day, but the manager,
Mr.. Ralker, has orders from New York to
reduce the output and do more prospect
ing, consequently they are now shipping
only about 80 tons. II is confidently eX-
pected that she will pay dividend of 500,
900 in November That will be 80 cents
per share The force OF men has been re-
duced during September TO about 10 men
TO each shit of which there are three.
This think covers only those under
ground, does not include "topm.n."
There have been four murders and at
least three suicides In Lcadyille since l
last wrote, Yet the uudertakers say that
business i not good. Bakewell, who shot
and killed policeman John Carvilie, Gar
was formerly on the police force at Lewis
ton, Me, his wife and children live near
there at present. and Sergt Stewart last
August, had his trial a few weeks since
, and escaped the halter but was sentenced
TO life imprisonment for both offences.
hardly see how he can do duty for both
crimes, but that is what the jury ordered.
Quite a serious accident occurred ut the
Chrysolite last week. 4 party of four
ladies visited the mine, three OF whom got
passes to 90 below. Mr.. Robinson, one OF
the shit BOSSES" took them In charge
and went down the hole" with them.
Stopping at the first level, after visiting
some of the many drifts on the first level,
Mr.. Robinson stepped down on to the lad
der of one of the WINES to pass to the lower
level, and as he did so he gave warning to
the ladies to be careful for they might step
into the winze and fall; but it seems that
Miss Van Wrinkle who was in advance OF
the others, did not hear him, and before
Mr.. Robinson could catch her she had