The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-03-23
For THE TIMES.
Leadville Letter.

Never In the history of country, has
q mining camp met with such wonder
ful success, such world wide fame, and
wlthal such promise Of permanency as
mas been the good fortune of Leadville,
appropriately called the City in clouds.
Leadviile has become centre for the
miners, where they can obtain all the
material necessary to push their bust
ness, and provisions for their own sus-
tenance. Men of means have become
largely interested In the mining opera
tions conducted In the surrounding
mountains, and to-day there Is probably
more capital invested on the carbonate
fields of Leadville, than in any other
one interest in the world. i shall not
attempt to give description of all of
the mines about Leadvllle, but will give
brief description of few of the most
productive ones.
The Morning Star, consists of two
claims-The Morning Star and Water
loo, located on Carbonate hill, but
short distance from the limits of the
city. This mine was discovered on the
Sth OF June, 1877, and the shipment of
ore was begun in March, 1873. During
that year ore to the amount of 81 ,447. 20
was shipped to the smelters. For the
year 1879, 1924 tons of ore have been
shipped, for which has been received
the sum of 5000, ,491 26. The Carbonate
and Shamrock are the property of the
Leadville Mining Company, "a New York
stock company with capital of two
millions of dollars. The company Is
mining about fifty tons of ore daily and
is declaring dividends every month of
twenty thousand dollars. Geo. Deniker
a resident, formally of Blain, Perry Co.,
Pa, is foreman of the mines, and the
property has been placed in fine shape
for working. Little Giant Mine is
booming up and promises to be one of
the best mines in the camp. The ore is
of high grade. A dividend for last
months earnings was declared to the
owners, net, of $16,31S.S1. The Iron
Mine on Iron Hill has been one of the
largest producers about Leadville. For
the past year the daily product has been
fifty tons per day. The Little Pittsburg,
the first large stock company to be or
ganized in the east on Leadville property
was the Little Plttsburg, New Discov-
cry, and Winnemuc Mines, on Fryer
Hill. The organization was affected
with capital stock of twenty millions
of dollars and regularly ever since the
organization of the company, monthly
dividends of one hundred thousand dol
lars have been declared, and one month
an additional fifty thousand was paid in
a dividend. Since the organization of
the company which took place about
nine months ago, the amount of ore
mined has been 30,831 tons and LIS
pounds which has been sold to the
smelters for the sum of 81 ,778, ,507. 81.
The present daily output varies from
one hundred and fifty-five to one hun
dred and sixty tons per day, a fair aver
age being one hundred and forty tons.
The Little Chief, the total value of the
ore produced last year was 81 ,4S7 900.
The Breeze Iron Mine on the west
side of Breeze hill is at present worked
for the iron to be used as fiux at the
smelters. The production is about one
hundred tons per day.
The Robert T.. Lee, although produc-
ing ore but little over three months of
the past year, the Robert e. Lee Mine
produced ever halfa million of dollars.
The richest ore ever taken out in the
camp came from this property, some lots
selling as high as ten thousand dollars
per ton, and two car loads in one lot sold
for SAT 900, and in one single day there
was ore taken out that was worth $11S,-
500. There are actually hundreds of
mines and prospect holes in this vicin-
ity that have not yet reached mineral,
and still from indications and location
are very valuable and bring high fig
ures. No doubt large proportion of
these will be shipping ore within the
next year.
There has been little destitution here.
Willing men can easily find employ
ment. Miners get 8 to 4 dollars per day;
carpenters, masons and blacksmiths
from A to 8; wood choppers, dollars;
laborers, 2.50 to 3; barkeepers, 25 dol
lars per week; walters, 10 to 12 with
board; clerks in stores and banks go to
200 dollars per month female domestics
So per dozen furnished single room, 5 to
10 dollars per week board, to IL dol
lars. Flour, Colorado, 6.25 to dollars
per cwt.; hay 60 to 75 dollars per ton !;
oats, 6 to 7 dollars per cwt; corn, $50 to
3.75 dollars per cwt. Meat-ham, 1.64,
Bacon, 1.34; onions, .94; cabbage, 1.24 !;
potatoes, 40 to .S5; butter, so to so !;
eggs, so to go per pound.
Those wishing to come to Leadville,
had better bring blankets, plenty of
warm underwear, OvercOats, thick, sub
stantlal clothing, and strong boots. No
weapons, they are not fashionable here.
Plug hats are regarded as a curiosity,
and flannel shirts are the rule. Not
withstanding the wickedness that Is
carried on in this city, there are God
fearing, wholly civilized, intelligent,
cultivated and moral people here. 1t
may be known by the number of church
es in the city, and the large congrega-
tions that assemble therein. There are
eastern cities larger than Leadville that
can not boast better churches or greater
number of religious societies, or better
breaches than can Leadville, the city of
two years growth. To-day the people
may listen to sermons on numerous