Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1880-12-17

LEADvILLE, Col, Dec. 9th, 1880.

4 have visited the most prominent
mining camps IN California, Nevada,
Utah and Colorado. All these places
are represented with capital control
Hing every important branch Of BUSH
ness from the controlling interest Of
| the capital mining stock down to the
public press, that goes to extremes Oil
every occasion il giving their mines
and respective places puff.
Here, at an elevation Of lO,25O feet
and about IA miles from the summit 81
the great continental divide which
separates tie waters Of the two mighty
oceans, stands the renowned city 81
Leadville, with population Of AZ, 900
inhabitants. There is nothing very
attractive Or picturesque in her APP
peal ance. which bears the marks Of
ride aud hasty calculations, yet it is
the liveliest camp found in my travels.
It supports four first-class theatres,
eight hurdy houses and four hundred
saloons. Two daily trains IF cars
run IN here regularly from Denver b.
their respective routes, viz: Rio Grande
and South Park, both Of which were
completed late in tic season.
/ arrived here early in the season,
but TOO late to get any valuable loca-
tions, It is generally conceded that
Leadville has passed her zenith Of pros
perity since the exhaustion Of several
Of her best mines, the Chrysoliie,
Chief, Pittsburgh and others. A panic
IL sure 10 follow unless something
new is struck beneath this carbonate
blanket formation which is so easily
exhausted. These mines are chiefly
owned by Eastern capitalists now. as
most Of the Western capital has been
Withdrawn and invested elsewhere.
! would advise no one to come here in
search Of employment or hunting L.
cations, as everything is gobbled up
aud demand for labor overdone by
"tendprfeet,' who are about as obnox-
ious to western man az the Chinese.
Two dollars q day is big wages for
them and they are we'll satisfied with
saving $l.25 per day, which they say
beats Missouri all to h--l.p There
are no Chinese in LeadviIle and none
allowed within fourteen miles OF town,
which makes great demand for women
and girls to do homework and they
receive liberal compensation.
The weather here is cold aud dis
agreeable, the thermometer often
registering 80 degrees below zero.
The snow is not very deep yet it has
been good slcighing Tor nearly two
months.
Among the old Idahoans here is Mr..
Ralston, G. w. Thatcher, George
Bidwell, Richard Jackson, John Can
ming and Thos. Mullin. Mr.. Jackson
is superintendent Of one of the lead
ing mines, but, like your humble SER
want believes there is no better place
or people in the world than the warm.
gemal-hearted people Of Boise county.
Intense excitement existed here for
q time one day last week upon the
receipt Of u dispatch stating that the
Hon. Geo. B. Robinson, the late
Lieut.. Governor-elect Of Colorado. had
been shot down and fatally wounded
in his own mine by the men. 1t APP
pears the mine has been in litigation
some time, and in order to keep pos
session Mr.. Robinson found it neces-
sary TO keep itwell guarded by fol ce
OF armed men, under strict orders. as
they were expecting an attack every
Anxious tn sep that al NOS