Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-10-06
LEADvILLE LETTER.
LEApvILLE, Col, Sept. 10.

The weather In this country Is Simply
aro The rainy season which began rs
usual, July 10, closed about Aug Z'' since
which time the weather has been lovely
such clear mornings and evenings one rare
ly sees I'm the East. The sunsets mere are
MAGNIFICENT. think have never seen
ANYTHING in New England to compare with
n sunset in the Rocky Mountains. lthink
It quite as healthy here rs In any part VI
Maine nroyided the same care be taken oil
ones self.
We should say, however, that the moral
atmosphere would not compare very nav
orablv with New England. doubt very
much If there Is another town OF It's size III
the States that has confined In its jail eight
men who are awaiting trial for murder all
of which were committed since July LIST
There are as many more out on ball Tor
murder, with as many more who nave
skipped" the country for the same onense'
For one month within the past year there
were hiry-one murders and suicides-one
for each day during the month That Is
very good record. But when you consider
the fact that this is the largest mining
camp In the world, and that its people are
from all quarters of the globe, excepting
China, they won't let a Celestial live here
made up of men who are seeking the al
mighty dollar, Is IL such n wonderful re-
cord
The gambler is power IN this town
There are, probably, more than hundred
| Il am setting IL low gambling houses IN
Ieadyille which are in full blast night and
day-Sundays not excepted. Many oil
them are large establishments, where you
can see one and even two hundred men al
most any time of the day or night buck
ing the tiger. In most cases the tiger
comes of first best. You see men or all
classes In these places laying down their
dollars either To have them taken away or
10 take them back with their winnings.
IT'S not unusual 10 see women IN these
places risking their money
There are in Leadville i've theatres, all OF
which, except the Tabor,are run Sundays.
In fact Sunday Is their best day-all their
"openings" are on Sunday. Think OF see
ing q band OF music marching up and
down the street Sunday evening followed
by dozen or more boys bearing torches
and banner on which is inscribed the
following; "GraRi Central Theatre! OF
eaiay Night! Nec artists! Ne,o Hdy''
These places open at : and do not close
till one and even two o'clock the next
morning
There are six churches In Leadyillc.
We attend the Episcopal occasionally.
Rev. T. j. Mackay, young man from
Boston. g., the pastor of this church. Ser
vices are held In Tabor Opera House morn.
Ing aud evening. The society are about 10
build a church ediflcc at the cost OF iifty
thousand dollars; and the corner stone Of
? the same will be laid this week, WedncN-
day, at three o'clock, p. III. sept. 10
Mr. MacKay is very talented and OF course
quite popular The Methodist society hay
ing out.grown their church are now max
ing an addition Of eighty feet in it, length
Gen. Grant attended this church while here
last July.
For the benefit OF those Democrats who
call the General druukard will say that
while visiting the mines here, Gen. Grant
did not indulge in liquor with the rest 81
the party. know this 10 bee the fact al
the Chrysolitc. lis said that he does not
drink at all.
Today Is the day We have waited for
ever since the couut-out, knowing full well
that there would bee funeral in Maine
Sept -. Fogg, Fusion and frau Will br
buried so deep that they can never be
reached by the resurrection.
The Chrysolte Is turning out more ore
than ever before. She Melted over two
hundred thousand dollars in August, an
promises 10 do more this month. The
shipments Sunday, Sept ). don't usually
ship sundays were the enormous amount
of &33 tons. The new General Manager,
Mr. Walker arrived Sunday last, and now
has charge OF the mine. TRAMP.