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LETTER FROM LEADyILLE.
The Carbonate Camp in the Snowy
Region.
LEADvLLE, May 5th, 1880.

LEADvLLE, May 5th, 1880.
Editors Banner:
As per promise to write you
l will now give you a few dots
about this. wonderful camp. l
arrived here about ten days ago.
The improvements in Leadville,
since last October, is wonderful,
the city has been extended in
every direction, in the way Of
large substantial buildings, a
great many of which are brick.
The city is lit up with gas, has
water works, telephone connec--
tons with every business house,
and all the modern improve.
ments that are enjoyed IN the
eastern cities. The streets are
perfectly jammed, and all class
es Of business is brisk, and eve
rything seems 70 be life. Pros
pectors are coming in by the
thousand and going out in eve
ny direction, searching for the
hidden treasure in the Rocky
mountains. The entire noun
tains are covered with snow.
yet the eager prospector is out
with his pack on his back, as
the boro donkey, the pack an
imal, can not traverse the noun
tains through the snow. The
coro can climb the mountains
and over the cliffs with his pack
OF 200 pounds, but will sink in
the snow if he attempts to go
through it. The mines hold
out remarkably well, and new
discoveries are being made eve
ry' day. The immigration to
Colorado is greater now than
it has been at any preyious<
time, and it is ectimated that at
least 1000 people come into
this state per day, and still
there is work for all, and twill
years before the true wealth of
this country is known.
Among the Texans, that your
correspondent is acquainted
with, will mention the following
and their prospects: ]. Steen-
bach, of Houston, has good
thing in the London group his
interest in those rich mines will
surely turn out a handsome for
tune to him. Williams, of Aus
tin, and Bilup, of Houston, who
made the strike" last August
in the Columbia with the dia-
mond drill, have not yet sunk
the shaft down to the mineral,
but hope in a few days to reach
it, alta cost of 500 per foot.
This claim will turn out large
fortune to the owners. A claim
that Baer Bros, late of Brennan,
are interested in was sold for
100000. Frank ,Harvin star
ted, several weeks ago, for the
Roaring forks, and your cores
pondent saw a letter from him,
dated April 25th, saying that
he had reached Gunnison city.
Leonard G. Gee is interested in
some valuable claims adjoining
Leadville, but will start with
your correspondent 70 the Gum
nison soon.
Detective Watkins, of thecity
of Brennan, arrived in the
city on Monday the de-
tective don't think this a very
healthy country, as the second |
day after his arrival he was ask
ed to hold up both hands, and a
six shooter was used as a per-
suader says he was relieved of
his six-shooter, other weapons
and $4,000 in money. Texas
detectives are not thought any
more of here than anybody else
by the Bankas. This is the
third hold up hand game "by
the Bunkos and Foot Pads since
my arrival. The detective said
he was on his way to Santa lie
but guess he viii tRry
awhile. In most of the robbery
cases, the victims have made
public display of their money,
bur i'll the case mentioned,y our
correspondent is not acquain-
led with the facts: The Foot
Pad is well known profession
II and the police are on his track
With hopes of capturing him.
Willie Wilkin of Brennan ar
lived in company with the de-
:ective. VIM. Appleby. Of Gid
iings, will leave for Chaffee
county or the Gunnison as soon
IS the snow melts; his head
quarters for the present are at
he little Clarendon: We ex-
,ect to have the railroad run
ling into Leadville by June or
uly. More at some future
inc, S: ]. ".