Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-06-04
Life About Leadville.

running line of freight teams fror
Weston to Leadville, and has man,
friends here who will read his accoun
of Affairs il that region with interest:
Two or three days ago was pulled
off the grade below Granite by trai
wagon, and although not much hurt
was obliged to lie over for few days
l am all right now, aud will leave her,
for Buena Vista some time this week
The country here is Overstocked will
all kinds of goods, and freighting il
very dull. The railroad will be com
pleted to Buena Vista IN about iifteer
days. thereby adding @ great deal tt
the prosperity of the place. Weston
the present terminus, is dull, SO far u.
business is concerned, but otherwise il
is the liveliest town in the country
About three hundred teams have beel
taken Oft the road there. Some are al
work on the railroad, some hauling ore
and others are out on grass.
About week ago, the boys of Yves,
ton being playfuiiy inclined, ran the
judge and sheriff out of the place, and
after Kidding themselves of these lum-
inarles IT the law, strolled into the the
alter. When aay performer appeared
whose personal appearance or dramatic
abilities failed to please them, they del
lcately lnsinuated tie same by shoot
ing at tue fOotlights, and, as q necessa-
ry consequence, some few were iDja
two men, believe, were killed and
four or five wounded. You may infer
from tAis that theater-goiDg is not a
favorite amusement with the stranger
within their gates" l do not think that
any judicial notice was taken of the
aforementioned little frolic, which
was graced by the leadership of the
marshal, who lead the laughter and
enjoyed the sport" Some of IL Q char
acters there would be good subjects
for Mark Twain's pencil. The judge
is playiully styled Whisky Pete" tn-
Sheriff reioices in the more dignitied
appeliation Of Hurricane Biil, while
the Marshal is known TO fame and for
tuue as" Dirty Shirt Brown," doubt
| less delicate tribute to the shrine of
departed cleanliness. 1t is very anus
ing to see these worthless going about,
from one saloon to another, with pile
OF law books under their arms dlspens-
ing any amount of valuable lore to the
gaping crowd therein; but, strange to
! relate, no trial has ever taken place
| save that Of two young women who
| were arrested and tried for roUbing u
man, but were tfiumphantly acquitted.
This case was probably gotten up as a
| sort OF 'mpllment to the legal frater'
nifty, and proves, at least, that though
the ciilzens of Weston are somewhat
peculiar in their Ideas OF Amusement,
they nevertheless possess great KIM
ness of heat. They view tho Com
mapdmeuts in o very different light
from the venerable Moses, and the
broadness and liberallty oi their sentI-
ments are amply illustrated by tie fact
that no one is arrested for the trIHlng
oifense of misunderstanding alone be-
ing punishable.
About one-half of the Leadviile pop.
ulatiun will go over to the Gunnlson
this summer, and Buena Vista will be
the Point for laying in stores. If the
Government does not turn the Utes out
the people will, for more settlers i'll
tend going there than ever went to a
new country before. As soon AS q
trail is made over the range expect to
set out, taking ponies aud pack mules
with me, travelling first to the Roaring
Fork district, then on down to Middle
and North Parks.
There was big strike made in the
Vulnerian the other day that ran AS
high as Z 1888 ounces and rs low as sew
enty six ounces. This mine is situated
on Browns Mountain i'll North Park,
and as our property, the Sallle NJ, ad-
joins it. We hope it may turn cut as
we'll. Ny partner in the mine, an old
Nevada miner by the name Of "Wild
Horse johnson, thinks it will, when
We sink shaft fifty or hundred feet.
expect the saw-mlll, which l erected
last year, will pay this year, as some
Eastern parties have made good roads
to Glen Lake, which tend to improve
the country vastly. A strike was made
on the Little Evans last week, near the
claim We are working. but as yet our
party have struck nothing; however,
we can sell the hoie at "a good price, as
all the country around it is taken up.
LeadvilIe is still very lively, and re.
minds me Of the States during the war
every one seems to have plenty of mon.
ey and spends it freely. On Saturday
and Sunday the boys are all in from
the hills. and it is u hard matter to &c,
along the streets on account of the
crowds standing around talking, while
for the dance houses and gam bling
houses, l am told 1t is almost impossl.
bic to eu,er.-J. NJ. r., in Courier.
JOurnal.
ooh, dear feel so tired, sighed
Mrs. Hickenlooper as she sank into d
chair. We'll, l should think you