Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-11-23
LEADVILLE LETTER.
LEADvnLE, Col, Nov. ., 1850. /
Tuesday pooa.

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f,ren a little. There is now about four
inches OF snow, but l think there will be
very little Of it by night.
received the DEMOCRAT Of Nov. 2, yes
,e7Iay. | should say that Waterford was
we'll ND to Leadville in regard to highway
rohbery. The method is little different
from that OF Leadville They carry no
hse or pepper here but simply put a gun
rpier YOUR nose and order Hold mp" aud
usually one obeyS orders quite suddenly.
A hoy sixteen years old was 'held up" here
last week for $3.50, il would have been the
same had it been $3.50. Only a few weeks
400 Lad only II years old pulled gun on
some other boys and threatened 10 shoot.
Probably - per cent OF the men here car
r, Guns. and many boys are walking ARISEN
ais. and many women are also well armed
There was quite Il sensation here Satur-
day LAST caused by the arrest of +. J. Daw-
Ion. assistant Postmaster, and Mr.. Z. \.
Clark. stamp clerk, in the Leadville Post
pFce. IL seems that Dawson Is default
.- for 50. 500, aud that Clark Is behind a
r.tIr over $500. Mr.. Clark is having his
trial today aud have no doubt but what
hs Will be released. lie has many friends
who think he is honest and that II There is
any deficiency that Ii i through Dawson.
Dawson had bis Monday aud was held IN
tb, sum of =, 800. Last August a gentle
laau-Mr. c. NJ. BOhnhurst was clerk In
t.e oiI'ce and Mr.. Dawson discharged him
and .n settling Dawson claimed that Bohn-
hur,, Was short $3.50. and Mr.. h. could
prove nothing and he did not want 10 be
branded a. a thief so he paid the money.
When Mr. l. n Nelson wSS In the Office
Le held the same position that Mr.. Clark
did stamp Clerk-when he left the Office
ana settled with Dawson, il was found by
pawson's figures that Mr.. Nelson was
stor; by S2l0. Now when +. J, Dawson
picked up kidder Nelson, he caught on to
d BOY that could lay him out completely in
regard 10 business. and the result was
that Dawson settled by Nelson's account
and kidder owed the Office S9.l0, and the
office owed him so. Nelson thinks
that il was simply a mistake on the part o.
Dawson; but il hardly looks that way to-
day in the light OF events that have just
taken place. Mr. Dawson l. interested in
several mining claims, ami in all probSJiI-
Nv be has sunk the money 10 a hole.
II seem by the rcpor, nom the shelters
for October. that Leadyii,c i Still booming
Notwithstanding the fact that the three
largest mines In Lead, HE Chief, PittSburg
and ChrysOlite) have not shipped any ore
daring October; yet the smelterS have
ppcd more pounds OF bullion than in
september but the value was not 50 much
owing 20 the difference in the price of Sil-
ser and lead. The total amount shipped
gJr october was 81, $50, los. The prospect
Tor The largest shipment ever known i
good for this month OF November. aud the
..rer mines named above will not furnish
any of the ore. I tell you that Leadvllle
hA, not seen her boom Vet. She will a.
tou.Sh some OF the croakerS next year.
There have been several shooting
scrapc> aud one murder since last wrote.
Mr. VI Hendricks - a nephew OF Gov.
Thomas Hendricks Of lndiana-waS found
Oh the Kokomo road near the Brewery
murdered some two days ago. The sup
posed murdercrs are TWO McCollum broth
er, who have fej % The Indian Territory.
The officers are In pursuit Lockwood
who was AN accompbcc 10 the murder OF
sloan a few weeks ago was set 80 liberty
few days since there being uoihin. found
a-4.l>t Lim IL does not take very much
. .yt clear Of murder here, but When one
steals horse or mule he may a. well give
a. The sho>, for be : . dead man sure iu-
SIDE ~ tweu.y-four hour>. murderer
can drive q successful business here, but
b, g., uo place FOR horse-thieye>.
Ta9ua, Woolf0rd White lives in this
towa and claims 20 be grandson OF
Gy'r-e. IL. Of England.
a.'... ..If tA~k Afki'A M ga a. "a
ca. loo reference. 20 Frank Brownen who
So. Jackson 10 the Marshall house At Al
eNau.r.4. Tor shooting Col Ellsworth.
M- Bra0ur.. has a brother in Leadyille'
"l1 IS ll.te a prominent business man
an q g.. .J, Republican. refer 10 l. A.
Browne. Harrison Avenue, Leadville-
BE tl.I me some time since OF his relation
O. Capt Browneu. and showed photo
graph OF his brother Mr.. BrOwnell's
family lived in Troy, y. Y, till since the
y'4r when they went 20 reside in - Louis
Cap, Browneil : not on the retired list.
tA.nk Ae i expected in Leadyille this
winter
George Conkling, 4 nephew Of the sena-
tor from New York, i in Leadville and
works 10 the Chrysolite when she runs.
Chrysolite Mine 80 P. m.
The above finished writir z At o'clock
Snt started Tor the mine 10 take my shin
a. . o'clock. / was 10 relieve Alec Nc
Hardy al that time; but you can Judge of
my surprise Oh arriving st the shan TO find
Two men on the dump cold in death-Alec
and the other a friend OF his, c. J. McCos-
ker This shaft-Silyer No. has been
worked for little more than q week, and
they are trying 10 connect it with the
main workings in order 10 give vent 70 the
as. one vent is being driven west and
o,e east. There are two men in each
10 ne back man" 10 ill buckets and
60. IN" 10 empty buckets-in al
10 ~ h.lntV