The daily gazette., 1880-02-16
THIRD EDITION
IRON. the Far West.
POINTS ABOUT COLORADO coUNTY-A
GROWING WESTERN CITY.
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Correspondence Of the GAZETTE.
n - q BUENA VISTA,
I. sChaffee Co., Col, Feb. II, 1880. )
MR.. EDIToR.-As l am in receipt of
so many letters each mail looking for
points about this country, and as |
have not time to answer all, | beg to
refer them to my letter in the GAZETTE
and ask for space In your paper to an
swer the same.
- Buena Vista is 40 miles south of
Leadville and is some $500 feet lower.
While the snow is from 2 to 4 feet
deep on the mountains at Leadville,
here you have Deldiodre tofnter-no
ice and dusty roads. Buena Vista is
to be the capital of Colorado-so say
all the politicians in the mining dis
tfict and what they say comes to pass,
for they are backed up by the boys and
the money. This city has just got her
FIRST railroad and will have another
one in go days. Lots can now be
bought here from So to $500,-and in
a year the town will have permanent
population of from 10000 to 20 ,009.
1t will be the great commercial center
for the mountain region. West and
north and south of it is the richest
mining country in the world. Buena
Vista is the gate way to the great gun
lison and grand river country of this
part Of the Union, Prof. b. Clark
Wheeler, who is recognized as our
ablest mineralogist, says
SIT is a territory 150 by 1S0 miles in
extent-one county-and all through
it ore is found in great quantities of
higher grade and value than at Lead
vile carrying from 80 to 100 ounces of
silver per ton" This county is now
mostly occupied by Mr.. Ute, but he is
to go sure. The miners can't and
won't stay out. By the way if there
is any thing in this world that an In
dian has a greater contempt for than
the authority of the government it is
the u. S. army-but they are awfully
afraid of miners. Now here we are in
a live town-soon to be transformed
into city-situated in beautiful val
ley, abounding in pure streams, sur
rounded by mountains that are full of
gold, silver, the best of coal, iron, lead,
direct railroad connection with the
east and an undeveloped empire on
the north, west and south. Land that
will produce from 60 to 100 bushels of
wheat to an acre to be had for the tax
ing of it and mineral lands for the same
price. Who is here? Why about
everybody and from everywhere that
! know of. The Yankee, the South
erner, Westerner, Norwegians, Ger
mans, and the ineUitd6Ie Irishmdn in
great force. No profession or trade
pays here half so well as digging, and
if an Irishman can't dig-when he sees
millions in it," would like to see the
nan that can.
No man thanks a member of the
City Council or Street Commissioner
or a political party for work here. No
sir, a man that can muster $50 sets out
and up on his own hook, and employs
the poor and the new conner to work
for him. ! have German friend here
from Chicago who located claim and
sold it last fall for 100000 cash. 1t
sold the other day for $40, 900, 900, and
he is not happy. Many ask me what
pays best. Men get large pay here for
all kinds of work, every paper is filled
with advertisement-'wa 200 men
on railroad or 800 men in a mine
wages from 50 to 81 for hours work. y
But nothing pays so well here as dig
ging, mining OF farming.
In the spring immigrants will pour
into this State as they never came be-
fore. From 200,000 to 300, 000-is a
small estimate. Chicago alone will
send over 25, 900 and there is room and
work for million. In ten years Colo
RADIO will be the richest State in the
Union and Buena Vista will be the
capital and great railroad commercial
center. j. ii. NJ.