Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-07-13
LEADVILLE LETTER.
LEADvILLE, COLORADO, !
Monday, June 2S, 1850. !


Editor Of tAs Democrat -
''IIere we are again" and as intimated
in my last, we are up among the Rocky
Mountains. We left Maine May 10, spend
ing two weeks in Boston, a few days in
New York with friend c. W. Nelson, one
day In Chicago, and one in Kansas City,
finally arriving at Parsons, Kansas, May
81. After visiting my brother here eight
days, l took the NJ X. & I. for Lawrence,
Kansas made a stop here of three days
and then took passage via. the h. 4 L. for
Leadville, arriving here Monday, June L..
can't say that / amounted 10 much
when | alighted from the coach in front OF
the Clarendon House. | seemed To be
/ the personihcation Of dust, inside and out.
However, left my valise and coat at the
! Clarendon, went 10 the post-oiiice aud
| purchased card, for which ! paid one
cent Chats how they knew | was n "ten-
der-foOt"), scrubbed on the card the name
/ ofmy friend Nelson, l.. h, the freshman,
and asked him 20 find me at the Clarendon
which he did in less than two hours. |
was only too glad TO see him. He took
me home with him to the Chrysolite Mine,
where have been stopping since. was
/ quite sick the first week after my arrival,
but am much improved now. | began
work at the Chrysolite Friday, June -, at
fair wages for "tender-foOt' who is not
able TO do anything,
/ This is one OF, II not the most extensive
miues in Colorado. Their claim covers
about 20 acres, and they are taking ont
some very rich ore. Their daily shipments
usually are about leo tons, which is worth
from co 10 POO dollars per ton, and some
OF it much higher. They took out Of one
pocket" fifteen hundred pounds OF "horn
silver" which a>Sayed ticeafy thousand dol
lars to the ton. That is all the lump Of
that Kind that has been found. They are
expecting IN few weeks to ship over two
hundred tons daily.
Leadyille il lively town of nearly sew
cnty thousand souls, and i not quite two
years old yet. Business Is not quite as
/ lively aS il was before the strike, though i
is expected il will resume its usual activity
AFTER the l., OF July. The weather here Is
quite cool, and fire is quite necessary
article nights and mornings, aud quite
I frequently all day. The main ranse-the
! Continental Divide is covered with
deep snow drifts all the year round.
/ Mr.. Lindsey, the asSayer, from Jersey,
and Mr. Stone, the weigher, from 81.
| Charles, No, and myself made a trip on
/ toone OF the Foothills "Elk-HOrn' -
one day last week (Elk-llorn is little
mountain only twelve thousand feet high. J
While ascending the west side OF the
mountain, and just before reaching the
| timber line we fen In with four nice fat
/ deer. The Jersey" gave the alarm and /,
/ of course, went for my gun which was
| in my hip pocket; but | never got 1t out
till my friend from the South had ''pulled'
and shot(:) one OF the latest of the party.
/ Stone said he hated 10 shoot a deer ana
then have 10 leave him Oh the mountain. >
Deer are quite plenty here. saw six in
South Park the day came into the coun-
try. II L had had my two hounds, Dick
and Buttercup, ii would have been an
easy matter to have taken them in.
/ thank you for "A Fools Errand", aud
must say that got quite interested in it,
am OF the opinion that It is rery .'uir
pae.r on the condition of the South today.
Nv friends Stone OF Missouri, and Schley
OF Georgia. disagree with me, but should
you talk an hour with them as | did you
would be convinced beyond a doubt of the
| truth OF the book.
Hastily yours,