The Elk Mountain pilot., 1880-09-09
" W. II. M"

uHpalu SCaVeHStf oI th1t paper WHICH,
publishes anything that is sent to 1t,
the Denver Tribune, came to Denver
from New York about two years ago,
and is what is called among printers
blacksmith " of the first water.
He is handsome duck; parts bis hair
in the middle and wakes his goAtee
and moustache, which are his Joy and
his pride. Like all such skunks, the
scent that pervades the atmosphere
which surrounds him, would turn the
stomach of our strongest miner. He
is masher," but as we never heard
of him associating with any of Gun
nison's daughters, it is fair to presume
he confined his MASKING proclivities to
the bawdy element, regarding whom
he took such pleasure in constantly
writing to the Tribune. r.
This young swab has been an un-
derstrapper all his life, and like
great many Others from New Yolk
and Bosting, came out west to teach
the heathen and become their leader
be governor or 60 to Congress. He,
like many other tender-ieet, got left.
Denver was not the field for his op-
erations. He struck out for Gunni-
son, hearing local editor was wanted
there. Such was the case, but the
cadavcrous-looking" abortion was
not wanted, owing to incompetency.
This failure of the would-be journalist
made him very bilious, and for fear
the disappointment might drive him
to self destruction, he was given a
position as 6 type-stlcker y on the
Ne7vs. But his irrepressible desire to
write for paper would otleaye him:
To ease the mind ndiif1aiss,ble 4miti-
gate the disease -f this; 3Atrashaie
monomanlac, he was finally privileged
10 write an occasional fye-line local,
but did it after working hours and got
no remuneration for his mammoth and
we!ghty productions. This privilege
instead Of mitigating his disease, only
irritated it, and he made many futile
attempts towards becoming connect
ed with the editorial staff Of other pa
pers in this country.
Unable to find anyone appreciative
of his talents and " "culchaw" in the
Gunnison country, he at last obtained
relief for his gigantic brain through the
columps of the Denver Tribune as ar
and unpaid correspondent.
In these letters he would write of
things he knew naught of. For in
stance, he would write of mines, when
he couldn't tell prospect hole from
a privy vault, or manganese from
guano. He never was in a mining
camp, and IS miles is as near as ever
got to one. Yet he knew all about
Irwin and her mines.
This astute wiseacre took occasion
to contradict a statement we made
regarding the hanging Of a man in o.
Be-Joyful Basin, only short distance
from here. Our information was from
reliable miners and property holders
OF the basin, who visit here daily and
who bear a reputation for truth and
veracity. But Notwithstanding this
the monomaniac, As miles distant,
heard some one say it was false, and
he Immediately made & Ike statement
to the T1bnnc.
One. OF the proprietors of the PILOT
was with the prospectors, last June,
who discovered the murdered Edgelys.
Seeing the bodies, the deserted and
pillaged camp, as we'll as the trail Of
the murderer, lead him to believe the
man to have been companion of the
victims. This opinion grew stronger
as further evidence was obtained
along the road. Before Breckenridge
was captured we expressed the opinion
that he was guilty, as did the best cit
liens of the county. The discovery
that he was newspaper man and well
connected did not change our opinion,
nor did the action of the grand jury.
Four -6fths of the people Of Gunnison
county to-day believe him guilty, and
that is the reason his henchmen hur-
ried.biH out Of the country under an
armed guard. They knew that the