The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-08-27


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LsApvILLx, COL, August Z, 1850.
something Of The state OF affairs ut Lead.
w,iic and In the Gunnison country viii
Souh,less be interesting to eastern people
A. shis time. I may say about Leadviile
That the boom and excitement are nearly
over. and Il has seen It's best Gays. Nearly
MI The most prominent mines are shut
anw~. and those that are still running are
,corkiur very small force, and the output
az orr amounts almost to nothing. There
a. NOT one hall The men employed that there
xax during last winter, and generai du''.
ns<s prevails over the entire camp ana
surrounding country. Since the miners
strike In the spring business has
almoss come to standstsll. num-
her Of smeters are shut down also
ON account OF not receiving ore. On
Carbonate Htll, out Of the large number OF
mines. there Is not over one mine working,
and those that were producing largely up TO
fz>f spring produce nothing now. The
zzzznsxers OF the mines say they cannot make
xf,em nav. and il IL OF no use TO run them "
they don't pay more than expenses. The
Iiti,e Pittsburgh and Crysoite mines have
scared of capitalists so that 1t Is almost i'm.
possible 10 sell mine now. The only reliei
1os I.eadyille now las the railroads have col
hcre) IL that after they are extended 10 Inc
di0crent mining camps she shall draw her
supuiies of ores from them. The South
Park and Denver ana Rio Grande rail-
roads both run into Leadville now over
TIC same track from Buena Vista, where
They unite. The advent OF the rai'Ioaus
mas not helped the Interests oil Leadyille
zay. Before the roads were here tnere
were about 1900 or 1900 teams engaged 10
sresahting 10 LeadviIle, and the most OF
their money was spent in Leadyille, which
rnsdc things flush. Since the railroad came
what they make is sent East to pay the
stockholders. Things were almost over
done In the spring with the large influx OF
population which came here and could md
NO work. There was plenty for those TO do
who were already here, but work could mol
DC found for all newcomers, and many a
moor fellow. bis last cent being gone when
be reached here, had pretty rough time
Of It.; but they are gone, ana me streets
a Leadvillc present very deserted APP
peurance TO what they did recently. Inc
fiarce-houses are all closed, and there are
bot two gambling houses, which shut up at
10 and IL O'Clock, which shows there Is very
iifile doing. The papers seem 10 think that
she camp will boom again, but II Is doubt
full. Thousands went over to the Gunnison
country in the spring, but large numbers
have returned. IN most cases they went
without means, and as provisions over there
were two and three prices higher than In
Lesdville they could not live; but there are
large numbers that stayed, and some ale
doing well, having struck 1t rich IN different
locations. Ruby City seems to be thiiV'
ing place, some 3 900 or 1900 people being
located around In that town and neigbDor-
hood. There are two smelters gong up,
and six saw-mills running night and day 10
supply the demand for lumber, but Inc mos
81 the other GuBDison towns have proved
failures. Capital has not gone over there,
az people expected; men of means out in
this country are under the impression that
IL they invest in mines they will be swindled
otfore they are done; there has been so
much of 1t done lately that ii is risk to rum
TIE climate Is delightful, being now plea
SAINT and cool. We had heavy fall Of snow
che other day that whitened the mountain
PEAKS above timber line all around Lead
Vile, which next days sun did not melt.
4 bafe been able to sleep all summer with
two pairs OF blankets and two quilts on Tor
covering. The mouutains below timber
line are covered with great many different
varieties Of flowers, also wild-strawberries,
Just beginning TO get ripe. A great plea
sure resort for the people Of Leadville is
the Twin Lakes, situated about sixteen
miles from here in a soutbwes. direction.
They are most beautiful, close by the foot
OF tue mountains, towering thousands OF
feet overhead, and filed with pure snow
wafer as cool as ice-water. and abound with
ulountain-trout, which affords good fishing
Cor those who are so inclined. One is about
two miles by four-the other not so large.
IL they were in more civilized place, they
would be well patronized for the beautiful
scenery around them. j. II.