, 1880-03-06
A Delightful Winter-Much Snow,
but No Very Cold
Weather.
The Output Of tho Camp for 1880
Estimated at Thirty Million
Dollars.
Fryer ttfll and lis Aines-Tht Amit, liltle ritts.
burg, Llttie Chief, MD Chrysolile.
Carbonate Hill-A Rich Strike in the Cali
fornia t. Colorado Tunnel.


'LEApv1r.i.r:, Colo. February, lsso.-Tle
winter season here, contrary 10 my cxpccta-
tns, has heen as 4 wH,tt II delightful ono.
l llatl ncrved md prepared myself to meet II
winter OF Arctic COLL, nfltl Winds Of Most
piercing sharpness. which l expected would
sweep from their lofty 'lsonntnin-tllrotlcs
across these slopes; an,l had laid 1t, n stock
of etnmots-skfn underwear, thick w00l-ltilel
German socks, atlti double portion Of wnrt'l
California blankets. Hut rs yet tho cxtras
hive rcposca peacefully In my wardrobe. LII
November nntl December 1t showed almost
daily, Aill heapet tip OYER lnot'ntnfa. and yal-
10y scnvy white mantle, pirc NJ tho prayer
Of Innocence, and not sotlcd and licked, like
yours, with tho smokr Of hundred thou.
sR,itl chfmncys. The oldest settlers say they
Cannot remember Of
SO ntsf:tr 4 SNOWFALL,
or so uniformly deep a bed Of It, This prom
ises well for the agricultural interests Of the
State for tho coming season, rs the farmers
here tlcpcni not at ulI OH rainfall, but OIL lr-
rigutlor from the tiuinlcrtess streams, which
gather their supplies froln tho melting SHOWS.
These arc distributed over tho pralrics anl
va,lcy-innds by bitches switched OF from tho
bruoks, md thus help to co,pp!eto the
wontrous transformation Of silica, md lime,
AMI MAGNETISM into wheat and corn, Fortu-
natcly, the Mlonntai,,snows 10 not melt sud-
denly rs with yD;t, creating Il fresl.et, asltl
then. leaving drought; hut, disappearing
first In tho valleys, the line gradually nsccIltls
tho 1nountain-sltles, aud Is not wholly gono
from tho higher peaks before October storms
begin to heap them up agaln.
Aud not alono will tho farmer gain by tho
extraordinary snowfall Of this wintcr,-for
many \ gulch, wtOso snnlls nnd gravel arc
rlci, with tho ilaky gold, will have to
-, ,I give ~, VI M irs :, TREASURES u, ,3 ,
which Ordinarily cannot DC worked long on
account Of tho scarcity Of water. Trllc, the
great s}eptll Inns almost nut n stop to pros
Rsetng for tho precious e1"s except anS %t
the most adventurous a'lu harus' 't''1 III
favored localities; but SOM tho warm sim
will l,avo uncovered the craggy peaks, and
aereva a'o o, "t,o IT,, ,e,rs % ,,I Io".
e.n s'opes' "''a t,io co''S''s, ua"P W. eom-
ihchce asalh. IN l1an'll'o anu t''e camp
Immediately nttt0ln1ilE t0r SovcrAI miles, tic
deep white blanket Is scanned alid crossed In
every direction with roads packed solid By
the. Go1stant, procession Of wagons
nnd sleds going t0 or coming from
tho mines In operation, and by tho
narrow, llard-crtst"! trnil Of tito
miner Lnssln,E to llis stally worls n t'1c pros
ainnrlly 70 bcar the weight Of 2 horse; but
1T him step = few Inches u eitl!oE slde, a''d
d9WH M ne slnKs l; "a % mnco'l'9r1anio t ucntns. ,,,
@ 9i!!y means @ Or locoMot!on arc snM.snot,s: i6,
VI these. two kllitts arc lit ase' Inc liioss
common 10 .........-
| THE No1swEoIAN,
| which consists only Of two long thin bonrffs
antl fo!lr to five inches wislc, turned np HI
tie Mt tho forward etIt!st mud nrrnngcd ill., tho
| H1udlc VIII strap t1 instcn tn the f0nt:
caii ascend eyun very stnrp places by striking
rs ship tacks ugnlnst tho wind; and going
dowm when TIC wnY Is clear, Win
| large pole which he uses rs n brake. carry
lnE It ,1litler Ills arm or riding tt M a boy
iney Ills broonlstick, i,o viii soiictitncs travel
Ct the ratio OF q mile III minute; 4 tender
tior, rs llo Is conscious Of 4 not ren,oto ,lall-
| gcr of being "tclcseopesl" against sotnc treo
Or rock, flEs,jnst w!lch hts swlft bit unruly
stcct!s imfglit tnko him; and l,c prefers tllo
| aafcr and slower
WITTY uxowr,,or
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