The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-03-06
TIE CARBONATE CAMPS.
About L8adYille, GunnisOn and
Other Colorado Towns.
With Some Thrusts at Schurz.
LEADvILlE, February q, 1880.
T,7i{orq Herald.

LEADvILlE, February 81, 1880.
Editors Herald:
When the spring time comes
everybody goes to the Gunnison coun
try and the Ute goes to Washington
to tae bosom OF father Schurz, Whc
does not believe the "white man has
any rights which the noble Indian is
bound to respect" Who could not
see the direct intervention of Provi-
dence in granting to America such
hesven-born stItesmenY Men whose
intellect goes out into the future to
solve it's problems? Men who weigh
the inevitable and the almighty dollar
in the scale of their righteous judg-
ment and find the inevitable want
ing? Men who undertake. to har-
monize the savage and the civilized
element just for the mere consider
alton OF ninety per cent. of stealings
on the appropriations for feeding and
armiDg the savage element? How
humane and godhke! If such states
men would die young it would be 60
nice to bottle them up in alcohol.
The policy too, OF locking up to
civilizat on any large tracts OF
mineral lands in the very centre of
the American continent or of attempt
ing 10 do so is one which ought to be
deprecated by every sane person as
not only the inhiction of a wrong but
a practical impossibillty. The Ute
viii be prospected by
thousands OF armed men from all
sections OF the country. Heretofore
the people of Colorado have been
very consideTa!e Of treaty rights and
have losses by theft, murders and
plunderings at the hands OF these
savsges az a reward. FOrbearance Is
no longer a virtue and the force OF
demands the assertion
Of rights inherent in a free people.
Gunnison City, at the confluence Of
Tumichi and GunnisOn Rivers, is the |
present objection point OF the d. & s.
P, D. & K. G., and A. T. q S. Rail-
ways. The first, or D. q S. P,
anticipate reaching that point in less
han a year when Gunnison City will
,e the Denver OF the west side having
tributary to It. a large bulk Of coal
ands of coking and anthracite coal;
.lso q large scope OF country bearing
cad, silver, copper and gold. Ruby
amp, at present the most noted OF
be west side, is perhaps twenty-eight
niles from Gunnison IN the south
nd of Elk Mountains. have re-
emily returned from visit to some
its mines and can testify to their
chness, the character OF the ore
cling very refractory, and of great
lterest to the rock sharp; ruby,
rittle, chloride and native silver,
zinc blend, etc, carrying
? shipment llts up to 800 ounces s
nd 1000 ounces silver with some {
I'D.
Leadville is stiIl booming, still
ndiug out its product OF bullion and I
re. and Its streets c1OTded with the
.otly crowd peculiar to circum
auces born OF mining excitement.
uilding goes on in all directions and
le bond fiend rushe5 out seeking
hom he may devour. Times are I
iii to be dull Just now. No one has
cen killed for day or two although
lively shooting affair took place last
light Just out of town but nobody was d
urt. Churches and theatres are
ell pa.ronizsd and We are we'll sup
lied with live preachers. 1t IS said
lat Brother Moody, of revival 9
is to visit Lesdyille and if l.
g gets snarled up with LeadVills1 q
Risky you may look out for lively
mes.
Breckenridge is having its little :
3om, and the Eagle River country
IT'D its low grade carbonates Is com ,
u into notice. Colorado has the con- G
ieuce of eastern capital and her !
lining property finds ready puT- ,
lasers. Unlike Utah she has not
7indled herself out OF the benefit OF :
lch confidence in trying to swindle !
.hers out OF their capital. z
We are having our share OF snow ;
, most localities and tia snow shoe
one of the requisites to travel out
de the regular beaten routes. The
silroad war goes on between the
}. & R. G. and the A. I. & s. com I
.snies and Leadville is still without g
DAD. The d. & S. P. has reached :
be Arkansas River, thirty-six miles
,elow here and the dangers of cross
ng the range are obviated by taking
he river line which is a pleasant
ide, but subject 10 delays owing to
be bloekading of freight teams with 8
which the road is literally lined and
tsewn by the wsyside are no! roses,
ut dead mules and horses that marx
be wonderful events of the times.
G. B. MoULToN.