The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-03-03
Sally Ray, Of Leadville.


other day from Leadvile, on her way
to New York, whittier she has gone for
lhe purpose Of locating her daughter
Cora in school, and arranging for
the future care Of little Mexican Girl
whom she had in charge. Mrs. Ray
mas a history, which, Unpublished, would
read like a romance. She has duo in
mines, fought in wars with Indians side
by side with her husband, secured the
plains on horseback ~ scout. and be-
came an expert in the business; helped
found the city of Lcadville, being the
ilrSt white woman who ever dared ven
ture there, mapped out roads, built
houses, took IN washing from the Lead
vile miners, and is to-day in possession
OF fortune that pays her an income of
$4,000 year,
A reporter paid her call as she sat
in central palace car waiting for the
train to start, He found her occupy
ing seat facing her daughter Cora,
and around her was piled numerous
| bundles of luggage. She expressed
herself as glad to grant an interview.
and pleasantly said: "Sit down there
by Cora and ! will talk with YOU" Cora
is IA handsome girl of about II summers,
and as she aS,cntcd to the proposition
the reporter did not deliberate, but
readily took a seat by her side.
Mrs. Ray commenced by saving, with
a hearty laugh: Nov I'm not going
to tell you how old am, for may want
TO get married again when | get to
New York;
Then she went ON to say that she
came from the north of Ireland to New
York city when she was -, and mar
ried book-keeper named Joseph Ord
way Her husband died year later.
and she went to Lcaycnworth, Kan,
from thence to Denver and finally in
1876, TO Leadyillc. In Denver she mar
ried miner named Frank Ray, but he
died soon after
She told how in Lcadyille she braved
the dangers and storms of winter be-
fore there were buildings there to in
habit ; how Cora had to be kept wrap
ped up in heavy blankets to keep her
from freezing, while she pursued her
task of building hut; how, when the
place became settled she saw the land
she had taken up turn into fortune,
etc, She owns buildings in Leadylle
that rent for -, 900 Il month.
Her career has been peculiarly
eyent(ul and exciting one, and one that
would bear amore extended notice than
can we'll be given in single issue of
a daily paper. She grew eloquent as
she related her adventures. and her
eyes sparkled as she said.
II saw my old man once sit on a
horse and shoot seven Indians without
stopping. And Eve done something
like it myself Young man" she add
ed, with a quiet twinkle in her eve,
I've shot more Indians than you've
got fingers and toes. You wouldn't
think, to look at me, would You, that
Eve gone out on the mountain side. up
to my waist in snow, and staked ont
the streets of LeadvilIe? But its gospel
TRUTH
She said she didn't know how long
she would stay in New York Her
property in Lcadyille was attended to
by agents, and she felt perfectly con-
tent to stay away just as long as she
felt disposed.
She is now fifty years old, weighs
about one hundred and forty pounds, |
and is rugged and clipper. As she
babe the reporter good day she remark
ed that She was happy, and was going
10 try and make others 50 during her
years,