Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-01-18
LEApvn.LE, COL, Dec. &c, 1873

about 60 tons per day Of very good ore.
The smallest assay since the tlre showing
lOl onces Of silver per ton. | took from
two miners and "back man" one day
last week ten carloads tons OF dirt, worth
at least $1,000. The wages paid the four
men was $1,000. or course there are 9TH
er expenses, but 1t will be seen that there
is an immense profit In running a rich
mine like the Chrysollte.
One day last August, Mr.. Billiards. shin
in eight hours took out 2o6 carloads OF
good ore. which would net not less than
$40 600. The shin that he relieved, Mr..
Wilson's, took out 10 tons, and MT Robin
sons shin took out lag tons.-39s tons Ia
one day. IT'S well to state that this was
done after the mine had been exhausted. %
Leadville Is going to see boom this com
ing year that will astonish everybody.
A very important strike has been made
within few days right In town. l refer
TO the strike m ade In the Bob Ingcrsoll in
9th ST., Leadville, only hye minutes walk
from Harrison Avenue. | learn that al
onces had been struck at depth OF 900
feet. Ii this DC fact-and 1t 1t so report
edit will give Leadyille a send on that
has never been dreamed OF 4 very high
| grade of ore has been struck, recently, IN
the Denver City, also rich strike In the
Scoopcr was made last week. Every
mining camp is showing up well and II Is
safe to say that nearly double the bullion
will be shipped in ISL than In so This
town has no, commenced 10 yield ore yet
Henry +. Stevens, son OF Samuel Henry
Stevens, OF Portland, arrived in camp Nov
10. and Is at the Chrysolite occupying the
position OF s,orc-kccpcr, s, good salary
Ifyou wish to see Leadville ut it, best
YOU should visit 1t during Christmas. The
stores are sill tillcd with rich holiday goods,
and they will compare favorably with any
thing in Eastern cities. This Is probably
the first real Christmas Lradyille has ever
seen. The town never looked so well.
The acres OF old tin cans and old clothes
are covered with snow, aud one would
think the town a. neat and clean as any In
New England.
We have had splendid slcighing since
the st OF November. We also had week
In October, commencing the llth. No
yenber was the coolest ever experienced.
Fifteen DAYS in November the thermometer
WAS at zero or below-going 10 20 below
several times, and once TO 81. During all
this time | worked out or doors every
night. Twas little cooling should say
This month has been most loyely-many
DAYS like May | am told. | was on the
day shin for two weeks and did not see
daylight we 20 down the hole before
light In the morning, and don't come uf
till long after dark; 80 In the evening
so YOU see lost all those pleasant days.
We like the night shin best for then we
get few hours every afternoon. Time
passes quicker too In the might've 90 ON
ut 3 80 D. m. and of At a. m.,-ten aud
one half hours-but we are under ground
nearly or quite eleven hours, going down
and coming up on our own time Firs'
tally" dinner Is ut half past eleven
leaving only four hours for the last half OF
the shin. When the whistle blows on top
the man who pulls the bell at the shaf'
hears IL and he sings out Tally :" and It's
real fun then TO see one hundred men run
ming In every direction with their dinner
buckets. We eat any where In the drifts
. always OF course selecting the dryesI
: places, when the whistle blows again at
Standardization every man as before
! shouts Tally" but we have never seer
any one yet running to his work with thai
same break neck speed that he did to
, lunch - not much-he goes as leisurely
along as IL TO be hung.
But when four O'Clock comes, l tell you
there Is simply a rush for the cage
I've minutes before; many OF the mer
: have watches and they know the time
When they whistle every man has his coat
on, and with bucket In hand he is waiting
in the drlft as near the SHAFT as he dare
= come, for the boss, all ready for the rush,
! and when tally" Is heard, then they shoot
like rocket In less time than l take 10
l tell it, every man on the shift is at the
cage ready TO 90 up. They form In two
lines on either side Of the shat, and four
at time from each side get on every time
the cage comes down. The cage goes up
aud down In less than minute, every time
) carrying eight men. You vii! see 1t takes
but few minutes to hoist 100 men. 1t Is
reported that the mine Is to return TO
hour shifts instead Of ten and half We
, do not believe this, tho we hope II Is fact.
Eight hours is as long as any man ought
!. to stay under ground and work, even in
= the East; 1--WE call the East, or New
. England, Gods country; and 1t is
= fact that any man cannot do over two
thirds the work here that he can In the
East. But It's late and ! must hurry TO
the mine.
wish the readers OF the DEMOCRAT as
we'll as the Editor and stan, merry
. Christmas. TRAMP.
A GRAND SPECTACLE AT NIAGARA