Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-03-29
COLORADO LETTER.
'LEADvILLE, Col, March II, Is

Day. There will be no procession to-day
In Leadville. The money that it would
cost, Is to be used for other and better
purpOSes-wise conclusion l think. The
weather has been very cold this month,
thus far. Tuesday, 18th, at noon, the glass
showed % degrees below zero; the ereR'g
OF 18th, it was 30 degrees below. am OF
the opinion that quicksilver averages lower
here than in any other market in the
country. changed, Monday, from day 20
night Slin, so put on an extra suit OF under
garments, and | have not been any too
warm, although helped put out from 800
u 3dl tons of dirt for shift.
There is no mine in camp putting out so
much waste and ore, as the Chrysolite-
from 40 10 100 tons each shin, of which
i ore. There are nearly 100 men now at
work. and Indications are, that the force
will be Increased instead OF being diminish
ed; new men are being put on nearly every
day. There are many men in town who
are out Of work, and every morning at :
aud evening at ) 80 o'clock-whcu the
ShifS change-there are from - 10 60 OF
them in waiting at the Shalt-houSe 10 get
on :" some of which, have come regularly
every day for the past month. Business
at the ChrySolitc, looks thriving, though
they are not taking out 80 much ore as al
some times. They are doing an immense
amount OF prospecting. and the chances
are that large amount Of ore will be
blocked ont" that can be shipped at short
notice, whenever they get ready to ship
Chry>ol.le took rise lately. TO sS.0O-the
highest il has been since last August.
There may not be much money in ii at that
price-it You wal, for n risc-but he who
ll'l, IL will sure get recompenSe, for she
i going TO pay dividends again, sooner or
later, when the sign is right The ma
Ch.ncry at the ChrySolitc was mostly made
in Sau Francisco, and was shipped here
hy Mr.. Keys ut an enormous expense. The
ca-cS-two Of them--c0St in Frisco, 500
apiece. They make them now at the
shaft house. al a cost of only $3.50. The
first cars cost IN Frisco. Sl2j each; they
make them here now, costing only 50.
They turn out about two week. There
are eight bllckSm'thS at the mine, who are
Kept busy on repairs all the time. There
are besides these. two more on the night
saiO who do nothin. but keep the drills
aud picks sharp There are also two or
three machinists besides the head ensiu-
eer. there are one on each shin az the
Roberts SHAFT, also one who runs the saw
mill engine. Nr. Slater, who has run
machinery in Bjddcford aud Lewiston
many years in the day time, aud one al
Vu.iure 1. and Que al ChrysoIte {. There
are about - men in the saw mill making
timbcrS for the mine. Before the mill was
constructed, August $50. il took my men
% do the same work. The timber gang
consists OF about thirty men; these are
under ground, iimberiug the driltS a fast
- driven. The ChrySoiitc - one Of, If not
the best. umbered mines in the country
IL could be no better unless the timber
were OF better quality. Timber here i
poor stuff. there i only one Kind any where
in the mountains. that j. pine, usually
called bastard pine SD il is rightly
named. for IL i neither pine. spruce, ~
hemlOck Il resembles spruce more than
auythln. else but you will hardly find two
trees alike. There are, however, timber
caps in the ChrySo.. that cost, when laid
down al the mill, ~ apiece, only - feet
long. - they grow scarce, aud maze 10
DE hauled farther, they pay only s. 90 10
$500 for them. Logging that used 10
cost - cents per pole, they now pay only
- cents. and they have 70 be hauled three
times a. FAR a. usual some OF the timbers
put Into tie niue are feet IN diameter
these are caps ana have - be very
>tron. 10 sustain the great weight that
comes on them. Timbers are all put IN
plumb aud level, and look very nicely when
dr>t done; but after year or two, they
are rearrully out Of shape, from the i'm
mense weight OF Garth that has settled on
them many OF the largest caps afe broken
in two. aud the legs" or posts axe crushed
down aS tho they were only twigS. though
they are ~ inches 20 two feet through AMI
only six feet high. The drifts are t!mberei
six fee, high ami fjuI fee: wide In the
clear: the main drift however, running
west from Roberts, Is about : feet-wlde
enough for two car rackS,-however, at 4
distance OF two hundred feet from the
shsl. IL has been narrowed TO the usual
width OF feet. Most OF the dirt taken
from the mine. i hoiSted from the lower
level. tho much OF il j. stopped from
above. between tie hrst al! @econl levels.
John Allen. miner on Wilson's sAiu.
me, with quite serious accident yest"r-
day. lie was walking along in drift on
the lover level AMI his camille went out,
and he No. bein. able to see, fell down AMI
! di,l5cated his shoulder He will be unable
70 work for some time. A fatal accident
ACQUIRED at the Little Pittsburs Tuesday,
18th. Mr. 4 J. Gilbert, timberman,
while placing timbers in drlit, vas
/ crushed by falling mass Of iron and
| porphyry; he lived only few hours.
Gilbert had been married only three
| months.
Sales Of mining property FOR good prices
are more frequent. Oae claim in this vi
cluity sold this week for $4,000. l for
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