The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-06-16
ONE YEAR OLD.
THAT IS THE AGE OF THE
pilot" AND MANY OF
OUR HOUSES.
What Has Been Done
During that Time and
Who has Done It.
A BRIEF RETROSPECT.

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The first party Of painted savages
who raised their febc<s in this gulch,
where now stands the cities of Irwin
and Ruby, did not dream of the great
mining centre that time vas creating
here, nor of the vast multitudes that
were to inhabit this altitudinous spot
in 1881. To have prophesied these
results to anyone who had even seen
this wild. desolate and almost inacces-
sible mountainous region, only so far
back as three years ago, would have
simply caused them to smile with
pity and look upon you as weak OF
mind. But time overcometh all things
and will bring to light what is hidden,
not excepting the untold wealth of
silver and gold that lies buried in the
; bosom of the Elk Mountains. The
wonderful results of man s indomitable
will and power, not only in the matte.
of arts and sciences in the old world
of the East, but of the new world Of
the West, are showing themselves in
this section, the news of which is sent
with lightning speed over the tele-
graph wires from this point to all parts
LOT the civilized world. and is causing
the attention Of capital and labor to
be turned towards US. Thousands are
now roaming our mountains DER in
search OF wealth, while thousands
more are on their way from the East
to this new Eldorado. Hundreds of
houses, erected as if by magic,
many of them handsome structures
and elegantly furnished, dot our hill
sides, while in the central portion Of
our camp stand imposing buildings
occupied as business houses, where
merchandise of all kinds can be had
the same as from any house in the
East. Great volumes Of smoke and
, steam can be seen any time during the
day issuing from the smoke and steam
pipes of our half dozen saw mills,
also stamp mills and sampling
works. On our streets are hundreds
of teams passing to and fro at all in
tervals of the day, hauling the preci-
Gus ore from our mines to the reduc-
tion works to be treated, while excited
masses Of humanity throng our thor
oughfares examining and discussing
our mineral resources. What change
from two years ago. And right here
We will say this article was intended
more as retrospect rather than other
wise-one more particularly concern
ing
The Elk MOUNTAIN Pnor.
In January, 1880, Messrs. Lacey &
Phillips, the proprietors, were in Gus
ter county, this state, working as jour
i neymen printers, when they conceived
the idea that gave birth to the PlLor.
Being ina condition that most print
ers generally are, financially embaf
rassod 1--WE put it mildly, we were at
loss, at first, how to get the Muevu
wherewith to purchase printing mate
rial and stock; but there came to our
rescue friend, not only in name, but
in deed, (known to many in this state)
Mr.. Charles Baker, Esq, formerly of
the Rosita Adkr, but now of the Ell
Paso (Texas) Herald. Long life and
happiness to him.
Having overcame the greatest Oh
stacle in cur way, We ordered a COM
plete news and Job Office from that
veteran dealer in printing material, S.
P. Rounds, Of Chicago, who filed the
order satisfactorily and promptly.
At that tame Alamosa, $50 miles dis
tant, was the nearest railroad point
We could ship to, as all the
passes, except La veta, across the
fdngc, we're impossible. During the
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