The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-03-03
GuMNzsoN LETTER.


another and thus We are kept excited.
Last week it was over the proposed
division or the county, now it is over
the location of the rail road depcts.
1t haSbeen pretty generally conceded
for some time past, that the South
Park depot would be near the corner
of New York avenue and Ninth street
in West Gunnison, but it has been
claimed that the Rio Grande would
locate its depot in some other place.
A few days ago, several of the Rio
Grande officials came here for the
purpose of selecting a site for their
depot, and although many here
will not admit it, yet it seems more
than probable that these officials do
cided to report in favor of West Gun
nison, for their depot and works, and
that the site will not be far from Ninth
street and Bidwell avenue. The West
Gunnison people seem confident that
this momentous question which has
agitated the minds of the people for
the last year, is finally settled. There
has been in consequence, quitea good
demand for lots in that quarter, but
the Town Company will sell no more
at present. 1t is understood that the
rail road company was given all the
land they asked for, and Capt Mullen
thinks that it made liberal demands.
The citizens of both towns ought to
be satisfied, for the uncertainty
about the location Of these depots was
injuring them both. Neither of the
depots will be more than mile from
the old town and there was reason to
fear that they might be located much
farther away. Now instead Of these
being two or three small towns, there
will be one large city near the juno
tion of the Gunnison and Tumichi
rivers. The railroads by locating
heir depots at these points will dothe
greatest good to the greatest number.
Without them the new town would
have been failure, with them it will
certainly be an important point, while
it does not necessarily follow that the
old town will lose The advantage it
it has already gained. Now the two
towns will unite and we shall have a
city worthy to be the county seat of
this rich mining country. With de-
lightful climate, a location unsurpassed
as railroad centre, with the great
mining camp Of Ruby only thir-
ty miles distant, and Gothic, Crested
Butte and Pitkin about equal distant.
The Tabor House on Main street lis
not likely to be opened as soon as ex-
pected. Mr.. Cuenin intended to
leave the Cuenin House in West Gun
nison and open the Tabor House on
the 22nd Of February with a grand
ball, but when the railroad officials
came to town and it began to be ru-
mored that the railroads would be here
by the 1st of next June and that the
depots would be located in West Gun
nison, then it was discovered that
the walls of the Tabor House, which
had just been plastered, were not dry,
SO Cuenin now proposes % remain
where he is and wait for those walls to
dry if it takes all summer.
The appointment of U. NJ. Curtis,
of Irwin, as Brigadier-General of
militia IS received here with much sat-
isfaction. The General is we'll known
in this part of the county and is very
popular. He has been rewarded for
his services to the government and his
party. 1t is understood that he will
be a candidate for sheriff next fall.
He is perhaps the strongest man the
republicans could nominate for that
office, and although they are in the
minority in the county, with him as
their nominee, the democrats would
have to put forward their strongest
man to win the day.
One or. two of Representative
Bakers personal friends gave him a
supper last Saturday night, and invited
few of their personal friends to come
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