Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-08-02
LFADVULE LETTER.

Leadviue has experienced cheated
term" during the last two wcekS-not
nearly as hot as il is in the East but still
i, has been the hottest ever known in the
mountains. Last year 75o in the shade
was the very extreme; this year II has
reached - : several times. The nights
however are always cool, and there are no
sleepleSs nights here on account Of the
heat.
There are many visitors here from the
last though we see very few from New
England. Friday we noticed that eX-At
torney General Deveu> and Miss Deyens
OF Boston, were visiting at the Clarendon.
We tried 10 get 4 look at the General but
failed. II i worth something 70 me TO
get look at a great man, Tor just wor-
ship brains and always In my hat TO
he man or woman, white or black that
has more knowledge than myself.
People from the East who come here
ilst At the present time are delighted with
the weather for there Is n great difference
IN the temperature 10 leave Denver with
mercury AZ 1869 and come up here one
hundred aud seyenty-ive miles, and find
it only al 7jo 70 - :, Is quite an agreea-
Ole change. II is now time for the rainy
season 10 begin and when it comes the
weather will be much cooler, and there
will be very little dust and everything will
DC altogether lovely in Leadyille.
A line Of coaches commenced running
July >, from Chestnut street through Har-
rison avenue to 9Th street through Popu-
Ular street 10 the depot distance of a
mile and q third. The coach in use IS that
invented by Peter Herds, hence they are
called the -Herdic". They are very low
built carriages, looking very much like .
horse car, having seats for only about
eight passengers at a time. The fare from
Chestnut street TO the depot Is ten cents.
The horse railroad Is fixed fact. The
rails, spikes and ties are all landed here.
also some OF the cars, and the mules are
being purchased. Ground viii be broke n
this week, and the ears Will be running
some time the last Of this month. un-
terstand that passengers will be carried
Nee the trSt two days the road is in oper-
alton. We think we have taken in every
free blow" that has been struck Leadyille
thus far. and shaut be behind in this. Yes,
Wei, all take free ride on the L H. R-R-
Mining still continues % be the great
business Of Lesdville. The miners are
stil diglng the ore; the trains are shipping
il the smelters smelt Il; the railroads
ship the ore and the mines are paving d.
yidenS. There are nine mines corpora
tons in this camp that have paid during
The drst six months Of ISL, one million OF
dollars in dividends. | give you the
names Of the mines and the amounts paid :
Iron and Silver, 100000; la Plata,
$4,000; Evening Star, $4,000; Dunkin,
$4,000: Hibernia, $4,000; Catalps,
$4,000: r. Z. Lee, $4,000; Robinson
1000; Glass Pendery s25, 600. There Is
round million in dividends paid by nine
mines in the last six months which we
consider fair thing. The ore shipments
from the Chrysolite for five months end
Ing May 81, were 3,2l2 tons, netting
sS04.llj, or over SEQ, 600 per month.
This was q very small out put for this
mine. At present the mine Is shipping
nearly 100 tons per day OF ore that aver
ages about slOO per ton. A settlement
vas made with the smelters last week FOL
40 tons, which netted over 00O-oI
more than Sis per ton. That Is about
the average Of Chrysolite ore. IL rarely
runs high, but II stands as well, If not
better, than any other ore in camp The
proAts Of the Chrysolite for this month Of
July will probably reach $4,000 = net
profits over expenses. The chances are
that next month they will take out only
enough for expenses. At any rate that Is
the way the mine has been run the pas
year and quarter. and it is safe TO sup
pose that the same course will be pursued
until there is 4 change in the directory oil
management. The annual election Is held
next October, / think. There may be
ehange then. At present there are sO'
men at work at the Chrysolite. The tim
Der men are at work night and day retim
bering the burnt district, and it is only
with great danger that they are able u
replace the timbers burned out. IL is nov
months and % days since the ire broE'
out, and il is most impossible for the mel
10 work in that part Of the mine, the hea