The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-09-15
THE WICK ELDEST CITY.
Notes OF n sunday spent In and About
LeadyIIIe.


LeadyIIIe.
Last Sunday morning the call boy
rousri the major Up utinn Of the eight
sl+epers of the press gang, at half past
four, that they might take the early
morning train from Buena Vista to
L~eadville, the Iatter place was reached
at 7 a. m, and a very hearty break.
f. st was INDUCED in at the Clarendon
preceding a ramble about town in the
beautiful morning air.
The author of Forty Lies for
Other Lars or words to tina effect.
together with the writer, after II pro-
tracted search found the First Presby-
terrain church aud stamped the day
thus, as Sunday, ever In the wickedest
city in the world. The various relig-
denominations are we'll repre- sented
here in more or less attractive accom-
modationo while there are one
or two churches building. The con-
%gregation OF which we were one, too,
was a very creditable one as to size, at
least, and listened attentively to a
discourse upon ''Son, remember a
surprisingly brief text for so extended
a sermon.
Leadville school buildings speak
most emphatically to the credit of it's
citizens and hat progressive spirit
which characterizes the live towns of
the west. In n year the city put
100000 into these buildings and has
four of as fine school structures rs any
city a boast of.
There is some building doing in this
city. more in the way Of business blocl s
than in residences. There nre several
fine business blocks erecting.
The appearance of the town is not
that OF a dead camp by any means.
The fever of its early days has subsid-
ed to be sure, but its business pulse ia
strong and healthy, and legitimate bus;
mess throngs its streets with life, if not
with the disorder of a few years since
The OUTPUT of its mines is up the
maximum and Fryer hill presents u
busy sight with its immense dumps
and many hosting mills.
After dinner while one OF the excel
lent military bands of which L.eadville
boasts, W .s %dIscoursing the rich strains
of the music of n sacred concert in
front of our hotel, Mr.. j. G. Gates,
formerly Of Cheyenne but now doing
II successful business in furniture etc
in the Carbonate camp, drove up and
took our party into his conveyance for
IL drive.
The course of our ride was out over
the boulevard, a fine broad driveway.
out to California gulch where the mark
Ut all the gulch mining done there is
see In the washed and barren gravel.
remains of hume and trickling stream,
now In use for finding the hidden trea.
sure no more. Here in the gulcn are
two springs one strongly pregnated
with soda, and the other with iron
more prominent. The springs are not
more than three yards apart.
On the hill neal this point sur
rounded by a second growth of spruce
ann pine, stands a hotel etc. the resort
of Leadville's loose women and their
companions, where in drinking, car
ousal and dancing they pass the hours
away.
Passing This log built resort, our
drive continues owe a smooth road
winding up and down, In and out, in
the native timber until we come in
sight of the E~verglade lakes, about
eight miles from town. These lakes
three in number are artificial, made by
throwing entertainments across the
narrow valley and form
ing thus very pretty bodies of water
upon which row and sail boats are
Heated. and around which the beauti-
full drive is continued. Swings are
hung from the tall trees, a hotel is
perched from the hillside near the
largest of the lakes and on SUNDAYS.
throngs of townfolk drive out to this
spot to spend tho day away from the
dust and noise of the city.
In reaching this point we crossed the
Arkansas river within n few miles of
its origin and where it was but a small
brook. We also passed a field of fine
timothy hay which, but two years saw
ed, yielded a very heavy crop.
The surroundings Of this cloud hung
city are much more pleasant than one