Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-12-27
Tale of a Tramp.
Denver News

A. j. Hunt has been sent to Califor
MA by the county commissioners. He
is afflicted with astema, contracted in
San Francisco sixteen years ago. Dur
ing the next four years he was an in
mate of thirteen poor-houses in that
state. On Sept. 20, 1871, he was sent
from Woodland, Yulu county, by the
authorities to New York city. They
gave him a ticket and two $50 gold
pieces He remained in that city five
days and left for Montreal, Canada,
where he supposed he had some rela-
1 tons.
On his arrival he found that they
/ had removed to Quebec where he
| finally found his brother. This broth
er gave him 500 to buy a ticket to
| San Francisco and a suit of clothes
/ Hunt again returned to New York,
where he has another brother
While in New York this time he
was an inmate of Bellevue hospital,
the Sailors home, and Seamen's Re
treat, on Staten Island, and Williams,
| Wood & Holbrook's Higienas home,
remaining there ten days at cost of
So per day. The Canada brother then
sent him $50 more, and told himinev-
er to come near him again. He then
started for Colorado, but was detained
| by snow blockade, and finally arrived
| here April 10, 1872. Mr. Frank, chair
man of the board of commissioners,
took him to TIE poor-house, whore he
remained until April, 1874. He then
| left to try to make living. lnJuly,
1874, Jacob Daniels raised $50 by sub
scription for him, and Mr. Croker,
chairman of the board, bought him a
ticket to Animas, N. NJ. From there
| he joined a mexican mule train and
went to Las Vegas at a cost of 500,
where he staid over a month, but be
came worse.
lie then joined a Mexican OK train
and went to the Marwells, at old Fort
| Sumner, and remained three weeks,
and from there on a blackboard to
Fort Stanton, 100 miles-a free ride.
He remained with the Indian agent
there for two weeks; then went to San
Cruises, 100 miles "a free ride again.
While there the people raised purse
for him and advised him to return to
Denver, which point he reached in
December, 1874 and Suffered very
much from cold on the trip. After
remaining here one week Mr. Croker
gave him a ticket to Kansas City, but
the railroads being blockaded he was
obliged to remain here three weeks
until the road was open. He sold his
ticket to pay board during this time.
When the railroad finally opened Mr..
Croker gave hun a ticket to New
York From there he went to Nor
witch. Conn, to find some cousins.
h When found they hauled him to the
/ poor-house. He remained there one
smOnth. These cousins gave him $75
to buy a ticket to Denver again, to
; which he returned in the spring of
1875. From here he went to the Bee
bee house in Idaho Springs, and re-
manned there until January, 1876. He
returned to Denver and Mr. Crocker
admitted him to the poor-house. He
remained there until the next April
and then went on to Bear creek, TWEEN
/ ty-eight miles above Morrison, on
ranch, where he staid two months.
| He then returned to Denver. At this
time Sister Eliza interested herself in
lis Dtlldlls anu ICtl utSAOAA Chairman
Croker to allow him 81 per week, she
volunteering to furnish him place to
sleep. This was done, and he drew
his first 81 per week June 16, 1876,
with medical treatment thrown in.
He remained under this arrangement
until April 10, 1883. Then the com
missioners furnished him transporta-
ton to Los Angeles county, Cal,
where he rusticated during the sum
mer months at the expense of Los
Angeles county, returning again to
his first love, Denver, November 30,
/ 1888. After remaining here two
days he called upon Sister
Eliza again, and she informed him
that she could assist him no more.
He remarked to her that she had been
very kind to him and he felt it his
duty to call and see her. He then
made application to Mr.. Shreve, the
chairman of the board of commits
sioners, for help That gentleman
recommended a change of climate pro
viding he would not return to Denver
again, which he agreed to accept 1t
was agreed to send him to San Fran
cisco. Mr. Hunt remarked that ne had
never been through on the Denver
and Rio Grande. Consequently he
was given ticket over this line.