The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-03-04

state newspapers that are most inclined TO
be conservative admit the possibility of the
town having 10000 or Il. 900 inhabitants by
that time. Three new newspapers have been
started in Creole in the last three weeks,
and the town has now i've newspapers. The
streets are lighted, and well lighted, by
electricity, and there is a plentiful supply
Of electric lighting for private purposes.
There Is. naturally, very great difficulty
in securing any kind Of lodging or eating
accommodations. Hotels Of an exceedingly
rude type are being erected. but the man
who can find place to sleep comfortably,
by himself, is exceptionally fortunate. The
Pullman Car Company has half a dozen
sleeping cars on the side track at Creede,
and is in the hotel business Berths in the
cars cost 81 night, and are hard 10 get at
that. The Creole daily newspaper. two
weeks old, commenting on the opening Of
the restaurant, says:
ut does hungry mans heart good TO
see table like this, spread with clean linen
and with fine china and glassware.
The telegraph business is increasing at an
astonishing rate. The telegraph Offices at
Creede and Jimtown are in box cars on the
side tracks.
Real estate speculation. Of course. is run
ming high. On Jan. 81 a Creede newspaper
noted sales Of 25-foot lots at 81, 500 and
1850 each, and remarked that lots would
he forced to- $1,000 or 81, 0O0 during the next
ninety days. On Jan. Is, four days later,
the same paper noted the sale of lot on
Main street for SO, 100, and the proposal for
a sale of three lots for 5000. The founda-
lions of more than 1000 buildings are now
under way. The most remarkable and most
dangerous feature is that people have
staked of lots aud claims on the school sec
ton and declared they will hold by force OF
arms If necessary. The section Is patented
to the state. and the state, the authorities
dHriaFQ- WI Ia a m nj in
any way. but will sell tho land for school
purposes. The person who buys from the
state will have the absolute title, aud any
occupier can be elected. The controversy
may cause great trouble, if not bloodshed.
The town is built in a gulch, and level
land is exceeding scarce. There is so little
room, and speculation has been so feverish,
that lots have been laid out In the bed Of
the creek. and IL the owners ever build on
them the houses will have to rest on piles
driven in the creek. Many lots, that are
held at 81, 900 to 81, 500, have scarce twenty
feet of level surface, the remainder running
up the sides of the steep mountain. The
school section is much the better land. 1t
is to be sold on the Goth of this month, and
then there viii be lively times. Pools have
been formed to avoid bidding up the land
for the benefit of the government.
The post Office was located the other day
on Cliff street, and in three days time the
nearby lots scared in value from $500 20
$500 to from 81, 500 to g., 600 Most Of the
buildings are constructed with green
lumber, sawed on the spot, and there Is a
probability that many may fall like card
houses when the warm weather comes along
and warps the wood. There Will be plenty
OF ventilation any way.
AS a whole Creole Is q typical mining
camp. In the "streets" are throngs Of ex-
cited miners, spectators and hangers-on
and barrooms by the dozen, gambling
houses. and dance halls are the regular feat
ures. Some OF the stores are little more
than sheds, and some are canvas tents; but
business is rushing just the same. There
are several physicians and lawyers in the
town. The names OF the barrooms are sug-
gestive of the frontier-Holy Moses, Last
Chance. Bachelor City. The last named
adver tises: "Fine cigars, wines, bottled
beer, ETC.; also a complete line of gents
furnishing goods"
Frontier characters of every type are
fiooking to Creede, and the census of the
inhabitants would show some notable and
some notorious people. Bob Ford, the man
who killed Jesse James, Is running the most
prominent sporting house in Creade. 1t is
prominent in two ways. 1t Is the only
painted building in town on the outside
and figuratfvely, is the most wildly painted
within. 1t ia reported that last week Ford
| sold prospect hole In the camp for SIG, 000
, A recent visitor says one could not begin to
count the gambling houses and other lively
resorts. It Is almost impossible to get into
the gambling rooms, and the players crowd
| the faro tables and other layouts six and
eight deep. 1t is the same way In the
saloons, where the rule Is, Fire and fall
back" Drinks Of all kinds are fifteen cents
| each, or two for a quarter. Money seems
to be very plentiful with everybody.
| The news of the big strikes Is inf1aming
the adjoining county, and Salt Lake news
paper has noted that the excitement had
reached there, and that a great many
miners and spectators from that region
| were on their way to Creole. Very many
capitalists have been there and others are
J on the way, and large amounts of money
| are being invested in all kinds of enter
prises. Two mines were sold last week, one
for $50, 900 and one for SIC, 900, and COM
pany with s., 000, 900 capital was organized
to work them and others now being pros
pected. A new line of railroad IL
90 be built to Creede from Pueblo, and
1t is said that Jay Gould is to be
the power behind the movement Director
| Moore and Secretary and Treasurer Caleb
of the Missouri Pacific were in Denver re-
Gently looking after arrangements for push-
ing the construction. They think the grad
ing can be done easily, and that the road
will be ready to compete for business In the
early rush OF business from the camp In
spring. There is also talk OF the Union Pa.
cifc running a line from Trinidad to
Oreede. Altogether Creede seems to be q
very remarkable place, from which very