The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-03-22

the snow. and tho local papers would " rite it
up in the most elaborate style, being always
scrupulously careful 10 predict for 1t rcher
yield than Coms,CcS or Molly Gibson Every
man and woman in camp Of any note consid-
er5 the reporters slow or incompetent II his or
her name doens't appear in each OF Tie papers
every evening in some connection. Inc editor
knows what class of news their readers want.
too, and are careful that nothing creeps INTO
their columns calculated TO give offense to the
most captiour. For instance, about two
weeks ago, there was shooting scrape III The
Orleans saloon in which one man got seven
bullets putinto him. and another had Doth
thumbs shot off This is the account OF the
affair as it appeared in one of tho papers
eve understand that several shots were
fred near a well-known saloon on Cliff street
last night One man was slightly wounded,
aud has been carried to Pueblo by his friends.
The boys will have fun, but don't mean 10
hurt ybody."
Another "personal" item runs like this
"Lucky Bill, of Idaho, has struck camp, and
of course, he marched straight up to our ONCE
and subscribed for six months
In another part OF the same paper on The
same day appeared this interesting news:
sSlanting Annie, the acknowledged belle OF
the dance house. was compelled to take fresh
young lenderfoot down few notches last
night. He danced with her twice, and the
last time refused to buy tho drinks. AMMO
stabbed him in the left shoulder as he was
fleeing out the front door. Annie is always
peaceable and polite but she will not stand
any monkeying like that. The tenderfoot will
now doubtless write back home of the tough
ness of this camp, when he is to blame for last
nights affair"
So determined arc the solid men OF Creedo
that the light of their ambitious young town
shall not be hidden under bushel, that they
have formed stock company of $4,000 cap
ital to publish daily paper with metropoli-
tan features. They have bought the ASCOT
ated Press franchise for $1,000, will pay Sl0O
q month for the news service have equipped
the Office with all the modern improvements
and have employed q corps of trained Journal
lists Of Denver to run the paper.
Living in Creole is about 50 per cent higher
than in an ordinary town. No meal tit to eat
can be obtained for less that one dollar. A
cot in room with fifty or one hundred others
costs from fifty cents TO one dollar per night.
The water that courses through the town looks
clear and sparkling, but as it used as @ sewer
the doctors warn every one not to drink It,
Beer costs Is cents glass, or SO cents and 40
cents bottle. Whisky that will not kill
cannot be got for less than g cents d
drink, and the bartender is careful that
your libation is not too large at that.
Horses Or burros to ride over the mountains are
hired at so cents and % cents ali hour The
streets are so terribly sloppy that one dares not
walk around much, and a ride to any part of
the city will cost you 90 cents. Cabmen have
driven over from Pueblo, distance Of twenty
miles. with their rigs, and are reaping richer
harvest than the prospectors. Labor Is high.
Any man who can drive a nail can command
50 day, and in some extreme cases they are
paid 81 an hour. Boss carpenters get SIS a
day, and are talking Of raising the scale Of
wages. Laundry costs three times as much as
in ST. Louis, and no Cinnamon are allowed in
camp,