The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-05-02
WHEELING COLONY
In Denver as Prosperous ns Who'd.
Ing Colonioa Elsewhere.
MANY WEST VIRGINIA INVESTORS
Gold aud Silver Mines OF Colorado.
Something About Them aud Thor
Holdings nv A%scsrtained by Mr.. A..
W. Campbeil-rhc Developments Of
tho Cripple Crook Gold Field May
Take tho Keen Edge OTtlo silver
Craze IL tho State.

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Spertdl Correpoukatt Of ne mtrtig,Irtr.
DRIVER. CoLo., April al really did
not eSpec. to write you but ono Colo.
RADIO letter, but already l havo written
you two aud am now started on tho
third. There Is much that ono might
write about hero, evon though only
su theoretically informed In regard TO tho
country. neglected to say in either
oil my other lettors that thore IL the
usual aud inevitable Wheeling colony
hntc rs elsewhere. have not located
and seen all who constitute tho colony,
but have heard OF several mud among
hem a Mrs. Carpenter (nee Mis-, boyd,
u granddaughter OF venerable
fr!cnd, Mr.. John X. Bo,sford); aud DO.
Sides her, Il daughter OF Mr.. Geo. X.
Taylor, Mrs. S. q. Williams, whose hus.
band Is q brother oil Mrs. Henry Harper,
OF Wheeling. and q law partner hero Of
Mr.. r. Il. Hall. Mr.. Williams you will
recognize rs a son OF our former suporin.
tendent OF schools IF. q. Wiliams) and
Mr.. Hall vou will remember as tho son
OF John II. Hall, Esq., and as n young
lawyer who first hung out his shinglc In
the former library building ut Wheel
Ing. lie concluded TO como west aud
grow up with tho country. aud | nun
glad to hear that both no aud his part.
ner are doing well. Mr.. Williams gives
special attention 10 insurance law, and
IN this specially has n profitable prac.
tice. lie was formerly located at Gin.
c%innati, but like msny others had to
sock this climate Tor his health.
In addition to these parties there Ia
also Mr.. +. I. Satterfeld. who for years
was the assistant OF Capt Il. 7. Devries
in the general agency Of tho Baltimore
II Ohio at Wheeling, and is now In sue.
cesstul business here. Mr.. r. L. Hall.
in addition to his profession, 10 looking
after some gold mining interests.
Nearly everybody here has an interest
IN one or moro mines, and II no. in
mines then in so.called mining tori.
tory. This is their financial amusement
and dissipation here. just rs oil invest.
inent, are at Wheeling.
MANY WHEELING PEOPLE.
| wa surprised at the number OF
Wheeling and West Virginia people
who have mining ventures out here.
For instance, Major I. IL. Norton has
long had interests ont here OF one kind
and another, aud Is now a largo holder
OF tho stock OF the United Mines Com.
pany, whose property is in tho Creed
lat FlRt Yll tniIna pnyI, -aat Era,n kI,.
city. and whose prospects, as l am in.
formed, arc very encouraging indeed. |
derive my Information on this point
from Mr.. ". II. Bryant, a leading attor.
ney here. and also from Mr. D. II. Moi.
fat, president Of the First National
Bank, aud tho richest man in Denver,
both Of whom are interested in the pro.
perty. Tliov have not as yet, however,
struck OIL" but are known to DO on a
producing vein. In addition to tho
major, several other Wheeling parties
are interested in the property, among
tnem Mes4rs. o. c. Dewey, Judge
rl'aver Melvin, John II. Rinehart,
X Y. Mcclure, G. f. Mendel. George
". Eckhart, Charlie, JetIers, D. L. Stall.
nakor. II. II. Morgan and Mrs. J.. II.
Hobbs. Mr.. Dewey is the largest ownor
ot the stock among tho Wheeling par.
ties, but there are several parties in
other parts OF the state who hold still
amounts. for instance, Messrs.
|. 9. and W. NJ. Rslphsnvdcr. Of Fair
mont. the former OF whom owns 3lG,575
and the latter $4,000. These
do not rs yet represent dollars,
but much smaller amounts, but lust
what their quotablc value actually is no
one WI, able to toll mo.
There arc common shares and leasing
the latter being preferred stock.
The holders Of the former are as n rule
of the latter also. Mr.. MoIa.
seemed to be quite s%auguinc that the
latter are going to be especially valu-
able. lie has made tho mbst OF his
moneyin mines, and is one OF Denyer's
investors. lIe came out
here as far back n, 1860 and is now
rated az i mul,i.mi!lionuirc. His bank
hns \ deposit Of ssvou millions and 4
capital OF only half a million, and rs tho
going rate for money is from I to II per
cent you may be sure it does not plead
poverty when dividend day comes
round. Money is still dear at Denver,
as in old times, and | per cent per
month Is not uncommon among tho
"curh stone" brokers. Commodities
arc also dearer than in tho EAT, and it
ia Il more expensive place to live Thai
Wheeling. Even beef out here, 80
close to tho ranches. is very dear. But
rs an Offset to expenses it may DO men.
toned that wa.ea and salaries nro gem
orally higher than IN the East. There
are. however, plenty Of unemployed
people. Wherever O 20 this is tho
case. You may recall that ono branch
Of "Coxev's army" rendezvoused here
IN the early spring Of '9l. and actually
built RATS here on which to float down
the Plato ION its frcshet) to the
even hundred miles. The
nriny's RATS wore dashed 10 pieces and
contributed supplies won. To tho
bottom, aud tho army itself forced to
tho old business Of beating tho
freight trains out OF irco rides.
WET VIRGINIA SHARE HOLDERS.
Coming back again 10 tho story OF tho
United Mines Company. am indebted
70 Mr.. W.. II. Bryant for tho following
list Of its West Virginia membership
md their respective holdings OF it's
stock. ! will begin again with Wheel.
,ng. The lat thoro is as follows:
Shares.
20. Dewey "....... GJ, JgI
J.. !! Hnrt.'ii '."."."'"' '"'''t'"""". ..... 3!.0W
I. T. Mciil"l ;..."". '''"'..,..... '...'... '..."..." l,Om
u, liz IlDltDN 80. ..,. ..... ,..,..,r,u.u, ItAU