Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-09-21
NEARLY ALL ARE PROSPEROUS.
THEY HAVE A MONOPOLY OF THE
HOTEL BUSINESS.
Some Are Miners, Some Promoters,
Some Run Saloons and Some Deal
Faro; Some Are Lawyers,
Others Editors The
Chief of Police.

with the haste impelled by an interest of
Il per cent, have converted a rambling VIII |
lage of shacks into a solidly built city OF |
brick. where the liberties OF mining life |
seem to get along compatibly with most OF |
the institutions that modern cities boast.
On Bennett avenue there are clothing and |
dry goods stores that would not be q dis |
credit to Main street, Kansas City, and |
sandwiched between them are almost as
many saloons as there are mercantile es-
Establishments.
On Second street there is a small struct- |
ure, half tent and half shack. known as
the Wolfe tent. which is alternately uttl-
lied by itinerant evangelists and by the
promoters of dances. at which the gents
are not required to present invitations or
even tickets at the entrance, but. as a
matter of reciprocal courtesy, are sup
posed to patronize the bar with their part
ners at the end of each dance. In its pres
ent transitional stage the town is one great
anomaly. The churches-which, by the
way. are almost the only institutions that
are not fourishing-are maintained through
the financial support of men behind faro
and roulette tables. To the generosity OF
the sporting classes toward all forms OF
religious organization is probably attribu-
table the luxuriant growth of street ex-
horteIs. Every night there are from four
by crowds listening to these street preach
ers. and last Sunday there were scattered
over the municipal highways no less than
twenty evangelists. singly and In sets,
ranging from delegation OF twelve. sent
out as a sort of feeder for a local church,
to an old colored man. who on the six
days labors with hod. and on the sew
enth spreads the Gospel.
manifestations of a period that Is trans,
itioEal. The town is about built up. oil
forms of legitimate business are thorough
ly established, and in three months more
the picturesque element will be gone from
Cripple Creek.
Along Myers and Bennett avenues one
much toward the upbuilding of Kansas
and Missouri. The fact that these men
have established themselves here, and the
more impressive. fact that almost all oil
them are prosperous; that many OF them,
even, have recouped fortunes lost in the
booms of the Arkansas and Missouri val
present, if not the future of ''the greatest
gold camp
The Missourians in particular have dis,
tingushed themselves in local business anu
mining affairs. Whatever part of the state
Mfssourian may come from, ne IS sure
to find former neighbors here. missouri IS
heavily interested in the mines; 1t mas a
fair representation ameng the merchants
and professional men; 1t controkS the no
tells, and the argonauts of st. Louis ex-
ceed the records of ex-cttizens Of any 9th
looms owned, leased and controlled.
Just now Missourian-'Lucky John
| 'Barbee,r of Lberty-is the most.taiReo aass n 0l
| the Granite hill property, he struck ore r,
| running over $500 to the ton. The shaft
| has been sunk only thirty feet and nnd
| of such value at such a slight depth makes
| the strike of immense importance. Bar
| bees mining ventures here and in utan
| have. been sufficient to entitle him TO ms
| Lucky" prefix. but with miner IRA. a.
| ditional ignorance of business ana1rs ne
has managed heretofore to let others reap
all the benefits of his strikes. This time
| he has the bonanza of his career and there
| is a probability that. notwithstandins "a
Instantaneous lease. the Granite NIL
property will make fortune LOT LUCKY
| Stephen Klais, whose home was at Green
| field. is another Missourian whose pros
poets for strike are excellent. his ledse
| on the Fannie B. has developed syiVante
| ore in sufficient quantities to give him the
opportunity either of selling at strong sur M
profit or making what will undoubtediy pc
a shipping mine. On Beacon hill near r,ar the
Kiais lease. are properties of D. w; Mar
maduke, of Sweet Springs. Since the de- de.
struction of the military academy ad at at tne Inc
| terested, he has devoted his time 10 ths
| organization of development companies ana
that he has not been idle is eGmciusivss cone us ,hs
Magellan Mining Company. the Golden
pick Mining Company. the Marmadnke
Mining GomPany and the ha E%pTass G1pms OF Of the
Empress Company are located near the
noted Abe Lincoln mine and are parucuiiatIe =
ly promising Mr. Marmadukeps TX perss assoca citV
There is a large contingent OF Jophnlles
| here some of whom have made go9d
Strikes Tayor wbe is haSs
the zinc fields for the gold; and h. r.
| Schrader, Jack Cook. S. Fernley. Sam OH,
Moffett. John Sargent, DR.. Rose and s.
Warden are other former residents OF Jopc
lin who have met with fair degres OF
success in the Cripple Creek district: Fred
and although he has made some money
it will be a long time before he will be
he woke up the Jasper county people when
he built his famous eight foot fence about
the forty acre tract near Cartervilie.
large number of Missouri worked claims
that, although not yet developed into ship
pers, give in many cases promise enough
berry Sellers. Among the men who are
working these claims are David >. Hnii.
Saline county W. Walton "a HisMglnsv,,iss Mc1Nnns
Richmond: f. A; Lane. HigginsSyiile; i ir Rr'
Dodge Conklin, Sweet Springs; A. W.
Harsborough, Lexington; Z. W. and l..
". Basket. Rolla; William Allison. Gin;
tom Chester Bullock. Kansas city; ann
the Buchanan brothers n OF a Koiia; iss, =; week az
dire Getting work on the ka Iinka proSpeGt.
is to-day superintendent Of the ka Tinka
mine, the discovery of $50 ore cnute pc
cation. Another recent strike Is one tha'
has been made by John and Fisher Graves
of Fayette. Their property is located neal
In the town Missourians are quite as
| numerous as they are out on the Mus
They are in every line of business, as
| prominent in the sporting industries as
in circles of more prosaic business. II the!
are not uniformly prosperous. 1t can at
lease be said that most of them are earn
ing good iivings, and all of them are
plucky and expectant of striking it, or
the side issue on the hills. without which
| community.
The Missourians control the hotel bust
ness. The Ramona, managed by Mrs. q
Fraser, of Kansas City; the Rhodes house
the Kennedy house. owned by Mrs. Ken
nedy. also of Kansas City. are among tht
largest places in camp. and TO a large ex
tent form Kansas City headquarters. TIL,
tion conducted by Mr.. and Mrs. Stephe.
Klats, of Greenfield. Mrs. William AIair
formerly Mamie Walters, of Faystte, II
one of the managers of the Eagle house.
ahs-are heavily interested in the lquo
trade. Tencher & Co.. the St. Louis dis
| tillers. have a large saloon on Third street
The Annex. owned by Condor & Harley
is sporting headquarters. and the Crescent
by Deshon Burton, boasts the best pat
ronized keno tables In camp. a possession
not unenvied in Cripple Creek.
The last of the quartette Of st. Loui
; G. Killing and Arthur Ferb.r: The plac
is newly opened and, with John Nolan
| gambling house. Is the great attractio
that all visitors are shown. The. Mont
| Cristo Is by far the most elaborately fitte
| place in the state. and the claim of 1t
owners that there Is no handsomer plac