CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1904-04-28
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but wherever gold may be uncovered,
whether in the malsrial iuungles OF
the tropics or amid the ice of the
Frigid Zone, there will be men and
women in plenty to brave the dangers
OF climate and disease in the hope that.
like Jason and his crew of hardy
Greeks. they may bring back the
Golden Fleece.
When reports began to he circulated
OF the discovery uf The precious meia ais
in California Gui"h there was an influx
OF miner, tenGcrfe.'. gamblers and
adventures int" The Arkansas Valley
from everywhrr- on their way TO the
new camp on th- crest %: the conti-
mental divide. They were n motley
and picturesque lot OF humanity as
had ever gathered in Colorado, and, as
Canon City was the la-t place where
they could outfit for their destination,
IL was the rendezvous for small
army of strangers until the railroad
was built as far westward rs Salidn,
which occurred in 1883.
During the first few months of the
boom period the excitement was at
white heat here, owing to the presence
Of so many strangers in town en- route
to supposed BONANZA fields in the vicini-
ty OF California Guich; Canon City
here in much the same sense in which
that term Is understood in 0kIshoma
or the Indian Territory. Dance halls
were open night and day and the fun
was fast and furious. Many of the
stores we're kept open till midnight to
satisfy the demands OF trade, aud in
some Instances the merchants were
compelled to ask their customers to
retire in order that they might close
their places of business and go home to
get some needed sleep.
Nearly all OF the mules and horses in
the vicinity of town were bought up
at good prices by the miners to make
the trip to Leadrille. u six mule team
To each wagon being the rule. The only
road TO Leadyilie at that time was up
Cape Greek canon, via Webster Park
and Wet Mountain Valley 10 Cotopaxi,
thence along the Arkansas river TO
its headquarters. Now there are two
ways to Cotopsxi, where all routes to
Leadville must necessarily converge,
by reason OF the topography of the
country.
o. w. Talbot, who conducted a drug
store in the room now occupied 10y
Capt. Rocksfellow and A. McFarlane at
223 Man street twenty-five years agp ;,
says the stampede for Leadville in the
early Gays Mas one OF the most notable
in the history OF IN ming in Colorado.
As Canon City was the railroad termi-
nus at that time, hundreds of people
purchased their supplies here and the
town was thronged with people Of all
kinds who weremaking rheir way to the
new gold field, which it was believed
was n veritable Golconda of wealth.
There we're times, according to Mr..
Talbot, when he was forced to ask the
crowd Of customers in his place OF
business to vacate the room so that he
tuhiu ttCN hF tht buiiaiHk uHu kO nOlnt
to get some needed rest; his WEAKNESS
having become almost unbearable. The
merchants took in great deal of money
during the spring and summer of 1878
here, and had the boom kept on few
years and the railroad staid out every
body would have become rich. There
were occasions, according to Mr. Tai
bot, when 1t was almost impossible for
u vichic.e to get through Main street
owing to the great number of wagons
with four and six mule teams which
filled the roadway from the intersec-
tion OF Fourth street to the peniten-
tiary, nll OF them bound for the new
placers in California Gulch. 1t was an
period in the chronicles of
Canon City and its memory is yet
vivid to those who were here to ex-
perience il.
oSE Of the finest buildings In this