The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-02-06
WITH PRoFusE HOSPITALITY
LEApviLLE CELEBRATES HER
THIRTlETH Anniversary.
lunch IN A DEEP MINE
VISITING PIONEERS ARE ENTER.
TANNED At MAGNIFICENT
BANQUET IN ELks' HALL.

enthusiastically was a gala day
In the Cloud City. Invitations to a
homecoming and reunion had been ex-
tended to all who were in Leadville
thirty years ago. the year when the
city received its charter and In which
1t made its most phenomenal growth.
And the seventy-niners came from
all over Colorado In large numbers.
and even some from other states.
Not as they came to Colorado in
1879. in stage coaches and freight wag-
ons or on horseback. but in the lux
ury Of Pullman cars.
Among them were many prominent
men in almost every vocation Of life,
an ex-United States senator. the lieu
tenant governor Of the state. a justice.
and two ex.justices of the state Su-
preme Court, member Of Congress.
bankers. lawyers. doctors, preachers,
business men. railroad officials and.
Of course, newspaper men.
They were greeted at the depot by
whole-souled reception committee. OF
which former Mayor 8. d. Nicholson.
manager Of the Western Mining Com
pany, was the moving spirit. and
which included large number Of the
leading citizens Of the Leadville OF to-
day. Hacks. on runners, were ready
to take the visitors to the hotel.
They found the snow over two feet
deep and the sleighing magnificent.
but II was very cold. and was snow
ing and blowing to beat the band"
At Manager Nicholson's invitation
the visiting seventy-niners were taken
on train. furnished by the courtesy
Of the Denver Z Rio Grande railroad.
up the mountain toward the head OF
Stray Horse gulch, on a train Of four
passenger cars. with four locomotives
to pillow through the snow, to the Wolf
Tone mine.
There. seven at q time. they entered
a cage at the shaft house and were
lowered one thousand feet into the
bowels Of the earth"-more than
twice the distance to the top OF the
highest skyscraper.
At the bottom OF the shaft. rs II by
the magic Of Aladdin's lamp. they
found large room. an abandoned
pumping station. transformed by bril-.
liant electric lights. whitewashed tim.
bers. gay flags and bunting. richly set
banquet tables and q band OF music.
into u veritable cave Of enchantment.
worthy Of Monte Cristo.
Here they were wined and dined.
listened to and made speeches. were
treated TO band music. songs by glee
club OF ladies' and moving pictures by
a native OF .L.eadville. They voted
Manager Nicholson . prince OF wiz.
ards.
After this they were entertained In
various why's about town until 8 p. m.
when they assembled at q grand ban
quct In the Elks' hail.
Col. Kenneth l.. Fahnestock acted rs
toastmaster. Judge Charles Lavender
welcomed the guests. Parson uxxell OF
Denver pronounced the invocation and
Mt the close Of the banquet long pro-
gram OF speeches followed. including
addresses by Justice Luther w. God
| dard. 8. d. Nicholson. ex-senator r.
uttslSOus JOuu ~ sWtuks IbOU.
Frank G. Goudy. Lieutenant Governor
Fitzgerald and others.
Among those present were n. Max.
cy Tabor. son Of the late Senator II.
A. W. Tabor. John c. Mitchell Of the
Denver National Bank. Assistant Pas.
scngcr Agent Frank A. Wadlcigh of
the Denver 4 Rio Orande railroad. for.
mer Gov. Jesse Mcdonald Of l.cadviiie.
ConKrcssmantl elect A. W. Ruckcr. The.
oiorc r. Van Wagencn. v. Stanley Re.
vett. Thomas Tonsc. John J. Nibiock.
Henry q. Stevens Of Detroit. Michael
ffnncrty Of WAukesha. Wis. Charles
Bocttchcr. Max Bochmer. W. n. bur.
chineli and many other we'll known
people.
Mayor II. e. Rose OF 1.csdviiic. and
his wife. were untirink In their hospi.
table attention 10 the guests. ~ werc
scores Of other i.cadviilc people.
The burden Of most Of the speeches,
aside from glowing "Reminiscences. was
that lcadvillc. which has. first and
last. contributed $500. 900 900 TO the
worlds wealth. will continue for ions
years 10 come. 10 pour out q ceMseicss
stream Of mineral riches.