Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-22
WILDLY RECALLS
NOTED OXEN TRIP
mrs. Florence L. Carrot, New York
City, Writes Phil Mitchell In.
teresting Letter.
REFERS TO 4 MINING VENTURE
William L. Lee. Her Father, Organ.
lied Expedition Which Made
Trip to Colorado.
REFERS TO A MINING VENTURE

The proposed Fort Armstrong Cen
tonnial celebration is resulting In the
renewal Of many old-time friendships
and the revival of many interesting
"reminiscences connected with the ear
ly history OF Rock Island and this
locality
Phil Mitchell is in receipt of a let
ter from Mrs. Florence Lee CARROT,
New York City. former resident, in
which she expresses interest in the
approaching event as follows:
New York, April 20, IS16.-Phil
Mitchell, Dear Sir; l commence nv
letter in this formal way. but | only
can think OF you as the Phil Mitchell
q my young days, and as there are
only few Of the schoolmates left
whom ! know about, l take great
pleasure in this interchange of old
friendship.
L am much interested in the ap-
preaching celebration of the centen-
NAL Of Fort Armstrong and will be
most pleased to furnish a log in the
block house in memory of my father,
William l. Lee, who went to Rock
Island in April, 1899. as l find by some
notes among his papers. l thank you
for the extracts from The Argus of
Feb 10. 1860, concerning the Lee.
Judd and Lee expedition to Colorado.
I also found much pertaining TO that
trip in diary OF my father When l
am notified. will be pleased TO send
q check for the log. I may stay here
for q few weeks, so that any mail will
reach me here. With many kind re-
CARDS to your wife and sisters. whom
! remember so well, l am most cordi-
ally.
FLORENCE LEE CARROT"
Mrs. CARROT is the daughter
Of William L. Lee. who was
one Of the most prominent
pioneer residents of Rock Island.
He came here in 1889 and was con-
nected with a number OF business I'M
dertakings. including the hardware
and Jinware store of Lee & Chamber
lain. and the crockery firm of Lee &
Wilmans. He was also president of
the Rock Island bank, of which Ne
gus, OrbOrn & Lee were prOprietOTs.
He was a member of the firm OF Lee.
Judd & Lee, which organized the Black
Hawk Mining company at Black Hawk,
Gel. which is still working its prop
crtr.
Mining Venture Described.
Article in The Argus of Feb. Is,
1860. to which reference is made in
Mrs. CARROTS letter relative TO the
overland oxen trip to Colorado, fol-
lows:
For some weeks past a company
formed and preparations are going for
ward for venture al Pixies peak the
coming season. The company is COM
posed of DR.. F. H. Judd. William L.
Lee. J. H Langley, Mylo Lee, II. F.
Pultz. c. T. Clippinger and Mr.. Evans
Of Philadelphia. Arrangements are
nearly completed and portion of the
company start this week.
The machinery, engine, boilers,
quartz mill, etc, were manufactured
by c. c. Weber & Co. at the Union
foundry in this city and are now be-
ing loaded on wagons for start over
the plains.
The engine is % horsepower; boil
eFs Of locomotive type. The quartz
Kills are from a design by Mr. Robb,
en- experienced California miner, who
goes with the company. II consists
Of three mOrtars in which Is hammers
Of 500 pounds each strike Is times in
6 second. Estimated capacity 80 tons
Chinery will be over Is tons.
To transport, with necessary outfit