Miscellaneous newspaper articles about Lake County Colorado
July 1, 1880
The Athens Messenger, Athens Ohio
The members of the Leadville, Colorado M.E. Church congregation who own canary birds bring them to church. The cages are hung upon the walls, and the birds sing to each other all through the service.
April 9, 1884
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern, Oshkosh Wisconsin
Mrs. J.S. Turner of Leadville, Colo., is visiting at her father's, Rev. A.C. Huntley at Elo, Wisconsin.
September 23, 1889
The Decatur Daily Despatch, Decatur Illinois
Miss Lizzie Hutchison of Leadville, Colo., will return to her home today after a four week's visit with her mother and the family.
March 19, 1891
Decatur Morning Review, Decatur Illinois
Several days ago the Leadville, Colo., police arrested W.P. Pinkerton and Annie Snow on a trivial charge. Pinkerton turned state's evidence and took the officers to an alley where the woman and her pals had been hiding stolen goods.
April 26, 1891
Decatur Morning Review, Decatur Illinois
SMASHED BY A MASS OF ROCK
Leadville, Colo., April 25-While several men were working in
the Buena Vista tunnel Thursday a mass of rock weighing several hundred tons
fell on them, instantly killing John Carlsen and severely injuring Frank Timm,
John Matson, John McGovern and two other men whose name are unknown.
April 7, 1892
The Olean Democrat, Olean New York
Mrs. Fitzgerald's large boarding house at Leadville, Colo., took fire and was destroyed. John Kearney, a boarder, was burned to death in his bed. John Noble was seriously burned. The fire started by a miner leaving a candle burning which set fire to the canvas in his room.
April 15, 1893
Hornellsville Weekly Tribune, Hornellsville New York
LEADVILLE BADLEY SINGED
Leadville, Colo., April 12-Fire destroyed Frank Toolis'
undertaking establishment, Continental Oil Company's store, James Howell's real
estate office and several other business places. Loss, $40,000; insurance
unknown.
March 15, 1894
Middletown Daily Times, Middletown New York
WOMEN CANDIDATES FOR CITY OFFICES
Leadville, Colo., March 15-The Democratic city convention
nominated Mrs. Alexander Eldridge for city treasurer and Mrs. Bridget McCluskey
for city clerk by acclamation.
January 3, 1895
Decatur Weekly Republican, Decatur Illinois
At Leadville, Colo., Frank Purple, formerly of Peoria, is now a judge.
January 17, 1895
The Wellsboro Gazette, Wellsboro Pennsylvania
Franklin Ballou, one of the leading citizens of Leadville, Colo., was terribly and probably fatally injured by runaway team.
September 29, 1896
The Perry Daily Chief, Perry Iowa
THE LEADVILLE STRIKE
Miners Advised to Hold Out by the Western Federation's President
Leadville, Colo., Sept. 29-The Scandinavian section of the
miners' union held a meeting last night and was addressed by Col. Nagle, of the
militia, and other officers, who counseled peace. The president of the Western
Federation of Miners then spoke, counseling the miners to stand firm, as the
strike must be won. He bitterly denounced the citizens for organizing militia
companies, saying they were acting as tools of the mine managers. He said the
federation would stand by the strikers and keep them and their families from
suffering. He told them not speak to the militia unless they wanted to but not
to antagonize them. He advised the miners to go home early and stay there.
As a mounted scouting party was approaching the Emmet mine
last night Sergeant Hamilton, who was riding ahead, was ordered to halt by a
picket. He did not obey and the picket fired inflicting a wound which will be
necessitate the amputation of his leg.
September 30, 1896
The New Era, Humeston Iowa
RIOT AT LEADVILLE
Bloodshed and Flames-Five Men Dead, Others Dying, Many Homeless
Leadville, Colo., Sept. 22-Three men are dead, two others are
dying, the Coronado shaft house and machinery are in ashes and innocent
householders are homeless as the result of an attack by parties as yet unknown,
upon the Coronado and Emmet mines, as a result of miners strike. The first
attack was made on the Coronado, which is in the heart of the city and
surrounded by residences. People in the neighborhood were aroused by a perfect
fusilade of musketry in the direction of the Coronado. Suddenly and while the
firing continued, flames burst from the shaft house, followed by a terrible
explosion of dynamite. This brought the fire department to the scene and just as
they were getting ready for action three men came from hiding and compelled them
with rifles to stop work. Meanwhile the flames grew fiercer and the men in the
shaft house, who were protecting the mines, were driven from their fort. As they
ran over the high trestle leading out of the shafts, several shots were fired at
them, but they reached the dump near at hand in safety. By this time a hundred
armed citizens had gathered and under their protection the firemen proceeded to
save the houses in the vicinity from the flames. Just as Jerry O'Keefe, the
foreman of the hose company, was turning on the water, a bullet pierced his side
and he fell mortally wounded. Two others were killed and two injured in the
affray. Later an attack was made on the Emmet mine. There were over 100 shots
fired, but the attack was repulsed and no lives were known to have been lost.
The strike, of which this bloody battle is the outgrowth, began the 19th of
June. Some of the more radical element of the strikers have declared "they
would clean out the state" and even the government troops rather than see
outside labor come to the camp. All efforts to compromise differences have
failed.
Persons who were watching the attack on the Emmet mine say
the first volley from the mine was delivered from close range, and that the
attacking party fell like grain before the sickle. One man was killed but how
many met a like fate may remain for search of a long abandoned shaft in that
vicinity to tell. It now seems that the rioters dragged away their dead and
wounded. Several companies of state militia are now on the scene and further
trouble is not anticipated.
Late advices show that five men are dead and a dozen or more
are injured.
July 1, 1897
Naugatuck Daily News, Naugatuck Connecticut
Acting upon orders from Judge Owers of the district court, a posse of deputy sheriffs raided every gambling establishment in Leadville, Colo. All the proprietors of the gambling houses were arrested.
September 23, 1924
The Chillicothe Constitution Tribune, Chillicothe Missouri
WORN TREASURE CHART HIDDEN IN OLD TRUNK LEADS TO GOLD MINE
Leadville, Colo., Sept. 23-From a soiled, age-worn treasure
chart, which appeared so important to its author that he never gave it a second
thought, Edwin Osborne, together with three companions taken into his
confidence, has located a phantom mine that promises to put the quartet on "easy
street."
When Leadville was young and important mineral discoveries
were daily occurrences, Zach Osborne, an old prospector, made a rich strike near
the mining camp of Eagle. Soon afterward he made another discovery near
Leadville and never got the change to return to the Eagle claim, so charted the
property, and the chart soon afterward passed to his six year old son Edwin,
when his father died.
Young Edwin was sent to relatives in Arizona soon after his
father's death. His belongings were all piled in an old miners' trunk, with the
chart lying wrinkled up at the bottom of the heap.
For 15 years the lad remained in Arizona. In the meantime the
trunk, with the key to wealth was expressed to relatives in Canon City, Colo.,
and there stored in an attic apparently to spend the remainder of its days
untouched.
When he reached his majority Edwin Esborne made a trip to
Colorado from Battle Creek, Mich., where he was then working. That happened to
be a few weeks ago. While in the state, he decided he would collect all his
belongings.
Coming upon the old trunk Edwin was informed there was
"nothing of value" in it, and was advised to burn it up. Curiosity, however,
impelled him to explore the contents, and the musty old chart added fuel to his
fire burning inquisition.
"We've got a little time, let's take a flyer at this old
'Treasure Island' stuff," Edwin laughed remarked to his friend Hugo Mitchell.
"I'm on," his friend replied. "We can take some tackle along
and pull in a few Rainbow trout, if we don't get the pot of gold."
James Fyfe, an assayer and Thos. Ryan, another friend of the
group, were taken into the secret and started out on their "fishing trip."
A few hours after the search started, the four came upon the
treasure lode, mapped so accurately by the aged prospector that there was not
difficulty in confirming their re-discovery.
Claims were located, and when the group returned from their
trip Fyfe found that samples taken assayed 20 ounces of gold, 70 ounces of
silver and a good sprinkling of zinc, one of the richest discoveries in recent
years.
"If that mine is half as good as it looks," Fyfe declared,
"it will have something on all the Spanish pesetas of the treasure hunter of
fiction."
The treasure chart vein is a freak of Colorado mining
discoveries in that it contains quantities of free gold, in addition to the rich
ore, a combination that is seldom seen.
December 18, 1930
Van Wert Times Bulletin, Van Wert Ohio
THIEVES STEAL GOLD FROM WESTERN MINE
Denver, Dec. 18-Dynamiting a steel doorway to a treasure room
carved out of solid rock, a gang of thieves stole 16 hundred pound sack of
gold ore, said to total from $2000 to $5000 in value from the underground
treasury of the Ibex Mine at Leadville, Colo., authorities here revealed to-day.
The Ibex is one of the most famous of the old Leadville
mines, located far above the city near the top of the Continental Divide, it
produced almost pure gold.
The treasure room is located 100 feet below the surface and
150 feet back into the mountain. The ore was taken out through the main hoist of
the mine at a time when the time was closed.
©Shauna Williams, unless marked otherwise.