Leadville was one of the greatest boom towns in Western History. Miners struck silver in 1877 and the rush was on. During that first decade skyrocketed from 500 to some 24,000. Leadville boasted in 1879, 3 newspapers, 19 hotels, 41 lodging houses, 82 saloons, 38 restaurants, 13 wholesale liquor houses, 3 undertakers, 21 gambling casinos, 4 theaters, 4 dance halls and 35 houses of pros
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