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1Among the more colorful characters of Leadville’s golden age were H.A.W.Tabor and his second wife, Elizabeth McCourt,
2better known as “Baby Doe”. Their history is fast becoming one of the legends of the Old West. Horace Austin Warner
3Tabor was a school teacher in Vermont. With his first wife and two children he left Vermont by covered wagon in 1855 to
4homestead in Kansas. Perhaps he did not find farming to his liking, or perhaps he was lured by rumors of fortunes to be
5made in Colorado mines. At any rate, a few years later he moved west to the small Colorado mining camp known as
6California Gulch, which he later renamed Leadville when he became its leading citizen. “Great deposits of lead are sure
7to be found here.” he said.
8As it turned out, it was silver, not lead, that was to make Leadville’s fortune and wealth. Tabor knew little about
9mining himself, so he opened a general store, which sold everything from boots to salt, flour, and tobacco.『It was his
10custom to “grubstake” prospective miners, in other words, to supply them with food and supplies, or“grub”, while they
11looked for ore, in return for which he would get a share in the mine if one was discovered.』①He did this for a number of
12years, but no one that he aided ever found anything of value.
13Finally one day in the year 1878, so the story goes, two miners came in and asked for “grub”. Tabor had decided to quit
14supplying it because he had lost too much money that way. These were persistent, however, and Tabor was too busy to
15argue with them. “Oh help yourself. One more time won’t make any difference,” He said and went on selling shoes and hats
16to other customers. The two miners took $17 worth of supplies, in return for which they gave Tabor a one-third interest
17in their findings. They picked a barren place on the mountain side and began to dig. After nine days they struck a rich
18vein of silver. Tabor bought the shares of the other two men, and so the mine belonged to him alone. This mine, known as
19the “Pittsburgh Mine,” made 1 300 000 for Tabor in return for his $17 investment.
20Later Tabor bought the Matchless Mine on another barren hillside just outside the town for $117 000. This turned out to
21be even more fabulous than the Pittsburgh, yielding $35 000 worth of silver per day at one time. Leadville grew. Tabor
22became its first mayor, and later became lieutenant governor of the state.
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