Sally Ray, Of Leadville

Mrs. Sarah Ray arrived in Buffalo the other day, f'rom Leadville, on her way to New York, whither she had gone for the purpose of locating her daughter Cora in a school, and arranging for the future care of a little Mexican girl whom she had in her charge. Mrs. Kay has a history which, if published, would read like a romance. She hasdue in mines, fought in wars with Indiaas side by side with her husband scoured the plains on horseback as a scout, and becaine an expert in the business; helped found the city of Leadville, being the first wliite womau who ever dared venture tliere; mapped out roads, built liouses, took in washing from the Leadville miners, and is today in possession of a fortune that pays her an income of $30,000 a year. A reporter para her a cali as sho sat in a Central palace car, waiting for the train to start. He found her occupying a seat facing her daughter Cora ai ui around her was piled numerous bundles oí' luggage. She expressec herself as glad to granf. an interview, and pleasantly said: "Sjt downhere by Cora, and I will gladly talk with yon." Cora is a handsome girl of 17 sum mers aiul, as she assented to the proposition, the reporter did not delibérate, but readily took a seat by her side. Mrs. Kay commenced by saymg, with a hearty laugh "Now, i'm not going to teil you how oíd I am, for I may want to get ïnarried again when I get to New York." Then she went on to say that she came frona the north of Ire'.and toNew York city when she was ]5, and married a book-keeper named Joseph Ordway. Her husband died a year later, and she went to Leavenworth, Kan., from thence to Denver, and, flnally, in 1876, to Leadville. In Denver she married a miner named Frank Ray, but he died soon after. She told how in Leadville she braved the dangers and storms of winters before there were buildings there to inhabit; how Cora had to be kept wrapped up in heavy blankets to keep her from freezing, while she pursued her task of building a hut; how, when the place became settled, she saw the land she had taken up turn into a fortune, etc. She owns buildings in Leadville that rent for $2,000 a rnonth. Her career has been a peculiarly eventful one, and one that would bear a more extended notice than can well be giv( n in a single issue of a daily paper. She grew eloquent as she reloted her adventures, and her eyes sparkled as she said: "I saw my oíd man once sit on a horse and shoot seven Indians without stopping. And I have done something like it myself. Ypung man," she ed, with a quiet twiukle in her eye, 'Tve shot more Indiana than you've got flngers and toes. You wouldnt hink, to look at me, would you, that ['ve gone out on the mountain side, up o my waist in snow, and staked out ;he streets of Leadville, but it's gospel ruth." She said she did not know how long he would stay in New York. Her iroperty in Leadville was attended to y good agents, and she feit perf ectly ontent to stay away just as long as she 'elt disposed. She is now about 50 years old,weighs 40 pounds, and is rugged and chipper, Vs she bade the reporter good day she emarked that she was happy, and was 'oing to try and make others so during ïer remaining years.