[ Autograph ] (Old West- Leadville, Colo.) Fine group of seven letters 20pp. total, 4to., all from Charles A. Hernschicy, a law clerk in Leadville at the town's beginning, from June to August of 1880 Mr. Hernsley, who is very expressive, provides a detailed account of activities in Leadville. Examples include: I arrived in this Camp' last Tuesday I had to ride the last 38 miles in a stagecoach the railroad will be finished in July which will make it easier to get here. I would not ride in one of those again the mines are always changing hands. I can make a deed in live minutes We have a police force of between three and four hundred the majority of themare plucky fellows and know how to swing their clubs. They do once ina while club a man to pieces, but they deserve it you are well aware that a place of this kind is full of men that are anything but gentlemen. The paper stated over five hundred professional gamblers in the camp the city is now under martial law, and never was as safe as now I am in Co. A and the First two days of this were rather exciting Several roving shots tired etc. no one killed as yet any person trying to set fire to a building was to be shot several attempts have been made to tire the city Mooney, the leader of the strikers, was to be strung up tonight. he got wind of it, and with a bodyguard of miners he skipped out yesterday morning...'Fine.