, 1859-11-09

Tho Ri1at Onei--Fatai ARRAY, Etc.
tFron the Rocky Mountain News, oct a7th.l
Tn1 M1SEs.-At the Gregory Mines few
leads and gulches are still worked With as much
success as c7er, and some are paying much
better.
DR.. Middleton, Who has recently returned
from The South Park and Tarryall diggings, re-
ports tho miners as doing exceedingly we'll
There had been two falls Of snow, b1t it re-
mnlucd on the ground but short time and up
to the time tf his departure the weather was
line Tor outdoor operations.
-Messra. uottner, Cooper aud Mc14ain dMcnT-
ered gofd il the ciay County lead IN the 5th Of
July, began work on the drst week in August,
have averaged eight hands, working since tbat
time, Tive beside themselyes,) and have taken
out II, ,642, At N expense for hands, provisions,
tools dc., Of about g 900; quit work for tue
season sa. on the ga Of October: They took: out
The best weeks work of the season. Largest
yield IN one dny, $2a4.70; least days work,
$40. They hare reached in their mine depth
OF sixty -four feet; at thirty feet they drifted
one hundred feet on the lead. Their mine il
steadily increasing in richness.
GoISG INTO WINTER QrARrkas.-Ncarly all
who design returning to the States this fall,
have pet out on their Journeys few, however,
are still leaving daily By the Platte route. Most
OF those who remain hare left the mountains,
aud are concentrating in the Farious towns Of
tue PLAN, where Improvements are being made
WIN Mohoefiul Eap1diy. Anrsr1a and Denver
are, Oh course, growing most, but there is much
oolns ~ 81. 1aln, BOULDER. AraFlhoe, Golden
1aH' u9ioen Cl,y haden: Colorado, Fountain
GtJ 1aa Eussens1Ne; Many settlementa are
also spf1og1ng up IN the fertile ral1eys border
ing tile rarious streams; houses ure being built,
farms enclosed. and an immense quantity Of
oaY stsed ior winter iced for stock. Consider
aoie numbers: however. arePrepariDg TO winter
IN the several mountain mining districts, for
"bich: purpose they have laid in large supplies,
ana opiE cxtfa warm winter 1narters As yet
t1Gy arc "ofklng With unprecedented success.
~ sal tna1 sne season IL now more favorable
aho tue yea OF eolo larger IN proportion to the
n nanos "p'osea' than At any previous time this
49, namper hase SCI out within the last lev
oats 1er Inc ne" dieg1ngs on the bayou Salada
aGu Lttae bsue f3sefs, With the intention Of
"lnleHne Inefe' oome TWO hundred men have
aot }et let mat vicinity 50 that there IL pros
f'ee. ft =! a.sly eous1aeranle community spend
i9g the winter in the very heart Of the Rocky
Aonntalns.
THE FIRST DCgL.-0n account Of previous
difficulties, W. r. Mcclure sent message by
his friend John c. Moore. to X. E. Whitsitt, on
the evening Of the 18th inst, requesting hos
ti!e meeting, which was promptly accepted BY
Nr. Whitsitt, through lis friend. Gins
Lawrence; md IT wins agreed between the res.
pective seconds that the meeting shouldsoccur
the next evening at half past five o'clock, at q
point on Cherry Creek about one mile from
Denver City thattbc weapons should be Colts
tesol'ers, navy SIZE and the d1stauee should
oe 1Sa paces' one snos, 10 be hfed between the
"95as one aaa tntee- ,.....
ne'ore me same appointed. both parties were
~ ~ tns efouuu; Ut. " n1tsltt was accompanied
~. u. H.. NJ
n1 -. a. :; iec6' af. AeEl9fe was attended
~ n1' nEeooo, =. y; 11ooIe; y. 1: Iotson: Judge
.. ~. ~ "agoner ana "; Drake Mcdowell. The
seouna WAS CHOSEN and measured and the prlu-
Gtpals .ook 1aelf posliions, about which time
tue shcriu OF arapahoe County made his ap-
peafanee upon the ground and attempted to put
stop to the affair, summoning the crowd pres.
ent 10 ACT as posse IN the preservation Of the
Pcacs' 1aiAng ~ which, the principals were
handed their pistols, and the word given By
MT. Lawrence: The parties tired nearly stimuli
taneousl5, and for few = moments retained their
pos'tioh; "hen MT; McCluFe Eeco'led step and
sa'o 10 nfs second and surgeon, who bad ap-
proaehta q hlm, - mn hlt. Nr. Whitsitt WAS
nnlnJurea;
;,aI, ~ n.. "ound was lmmeeiately exam
',nd r,a ~, US s1IIson "nen y WIS ioena that he
.-so;, a ttaa Us .ppohGnts oAal 11 nts f1ent
md Iodcinr in tha lrft tlrb d;rectlv ,,nier a.
skin. ~~' N'Ase' 'ae
The nart;aa 4he, ra,rr,,d d, to,r
The follnu.;r1 dart tha Iii 49, ~ to"n. c
Mr. Mccnra'a a,;,S ~ Da. ,h;e ,so
dn;nr Ta,i and tirro' s"ss "nGn 1I ue las oegn
rncnEerr "sA' e"o 'Ae4e u no ooao' u nl' eas15
'se1''
AxcsEaEsrs,- Hunters benefit drew an
asiuomng AZ nouse a. inc Apol!o hasi on sltuE-
da3tE AZ H. & sas. ine cn.es'a'ament "as deca-
"ei1s3 -. -; n;.1'. III ~. " Iii season.
d,asss nass i1asns 1 toa inoTne !ook eenent. He
for,mer non1ar;,s u1se aa To a.criaHy increase MS
~ sar,,;rrdnu .n ~ !1 !ls.ne slaI.
av M;ss r W.t";,. It'S;r'ng ne1l inas a enafmnS "a
OCCASION vii Le n1csant ts nsGH s,i ,et on "n,en
49,, nnd Ak .ho rSsseu t Sun r mate! runs
T,.;n.s ~ ta. aus.ns Iii satSs VI ing s.1mese
;n'-ns;,,o arra, ~ W pS supported ny M
t1n,t ~ .a5 raaa " aaIu.eu h 'olun'eers. fien
sscn,a % ,aa- t.u.osu sao,s n'uee ""y pe e3peclea.
Rcs51;s ri Th.etro ssros ,saa eas!t: H.. y
evening iast, br thc "Sshof, W;ns'ro;a ~ 5 " ,.h5a
rare u hivhty nnnn]or enterta;nn,snt Tha
6ouse was jIiIi tn nrcrt1ow;n1 monr ha;nu ,n Nc
ahie tn obtain seots Thar nara 49,. .othas ots ~
h;hit;on m Tueadax s~en;e5 sa,s r. c.1b Jnttnsr
Their neYt cntcrta;nna5t III Il 'hs H.. nGuse o;r..
Saturday sren;nn Sna ama,, hHt III. W gwen On
Inn. r.", ,t o'''. -,
,v;sa ,ns III, u. ue Hayoce qnd sisters Will
s'se sefcGt pau al Inc Apollo Hall Tomorrow