Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-07-02

of granite and quartz rOck. Inc ScoAN7ly 10
imposing and all but equals the Alpine regions
Of Switzerland and Tyrol The prospect Is,
however, limited ut most points to view Oh
the mountains in the immediate vicinity OF ths
road.
The distance from Denver to our point Oh
destination being nearly forty-tive miles, we
were not able to reach the latter on the hrst
day of our trip, but camped on the top oi q
moderate sized mountain near mountain
brook, whose banks were covered WIN al
abundance of grass for our fatigued ana nun
cry animals We soon had constructed
bower of pine branches, beneath wnicn the
entire party, consisting OF seven indivlouals'
streached their weary limbs soon after the con-
sumption of cold supper. Having risen with
the sun, we reached the valley Ralston creek,
the location of Gregory's diggings, at an early
hour next MORNING. The appearance OF
Horace produced an instantaneous and gener-
al stir among the miners. As we passed up
thew issued from their huts and tents,
and left their claims momentarily to
greet and shake hands with the celebrated
traveller. DR.. Caste, the President of the NIL
ming district, received and took charge OF the
party. He conducted US to his camp, whence
we started after partaking of his hospitalitles,
upon a tour of inspection through the dig,
gings. Its result you will find incorporated
in the accompanying report, 1t contains
many facts already mentioned my last letter,
but also others developed since my first visit.
Some disagreement in the respective figures
of the two statements will probably be dis
covered by your readers. 1t is to be ascrib-
ed to typographical biunders committed by
the employees of the Rocky Mountain NeaSs
office, from which the extra containing the re-
port emaEated.
During the day Mr.. Greeley was requested
to treat the mining population of the Valley
of Rallston Creek-a tributary ef the South
Platte-to an extempore address. He con-
sented and soon after sunset some twenty
five hundred individuals are gathered around
veritable pine stump, from which Horace
commenced holding forth. He first described
the impressions he had received FROM his visit
to the mining valley, and at the same time ad.
yanced theory ofhis as to the original form
alton of the quartz beds. He then proceed
ed to mount his usual cold-water hobby, which
he rode with evident qualification to himself
and good many of the audience for consid-
erable time. The gambling fraternity also
received some scorching at his hands. He
concluded by giving description of the pres
ent condition of the political world of Ameri-
ca and Europe and exhorted his hearers to
temperance, industry, and perseverance. A
number of other speakers, among whom the
Superintendent of the Express Company, A.
ID. Richardson, of the Boston Journal, and
Judge Smith were the most prominent, fol-
lowed; and it was but at late hour of the
night the meeting dispersed.
This was undoubtedly the first Anglo Am
erican meeting ever held in the heart of the
Rocky Mountains. AS such it had peculiar
significance and charm in the eyes of all par
ticipants. Although the first cause of the
opening of this cheerless wilderness-the
thirst for gold-is by no means peculiarly
creditable to civilized humanity, yet the illus
tration of the rapid and irresistible expansion
of Anglo-AmericaniSm- whose impulses nei
ther walls of rock nor unbroken forests, no,
the ruthlcssness of it's savage occupants, can
Observation-Disclosures by this gathering, was O
an original as well as striking character, anC
could not fail deeply to impress the beholder
Nor was it for external reasons exclusively
that the occasion was fraught was so much in
terest,-illumination of the place of meeting
by dint of pine torches the unique and pic
turesuue costume of the audience; the vigor
Gus reverberations of the voice of the speak
ers and the cheers of the crowd from tn
surrounding mountains the frequent dis
charge of firearms the distant songs of thos
; encamped in the upper part of the valley, a
united in heightening the grandeur Of the spec
taclc.
/ Some of our party being anxious to- brin
our joint statement of the present conditi0
of the Gregory mines before tho Eastern pub
lie, with the greatest possible despatch, W
made back for this point in the course Of tn
next day.