The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-07-21
VERY LATEST FR0n DENVER.
News to July 18th.
WA1 sfom mH0M LIZ!

u this place % Thursday iast. He left
Dssvsf last Saturday, July l4sh-laid over
II hours u Cottonwood Springs, and II
hours q r. KeArsey-thus making the trip
froo Desvsr City to Cauucii Blof. in sbout
four and one-half frareiing days. He ~as
only 80 hours in c,ming from Fl. Kearney.
This is the qaicksss trip -, sade from Den
yer to the StAsss-asd aeeoepIished 10 ju-s
about the time it takes to get from Council
Blufs to Chicago. 3E1fT
Mr.. PEeRAn left this city for the mines,
on the 10Th Of May last. Hearived at Den
yer about the frst Of June, since which time
be has sup.rintended the erection Of large
ssore-foon u Denser, 6lled the same With
Hour, provisions, dry-good., etc.-traveled
over the greater portion Of the mining coun-
try along the base Of the Rocky Mountains,
and made the return trip to this place. All
this inside OF two months. II any one can
show that they have made better time than
this, wbp-Mr. PEeRAx will re-ign the
" hornsr'
Mr.. PEcRAx regards the mines 40 q YER
table success-a fsed fac.-in short, al
most another California. The gold is no.
50 easily obtained as in California, at the
time Of the frss discoveries, and from this
cause alone il il safe to predict that the
gs..s~.jorisy ~ p~ssons Who are nov in the
mines will meet with but indifferent success
10 their pursuit Of the dust. There are
about $50 quartz mills in the mines, and
about half ~ many more on their way thi,h.
Or. The most OF those in operation we're
paying largely. Some few we're not even
paying expenses, while others again were
making not more than fair wages. Mr..
PEoRAH regards the mines Of the Gregory,
Russell and California Clutches, and Of the
Arkansas and Blue Rivers, as the richest and
most extensive known to man. Large guam.
sisies Of the precious metal are taken ont of
these mines daily, and the leads have every
appearance of being inexhaustible.
Great trouble has been exv erienced. At
the quartz mills, in saving the dust, in con.
sequence of the impurity Of the quicksilver
used. Nearly oil the quicksilver taken from
the States has proven, 90 far as mining pur.
pose are concerned, worthless; as. owing
to some adultsration, it would no, amalea-
mate with the gold. The consequence of
this was-shas mills were run to but little
purpose las the gold escaped) until a sup.
ply Of pure quicksilver was obtained. Sew
eral tons were brought TO Denver from the
mines Of New Mexico. e. q .a
New and rich discoveries are being made
in all directions. Reports from the Arkau-
sas and Blue river mines, were particularly
astterins.
Mr.. PEoRAx is confident a bril- ,ant future
awaits that country at no distant day
What, with rich gold mines, Of an llimita-
bic extent, fine coal, good timber, superior
building stone and excellent water priv-
leges, that region is pund to attract large
share of the public attention for many years
to come. The Developments already made.
have satisfied capitalists that the mines are
no humbug, and they are attesting, by their
works, their full belief in the permanency
Of the same. Already, are there many fine
brick blocks in Denver, and manageable
are the improvements now going on. b.
siness houses, of brick, outrivaling in dimen-
sions any this side Of ST. Louis. now loom
up in different parts of the city, and others
OF still larger proportions are going up and
fast assuming state Of completion. A fine
three story brick building has been put up
for, and is now used as mint for the coin
age Of gold dust. 1t went into operation
few days since, and Pixies Peak gold ''slug,"
We may expect to make their appearance in
this region soon.
Mr.. PEcRAx brought many fine specime ems
OF gold dust, nuggets, silver ore, coal, de-
composed quartz. ETC.. all Of which he will
take pleasure in showing to those who may
desire TO examine them.
Though there are many emigrants return.
ing to the States, the numbers arriving at
the mines are more than double that Of the
returning emigration. More emigrants
arrive by the Arkansas route daily. than
leave for the States within the same time
by all the routes.
Mr.. A. d. RoBI>soS's company, with
steam planning mill, ETC., were met about 200
miles this side of Denver--al well, and get
ting along finely. GEo. MARSHALL and c.
f. PRovosr arrived at Denver on the 9th.
To the latter are we indebted for the fol
lowing items
From the Rocky Mountain Neus Of July I4th.
Gen. l.. A. Cole Of Watertown, WISDOM
sin, who arrived BY tn. Thu sday's coach,
informs Us that three men were killed BY
lightning at camp between Fallsy and Bea-
yer stations, about one hundred miles below
this city, on the llth inst. heir names
were Quipton Stanly, ID. W. Brown and
Daniel Tompson, all Of Jefferson County
Iowa. Stanley leaves two brothers in the
mines, about three M les from Mountain
City. The party was returning To the States.
Nine men we're in the ent ut the time three
we're killed, three others Injured-one OF
them quite severely-and three escaped IN
injured.
Wednesday afsernaon a heavy rhunder
storm passed over this city, and heavy rain
fell. Some men that were herdiug stock on
the prairie near town were severely shock
ed BY Lightning, but recovered in few
moments.
Thursday afternoon another thunderstorm
swept down from the mountains and drench-
ed the city with perfect food Of water.
For ten or fifteen minutes, the rain fell fas-
ter than We remember ever having seen il
fall before. Cherry crset vas srss flooded
with thin sheet Of water from the banks,
and Just a. the storm ceased a torrent came
rushing down the sandy bed, sweeping past
bridges and houses, and in few minutes
reached the river. The water was over
foot in depth and where unconhned hun
bred feet vide. The murky torrent how