, 1860-12-07
From the Rocky Mountains"
Correspondence Of the st. Louis kephhalcan.]
DENVER Git, Idaho Territory.

DENVER CTR, Idaho Territory!
November 70, 1s6u
My Office In this city is with the popular aad
efficient Prosecuting Attorney, Mr.. Dalliba,
formerly Of chicago, gentleman u every
Saturday evening Last, the City Marshal Gu
tered the office in very hurried manner, and,
under vreat excitement asked fer the Clty At
torncy. was not able to furnish TIC much
desired Information Us TO the whereabouts Of
my olice-companton, 1t which the olnetal
evinced 90 much disappointment TINT your cor,
To which he gave me the following character
>istic answer: .
oh nothins-nothing- nobody huzt--only
two fellows ,ouycd each Others heads open;
pity they were not both killed." and away he
went to hunt up the City Attorney leaving ME
to ponder over the words, nobody hurt Iwo
fellows gouged c,ch others head opcu." anu
wonder whether the ..gouging" uf ones head
open produced pleasant sensation or other
wise. "Sobody hurt; two heads goryrd
OPEN" .was the reply made in my Fixes PeaA
note book. ..-
Your correspondent, fron, wh.t he has been
able to learn vi this country, and tho working
statement Of the Dolly Htratt published hczc}
III reiczencc to one OF OUT prominent and en-
teEprising citizcps:-
j. c. Ellithorpc, Esq, the inventor Of the
celebrated. quartz crushers and pulserizcrt,
leaves by express this morning OIL business
East He purposes to BE- back in short time.
This gentleman, durin. the List few months,
has fully set at rest any doubts that existed in
re:,nrl to tho success Ut lis quartz machinery,
which is undoubtedly the Most economical
quartz mill set introduced into this country.
lfe hos also examined the various orrs OF the
Rocky Mountains, and n,lde numerous cxpcri-
utcuts, which We expect will tu beneficial tu
f>, i1fn t@1tr
long, and VIC doubt not, profitable 10 those
who may invest their capital in the pioacvr re-
searches and manufactures Of our Eanl
a train Of iiity-two Wagons, loaded with
flour, groceries and provisions, for Alex Ma
ioEs, OF this city, aud quartz-lniil for rar1les
In the mountains, arrived on Saturday evening.
There have been severe storms Oh the
= rlains and heavy fall Of snow, obstructing
the progress Of several tsains on their way TO-
this point heavily laden with I'll kinds Of mcr-
chandise The loss Of stock during the last
month has. been considerable. The high price
Of hay, and proyender of all kinds, has bccn
the cause. Cattle arc cheap, aud it seems to
BE- con*iic1ed economy on the part Vi too
many OF our stock uwuers to let their cattle
perish for the want uf food, zslthes than pay
1T the rate Of $40 to $50 Il ton for hay, and 81
to SO tu~hcl for corn to feed them with.
While il the mountains 4 tew weeks since
1learned that there wasa company formed IT,
Intelligence for the San Juan mines lu New
Mexico. They bal sent On lslrtleS to prospect
the country, and ii T. proved Us rich Is report
cd, one Of them was to return to the 'nluun"
tains and notify the others, and they were to
leave Immediately
4 few DAYS since the expected messengers re-
turned with thu results Of their rro=I ectiug
tour, Which they refused 10 communicate 10
outsiders. Suffice it to say that, notwiths flnd-
ing the two feet OF snow iu tho laount.i:ts, lne
company, with one exception, started immcdi-
atcly in southerly direction. The single tx
ceptiou Was gentleman we'll Known Ill Ills
vicinity. Hc wis here In town. and from the
company he received i note, whic!, have been
permitted to sec, in which arc these words:
"MT returned last eve. San Juan al
risht--rich- We leave this morning; hurry On
and oycEtakc us. Mum is the word"
Soon after the receipt Of the above the gen.
t1e,nan suddenly disappeared, a:.I tho pre-
sumption is, he il nOw tn TGuft to Ovcrtake his
companions. Mum is tie woTd,' very
ominous suggestion. Parties at1 leaving every
wcIk for the San Juan mountains. but not j
word OF Information respecting the mines Of
any value c:1u be obtained from thcnl: their
movements arc conducted with secrecy; they
consider silence upun what they intend to 10.
preferable to public exposition.
A gentleman who lett rIis city few days
since with parts, ANU went south through the
snow, told ulc that if t!c should publish I'LL he
knew about the San Juan fa'nts. this city
would soon become depopulatcd- said liz, Il
shall start Immediately notwithstanding The:
storm and suow. that ii all TAI say about the
San Juan mines" and he Is nuw ruu:t, cu-
countering all tho difficulties Ut t:Aycl at this
season OF the year, with tic ground covered
with SNOW. They arc camping uut these Bit
ter Guild nights. Surely they illustrate their
faith ty their works.
The weatae for = few days In.t has been
rather pleasant, AMI our people have taken All
vantage Of it-many Of them for their lsst
sleisl,-ri.le ut Pixies Teak. The Eleighs an Of
rather odd patterns, hastily constructed and
known as jumpers wheels hare been moved
from light vehicles and pr: OF, runners eAtcta-
posizeu for the great occasion.
The "PFuyi>lonal Government has been In
| i sitting posture for sop1o tilsc in this citr,
| waiting for something toturn ur. Anxiously
expecting quorum to etuIhte the machine TO
run, they have called upon their friends to nllly
round Il, hut nary friend. Like lfahomtt,
| they called the mountain, but The mountain
would not come - they 70 TO tue nOAntaiu.
After remaining here for several days, they
at List concluded to adjourn to Gulacn City,
where they say they shave friends" The
| friends would not come, 20 they 60 to them.
Parties ut Omaha, Nebraska, tUok tho con.
tract to print and lind the Laws Of thc - Pro-
| yieioual Government Of Jefferson Territory"
| which they hare found to be a b:ul job, and
| have the worthless mss upon their lands,
with no one to furnish sufficient money ~
rcmove tho trash from the printing otllvc to
| this city.