New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-26
FROM TIE PIKE'S rEAK GOLD REGION
Prom Or Orr Cor1osponteut.
DrxtIR Pike'a Pehk Dec II 1870

Prom Or Orr Corfospcndeut.
DrSyTR Pixies Peak. Dee II 1850.
II trial q Charles Harrison, for the murder Of Jas
HI, ,oscd On Friday las. The Jury retired at p
m, On that evening and came in at O'Clock the fol-
lowing morning urabC 'osgree, md were accordingly
discharged. They stood ten for acqual and two for
conviction TIE prosecuting Attorney moved the pre-
oner be discharged, on the ground that there no
building in The city suitable for place Of confinement,
without considerable expense for guard and that il
would be rext to impossible 10 get Jury for new
Trial. Harrison Was permitted TO 90 at large, and the
case was drorped. TIE trial was conducted before
Judge Slaughter, Of the Peoples Government of
Denver" with tire utmost decorum throughout. The
only breaches of tie etiquette of eastern courts were
the waving Of al legal ecbnicates and the perfect
freedom granted TO smokers at a times. Judge, pris-
Oner, jury and counsel amused themselves 10 their
heara content, in the tobacco-burning pastime.
report was in circulation come three months since
that tie renowned mountsineer Capt. Bridger, had
died in Oregon. Letters lately received from him
stating that he would soon be in this region and that
he Lad Uncovered new god-feds richer than any yet
known. He does rot state the locality, but it probs
big far TO the nonhward. on the head waters Of the
Columbia or Missouri River that il the portion Of
c. untry which be has occupied for several years past
gentleman lately arrived in this city from Fort
Laramie bringing stove and some fifteen feet Of
s'ovepiTe the whole composed excusiyely Of oyster
and huif cans. u is very good stove, and ia much
admired by The lovers Of the curious. Asodier at Fort
Biidger was the ingenious manufacturer Of this speci
men Of mechanic ant.
On Sunday evening last, a. ] was passing Denver
Hail. tie noet notorious gambling and drinking saloon
"A hot
much like sacred music. On entering, found come
Elk or eight persons drinking OF the bar three four
gaming tables In full operation, with crowd Of spec
tators and parons Of the seductive art. and score or
mole gathered about the four musicians, and joining
them in Greenville," fondly remembered melody
Of ny New England days. The hard featr.es of the
hsbi,ufe Of that gambling rosm relaxed and on two
counlenancss | perceived tears What orange
union Of sounds; the voices Of the singers mingled
with The olrk Of coin the tables and the rafting Of
gasses in the bands of the half intoxicated. listened
but a moment and left the room.
Tho papers Of this city are now publishing tee-
graphic reports received from the Office at Fort kear-
new Tie dispatches but three days old when they
are laid b. fore the Denver public. The Presidents
Message wac brought through by horse express in
little lee than two days. Only Of the papers has
had tie courage 20 a,temp, printing it in full.
Mining operations in the gulches have been sban-
doucd EXCEPT in few instances TIE mills in the
Gregory cktrct are generally making good runs The
Black Hawk Nil lately cleaned up from nine cords of
quartz 81 ,070. The St. Louis Mil on Thursday
torted sI556, tie yield Of 81 cords Of quartz The
Milwaukee mill in five days took ont 81 $50 worth Of
gold single cord Of rock yielded 1891 80. Noun
tain City IL increasing in importance and next season
viii witness the removal OF several business houses
from Denver 10 ,hat locality.
II e rush to the San Juan mines has nearly ended,
the Encouraging reports from that region having de-
tered all but the most hopeful Letters from Taos and
Santa Fe stating that the snow war deep az 10 ren
der impossible TO get into the mines from those points
aud that tie Navajo Indians We're very troublesome,
have put a stop to the southwark migration.
Business prospects remain in sta,r qno-exceediney
duh. In the market report, aour ia quoted at $40 to
s2 Ter cwt- bacon, s30i coffee, go sugar, s2s and
neal si0 Freight from the Stae- eight to ten cents
FER n. Two trsius, nden with -four are daily ex-
pected from Salt Lake. Their arrival will cause a
Temporary diminution in the price Of that staple
Tie banking-houfe Of Forrest Brothers Il Co. sus-
PENDED yesterday. TIE loss s not great but little
confidence hls ever been felt in the institution.
T. ". K.