The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-12-08

YAgNs-NIy1S0 NRWs-0n WILL
COAL 1SElD4 1se-- Re.
DExvE. CIR, Nov. sosh. 1860.
FnssD MAYsA.D IL svsil myself ct shis
he Grss oppsrtssisy that has presented isseli,
to furnish yoa . few items relative 70 this
section Of or eoustTy.
Denver 10 . city Of sons q Thousand
beautifully situated On spia'eaa
Of Land gently rising from the South Piaiss
River; iss streets are vide and regularly
srrssged; block SITTER blsek OF the most
business housss have bsso erect
ed on every proniaens business street,
while tasteful residences prssess themselves
in every part Of the city. Oar hotels, snieo
punber some ten Or ffseen, are eonenosiiy
thropgsd With boarders and transient cas-
TONERS, and there 10 life and vitality IN our
streets unequalled By any city OF is sizs IN
the East; and, notwithstanding the near ap-
proach Of winter, quite number OF business
houses are 10 process Of construction.
The peus Of the election Of LINCOLN vas
greeted With the greatest epsbusiasn BY the
Republican portion Of our citizens, while
myself and others thanked God that We
were ou. Of the ia,risdicsioa Of the United
States. We seriously think Of forming =
consolidated Government Of the Utes,
Cheyennes, Arspahoss and other aboriginal
tribes, and unite with Virginia, Utah and
South Carolina, in the overthrow OF TIE
Union. Our acquaintance with the noun-
tain canons and passes, will certainly give
US great advantage. il We should be COM
PEELED to retreat and Gee to the mountains.
The mining news, as you will perceive by
our papers, are of little interest at the pres
en-, time. owing to ths cold weather and
amour, OF snow 10 most Of the mining dis
,ric,s. The receipts Of gold and shipments
to the States haze not, however, materially
lesscned.
Miners from all parts Of the country, are
daily bringing in specimens Of silver ore,
many Of which are evidently quite rich,
Welding in assay, from $500 to near $4,000
per ton. Ihave assayed some Fifty specimens
with the above results; some of which can
be seen a, Capt. KsKpPES's store in Council
Bluffs. That this ore is inexhaus.able there
can be no question, and the next season will
inaugurate new mining interest, presenting
new incentives for action and emigration.
This whole country abounds in mineral
wealth, which labor and capital can only
partially develope. Years after We have
ceased to &C. our part in it's development.
new and valuable discoveries will continue
to be made, until its immense yield OF wealth
will demand the construction Of a Railroad
from this point to that Of your own flourish
ilg city. Although during the past season
our farmers have succeeded in raising nu'
merous varieties of vegetables of superior
size and quantities, We will ever have te
mainly depend on the producers of the Mis-
sour Valley for the staple articles Of con
sump,ion-as this must ever be q consuming
and not producing people-this of itself
will prove a great blessing to all of your
m agriculture, xnoN,bgmaH -saeH-a artia'
and profitable marke, at oil times in Denver
l conversed afew days ego with an intel
ligent mountaineer, who informed me tina
he was acquainted with the locality Of tn
immense deposit Of copper ore of which Col
Fremont has made so frequent mention; HI
describes it as being of Unlimited extent
and for purity is not equalled by the Lake
Superior mines.
Among other specimens kindly furnished
me by miners, | have on hand good sup.
ply of Petroleum, Of the Barbados charuc.
ter; it is in it's native state quite dark col
ored, nearly Opaque and highly inaammablc
possessing n bituminous taste, and, before
distilatiop, emits upon being burnt, con
siderable quantity of offensive smoke; but
after the rectifyng process, it is clear
semi-transparent liquid, denomina.ed Ker.
osene. The spring frSm which this oil i.
obtained yields over four barrels per day
which, after distillation, is reduced about
eue.ff,h. lregard this as highly impor.
,ans discovery, aaording great economy ir
furnishing us cheap substitute for oil and
candles; which it will, when properly work.
ed and other wells discovered, entirely So.
pcrcede. In the way Of fuel, besides the
forest groves, there are vast coal fields all
along the rocky range, which cokes with
little difficulty, thereby promising fue. fol-
the locomotive which must, ere our genera.
ton passes away, wake up our mountain
canons with its keen shrill whistle, as i,
dashcs on its wild way to the Pacific.
Thus far have been in weekly receipt OF
your valuable paper, and can assure you
that We look with longing anxiety for our
regular L. S. mails, which kindly furnish US
with kind remembrances Of those We have
lett behind Us. w. II. F.
BIG MUDDY OPEN AGAIN.
The Daily Telegraph, Of the 9th inst,
says "she River, which G osed at this poin,