The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-31
our Denver city correspondence.


Tie { ration Of ne We'ern Plaip5-Niii-y Noe.
-yoarg Scarce aud Business Dull-Nse BaildlHJ,
C,,rss Of Eroti57--Ncios from me Miaa-A Lar'P q
On in a Strange Pidce--The Overland M Cr,-1-.
e. d.
Dor toe past few days the weather has boca intensely
VAN. and we have enjoyed frequen, ard copoas
showers The weather could not be more favorable for
veers; N the presen, time Grass is reported
fine on the bottoms along the streams aud IN the ravncs
b., "a TIC open plains there seems 10 BE- little or no
cha1ye the appearance Of vegetation since our advent
hef, April last The idea which had entertained OF the
fert ~ Of these Western plains while In the states Is
co eey overihrovn Comparatively speaking, So iiitc
o. &, = d, for cultivation viii pay n, outivaiug
tia, could Uncle sam get raeiae Railroad and tele
graph Inc built for public land. be would make largely
bv l-notng large strip IN width, from Fort Kearny
a. lhe Rocky Mountains, Tor that purpose How
ever we have the valley Ct the Platte and on
Gear creek ard Cherry creek some One rancho with
ga,l,.s on them which look exceedingly Gne AMI thriy
Ing as which bid fair to prove q real value 10 their
prom ,ofs Bat We really have e ~ hopes Of being ablc
T. CO.. grains Of any k.nd with success or rroat
spcc lsst friday morning, when the advance company
OF s from Camp Floyd 10 Az zoua passed Through here
or i.,yts have been lined with siragrlug Dc lies o.
troogs baggage Wagons, Sc and those a. toe solfers
VIII c,od made 3: roiai to enjoy ,hensely,s while With
poker u1Iiorget,ug keep NJ sood cheer by
OF "a, arut some Of the occrs, with their wives,
STU stopping gh u, glad Of the opportunity % rest ami
rep ca their wardrobes, after the lalest aui mot
app tld rsh a. wcil 90 90 assoc. ate With cylag -
goo r1-al character aud peci,haty Il seems t.
II wr he luxury, after hav.1s lvca 10 SIT lake aud
vc,r FOR n time, and mingled with o. rse sensu a..
brr,.. tinatiCs. ~ meet and associate win aaI
wcu,l whom one could res?eci sai clcrsh ~ ~ feel
fne. TO-. The officers give salt LAKE auf ts iuh Ihl1ts
rain bard name, and warm place a. its Destination.
The troops glad % get away from there fny 0liy
vish o. IS hai ha8 lisruey with them tnsy think tasu
they tuisn, have done something 4. Salt Lake even
B...-tss generally spraking, j dHu, MT only Ia
Dcuv.r but IN all the surrounding t0wus. There hu,
money 10 crculatkn mostly 10 the hauis OF traitors,
a. sa' 20. ,SSy Is' with ' san mot BE- Sa4 es,, Z
cha..o hands bat lttc and az moderate prices, sales
mao uuy where forced TO by pressing 1t
money turns always cash. the county oycrstocksd
will gods and hear Oi four args traus Sihiu a.
day % here with heavy sio;ks q four, prossons gro
rC.. NC. The large and increasing stock has hlle or
crc prices at present, merchants holding for fsi
and winter trade rather than sell AT reduced hsur Toe
trad and at rather low ngureS. There
ueuse amour, Of houses going up, both for rcsienc
funds some get frame up and let u s,snl % ru9at0
sor want of funds 10 cary II furthcr. In fact. all
10 Golden City, Mountain City aud Missouri Ciy g-i
the reports every day-dail unas, npacy scrca,
ever body strapped % the miners lns was
lei into the ditch last thursday Rssss rach:
Friday 10 Missouri City, furnishing the faoh aad De-
digging there and sprng guch, saturday 10 inc Lake
from whence Lake guch aud Greg1rlcs vii BE- urL she'd
The present ditch viii not be able T. farnish watf
enough for all and another company haze msic a claim
and made survey 10 iurnish water ~ The pttss
Tie pes company "a called the Oswego Ditch C,nn,av
and they will push their work forward fast possbi3
toward completion. They olalm superior alysu.
taze present company their route beiag over
mil shorter (being Only ten miles long Wade ,he pre-
eaat one s over ccveu) aud their CRATE more uaiorn
Thev awe II fall OF half inch a. the rJ1l vno.my
TIE prcscn, ditch Is uncyensome pac alelvy fall AMI
othes scarcely any. We expect 70 hear go)i
from these dry diggings In few days, nos natthey
haze water.
pouT City, hst week built him cabin what he
considered the poorest part Of his claim aud, ths
custom covered tho roof With dirt In the eyeaing
there a heavy shower OF rain and hail, which let
s1s three inches Of hail the ground. amer cesset
ne wen, upon the roof scrape the hail OF before u
r1cei aad FUND on the edge where the rsln had wash