, 1860-04-18

u4AL30o, HusluesSy AuA G>@i3 Lu4u& SIee, tAe1S
being no difference whatever between them.
The mines everywhere, and Tho three or four
Thousand miners, are doing as well, If not bet.
ter, than when wrote you last week. In the
Leading gulch diggipgs, here and therc-some
twenty miles apart-thcy are mahing IS and so
per day to the mau, By rockers, during the ere
OF SIX working hours. In the several leads or
quartz claims, they are quazrying out the gold:
bearing quartz, preparipgfo for forthcoming steam
mills; others having quartz rock carried dis;
tances to tho few mills here, and yielding from
two hundred to seven hundred dollars to the
cord Of rock. In the new secrc:o lead, they
found rich nuggets and specimens Of" leaf and
'wire" gold in the crsvices, and the richest gold
rock in The lead. One claim in this new lead
was sold fen days ago for four thousand dol
lars. In the GunneH, Bates, Kansas md Aar,-
moth leads, they are working out the richest
material for future crushing. In the several
gulcbes and dry digsings thousands IRE work.
ing at present from Russeli's to the regions Of
tie blue and head waters Of the Arkansas,
where, it is said. lately thirty dollars day is
being washed out to the man. We are expect
ing Eve or ten mills here very soon, and:
then, when TIC ssason ls little more.
advanced. We expect some astonishing,
yield and discoveries. Every single dag news,
comes from scores Of differently located diggiugs'
that things ere going on regularly and prod,a~
bly, to erery man that digs, works or washes.
Messrs. Clark, Vandercuter T. Co., sold their
mill two days ngo to Alexander 4 Co., for
SIS, ,0O0-s6, ,oco Of this being the dust do,un the
balance on time. This is pretty good premi
I'm On it's first cost md freight Yet they
would not have done so, but that they DO net
seem TO make the mill 60 right, and Alexander
L Co. think they know what is the matter and
cau remedy it. The mill did not pay very vel
Of late, because they could not get it to collec.
the dust together, it having le: of "tailings"
which afterwards yielded 20 cents to the nan.
TIE LATE MURDER IN WEST DENVER,
John 0'Neil, late Of Salt Lake, and formerly
Of the cities of the States, was shot and Instant,
ly killed on Ferry street, last Friday, by John
Rocker, also Of West Denver, through the
means Of a double-barrelled shot gun loaded
with s1ug shot. There wRs considerable feeling.
sensation and sympathy about the matter, as it
broke itself suddenly upon the ears OF all the
citizens here. There Ind been some difficulty
IN the matter Of hard words and feelings exist
ing between them for feE days, On account of
improper and un#arrantcd remarks made by
O'Neil regarding Rockers father, mother aud
family, and it was about the undertaking, the.
in case 0'Neil would nat tnEe them back there
was to be fighting done. O'Sicl died immedi-
ateiy, was conveyed to his dwelling where his
wife Was. and was buried very respectfully the
next day By respectable number Of geatlcmen
and citizens here. Mr.. Rocker left town imme-
diatcy after the sad affair, but was sent fer and
returned in day CT two, and stood brief trial
before squire here, when lie Was acquitted on
the grounds Of self defence, or something to
that effect We depreca te the liberty Of any
ones making use Of falsu or slanderous words
against quiet aud respectable family; yet VIC
yiew this matter Of taking life instan1aoeously,
rs sad and serious feature offrontier countries.
It is question whether person has right
to use bad words against ones family and
threaten to carry them out and bully about 80
doing, with inpunity. Yet ct the same time, it
90 injured shall have The power, unpunished, Of
taking human life for satisfaction. But things
in new countries like this are peculiar, and every
one seen to look on! for himxe1f. O'Nail left
twenty odd thousand dollars worth Of city pro.
perry behind him, which his wife, or the lady
who has lived with him tie past Year As wife,
has charge Of st present. S1o appears to be a
very vel! behaved party, and deserves share
Of the property. ONeil's father md farail; for
merly resided near Rochester. y. T., where be
Was member Of Congress. They now live, ne
hear. at Milwaukee, Wis.,, and are among the
| most respectable families there. The unlortu-
| nata young man, who was we'll educated and
raised, aud who IVES very clever and exceed
ingly fine looking young man, came ont West
some years ago, und Was rather bard aud wild,
SO to speak, bit was fast raising himself into
responsibility as well us wealth. lie WIS very
respectfully buried here, by q large number Of
for the few days past-not much being said or
done one way OF the other respecting estate or
otherwise
THE FARM AND RANCH LAws HERE.
ANY person muy take up claim Of leo acres
Of land for farming and ranchin3 purposes, pro-
vided the same is not occupied Or claimed By
any other party, BY first stasing it out, writing
his name and date thereon, mud having the same
properly recorded in the office Of tho District
Claim Club Recorders Office, within tue period
| Of six days from frst stalking it. Then he has
got TO have tue c1aim occupied, or else within
twenty days have fifty dollars worth Of improve,
mcn!s made thereupon, and after six months
| from first date Of tskirg it, to have one ltun-
! dred dollars worth oi improvements made
oddffiNuh1 - 40
! It occupied aud worked. All disputes and suits
| will be straishtened up respecting farm claims
and rights OF claimants bF the members Of the
| Claim Court, by arbitration Of jur;cs, as the
case may demand.
This consolidated city will afford next season
| ness Of a.l kiud.-manufacturers and manufnc-
| tures Of Ill kinds and claases-as we'll for spec.
| ulators and capitalists that I know Of now in
North America anywhere. Men who last month
were worth comparatively nothing, in few
months by the'risa, Of propert5, quarry claims,
| or lucky trades and speculatioEs-will be worth
thousands. Everybody here, or who comes ont
| here soon, who is honest aud industrious and
| wants to do right aud 70 aacad-witl1 or With
cut much or any capital-hRs the best show in
| the world to thrive here, at q thousand aud one
| things or wnvs-if be is willing to labor aud
make an effort at all.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS AND PARTICULARS.
There has been over thousand dollars raised
here in the last ten days towards the support
aud establishment Of 4 1Iook and ladder and
bucket fire company, Scott J. Anthony, ESQ.,,
!ate OF Lcasenwortl, Chief Engineer. Tic
Denver City Union schools are re-opened, and
| all children Of bath sexes nul various attain.
1nents can be afforded tue facilities here Of
| good elementary education, also higher stud;es
latin and Spunish languages if desired Tie
church going people here enjoy all The adran.
tares desirable on Sahbaths-.frour the
ministries Of Rev. Mt. keh'er, Episcopalian,
and Her. Mr.. Fisher, Methodist. Large congre-
cations attend divine services here, and every.
thing goes OF just rs handsomely as in towns
in the States anywhere.
Shysters and pettfoggcrs abound in Mountain
City. practicing law and speculating On claims,
Mr. Drazee, Of your city, Is one Of the leading
men IN getting up mining law matters there,
Sapernamerary limbs Of the law about Chicago
would make 1t pay better here by far than where
they are.
LArE ARRIVALS DEEE.
F. Shrffer, Esq, Of Freeport, ILL.,, arrived
here per Express; his train with quartz mills
t will be here after . few weeks. Mcssrs Swart-
| wort l. Brother OF ILL.,. +. Converse, ESQ.,, of
| Waukegan, ILL.,; aud Messrs. C. Atkinson and
T. T. Ellison, Of Rock Island, Ill, arrived here
! this week. Messrs. ]. T. Edison md ". ".
! Hills Of Fayette Co., Iowa; J. B. Sears, p,
| Sears, S. A. Couch, II. II. GRAY aud II. Graz
| from Janesville, Wis; Wm. Armstrong, Me.srs.
Nickols, Moer. J. +. White, Nay, Henderson Of
Pacific City, Iowa; Messrs. Tanodsell, Mullen,
Armstrong and Deiph, with saw mill from, I.on.