The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-08

ruleh weighing s4s r. pure gold those Weighing from
three dollars found daily The gulches ara a
filing with wagons, tents and people. Quite number
Of parties crossed the range into the middle pls
prospecting among others Green RUSSELL There
two hundred people known to be in the Middle Park
prospecting for the precious metal with very chances
Of represented by those who have visited
there to be most delight park. Game aud fish arr IN
abundance: also grass aud One water.
On Sunday, the 17th met band Of Arrapahoes, Sioux
and Apaches numbering $50, made an attack the utes
the South Park Through some misunderst andng,
the Utes made retreat leaving their wives, ponies and
tents in the hands of the allies large number OF the
utes were Killed The Utes rallied and rescued most Of
their property and families and 10 good their retreat
TO the mountains The allies besieged them nearly all
day and finally withdrew, taking their prisoners and
plumber with them. travelling distance they
stopped at stream rest and while unsuspectingly
smok ing their pipes attacked by the Utes and met
disastrous defeat The number of Utes killed was not
the allies four killed and thirty two wounded one
of whom died after arrival here Another and larger
party viii start Immediately In pursuit Of the Utes
DENVER CrY, June e. 1880.
Woods Kye--Trade in the Oty-yp@tsns-G amblm0
DullAfairs the Mines Good Praspec--IdaAo City,
Coal Discor~y-Iadian Murder, dc. f
For the past day or two our atmosphere has been
filed with smoke dense that the for the great
part Of the time hidden view, ashes cnders
constantly falling in streets conjectured that
the pinery 10 the direction Of Pixies Peak Is on frepro
badly done purposey by who has been sadly
disappointed in his expectations in coming TO this region
and thus endeavors 10 revenge himself the
country or the people who are pleased with
it. We need all the timber the country has;
and such wanton destruction Of timber, either on
purpose through carelessness is censurable In the
highest degree y
Traders in small way are doing thriving bust.
ness in our streets. Hardly vacant lot in bust
streets that is not occupied with tent wagon
box Of cast-od prairie schooner and opened out
a store or shop Of some kind Many little stands,
which started at FIRST with suspicious black bottle and
few glasses, boast Of board by the day hot coffee,
pies and cakes all hours. Others Nho opened with
paper Of pins few needles and Yankee notions dis
play fun of the same and invite customers
to and have their taken for a suit in full
Our regular merchants who have large stock trade
doing but little in consequence Of the activity OF these
little traders wto DO as thriving business In the open
comfortably located under the best Of roofs
der favorable circumstances The auctioneers
also doing heavy as well as noisy business in the
way OF disposug OF horses mules cattle and wagons Of
all kinds aud prices. Almost any time through day
you with difficulty through the streets occupied
by this class Of traders for the crowds people and stock
and heaps Of bacon four mining TOOLS &C. This activity
would astonish many citizens Of older
cities who make more pretensons and do less business
We also have share Of the fast sports, and our
horse races weekly, quite feature IN this region
There yet but few really fast nags in the country
bet on. Al our last race yesterday, money, horses
mules city lots and all sorts Of property down to pistols
and knyes &C., were put up On soe result o. .ne race
sness but crowded nightly by those who are willing
10 venture in banking business in small way We gee
bags Of dust brought in and staScd the turn Of
card yet and probably will but little of 1t till the
severity Of winter puts stop TO mining operations
From letter from reliable friend the
(which take the liberty TO auote) learn from
California Gulch, The weather for most of the time
mild and pleasant with occasionally snow squa but
pf hortd are
nil busy their claims, either opening them o.
already taking out the dust. Every few days some
we'll rewarded. side bank claims have been struck al
cecdngly wel in part Of day three took Of
bank claim ol21. Another claim paid $50 to two
the air has averaged eighty cents to the pan and a. nigh
% 20 has been taken out 70 the 81 20 10 the
pan quite frequent $50 were taken out Of two bushels
Of dirt Througbont the entire gulch where the best pay
streak has been struck the average pay $50 per day
the man As the claims are opened the pay becomes
u 60 to $40 are frequently found. Quite
a number Of new discoveries have been made
in guches tributary or in tho vicinity of Cali
forna Culch, the most prominent OF which ID
AcNuty : Galch. IS some twenty mules from here,
summit Of the snowy range The gulch runs down tho
range either side The gold coarse The most so Of
sSe extreme cold this guicS has been worked but little
yet Some three four other gulches have been dis
covered and are said 10 pay wen az lar rs opened But
owing 70 their proximity to the snowy range they have
not been thoroughly extensively worked The popala
Of California Guich Is very large and rapidly increas
ing. The recently laid out town OF Idal,o, ut the
mouth Of the ruich. Is fast assuming the appear
of n little city, being literally covered with
tents wagons cabins and tho numerous camp fires
stretched for miles night remind OF near mp
proach 10 some large city y ro llrgr.l mil I.
From the Blue river nothing materially different
has received since our last Miners arc busy NJ
work and realizing very lair wages PROVISIONS are
plenty ind selling al moderate prices, principally owing
10 the large number Of emgrants who are dhposng Of
their outfits and returning 10 The States. -.
From Mountain City there Is very little OF in
terest or importance some Of the richer guohcs
waiting for the completion Of the great ditch which Is 10
hrush water for a large area Of mining country, for
cuches and for quaItz and mill purposes. There has been
much disappointment Ia regard 20 the time when the
be finished. The ditch win cost at least nty
thousand dollars when finished, ana over half
of has been already paid in, and Assess
mcuts levied for eight thousand more II s expected
now that the ditch viii be finished about the middle q
July There Is every TO believe that the invest
mcnt will be profitable one as there are many vaua
bic gucles waiting ior It's complexion, and quartz mills
will be located the quartz soon as tue dtcn
completed SO Il be relied on Prom Boulder aud
the vicinity Of Long Peak there little OF interest We
have within the past few days been shown the specimens
of coal taken from the vicinity OF Boulder and
from that direction about twelve miles from tbs city
which are very nice II appears % be strongly impreg
mated with rosin, and Is IS said VIII not answer FOR smith
ing. but excellent for fuel.
i,cporis reached yesterday that a man belong
ing 10 White x Marshalls freight train, near here
was shot by an indian. Tie away from the
party hunting, and not returning when expccd,
lance from the road with arrow clear through his
body HIS name was not ssccrtaincd. lie from
Iowa THIS occurred about thirty miles from this city
The train IN be la " morrow, when VIC shall be able 10