The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1860-10-25
LETTER FROM THE GOLD REGIONS.
Correspondence Of the Upton Advertiser.l

! Correspondence Of the Upton Advertiser.l
DENVER CITY, X. T., Sept. 81, 1850.
FRIEND DANIELS:
AS have received several letters from
your citizens, erquiring .some informa.
tion as regards the prospects of this city
and country, | have thought best to give
you all the information l can; f you
think it would be interesting to your
numerous readers you can publish it.
the first place, Denver City has a
population of 5000, or more. We have
quite number Of large brick buildings
for storos-flled full from cellar to 4th
story with goods, mostly provisions.-
We have some four hundred business
houses, some Of which have been count
cd and are as follows:
PnyslcIaus suu su,s-.-~, AZ, i.
D; attorneys at law, IA; real estate, &c. l3;
notaries, 5; architects, &c 2; merchants,
freighters, &C., 8; groceries, provisions,
&C., 80; dry goods and groceries, &C., II;
dry-goods aud clothing, &c, 1; boots aud
shoes, I; auction and commission, 4;
storage and commission, 10; contractors
and builders. Ii; cabinet and chair man.
ufactories, 3; druggists, i; hotels, 10;
SALOONS, 25, restaurant saloons, IL; board
ing houses. Is; hardware, 1; stove and
tin shops, 7; merchant tailcrs, I; cloth
ing, &c, !; bakers, &c. 10; harness max
ers, 3; printing offices, 3; book stores, i;
ambrotype artists, 8; lumber merchants,
l5; watch makers, :; painters, &c, 5;
gun smiths, 2; butchers, 8; BARRIERS, I;
cigars, tobacco, &c , 4; vegetable mar
kets, 6; liquor stores, I; groceries, 8;
billiard saloons, 1, livery and sale sta.
bles, >; stables aud ranches, 3; black
smiths, 10; theatrical halls, 2; milliners
and dress-makers, 6; washing and iron
ing, 20; wagon and carriage shops, 2;
soap and candle factory, l; vinegar facto,
ry, l; surveyors, 2; halter, !; trader, 1;
foundry, l; planning mills, 2; exchange,
l; analytical chemist, l; ice company, l.;
express companies, 6.
We have over FIVE hundred dwelling
houses and some four hundred business
houses, which make total of some nine
hundred buildings completed Most OF
these are permanent and substantial
structures. There are a large number of
buildings in process of erection which
have not taken into consideration. 1t is
said that over 1000, 900 feet of lumber.
with shingles in proportion, has been
used in this city since last April, and at
least 1 100000 brick.
You will remember that less than two
years have elapsed, since the first cabin
was erected where this city now stands.
The progress since made truly seems in
credible. And as for farming, what few
spots are in cultivation, can't be beat
l have seen onions raised from the saw
weigh four pounds, and yesterday seen
a wagon load that would average II TBS
each-some were six inches in diameter.
Beets, tomatoes and cabbage in proper.
tion-the price ranging from s to II!
cents per pound.
The climate is delightful. 1t is true
that the months of March, April and
May, are rather boisterous and unpleas-
ant as late as the 2sth of May severe
snow storm visited US, which kept US
shivering all day, and will ever be re-
membercd by my dear old friends Walter
Childs and j. T. Taylor, while on their
way to Boulder; but up to this time We
have delightful weather in the valley,
but on the mountains We can see, nearly
every afternoon, a severe snow storm
the mountains are all white till about 10
o'clock, when they look like themselves
again, except Pixies and Longs Peaks,
they still retain their winter garb.
will give you the opinion of nearly
all men that have prospectcd to any cx-
tent, that, the mountains contain abun-
dance Of gold, but it requires labor and
capital to get it out. But to cap all, there
has been silver lodes discovered, which
are SO rich and over SO great distance
that at least 100, 900 men will be at work
on them next ,pripg There are claims
enough for every man in Iowa to work
on that are not yet taken, and God only
knows how many more that have not yet
been discovered. l would say to all that
arc coming to bring smelling furnaces
along or at least form themselves into
companies; they had better load with
such things as cannot be got here, and
get their provisions, &c, here, as it is
cbesper here than they can get it freight
ed for at l0c per pound.
This market is over-stocked with eve
rything. Our warehouses are full as |
said before to the fourth stories, and per-
haps ten thousand tons will be received
here yet this fall--so you see everything
will be cheap. The article Of tinware is