The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1861-03-21
Pixies Peak Corrcspopdenoe.
DENvRR CRY, Feb e5,h, 1851

season was the grand Masonic ball, which |
took place at the "Broadwell House ;" three
nights ago. All the beauty aud fashion Of
Denver and the surrounding towns, were
there, and, OF course, your humble servant
was included, for he vent 60 report for the
J2UrRol exclusively" Tickets of admission
were five dollars, and none were admitted
but those who received cards Of invitation,
consequently the roughs had no show. /
never saw more delightful and orderly as
sembly anywhere The ladies 1.-THE young
ones in particularly were out in strong mum
bers. adding an additional charm to the fes
tiviies by their bright smiles and pleasant fa-
ces. Were it not for women what dreary
world this would be--don't you think so Mr.
Editor ? For my part would prefer living
in Souh Carolina before consentiug to live
where there are no women. The weather
here the past week has been delightful Build
ing Is going on very rapidly, aud everything
wears II healthy appearance. The coaches
from the States ale making tolerably good
time, considering the bad state Of the roads
below Fort Kearney. There is little mining
going on as yet. Some few quartz mills are
running, and dong very well. The S Louis
mill, week before last, took out S765. 0O--l
The most OF them are awaiting the arrival of
spring to resume opera ions in the mean
time they are bus getting out quartz We
have churches here OF nearly all denomina
lions, aud followers accordingly in good num-
bers. The MethoIists have a bell on their
new brick church, and as | write | hear lis
joyful sound. So you sec we are getting along
fast in civilization at the base of the Rocky
mountains. The amount of treasure sent
forward every week the past winter will ave.
rage $4,000 Hinkey & Co.'S EXPIRES,
takes out once a week from nine to ten thous-
and dollars. The G, o G & p. p Express
Co.. which runs tri weekly, lakes from hree
to four thousand dollars each trip This is
exclusive Of what is taken by private hands,
which would in all probability be as mu,h
moro. Think the yield Of gold from the mine
he past season, viii re ,ch at least two mil
lion dollars Next season it will be at least
three or four times that amount. The best
sp 4culation man, who is coming here, co aid
enter into, is 10 bring good mich cows, hogs
and chickens. Eggs sell Tor one dollar per
dozen, and very scarce bu ter rs rs per
pound ho5s can't be hal 81 The butchers
pay good prices for dogsl There is money
IN these three things that mention, and il
any man brings on good cargo. and don't
make it pay handsomely, he ca t Ike my hat
and it's u bran new one y bought it the
other evening to go to the ball. The Evening
News came out in an article few days ago
setting forth The advantages this country held
out to female domestics and young ladies'
Dumesics get from twenty 10 thirty dollars
per month, and cannot be had at that The
editors are bo h married men and they sho'd
know. second tie motion. Come on girls,
the more the merrier. Those of you who
are good looking will not have much trouble
in finding some good young bachelor to keep
house for. Cant You ship US cargo Of pref.
ty Buckeye girls, Mr., Editor
The news from San Juan mines are un a,
vorable just now, Ohio is pretty we'll repre-
sened in this country know of several
from your neighboring town, Toedo, and
clever fellows lhev are. No one comrg to
this country should start sooner that the 2rth
of April or the lst Of May. That is plenty
soon enough for a trip across the plains i,
rough at best and if persons will start too
early, before the grass is good, they must take
the consequences. Mules are by far prefer
able oxen are too slow to make quick trip
will close for the present. | have written
thisiu a hurry, but will t.y and do better in
my ntxJ w. G.
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