Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1861-10-04
Letter fiom Dan De Quille.
CORRESPONDENCE OF TUE GAZETTE.
SILVER Cry, n. T., Sept. 2, 1861

ter-quarters, the lizards into their dens in
the rocks, the horned toads have gone to
their holes, but I have gone nowhere, there
fore, am still here. An occasional number
of the GAZETTE is allowed to stragsle over the
Overland Line to cheer me but not oftener
than once in three weeks or a month. O.,
the uncertainty of all things mundane, and
the Overland Mail is one of EN-
I was lucky enough to get the number Of
the GAZETTE for August I'd on Monday of.
this week. l find very interesting letter
from my old friend Singletary; he too has
been wandering through the Pixies Peak
country to New Mexico, making the acquain-
lance of Kit Carson, los hombes, and los seno-
ritos Kericano, and also of the elephant with
out doubt "Sich is lfe." Then find
letter from The Camp" of " our boys" from
"X." "X' is a " sojer boy" he has gone
to fight the battles of his country and has
the ring of the true metal in him. He writes
good letter and think would fight good
fight. Long maybe live to do both. His
letters and those of that other sogcr man."
viz, Udonoho, must be a treat to the citizens
of your city, coming to you as they do filed
with graphic and truthful descriptions of the
" fortunes of war;" where {" our boys are"
and all other incidents transporting in that
bloody land towards which our thoughts
tend. watch closely for news of the Iowa
boys; for have or had brother and cous-
ins in the Iowa Island particularly do |
look for news Of company G. have seen a
partial report of the killed and wounded in
the recent hard battle in Missouri, and tho
did not find the name of a relative found
that company c had one of the very hottest
places in the fight; for nearly half of the
names in the list have seen are of that COM
pany, and one-fourth Of the names have not
yet been published. dread to sec the full
report. How many hearts in Iowa will ache
and how many tears be shed by parents,
brothers, sisters, wives, and loved ones over
these bloody lists? Truly we are at war -
We now begin to understand what few
months ago we knew little about--we arc
learning tie meaning of the word WAR;
That meaning is indeed terrible; but TO shun
It would make US acquainted with pair of
much worse words they are ANARCHY
and ANNIHlLATION.
People here are good deal confused by
the troubles in the East men do not take the
same interest in money making that they did
before the war. Many are wishing that
there was regiment to be raised in this Vi.
cinity; not an hour ago a young man called
to see if | would not inquire of some of my
San Francisco correspondents what the chan
ccs would be for them to be accepted in
cavalry regiment forming there. He said he
could get dozen good boys to find their own
horses and arms and start anytime, if sure
they would be received. You can bet these
boys wouldn't be very pretty fellows to
meet on the field Of battle--I had as lief fight
so many fiends from the lower regions.
Our election here passed off quietly. Un-
ion ticket has carried everything as far as
heard from, and there are but few places to
hear from at this timc--they are doubtless
all right. There is always the greatest dc
mand here for the latest news and grand
rush on the arrival OF every mail Ii is sur
prising to see the number of newspaper sold
IN this town daily. Our village supports two
newspaper depots, and a reading room where
all the prominent mazaznes and files of over
fifty different newspapers, including those in
German, French, and Spanish, are to be
found
Omega, my old California home was re-
duced to ashes by fire last week. The fire
broke out in the wash room of the hotel
of one Van Vrankin and the whole town was
swept clean except few miners cabins on
the outskirts. So rapid was the progress of
the flames that nothing was saved and in
some instances there was scarce time for fam
lilies to escape with their liycs-houses were
swept away like finder. Silver City has had
several very narrow escapes from being burnt
this summer-once if it gets started it is
bound to go; thersis no water with which
to combat a fire. ..ur wv. t..-r -.
There are now about sixty quartz mills in
operation in this country. These mills have
cost from fifteen to eighty thousand each
tney all md plenty Of rock to crush They
are nearly all engaged upon Gold Hill rock,
and the gold veins sell for more money and
are much more valuable in reality than the
famous Comstock silver vein. Leads in that
vicinity sell at from $40 to $4,000 per run
ming almost anything will bring the
former figures. r
The companies required from California
are promptly filling up. I find by posters
put up this evening that recruiting office
has been opened in this place and one in
Virginia City. The recruits will be sent to
join the California regiments. The majority
Of our boys wish to join cavalry regiments
and wish to be allowed to carry lassoes in ad-
dition to other arms Let lot Of cavalry
expert with the use of the lassoe get after
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