The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-05-21
McGREGOR, IOWA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 2L 1862
correspondence.
DENVER, April 9th, 1862.

Dear Times Perhaps when I wro,
you last might have given you the ide.
that winter had been cured of her amorou,
longing for the clap" of spring. but if
did | want to take it all back; for though W,
might suppose His majesty to be rather cold
blooded, he still displays longing for the
warm embraces of the tlowery month. With.
in two weeks we have had fall of at least
four feet of snow, two laying on the groun
at one time, by far the greatest depths hive
ever seen it, in this country. To-day is
dark and lowering, and cold, misty rain is
giving us forct,ste Of that delightful time
peculiar to this country yclept the rainy
season. No one ever recollscts as long
and cold a winter here, as this has been,
unless it was the one Emerson Bennett
| tells Of where dead Indians were froze fast
to their ponies. Speaking Of Indians, our
city avenues are thronged nova, days with
the beautifully dusky and dirty vsages of
the Mr.. and Mrs. 'Lo's,' back grounded
by numerous infantile specimens of the
same genus, and our bachelor bed makers
can now enjoy the luxury of buffalo robes,
make more luxurious by the occasional
thought that "still SO gently DER me creep
ing,' &c. Their visits will probably be
fewer now, as Indian Agent Colly yester-
day told party that fielding them was
about played out, and they would have to
go over on the reserve to meet the agent
with their annuities. 1t is rather amusing,
the curious gances of one Of these tawny
squaws, as she passes one of our fashiona-
bly dressed b: :lles out clerk-am0ng ina.
The deed is done-Gilpin uas Governor,
and is not; Weld ,cas Secretary, and amt
The fiat has gone forth, and their heads
are OFT. How are the mighty .rallinq. l
have spoken to you before of the efforts
in this Territory, to effect this object, by a
,te,o Republicans and great many Demo.
Gratis. do not believe it was right nor
do think it was the will Of the people; |
am quite confident it was not desired by
the majority, in regard to Secretary Weld.
Gov. Gilpin had not endeared himself to
the masses as much as the Secretary had,
who is a man born and bound to make
friends. 1t has leaked out within few
days, that it was not so much the influence
OF Home interests as foreign, that caused
y, al H.
pass through Colorado was known to be
his hobby, and as the Eastern terminus, to
do this, was likely to be lower down than
Chicago, and the line would probably miss
your State altogether, it is said that the
whole Northwestern influence was brought
to bear in favor Of his removal; and as a
Chicago man, and a relative Of North.
west l. 5. Senator, has been appointed in
his stead, it is likely there is some founda.
ton in the report. Sec Weld is said to have
resigned because of the Governors remov
al, and not to have been removed DR..
Eva''s-probably known to many of your
town-folks, is highly spoken here by those
pretending to know him, and they were
legion, day or two after the announce
ment Of his appointment. DOC Evans
why | know him." seemed to be the coun-
tersign among the sentinels of the peoples
rights and "Well, old BTly's played out"
might have been response, for aught
know, not being placed in possession
of the passport to "fat jobs" etc.
that were in prospective Should
the Pacific r. r. bill become law, aud
route be located along the Platte and
via South Pass, the citizens of Colorado
will propably rightly see what they have
lost in the removal Of Gov. Gilpin, and
may be come down little on the men here
who advocated his removal Let me say
here that have nothing against any of
these men. None of them ever did me any
injury, and the removal of Gilpn does me
no hurt, but for Republicans to advocate,
along with Democrats, the removal of
Republican Governor, to have one appoint !
cd who is a very young member of their
party if member at ALL seems short sight
ed. For military offices to be filled regard |
lass of politics, is all right enough. though !
| don't apprehend Republican would have
filled the place Mcclellan did, had Demo |
crat been president-but it seems to me
the Republicans had better enjoy the civil !
offices while they can, for don't believe
they will have u chance at them soon again.
Mining continues brisk, and ''rctorted"
is getting pleutier. This summer, think
without doubt, will place Colorado, as a
mining country, A No. /, where she de-
serves to be, despite the disparaging re.
marks Of the fax headed sage of The
1ribune.' Mining interes are being con-
solidated, thereby giving more capital and
increased energy, and as that is the way to
work this country advantageou>ly, you
may expect to hear good reports from here
The heavy SHOWS Of the past winter, have
made very bad roads between here and
our Egypt, and the consequence is that the
staff of life" is rather hard to get hold of
now, but this can't last long, AS VIC hear of
numerous fast freight lines of the bull
team order, at different distances between
here and the river. Flour, hear, is sell
ing in the mountains, at from SIS to $50
per l00
Salmon River is "biggest thing" here
now Do you hear Of it there? The ex-
:itement, which few days ago, portended
| mighty stampede uorthward is some
what subsIding, as reports Of Snaky lik.
up for ton knots reach Us and unless 70.