Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-05-09
FROM COLORADO.
From the Missouri Democrat

From the M1saOuEl O6AloNEANl
DENVER CITY, April 17.-AlthOrgh this is
dull time of the year in this sunfeIous country
Il has been made unusually dull the past lev
iavs by a violent snow storm. Tie weather las
fall was fine; winter set IN late AMI was long anc
| cold. Until recently we mad Fut little snow
but during the past three days we nave nae
almost continual showing. One OF our e9ltoit
saws there has fallen about thee and a nall iee'
| of snow during that time Most Of 1t has melted
Il was about fourteen inchs5 deep TINS morning
and still showing 1t has produced DiocAaoe
in the roads, and the people OF Denver, uke 2
besieged city, ere so shUt up that II IS dIthcult
I 20 craf eLoi,t Roth the eastern and mountain
coaches started out this morning, but had to
come hack because of the deep dTItted snow
| This is the greatest snoy. ever known IN this
/ country bv our Oldest settlers. II mas brought
On deep sfsgn5tiou IN business, cut on cCan-
! rnunion with the States, and corTelled us be-
I meath the shade Of the white L cby mountains,
giving us a good opportunity 70 consider our
ways
Prices have gone up enormously -four this
evening IS $3.50 per sack; wood Is quoted at
SD a cord, hay $40 tun and best beef 10 cents
2 pound Ii this state Of things continues it will
be very hand on the poor, and very large pro.
portion of Us belong TO that class IN this gold
country; and if It shall be our lot TO stare star
yGtion in the face, il VII ! trGSt, lead US to
think mere Of Him who "giCes rs vuE daily
bread" and draw US nearer and nearer 30 Him.
Doubtless . little scOurgiUg would tend % mum
Die rs. lead Us 70 repentance, and Tedouud 10
"out profit Oar people have been undergo
ing a gTadUs! moral reform aDd anything that
viii lesd Us &c think of the " Cheat GIyer. will
10 doubt help il on. We have great reason &C
be thankful for the GO peace and plengy" with
which we have been favored the past year Yet
Io-- ..,AI 4,fRle nd
would not let our hearts he troubled IN all these
trials let Us ' IrKst N the Lord and do good,
and we shalt be fed
FARMING
Many Of our people have lei. the City and
goae TO the country and opened farms There
is now q great demand loT farming utensils
Making plows pays very well just now seine
times they come hundred miles for = plow.
Plors bring from go to S45 The pIow maker
bUys up old boilers and saws and DSsos piyw
irons and hoes Of them By irigetiDg they
raise large crops Of corn oats wheat, pptatoes,
etc, here
This heavy snow viii be very favorable i0r
vegetation II we can only succeed n raising
enough provisions ia tGis Territory 60 eeccGo
selfsustaining, il viii De 8 great advantage TO
our Industrious, psrsevering pioneers This IS .
fine country for grazing. Cattle viii keep tst sil
year round on grass except such time as this
when the SNOW is 50 deep they cant &C. to Il,
which, on the plains is very unusual
MINING
According 70 reports, tho mineral resources Of
California are becoming more and more attrae-
tive The prospects for this year lO0E brighter
than ever before. The late spring is draw
back to the miners One small company left
D.nyer toy lie Salmon river mines recently
another Is Quitting il ths Gregory region 70 90
Miners are fond Of prospecting and searching
fOI some new thing
The southern mines are an Ctjec- 0I unusual
attraction this spring A new paper has been
started there at Laurett5 recently.
The Overland stage company JuH a coach
there and back once week. carrying the "1-
press s8d United States mail. They expect to
run three times week as soon rs business .aEiy