, 1863-07-01
= FROM COLORADO.


Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribune.1
DzsyEn Colorado, June II, 1869.
Colorado Territory, {vulgarly called Pixies
Peak, is making such fast strides in wealth,
aud in everything that contrib
utcs to the building of State, that room
must be made for her. Make way then, oh,
ye dwcllers upon the prairies Of the West!
and make way, ye denizens Of the Atlantic
cities, for the new born daughter. Of the
Rocky Mountains, and prepare to Own, oh,
ye States Of the glorious American Union,
Jour beautiful sister, Colorado.
And re powers. (thc newspaper presses) Of
The land, make room. Stories Of the clash
and clang Of arms, the booming Of cannon,
the glorious achievements of ColumbIa's
brave boys upon the field Of carnage may be
told In Tour columns; but peace hath her VIC
tories also. .
Shall not the TRIBUNE communicate to the
people Of the mighty Northwest, the news Of
The victory ot the hardy sons Of toll In these
wild regionss Or must Brlgham Young aud
his incestuous hordes stand as the represen-
tatiyes Of Rocky Mountain civilization and
progress?
It cannot bel Metropolitan presses may
say that 81 our columns arc so pressed with
war news that we cannot insert commun!ca-
tons In regard to Colorado;" but the facts
viii ont and demand acknowledgment that
she is furnishing more Of the ,sinews Of the
war thnn any other portion OF tho country Of
tho came amount Of population.
"Colorado-where Is thats" said a New
York merchant to the writer last winter.
"Oh, the Pixies Peak country. Why, sup
posed that was played out long ago. Youare
not mining out there yet, arc you ~ and I
gave him the following note to read:
UE11Ep STATES ASSAY OFFICE,
NEW f0IE, JH1- 1G, 1868.
GENTLEMEN: Tours Of the 9Th instant received.
In reply to ygur question as to tue amount shipped
from your region 70 the Assay Office at New York,
hare to etAte that there have been deposited In
this office during the year 1872 gold dust, anal.
gqgs s.; S.; seoeiSed from Pixies Peak to
Very respectfully, your ob't eery't,.
GHo. ~. EnEaNAS, for the Treasurer.
To Mcszrs. Doyle, Salomo1 & Bro, Denver.
The yield Of gold In Colorado, from the
commencement Of 1853 to the 1st Of January
last, In round numbers. as shown by the Phil
adclphfa Mint and the New York Assay Office
reports. for the fiscal years ending 30th Of
June, was:
1659........s 400 1851. 81 COO 900
1S6o....--.--.... 60oG0 16G2 +......... 6,o000o3
And from the most careful estimates, there Is
little doubt but SEQ, 600 600 will be taken out
and added to the wealth If not the circula-
ne 15 rs s. al % I'll: despts s s that hsao t6s
pomp Rnd circumstance OF Tarnnd the throb-
bipgs OF patriotism have withdrawn quite
three thou:ond Of our hardy miner5; and the
wild stories Of the rich mines at Salmon
River have cnticcd away another thousand Of
Ter how well they might be doing, arc sure Of
west"
But from all accounts, these losses to the
producing population are to be made up four-
fold, by the vast crowd Of people which now
soud River, the vanguard Of which l,as al
ready reached here, and daIly fills the streets
Of Denver. Indeed, from the accounts Of
passengers By coach, the emigration to Colo
rado tits year far exceeds that Of any other
season since the discovery Of gold In the Ter
those now On the way are not nero adTentu-
rers. but men Who bring their household
goods, their wives and children, their furni-
ture, their docks and herds. their dogs, cats
and chickens. Indeed, the en1gration Of this
seas0n Is coming to stay. Few Of these fami-
Lib UQL uhfE kEFIG5Euk1l1fEo uEIt sAl1E1QSs Ruu
60 they know what kind Of 4 country they arc
coming to; It is no excitement, got up BY d
few epeculators this time- Thus yon see, the
foundations for young empire are being laid
firm and su1e; and it Is for tho press Of tho
East to prepare the people to receive us into
the Unfon at IN early day, with o hearty
tswclcome and al hall Colosado!' tor she Is
dest1ncd-is t1is Gem Of the Monntains-toh be
rs bright and pure diamond in Columbia's
cotonct as has found place there. Her peo-
pie are loyal, h1aye and true, and ready to
n SGeP1s a9Raa IL af ps G eey Ct ags again
If their services arc called for.
Your readers will not. perhaps, have for
gotten the terrible fire which swept awhy, In
a few hours, the heart Of Denver, few
weeks ago. They will hardly expect me to
inform them that already noblo brick blocks
have been erected, md are occupied, on the
site Of the fire, md that nearly. the whole
| burnt district is 1eoccupisd, either by mer-
| chantE or masons, and yet at the time Of the
fire there were not 5o, COO burnt brick in the
| market. More valuable testimony as to the
| prosperity Cf the miners cannot be addaced.
part Of The people here just now, is The vir-
| tual settlement Of d long disputed question
| in regard to the title Of the country north
| and west Of the south branch Of the Platte
River, which includes the most populous ag-
1icultural and mining portion Of the Terri
|
been claimed By the bands Of Indians under
"Ftidayn and "Left Hand"-as well as By Ger
tain whites 1Who had hoped 10 become
rich through the making of new treaty. WAS
not included In the treaty Of Fort Wise. So
persIs; cnt hare the Indians been Ia their pre-
tensions, and so inddlous the whites in MAX
| ing representations to the authorities at wash
ingtop, that with loose phraseology IN the
| treaty itself, they secured q decision Of the
Commissioner Of Indian Affairs IN their favor.
| OF courte this created excitement On the part
Of the occupants, who declared they -wonld
pa.t OF the Indians betokened trouble. For
months each party has been watching the
other with intense interest, and the relalTo
chances Of each party In case Of q war, were
discussed at every gathering Of people.
Meanwhile Gov. Evans has been ut work
I'd militia companies for defense against the
redskins were being rapidly formed, under
the spar Of seeming necessity, the good news
comes of his success In battling the efforts OF
those who would sNlndle the Government
into paying twice for the disputed territory
| app1chensions Of danger are allayed; men,
women and Children sleep more soundly at
| night; surveys ate to be made forthwith, and
| individual clnim titles are also soon to be set
tied. I cannot better show the estimation in
which this service Of Gov. Evans is held than
9uoting the tGowqg 3o s Rd1'g;spn Sm
l
RcekY 1oantdin Meas:
'sThc prompt md judicious action Of the
Governor, In quietly securing the adjustment
Of this matter. and avesting the danger Of an
Indian war, Will add another to the many
st1org bonds Of attachment between him and
tho people Of Colorado. In fact, VIC believe
it Is not too much to say that Gov. Evans, ia
all Of his relations to the people Of the Terri
tory generally, has met their highest expecta
uoue. In the discharge of his official duties
he has secured universal confidence ip his
skill, ability and firness: Though he works
without parade before the public, he the more
certainly accomplishes his enGs.
| 1t has been our fortune to live under yarlous
Territorial governments and their administra
uonB, and we have been tolcrably conycrsan'
t NTH Others, and can freely say that in all OH
experience we have seen none other ns euc
! cessfully conducted as that Of Gov. Evans
His success is the more credftable because O.
the difficulties under which ho labored in tht
! beginning, when Re found the public affair
Ct The Territory In a very distracted state. a
treaty with the Indians will soon be btld, ant
the present Misunderstanding satisfactorily
When It is remembered that the Mems is ths
leading paper Of the Territory, b:ing the frs
tne printed here, the compliment TO your olt
foElsmau will not be the less valued.
.~ Tho Philadelphia Inquirer is ye13 in
digrant at what 1t terms tho 'impertinen'
criticitm" Of g tho New York aud New Eng
land Journals at the expense Of Pennsylvania :
We suppose 1t will regard tho sending Of Men
York md New England troops to the defense
Of that Iaggard Commonwealth as m "impe1
tinet" interference with her State rights.