The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-06-23
Anfairs I'm Colorado Territory.
OUR DENvER oORREsPoNDENCE.

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| War Nsavs-Location Of Tfoeps-Amtscfpaed Trouble
ata Me hdsans--7Ae Sstuatson- Society in the Terri
| Kiscesfon,0ss, de-
In this Territory 80 far removed from the theatre or
war we have te Of special interest 10 the Eastern pco
ple Before the rebellion Broke out we were looked 70
with considerable ntsrestUy the public In the far on
States ON account OF tho uevclopmens we were then
making in unearthing the edld deposits Now the war
absorbs all their attention Occasionally they give
brief glance at the Pixies Peak gold region but the glance
Is brief indeed
The existence Of gold here was first made known m
1883, and 80 commenced that enormous emigration
from the States Like huge wave this mass Of forty
thousand people threw itself against the mountains and
then rolled back 10 the States Nearly all The emgrants
that returned to the East within four months
from tho time Of rst setting out The quantity OF gold
taken that year Was quite small but the existence
Of the precious metal large quantities was fully de-
veloped Another emigration Of equal numbers came
here in 1890 Since that time until the present year
there has been little travel over the Plains.
Gold mining has now resolved Itself into fixed bust
ness just as much agriculture This country is
like California. Ths man with nothing but spade and
pan is not likely TO make his fortune. There arc few
profitable gulch here Tho most Of these are not
Of great oxtent All through the Territory placer gold
be found but rarely In paying quantities. OF tho
S Dus s
sent year the yield from the guches will 30 proportion
SoId mining in Colorado is certain to mako returns
only 10 those who invest capital and extract the metal
from the quartz In California 70 the early times.
any man. industry, reasonably OF making his
opc In the qulches and river beds BY the use OF the
most primitive means Here the labor Of stripping 10
| titles is >the exception rather than tho rule.
| Mining in tho leads, or crushing from quartz.
| REQUIRES heavy mschnerv and large outlay OF
capital. There was 2 time year EGG when s Two.
booht for onefourth their cost Now Il would DO di
cult 90 na ~ s c wno s cos n's
in rich leads bave high az eighty thousand dollars
Ihave in mind al this moment Individual who bought
months aro He has Maid for the cutlre outlay In the
earnings Of his mill after GeductSs the running expenses
Out OF tho msnv Instances Of the profitable running
mills lot me 1--WE siprle ope The Back Hawk Com
nanv or ROCK Island iiliuois csmo here early in the
snrino of 1S6O They set mn one mill OF twenty
stamrs al tho foot OF Gracory,s uch near whore the
first discoveries of gold we're made Their outlay for
ana he was Sssn
a. the time the discoveries Of this o. $4,000
th , ~ to , n ~ h II mid little moro
than running expenses The little surplus that WAS made
W M C % r. - 10 atari Tia
gold py bcore has been long enough out Of the
In iss1 n" ccn,nanv made ome money. but there was
time ' when its properly could have been bought for
and three on the nns pS on ~ az
is constantly buying more property and paying the
c's s sne a,,,o .. .,von rorev an example
pan are "' tSo asnon Of Eastern
INNING rs now low ai hi 'is tnessing nm amor
nous investment. Denver merchants now assert that
as wNr no IN as ~ thew lived IN
Ncw , anu D1s ,s p = ono ~ ~ institnons
1s OF :. cS % ~ az little
;,nrar,anca " vii, Give an ns,snce that shows there IS
sreas o. pn 90 aav cers have
haor wori,,nr for seveya corihs learn from banking
house here that one party o. three men 5ock cut aup
mo ,ha 1890; a;l s,1o a ano,,sr s9ss 70, contra
the working the claim % these men did no.
Ine ou 1 , nau 0ssn ~ ny NJ, -, .rr,Ss yna
, MIN oys1 ''' '''''' " "V"''' i'S'
Luck varies sn with the men who hunt Tor G0d'
Some seek he orc in pulcbes.
~. a dr sevS ~ ~ vs "a ss,,no,.a bv ,snrcrs
and dealers have been s far from eight millions o.
ms ~ s hg;u 9 M 1 r9S r cr ~" rcman
ne bnnsd nrm tS % & rr nS Co. have
so,a she,r r,,ct 4, ~. rcvcrr,cnt .rd a vi socr
Ss .ss S to wort az tSs p"nvor ' Rroneh Mint
New machpery Is on the wsv from fh,adeiphia II Is
ot ,rsv 'he, ,nnch Of he nc.i viii Ia rnass INTO coin
Of srausmssio TO the Eas esod crcua;ss
ners no more man ~ sne Ss.sss' ~. ~ ~ az
thew are rnders,o 10 be- the tsrms 81 ali TRANSACTIONS
n, ,be srus ~ ~ "a soSis grce sbSsv,s rsireot
from New Mexico IN 1881 we have been under
no fears os invss,on e:cvsrcor Giln,n staei tbss
the real S..~n ~ The yebsI,;on VA 10 Obtain noe
session a. the .r,cb rod rssons 81 The RocSv NOM
ssins, "a s..e~s.c ~, az osc,,or ~ s.ct;ona
pr"saon, Us ,r.e ,co scr ,hs vssS oh,s ~ ,h,s
were actually he case he rshes are ,oDs wav
sna ~ ths. scho,,. snSr riston,
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