The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1864-10-22
Frem Our Regular Eastern Corres-
pOndcnt.
DENVER, Col. Ter, Sept. &c, 1864.

EDITOR Posr r:-Remembering my promis,
to write you, made just before leaving Vir.
ginia City the Sth inst, thought | HAD
better fulfill the promise here and now
Our trip from Virginia TO East Bannack
and from Bannack to Great Salt Lake CITY
was toierable pleasant one, though WI
were compelled to he very watchfuI by day
and night, as we apprehended ;here might
b. danger from the band Of road as.n,.
who have troubled the people on the reute.
We were well prepared for a lively time, il
they had molested us, yet was glad 10 get
| through without any molcstation. On
Snake river we met twenty Of the Vigilance
committee under Captain -. They
were returning, after riding over hundreds
OF miles In search Of the gang who robbed
the coach a few weeks since. We were in
formed that they had succeeded in taking
one villain named Kelly who was left dane
ing in the air near Fort Hall.
We arrived at Salt Lake ca the 18th. at
9 a. m., having made the trip in li,tle
over four and a half DAYS, including stop
paaes. We stopped at Salt lake for three
days and enjoyed ourselves well, living
mostly on tha delicious fruit. an. yec.,a-
oies T.s:c.i are grown to PERFECTION in tha,
line and Proiactiseivalley. Ths first IL no;
so plentiful as in the preceding years though
the market is we'll supplied, but ut much
higher prices than formtrIy-pcaches, for
instance, range in pric. from TWENTY-FIVE
ccats to ore dollar and half per dozen.
Many OF them are very large. measuring
ten and cieyEn inches in circumference and
very. delicious. Apples and plums OF fine
quality we found in abundance but at high
prices. The farm crops at all the settle
mcnts we passed were very good, and from
report, found it to be so all over Utah.
Prices Of produce are high, and will, no
doubt, remfin so, as almost all OF the pro-
duccrs are determined to maintain the
prices fixed upon By the convention.
The city is crowded with people, and
trains are arriving and departing daily.
One very large Mo. mon train came in while
we were stopping there, ana several Others
were ozpecteu. noticed that the Mormon
train WAS composed almost entirely of peo-
pie of foreign birth, seemingly English.
Helch, Danish and Norw tgians. Thy
were a hardy and industrious looking cl Is,
both male and female, and will. no doubt
make good citizens. was very much
pleased with the Improvements and aItera-
lions made at Salt Lake since 1879, at
which time | passed through on my way to
California. Great prosperity is marked On
ali saw. The Theatre in particular is a
splendid editice. Il would % honor to any
or our eastern cities. The Temple, upon
which labor has again commenced, will be,
when completed in the distant future, one
OF the most grand, and beautiful, and SUBJ
stantiai structures in the world. There are
many other buildings, both public and pri-
yate, which would mention. would time
ard space admit.
After passing three pleasant, and, to me,
basy days Ut salt Lake CITY, We took our
seats in the coach for this place, where we
arrived on the 22nd inst, after a pleasant
and agreeable trip of six and half days.
No occurrence of interest transpired on the
route. cannot forbear to speak here of
the want OK order and system in the con-
duct and management Of The Overland line
OF coaches from yilginia City TO this place.
Ii is a matter of general complaint and
which should receive the prompt attention
of those who own and control it. A word
to the wise, will be sufficient, hope.
We find everything very quiet and very
duh here at Denver. Large numbers OF
young and middle aged men are out on the
war path after the Indians, which is now
the great topic of interest. The Indian ex-
citcment has been great scare, vet some
of the excitement has been q sad reality TO
many. ltis estimated that from one hum
sred to ons hundred and 6fsy vhises hsvs