New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-01-23

Correspondence Of The N. Y Tribune. "
CENTRAL CrrY. Nov. G leoa

OcnthAL Vii NOvs o 80A
Having made q journey hither to zee and
learn something Of this remote region which has a.
trdctcd much public attention recently account Of
the supposed wealth Of the country in minerslA -
more especially In gold Mines thought It might ne1
be embarrassing to your to learn from sys
witness (wh0 has hther from motives OF curiosity
and consequently 10 in position to give impartial tee
timoDy as to what be and hears something Of -
apparent condition of this country which ~ most eas
ern men Is terra incognit0 on account OF its distance
from the Atlantic seaboerd and the poor facilities fos
reaching IT, West Of the Missouri River you part fom
railroads and steamboats, and depend the poor com.
fort OF stage coach, exchanging stean-engines
by mules and horses. We Travelled in this
why for distance cf nearly TOO miles before reachDS
this point, which Is about 40 miles west of Denver CIT
crossing the dreaiy waste lying between Fort Kearnv
and the mountains or such IL seemed at the time -
raversed M no sight could have been more welcome .
eyes, weared with the ceaelcss monoony Of thoss
fiat and arid plains than to behold in clear and froetv
morning the long line OF the kOcig Mount thin ranrS
elisteniug in the silyery arnor Of Winter it's lo7y
peaks towering far above the level Of the valley of ~
Platte whose dry channel we had followed for 90 many
weary days. II the scenery grateful to u.s. stin
more were VIC pleased on arriving here to discover r.
up cOng the hills. at elevation above the level Of
the sea higher than the summH Of Mount Washngten
such evidences Of industry and enterprise We w
rossed on aid around this mountain city.
The gulches which divide the everlasting hiIS
which sta3d like mammoth Wall on either SIDE are
alive nOt only with the noise Of the wa.ervheel hut
with the music OF higher civilization, making tie HIS
20 echo with the shr voice OF tie steam whistle taa
inocGsan blows from tho iron pestles which busy
dag and night IN puverizng the very mountaiDs thx
they may yield something TO national and individual
weaii1.
Tie silence Of these rocky Businesses which, but few
short years ago knew soutd save the wang OF TIE
wuAs thIoag the pne trees OF the bowling Of the VIE
beasts Of tue forest is broken by the din oil indn
! tI.ons l'oi and busy toll. To ns II seemed mayvd
Thar sue results could have been achieved IN so shorts
tine M in TIC face Of such DIR eultiss as must have y
IL hoe ~ q
this thriving settlement
Hack hGwk Central, and Nevada Cites ~ they ass
soneH lat abtnuy sty led are ,ast running into each
Other end wi soon be in appearance, if not In
with stanp-niils, stores, dwellings, while many
neat cottage 10 perohed the steep hil-sides whicA
already begin give 70 the place air Of romance -
well as OF solid comfort The Buildings Of course,
geneTay rude compared with our Eastern cities, which
are fed and nuruied by railroads and STEAMBOATS,; fds
these important agents Of prosperity denielt0 the
people ofthis vicaity; but the inpetas which pros
peel OF sudden riches gives TO labor has enabled thou
10 snmOUnt the most serious obstacles and this city
promises ere long 70 deserve Ito name FOR within 4
circuit cf two miles tAere ia more mining and
crushing going than Ia all ths Territory
beside Within that distance there are more than one
hundred stamp mills in operation. crushing from five
on every SIDE and heavy wagons winding
song tie steep roads goinS % returning nom Ss
shafts where the Is obtained Some o; these shafh
are SINK on the very SUBMITS Of the hlls ana othen
extend down 10 the valley at short intervals The
various odee have general direction and often are
within two hundred feet Of edcn otter; 20 the
on o single ILL nav be large number OF shefts
diligently worked b. the different Claimants WIG 4yy
from th.ry TO several surdTed ieel IN lode. MGnQ
Of thee miners have net With gTeas sUccess and
J tlere IRE instances Theio lsTties owning but
few feet have taken out bansoia fortunes and find
their claims richer US they go deeper Indeed 1t u the
case anCst Invariably that the greater the depths a
the shaft rom the surface, the richer grows the ora
Welding IN many from 800 to 500 TO the cord
In view OF this fact those owning excessive claims pro
rose 10 work them By tunneling the Lls cutting The
fodos OF right angles dad striking item al depth q
scY srsl hundred feet IRON the surface. This system 81
minnie has ao beon adopted hitherto. owing 70 the az
pensc Attending IT, which could not be incurred ior aeh
OF capita, The wealth Of those mines has. h0weyes.
been 30 fsr demonstrated as ~ attract capital ttAss
III e.l companies have been Organized iof ae yaf
pose OF Working tie mines on tie most approved plan
ond employing TIE most modern improvements In nas
ehinefy for extracting the G.ll Prominent ansoag
these companies recently formed are the Colorad" snA
Quartz Hfl Gold Mining Company whose stock Ietxs
Is chiefly owned by Eastern capitalists and WHOSE
works therefore examined with special interest
The Quartz Hill Company own large property q
The Nevada Hill near Nevada City. and 50 oompacty
situated that beside claim the f'mous BaitOughfe
lode they have tunne. claim on tbs I'M which Shea
the tunnel has penetrated Few hundreu ,e,s WIN ~
out thousands " feet o. rich lo0es Owned ny the Con
Many This work Is now in progress and within fev
mouths viii produce all the gold bearing plr,s thai
can be crushed by one hunGrtd aoayy stamps. fAa
Colorado Company also Working tunnel CLAIM
which promises w'D. Although q present rude ~
planes have handsomely renuners;cl the miners an
AL oil properly are nov based on TIE mace
quaie means pOy ed for saving the gold yet er
I psririents GIe constantly making whereby tie Isbs
oln be rendered more expeditions aid re1unerauvA
az. In some IA VILLA 6lgHal Success. Tho tnef
burg pan has recently been introduced resulting in
saving II more Of the precious metal FROM tie tangs
tan Las been obtained Heretofore by o. tho
cgry tables thereby greatly enhancing tie value VI the
mines. The great difficulty experienced in extracting
the gud been owing 10 the sapauIogs and sisenica
properties found IN the ore neU azng the e:!eet vi
mercury IN holding the geld and serioas disadvsa
80. III vtl Inv st 4
Of the quartz from 90 - ~ per cent Of tie gold AM
been lost The tail.ngs. which have Heretofore bee
regarded useless. and have been employed In mealr
Ing the roads have nov acquired value greater thaa
that Which tie quartz had formerly and are carefully
boarded until experiments shall develop The oeot mod
OK working them Five cI six Hundred Iuns Of thsa
.aiAa - Tie on the property Of the Quartz Hil COMPANY
alluded "a, and Is estimated AZ worth from S2ItO -
$1,000 wLcn run through tAe frasburg pans and th4
az consian,y aceGrrlatng them az the rate Of ~ v
Sevcrei saphurizing processes are being tesss&
which, If ttey realize ahe expectations Of the partn
ENGAGED la them viii save VI least 70 per cent VI tho
xod and thereby treble the value Of TIE property nv
months $40. The most promising OF these Is me pro
cess of mot Keith OF the hrn o, Aelih o.ie, w
have constructed the nnes; NH IN taat county ave-.
expense OF nearly S.O0WI which VIII De Il oieis'Ss
Ia few days Gnc ogcites great interest," among .us
Minors account OF the Immense value 81 'her iAhes
n il p4oFes successful anu all sGngune OF tne "
sun Whether their expectations are realized o. nos
sufficient Improvement has already been paac W sIW
10 mines heretofore useless by reason OF me isfge -
CeAtHye OF kOu Josh "a NalAc thtif o'lglbA
dreamed Of and many claim which vas sold and ~
sold Tor glass O. poor whisky or Al Old coat cSmd ~
be bought tas writing for loss than thousands Oh o
Las, and some OF them he'd ~ prices When eve
nov seem fabulous.
Que If the men whose fame has gone abroad tfcsft
olt the length and breadth OF Colorado n NOT aogrps
unknown ia your city rs Pas; afterwaIc MI, and uo
Col Casey BIS tiilcs accommodating with his increasing
wealth This gentleman, three years ago poor -
came in possession Of "A srail ella M Of about ~ f-s
tie famous Burroughs lode and b! pcrsverng indasnJ.
| q I.aHH If q nnl
e.OOoOC aud han recently negotiated IL az haDd'c
Lsure. Mr.. Field is apotaer gentleman who, ins