The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-02-01
THE GATE CITY
WEDNESDAY, FEB. i.


IDAHO, G. T., Jan. 18th, 1860.
Messrs. Ho,ceu q DelaplaiM:
Perhaps few words from one in the
.sFar West'-among the Rocky Noun
taius-will not be uninteresting to your
many readers.
Previous to coming here, I had dread
Of the winters, believing that they were
long, cold, and tedious, but am happy 10
say i've been sgreeahly surprised. 1t Is
true, our winters begin much earlier here
than in nthe States" and last longer, but
the weather is not SO severe here as there.
The latter part of October our winter
began by very heavy fall of SNOW
showed continually for two days and
nights-in some places the snow was fully
three feet in depth Since that time We
have had no SHOWS worth mentioning; on
the contrary, the weather has been very
pleasant-perhaps few cold days and a
little snow, then it again "cears off" and
becomes warm~I do not think I've worn
an overcoat one week since cold weather
began. Our spring generally "opens
about the latter part of April or first Of
May.
The Legislature is now in session at
Golden City, about twenty-five miles
from here-an august body indeed, afore-
said Legislature is, composed of all kinds
of persons and races, including Ameri-
cans, Germans, Italians and Mexicans.
suppose they will go through their gen.
erai routine of business, TO wit: make one
new law, amend dozen old ones, repeat
twenty former acts, and then in DISCUS
with themselves and creation in general
repeal all former acts, and make new one
in lieu thereof
Our line OF communication with Gamer
lea" has been interrupted by the Indians
We nave just received news of severa
large trains being "gobbled" and tn
men killed, sealped and mutilated in th
most horrible manner by these 'snoble re,
men Of the Wilderness" One of tw
things must be done: the Governmen
must send sufficient force to wipe then
from TIE face of the earth, or we must b.
compelled to leave what we have acquire,
here aud iskt onr way TO "America" o
starve. We of this Territory are not tn
only sufferers by their depredations, bu
the people of both tho Northern and South
ern mises suffer fully as much or NOR
than we. II has been but few day
since the celebrated Indian fighter, ki
Carson, aud his band were badly whippe,
by them, On the Southern Road Some
thing must be-done, and that speedily, o
we must ''evaeuate y
One who has never seen the Rock,
Mountains can have no conception of thei
''giory aud grandeur; the scenery is mag
nlicent even In winter, but in summer
is hey ond my power to describe it-on
can look in no direction but his eye en-
counters the "glory Of God"-His wor
is pointed out everywhere. The longer
: live here aud tho more I see OF thes
mountains. the better l like my nc,
home
God is now being taken out of our prin
cipal lodes ia large quantities. Tn
Briggs Mining Company, from the Is
day Of july. 1861, to the lst day of Jan.
1865, cleared upwards of $4,000 abov
all expenses, and that in gold, vbein!
equivalent TO about two hundred thou
sand dollars in greenbacks. Other com
panies are doing about as well. Ney
discoveries are bsing made daily. On
lode discovered not long since near her
assays about $ zoo to the cord. Prop
erty Is constantly changing hands TO kee
the greenbacks in motion.
Bat | must close, K moving that hav
now already protrsctdd my letter to to
great length.
Yours, DC,