The New York herald., 1865-01-23
REoAPITULATIoN OF THE POPULATION or COLORADO
NY COUNTIES.

pOpuAt1On.
This does not include the population the Indian Re-
serve, nor the Indians scattered loose or in tribes
throughout the Territory
ORIGINAL TABLE OF DISTANCES.
We not aware Of the existence Of any table show
ing the distances between prominent points In Colorado
and It's chief external metropolitan mart Denver City
We WILL therefore, present one, obtained ut considerable
labor for the benefit Of our Colorado bound column or
progress
Table OF DISTANCES FROM ATt1IIsoN, MO-, CITY,
AND FROM THE IArrIR TO PROMINENT POINTS 4.
Niles
From Atchson, Mo, to Denver City. .620
From Denver City TO Central City Gipin county, en-
bElcing the mining districts Of Empire, Idaho, Ne
vada, Eureka, Black Hawk, Montana and Fall
From Denver City 70 Loreite, Park county-southern
arete i The central ncni Of travel for Montgomery
Fair Play and Hamilton the Atlantic side OF the Snowy
Sierra; and for Breckenridge Parkvle and Lincoln,
the Pacific side-al mining towns and each the centre
OF extensive mining ncighb0rhood]
From Iorete TO Orovile, Lake county, and California
Gulch--the extreme head waters or source Of the
Arkansas river-gulch mining altogether 90
From Denver to Colorado City, III Paso county,. rs
From Colorado City, at the foot Of Pixies Peak, to
rro Gn]orado rusoc Civ pvin 10 9anon ;,iv IS
From Colorado City Fort Garland Costello county,
the road passing through Pueba. 100
From Fort Garland to Culebra Costello county, San
From Culebra to the town Of Costello ...... 10
From Denver CITY north along the foot of the Snowy
Sierra to Boulder City, Boulder county. 20
From Denver City to Iaporte, Laramie county 70
At Iaporte the roads fork, one running to Fort La
rame, the Platte, distance. e..................1aO 40
And the other to salt Lake Guy, route for Fran
cisco, distance by the United states Overland mail
route 40
A GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF COLORADO.
Through the entire centre Of Colorado from north 20
SOUTH and tapping up against the nden'cd base OF the
mountains, deposits OF the prneva' occana class
ing in the geographical series OF secondary rocks.
The contact here Of the secondary rocks With the prime
yal mountains brings Into juxlapositon immense
rDi.Cg
in the mountains, lind precious metals and lumber
Astounding in infinite proiuson Pastoral agriculture
there occupies the whole face or nature. From the
crownng summit OF the Snowy C0rdlera, turreted by
the stupendous towers Of Longs and Pixies Peaks, de-
the Pac6che eastern and western slopes of the Aer
continent On the east IL the smooth and gently
descending Of the Great Plains inteaced by rivers
On tbs west we see the pr0digiOns system OF noun
ns extending 10 tho Pacific channellad and drained
by immense rivers which bar or its surplus waters.
Surnouutns the central barrier OF the continent like
the saddle upon the back Of horse Colorado Territory
liz e-mnenty th keystone Of continental AS
In the East the boundaries of the sate OF Pennsylvania
besrids and neutral the barriers OF the Aeghanies,
fusing the Atlantic with the Mississippi basln-the
the West, in the sublime prospective expansion
OF our immense INTERIOR onward to the great mountains
and beyond TO tho Pacific sa Is accomplished by the
supreme and crowDng geographical position OF Colorado
The ID Of embracing within tn boundaries o. States
and nations massive chains OF mountains inst nd OF
causing them to form limits Of separaon s here demon
strated In tho American continent Is
II wise to rpotuae Ia profound blnndcrs OF antiquity
which have made thousands of years the Pyrenees,
tha APPS and tho Cagcuscs bulwarks TO crush aiaton
and make eternal social isolation shall We connne
these barri VIII social unity and energy shall OBJ
lilcrate them barriers against the fuion of kind
into the grand scheme Of civilization and ChrisantyY
The entire catalogue Of metals salts and chemicals Is
found in Colorado in juxtapositon or a. conveniently
shops ON Brondwaya that is necessary
occupy the industry of man are found as were in
bunch An area IL eighty thousand miles Ii as thoroughly
pcrIacaicd with gold the waters OF the Atlantic are
with salt II is found 10 every form, orc in all It's VA
reies and pure In the piscefs The beds ma banks Of
10 with hs uriCe
The aggregate production OF gold IN Colorado since its
frst discovery there may bc estimated al hundred
millions of dollars There are probably al least ten thou
sand mines, constituting actual properly, now being
worked in the Territory Gold mining h The chief ntc
rest VI the Territory While in the Eastern gran grow
ing States labor h occupied the production of the
ereals and manufacturing and commercial pursuits,
In Colorado, and in It's peerless sisters Idaho, Montana
Nevada the production Of gold silver The primary
object OF labor with thcm all the ss,ries, com
ors and many of the iuxurcs OF life can DO readily pur
chased.
There exists in Colorado ample evidence that the sup
ply OF gold In quartz pacers and in the beds and banks
ol streams is absolutely inoxhaustibc. Every season
startling discoveries OF gold made Ia tho two Hanks
Of the Co dllers Pioneers are magniiccny rewarded
for their toll and industry Tho civil war, instead OF d.
mnshng tho production Of gold has been the means Of
bringing IL out Colorado In abundance than ever
fail represent true values does at the present time,
and long advancing army OF progress aims "
secure wealth and self Independence
The amount of transportation between the Missouri
and tho Colorado tho first point Of entrance to tho
great mountain system IL prodigous. Tho Great Plains
represent the between the oty OF New YORK ana
Liverpool 1t is uhcommon thing 70 see az many M
five thousand wagon teams In camp, and Ii not
setting tho figure too high 10 say that at least half mi
lion Of people are more or less Interested or engaged IN
this vast system OF intr continental transportation New
York Is the great Atlantic metropolis from which
tho bulk Of this trade fows and 1t s 10 her In
tcst and 70 the interest Of her merchants and capt
tas that every movement calculated facilitate the
OF transit and the development vi The resources
Of these now Territories should bo seadiy and lberay