New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-28
A TRIP TO COLORADO.
vu-ESTERING THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS.


From Our Special Correspondent.
CHsrRAL CITY. juno % ls66.
Golden City enjoys the distnc ion OF being the capita
Of Colorado Territory That is the legislature regularly
there but sdourns to Denver before transacng
any other business The population Is not moro than J0
AGO. and the place has quiet and rather foTo appear
at present 1t possesses, nevertheless several sub
stantia stores schoolhouse Ourmills CLEAR Creek
furnishing excellent waterpower, and anuiactoy OF
friedrich. From this time forward it will rise in
importance.
Tho disoors of coal is Of scarcely less consequence
to this region than that Of gold and silver Gen. Pierce
Surveyor Of Colorado informs THAT the coaltelds Of
the Rocky Mountains viii probably prove to be among
the largest in the world Along the Eastern base Of the
range brown coal Of excellent quality has been found for
distance Of 800 miles, and the indications continue
through Montana saw 40 miles east Of Denver among
the Platte Hills bold out-crop of coal, projecting two
or three feet above the earth. Further in the mountain
the Abertine or ol-beang COAL yielding l0i gallons 10
the un has been discovered The supply of fuel for the
Pacific Railroad and for all smelling nd manufacturing
purposes is therefore assured for centuries TO
Visited the veins Of re-cay and coal which found
in conjunction within half mile Of Golden City. The
clay is found in large beds Of chocolate color and greasy
Two horizontal shafts have been opened into the
side OF the HILL and the carts loaded directly at their
mouths. The clay is first burned then ground after
which it is nodded and pressed into tie requisite forms
Although the business is in IFS very commencement,
enough has been done TO its Ell ire The
propretors have already commenced ie Manufacture Of
tiles for roofing which, suspect vii re long come into
general use.
The COAL commencing at the surface with streak of
color las the miners say OF gold, broadens rapidly
that at the depth Of % feet found vertical stratum II
feet in breadth. If il continues 10 at the
for faetf further m ilv
be imagined. This Rocky Mountain coal, understand
is always found in vertical seams while the btuminous
coal along the Smoky Hill Fork is disposed in horizontal
strata The valley Of the Platte after leaving the rolling
country at the base Of the mountains appears 10 lie be-
tween the two formations The examination, however, if
superficial that nothing very positive can yet be as.
serted Coal is beginning to be fonnd abundantly in
Southern Kansas and possible that the gaps between
the beds already discovered may yet be filed up.
Standing this great bed of coal and freclay, at
Golden City looked eastward The creek and
ridge Of limestone rock and the indications of quarry
which has Just been opened My com Iions pointed out
TO me the location of beds Of the finest iron ore ell within
the radius Of mile The iron is said 10 be Of unusually
fine quality Mr. Loyeland Of this place has proposed TO
erect rolling-m and manufacture rails for the Pacific
Company enabling them to commence the road eastward
from the base Of the mountains to meet the branches
starting from Omaha and WyaIdotte. Considering that
all the requisite heavy machinery must be ireghed across
from the Missouri River this would seem, at frs, sight 70
be hazardous enterprise but, on tho other hand the
saving In the cost Of transporting rails for the road would
be so immense, that cannot pronounce the plan I'M
reasonable 1t is quite certain that ell the rails for the
central division Of tho road must be manufactured here
and in Nevada.
There WILL in time, be railroad from the mining re-
eons the upper waters of Clear Greek 10 Golden City,
and many Of tie companies will then find TO Their adj
vantage TO establish their smelling works at the latter
place Let be deceived by presen, indications
The quiet Of Golden City win not endure much longer,
ard the day may not be far OF when the smokes from its
tall chmneys, rising up behind Table Noun tam will be
seen OF Denver. only wish that tho vulgr snobblsh
custom Of attaching City'to every paos OF moro than
three houses could be stopred. From Illinois to Cali
fornis il has become general nuisance telling only OF
svaecer and want Of taste not Of growth Why not call
II Goldenport las 1t will become sort Of harbor to
which the ores will be shpped any otter sim pie name
In the Russian language, two unnecessary accents usnp
opeseventh of the typography and in Colorado II ono
talks much about the mining towns be must add one
seventh TO his SPEECH in repeating the useless word,
:. City"
The Vsv Of lay All 9aass has not yet arr. w." 0So'