The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1866-09-06

p9.A short time since we received a
communication from Wells spicer, Esq,
dated at Onandaeg City, Aug. 9th, 1865,
which starts off this wise: "Messrs.
Clark & Mulford:-I wrote you from
Denver that would send you commu-
nication if you desired to publish it, SO
If you do you may go in on the following:
Bear in mind, gentle reader, he said we
might Ego in!" Then followed two
pages of hieroglyphics that we will defy
the man who translated the inscriptions
found on the Tower of Babel to decypher
Towards the close of his communication
he had apparently "sobered up" and
writes rs follows:
Near Julesburg, just little after
dark we passed a camp of about 200
Sioux Indians. They claimed to be
friendly, but were very cross at the time
we passed, for one Of their chiefs, nam
ed Spotted Tail, and some of his band
had been sneaking around camp of
whites, about eight miles off: A little
disturbance arose between them, which
resulted in Mr.. Spotted Tail, Esq. get
ting laid out by a lick from a club
When we passed Spotted Tail he was
cheap mad" and wanted vengeance.
There will be trouble on the plains with
them this fall. AS soon as crops are
harvested and game scarce they will be
for robbing trains, and then the war
will commence. l.re
Arriving at Denver, we stopped at the
Planters Hotel. Here we met our old
friend Meek, from Oskaloosa, one of the
Proprietors. The Planters is an excel
lent house, where the weary pilgrim
finds good cheer and a good table, and
the bills are only the same as at the
Burtis House, or the Herndon in Omaha,
and much better fare than the Herndon.
Here also we met our old friend, VIM.
N. Byers, whom many of our citizens
will remember was long ago the engi-
neer on the old Lyons road. He is now
here, Editor and proprietor of the Rocky
Mountain Ne,os, a live paper, containing
all the news from the Mountains. J. f.
Wharton, son of our worthy Senator, is
associate editor. We met our old friend
Geo. Tritch, here. He has flourished
since coming here. He has in his store
a stock of goods, Hardware, Tin, etc. }
Of the value of 800, 900, and more COM
ing. He does all immense trade. Geo.
is one of the "seed cucumbers" of this
city. Denver is now a city Of 5000 In
habitants, and rapidly increasing. With
in five years il will contain 10000 inhab-
itants. The middle branch of the Union
Pacific r. r. is by this time in operation
to Kearney, and will be to Cottonwood
before winter, and to Jubeburgh, $50
miles from Denver, by 1st of April next.
The Southern branch of this road, via.
Fl. Riley, is also pushing along rapidly,
and if they continue at this rate, Denver
will have two roads by one year from
next fall. The trade of Denver is inn
mense. The streets are filled with long
trains from the East, unloading goods;
and with teams for the mountains, load
ing up supplies for the mines. Denver
is a great place for making money, and
equally great for spending it. The pub
lie gambling houses are closed up, but a
person can find all the game he wants if
he looks for it. The Improvements be-
ing made here are mostly of a very SUBJ
stantial character, being brick business
houses, that would be a credit to any of
our western cities. Mining business is
said to be good this season. Gulch min
ing in particular is said to turn out well
| The mines in Pork, Summit, and other
southern counties are obtaining from
$40 to 500 per hand per day. Quartz
mining, they say, never was 50 prosper
Gus. Yours, WELLS SPIcER.
On Wednesday night, the mail coach
between Jefferson and DennisOn, Iowa,
was attacked by highway robbers. Two
of the horses were killed, when the re-
mainder ran away, taking the stage and
the passengers safely to the next station.
The driver, however, was thrown from
the box, and robbed of seventy Ave dol
lars.