New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-28

PIE pointed ont me tree TO which of them had
hung Mexican, last week, account Of an attempted
assault upon two ladies' OF the place. The criminal was
taken from the shens hands and lynched and the few
remaining Mexican residents who appear 20 have had no
fellowship with him, ordered TO leave tho place
Affairs of this kind make an unpleasant impression Ihe
mprovised code of settlement is longer neces'
sary here and il seems to exist by virtue Of lingering
taste for rude and violent justice.
| found simple but clean quarters, and excellent
table at Cheneys Hotc addressed limited audience in
the evening and took the coach for this place yesterday
morning, at 10 O'Clock The new road following Clear
Creek Canon has been made impossible by foods, ara
the old road some miles further eastward, ia now used
II pieces the first range OF the Rocky Mountains by the
canon of small stream at the mouth whereof are four or
five log houses styled Gate Cyi The defe is very nar-
row abrupt and with such sudden turns that for space
the road seems TO disappear every moment Huge masses
of dark rcd and purple rock toppe on either s,dc there Is
little timber to DO seem but prOfusion Of wild gooseler
RES and orrants and abush resembling the broom. The
bed of the brook is crowded with young cottonwoods ana
bo1-elders in tho shade which varieties OF whu
flowers grow uxuranty hailed the Alpine harebell as
an old friend and inhaled the delicious perfume blown
from.cumps of mountain roses The Wild hop-yne was
very abundant spreading its arms over tho rock III lou vi
other supports. ,a
sragher and could look up 10 the orcs OF the noun
tans IL dismal TO how much of the pine oress
with which the sleeps clothed, have been wantony
careessy destroyed by fire. The rock now appeared 70
be kind of gneiss gray, with pale orange oHyuauohs,
which gave the scenery something of the character OF
Apprentices. did not ind as expected, much vegetation;
The dry SOIL the bare of rock the dusty road ana
the hot cloudles sky overhead all suggested Southern
Europe, rather than Switzerland or our mountain regions
of the East
We followed this canon for eight ten miles, oc
casonaly passing sagmi or tavern rancho paroniZed
by the freighters Then We reached Guys HILL where
the road crosses the divide and requested by the
driver climb to the summit foot II was but half
milo of rather brea,hess walking in the thin air. and wo
stood upon narrow crest overlooking deep pine-clad
valley In the heart of the mountains The dark SUBMITS
Of the second range against the SKY ana only one
small snowy peak visible Here tho forests although
Mother large nor dense, still untouched, and multi
tudes OF siyery ospens were mingled with the pines
The descent looked dangerously stecp but our driver
with locked wheels went down on trot passing two OK
teams with wonderful skill. The valley now entered
was greener and fesher than the FIRST and with toera
bly, level bottom along which bowcd to the Michigan
House where dinner awaited u.s. An excellent meal, az
81 So The water was unsurpassed IN GOODNESS ana aSoe
able favor.
The road now gradually swerved to the left rising to
another divide whence the sendos of the snowy range
burst upon Broad wedges Of rock and snow, soaring
hight of 900 foot glittered in the clear sky appa
reny close at hand although they were still fifteen miles
distant Our own elevation above the could not have
cen less than 5000 feet The air thin but wonder
fully cool pure and Transparent The only thing the scene
lacked fresh mountain tuf-s feature which have
not yet found.
We descended from this crest into deep glen, the side.
of which wore better wooded Here and hore we passed
a grazng rancho sawm and the road was filled VITA
heavy freight teams Two miles OF rapid descent and
We suddenly emerged upon the canon Of North Cleat
Creek. Here commenced, at once, the indications Oh
mining. Tho preceiptous SIDES OF inc canon wen
shafts tho swift waters Of the stream had the hue OF
"taings and presently tho smoke from tho smelling
works of the Lyms Company began to cloud the pure
mountain air. .
Beyond this point, which is already thckly studded
with houses and called Lymsyllc sudden turn IN thc
road dscloses n view of Black Hawk, with its charming
church perched above the town. on the extremity on te
headland which separates Gregory Guch from tina: o
Clear Creek. We at entered busy, noisy thicky
populated region The puff OF steam, the dun thuinP o.
The sampnills and all the other sounds of machinery al
work Glled the air; tho road became continuous street
with it, hotels stores livery stables and crowded dwell
ing hOuses.
Turning into Gregory Gulch, slowly mounted
through Black Hawk aud Mountain City to this place
but all three places form in reality continuous town
more than two miles long and with over 5000 inhabt
ants The houses are damned into the bed Of tn,
canon employing al sorts Of fantastic cKpediont to fnd
room and support themselves. Under them hlthy stream
falls dow n the deile over succession OF dams. II Is
wonderfully curious and original place. strongly rcsem
bling GuaHauato in it, position and surroundings
Hero leave you $500 feet above the sea. r. 7.