Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-12-23
COLORADO TERRITORY
ROCKY MOUNTAINS. CESTxiL Cry
December lith, 'oe.

EriroR DThccAAg .-Aitsr onB sAe"es
sea,n write you from the loot OF 'hs
Sn W Range. 70 give yeu .ome lev item
O. lie 10 tie ROCKY Neunt,ins.
To begin. l have a.esrtsinsd that IsoI 10
live. grew fat and rich ficm 1000 T. li>
600 feet above be level Of the ocssn. Cen
ira, City. IS il 10 called, Of any one can tisd
whore it begins and ends, for It 10 ore cen.
tinusus labyrinth Of strsss or alleys iism
Back Eawk, Mountain City, Central and
Nevada, about II miles up hill, and dswn;
Central certaining 5000 or 1000 inhsb'-
eants. and The other three (cnes) aoeutfs
many more most Of whom are buried sev-
era feet under ground This may Al frat
sssm predetermined, but when tell you |
that two,hrds Of the population are miners
working day and night, IN shafts ffem 80
20 700 FRET deep, dsvng into gold and silver
and oth.r precious metals, you will iud the
col llion to tie problem.
Many Of ibs mills have csssed working.
no, 10 ,ause they have not plenty Of mine al
10 work upon, bat because the water, one OF
N. &, En-, sdjuncts to work with" has be
e ,me eccentric. and unlike . political cans
didate, refuses 10 run.
Here 10 commingled ia one great con-
gl.nera,e volcanic upheaval, an admixturs
Of gold. silver. iron. lead, copper, srssnie,
and slmos, every mineral known to The
-, I'D "a bav
In ouch distracted confusion verse con-
fused, that Savan will nssd . straight
jackss in three weeks. If ne attempts sci
sntifc analysis end the variety OF msthods
sssortsd - fer the purpose Of extracting the
precious metals are a. numerous - were the
various colors Of Jsssph's esst and many
Of the expert oentsrs have found themselves
minus . coat at the esnclusisn Of their eI-
pssiusnL After ell the waste Of time and
money, most Of the mills have fallen tack
upon the old pria,aiivs stamps a. the leas,
eapsnsvs medium through which the geld
ca be separated frem the other minerals
and secured. That these miasa are rich
AL s1haus,l.ss, there can be no doub, ;
IN when sncs developed tfer they are not
IN viii no. be prsspscled for years 10
osns, Colorado will prove to be tho great
Y dorado Of the American Continent. Her
IL richness for agriculture; her streams
numerous for irrigation and manufacturing
purposes, her 100, hills prolific With rlch
be 10 o. coal her mountain ranges covered
vita timber. b-reAth whore sturdy root
he % und,s,utbed mines Of untold wealth,
hha, require only Industry, Capital and Per
.vcrsncs TO make this tho wealthiest and
]. -, r"pul Gus State IN the great and 4 lori
pus Galaxy.
Tnsrs have been two primary causes
operating ngsinst tho ndvanc ement and dc
tslormsns. growth and prosperity Of Colo
RADIO. lst. Tho mining interests Of this
70 lntry have bcea swindlsd into the hands
u set Of stock gamblers, a. heartless and
nnprlnc,plcl . class OF thieves as aver
Rent unhung, whose deceptions have DO
|tsoyed the confidence al honest capitalists.
who would have invested and developed
sseurcss. known TO exist, that wsu'd have
,uh,sd the population with wiling hands
md steut hearts to make these ineuntain
.noas blossom - ito rose. Anoth' {
(rsat obstacle in the Advancement II this
territory is 70 be found IN the iriiiing, spec
la,ing. politica! gerymandertnc Of the In,
iaa question. Psacs Commissioners ssnt
nt to maze treaties " Nh outlawed whites
siatei IN sill The fantastic colols Of the
ohle To- family, cammiusled with tie
n raft 81 set OF wandering. thisvng In
,ans, furnished with food, clothing snc
he means Of murdeiins their lie pl, rs vic
ms, vh,lc every effort put forth by sucs
pen as thtsington, Cus'ar, and other be
PCS, to correct tho evil - met with abus,
nj dcnunoiation from tho Eastern press
nd he maudin and lrehry mcss sympathy
h,pocr,ucsl public.
Anothc gr.ai drawback uron the pres
ertv of thess thriving towns is to I,
pund IN tho pulled up. self concerted ali,
q htile montsd srist,cracy that hs,
prung up, mushroom like, in the person.
. lot Of bankrupt swindisrs, who lef
Asir native State fer their swn and thsil
ta,e's gssd, who have thimbls rissst
rem scls.s into pssisisa. and now a,,eu, p
run the mash ios. Such, lam sorry &
y. IL the case developed in enc Of you
aft. Who publishes listls . By 10 shee
daily, scuvrilous abuse. and whose ante
ldsnts may be summed up in the fact ,ha
) ~as eaos beat IN political race with
hrksv IN Dsnvsr-ths "niggsr" csminl
vt full length ahead and nov this van
Mshsd patriot. like the tssd that r.! cd t.
- the OK. thiaks Colorado in general
ID Central City in particular. 10 his base
~ ground, and kns,ks and bats it'll,
Gks without mercy. For further psr,icu,
70 sIis Collyss's Notes. Until men o
srling worth and integrity shall hold tn,
h aud feel and exercise On interest il
. Development and advancement Of tn,
risus interests. % reciprocal in every
~ country, this present state Of thing
hll and must sx,st.
But sims. that great nscremantic lsvsler
u. i" fs~ ysass. bring absss chang
r. that. although perfectly natural, vii
10 'ket upon ~ miraculous. But Will
lfsh, marrow minded, hypocritioal knavs
alosej % presume upon others tight
d spin,cns. religious aud pollucal, pros
rav will BE- pArahzed. union Of soc,et,
ss-t,led. and advancement and snerg,
|SstrAted.
I have an interest In gold lode in III
|mUason Mace, Max~ celia reservation
here Is stamp mill on the sAms lode
king OIL: from tl6 TO $4,000 every 2
pure, AID aops before many weeks to b
ae 70 lay before yen spcclsnsns Of oar lod
~ shau establish the truth Of the asses
%. that man may TIC beggsr TO ds
this coua,ry aud = millionaire to mo
=. Ii IS aew nearly one ycar since
the confines Of the thriving State {
80, aud, during tho time Intervening,
Ivs pssssi through more vicissitodcs sha
,aplly falls u the lot Of man in . lii
p 10 years ,han mine
have travelled the broad plains Of Da
b. the legitimate home Of the butial,
Nslsps, aai the Indian (; I have el,mbe
, rugged ehfs Of The Black il,lls aud th
cky Range; nave bathsd ia the 600
pearls Of the mountain cascade. an
eshsd the Gambols Of the spsckied treu
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