New-York tribune., 1870-12-06

IA descended by windass but whm Ia to be put mp
immediately, and various improvements are In rapid
progress Tho shaft is about 20 feet deep and few
drifts have been commenced. About Two months ago
s25OOO we're paid this property since then the owners
have sold orc enough at Black Hawk 70 teacn mn NM @ s
sum The ore sells from $50 TO 81 per t ana Wheh
their for working complete they ex-
pect 10 take 40 tups day. They nave oRooe sE
era other shafts on the lode, ana nnu SnoJ "A'o ~ I'M
mepse quantity OF this same kind OF ore .A ,,cn,,z
There four other principal mines IN Ihe "a Tro
jan None them have been worked as deep ~ the
CarbOO but they all exhibit the same richness anu n
ore taken out and hauled TO Black Hawk gives the same
retrns Most OF these mines are In the forest often
reached BY climbing steep hilsfor ROADS nave not
made 10 them except in part All through the woods the
soil has been upurned BY prospeotos and even at saw
eral miles distance solitary men are az wore uIsks @
holes with the expectation of becoming rich Every Gay
miners arrive FROM California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada
and HewMexicO hoping TO make rich strikes; ana CAP
ass are on hand 700, re2n 70 D To r i've to ten
men are at work I'm each OF the four principal MINES
ia IS Is per day and board is q week The price Of
freight is cent pound from central ana Two ceI
from Denver. wagon road is to be made this month
direct to Boulder city miles, and then CaribOo will he
the Plains than Central ProElslons ana g0ouls
rces which formerly were paid at Central shall be paid
here Tue impression is that these mines are hkey 70
prove IA rich M those OF Central Georgetown, IN
which case CaribOO cannot fail to be hOurSmng elty
TIE SNOWY RANGE.
Looking at the mountains from the Plans, they are
seen 10 DO divided into three divisions First are The
foot hills. from 900 to 800 feet high covered all over
with grass, which makes them eAcetulnRy Naudpc io
pasturagc. Generally the Snowy Range Is from 30 to OO
miles from the hills but back of CarboO they press
eastward in grand prominence and from the Cariboo
mine it Is only about seven miles to the summit of the
first OF the Snowy Mountains But snow was seen on
only O part OF the surface, the rest was
green with grass, and the appearance OF the
mountain was not disSimilar TO what Is seen IN
dairy townships in New-YOrk and New-Englanh.
Deep down below this mountain Of the snowy Range ,,
valley eight miles broad and 10 OF IS long DARK
with untouched forest OF pine and there Is abundance
game elk boar aud DEER there springs ana streams
by, the foot OF CarbOO HILL and north IrOm hc
town. Is another valley, two three miles long, with
clunps OF timber here and there, and meadows OF grass
between, making II a mountain park which PARK, tne
owners or CarbOO have prtempted for ranch ana mere
they will grain and vegetables, To iced miners ana
teams While dairy cows, yielding milk, butter, and
cream will range the mountain sides over yOnder
are seen many mountain slopes, some covered Wltb TIM
beT with grass, all level enough Tor tne pow anu
rich all the elements OF fertile soil, capable OF gO"
inc potatoes 80 of oats, and 30 OF barley 10
the acre. aud with rain enough, country ~ presented
fully cqila to Massachusetts, and men knowing more
and after me, will superior Ana mere Is an ln
menSe mountain country between the snowy kaDee ann
Ihe Plains rch in mines and ia soil, well suited to the
DEVELOPMENT OF hardy race OF men, Beyond the IShs
ia better country still, they say, stretching OUT INTO
valleys all the way tO Utah. ,. - 49,.
IN / we're a Young man, nothing would suit me better
than 10 see What I could make OF q mountain farm
First the winds should be fought and conquered VIII
"A house made OF rock, with suitable yards lOr cattt
and with wall around tine garden Wltmn Whch carp
vegetables should be started under glass, anu Brd pcs '
cherries should Dc grown against the walls ana pear
should be shielded quiet corners Win such crops o
barley as can be here, poultry ana eggs may "
plentiful In Illinois; and the same grain VIII gIV"
pork, and at Christmas time sausage h5ng from uI'
kitchen raftors. Years ago, thousands OF young mel
dreamed that there something MOhdeTlul IN bi'
Rocky Mountains; now we begin to see IT, &C. A.