, 1879-07-10

md mnny OF tho pro.pect-holcs Of jas. snrinr
have been sunk by plucky and Persistent labor
csa until they hare "strurk the cuntnct,' = anil
ratlnns nnd porcrts, hare hccn rewarded Richly
nj Inst. Lealyfc's future il fully and permn.
hcntly assured. YET my ftnnrnFslon lr.. that It
wn1'lt, not be prudent Tor men without mems to
cosnc hero now. Tho country IA ali stnkcd otI
Tor miles nround. md there arc men enough,
hero to work tlIt tn!ncs. There Il no scarcity IL
labor. Capital IL wanted to dsve1op Tho mines,
but think there II muscle cnoagh here alraady:;t
In other letters wilt aprak in detnIl Of 1ti3
discoveries which haze made tho gntches sa1dI
steep tnouhtatnAilcs, at.i the hIlfs tack OF
l1eatlTtllc. tic nlpst valuable territory In tho
world; also Of the processes OF working tho
.n!ues ami tho placers, aud Of the reduction Of
ttr "rcs ~ cuployed here. 1.eadyitie. -HscN 10
pleasantly situated IN gcntly.slenIrg ptatcau,
about two or three miles from thc Arkansas
River, am, aho1,t tfteen tniles from ~ source,
alnl y .11rsounde'1 On al sides .oath.
!'r lnfty mountains: it, altitude is about 10 800
feet a!'nrc sea-ferel, which eatlscs i!e unaccls-
mailed :. tcndcsiout" tn pant for breath unless
t!e exercises himself very gently. Tic tays arc
delightful now, WILL, a kind OF nutunin-Ako
ha'f-wartnt!I hatfeoDlness, but every night ono
ntctlE ~ pile On tile blankets. On tho morning
oi june es some parties had akata on ono of
thu town-dtches, and this morning
NOTICED ICE
abo,lt quarter Of an inch shtslt.
IN 'sl!s rfcar air as 10 make ttic1n seem but a
pleasant n!ornIng.walk, rIss the lofty,
wl!lccanpeh peaks Of the great Continental
"Dssdc"; from which kt',f tneltag, Of tho snows
'lm WEST 10 form therfsers d the Pacific Slope;
On this side the :.watefa. ,B.artng on their
1 i%ls so,Irsc 70 the Atlantic Ocean. Close 70
5.e s x ryr, 5 H .a o Y ,sst6 no'th @ Hna ,ss, s,t
fanous by tlm earlier discoveries, gent
y to The town, hut rts!uc farther, by continuous
'sl steerer asrs''a, nsnl they to.,ch the clouds.
Then hack Of thcm Fifs Mounts Sheridan, Sher-
are already pQckn,afieil by tl,e holes Of, pros-
rsrtors; nnE III many plncc.. far. up At
dizzy Nights Will f'bs seen the dump and square
cnsEanca ol sotno tunnel,--cxcitlnE wonder n
to how tho adtenturoua ,ort'spcctor ever
got there: und your owr heart, humping
auain.t yo,lr rtbs says Boa don't want to try It.
l,etwecr tbcse tllls the Intervening valleys, or
btn. kuowt ~ California Gulcts, Iowa, Stray
Ilorxc, Ill. mi Ltttlr Eyans, ctc. =
This hlIu, nn.! lower tnountatD.stles below
1900 lc,t Of altitudch except closo to tho
town, al covered BY dense growth of utncs,
10 cuss aH to make progress through them diili-
cult: but, nttr the more central mines, they
have cSn mostly cut otf for timber used il
The nlatts antl levels, or for charcoal, or sawed
tntt lumber for tic buildings. An fmmcnse
Nh. rapdlY'incrcuslnr osca has been destroyed
b. tho
vEnT EXTENSIVE FOHEsT-PInEs
shlct have Eavaged the dfetries 80 extensively
during the past lew weeks. For TIL dcstruc-
tit,n the prosperturs themselves are largely re-
Rpontlblc. rs tic fires nrc almost universally
tho rcsn1t Of tnu most reckless casctcssnass.
Yesterday, IN riding oycr Upper Fryer I'LL, 1
saw q fire we'll started tn the timber and u,icr
brush: and, though there was hundrcda' III
miners within Il short distance, not hand was
raisct, to nut It out, though It could llc llayo
been easily cone, a.nl though. II It bprcat', It
would certainly destroy thGr cabirss, tents, and
ttsctr Apathy to my, riding companon, IN old
miner uf long experience, and he simply replied,
They arc not pal1 tor putting out t[rcs.' 11u
anticipated result was proved last night by the
destruction OF IltlndretiA Of acres OF timber md
Aauy \ nrospccsos's cahn.
Lealfse Is growing very rapidly, and tic
newspapers here cla!,n n population, Including
a.. nro'prctcra' md miners tributary, Of :.sh-
to 10000 Tile place docs not appear to luyu
H. many as really arc llcrc, owing IL tho coscy-
lackea condition Of fhc houses. Women n5u
tev.nparat!ye'y scarce as yet, though tlu nl,siur
increases daily. Many WIN refused 10 do 80
!0rlh.rsy are now bringing their wives and
1atnfli.s, being tired Of tslcir restaurant aud
liotc'.se nll nre building: neat c tut.c l.ol.es
VIZ; elect of Wlllcl, upon tic cIlnp Is cYtdcnt
ntld most E1'utaFy.
TI'e HUTCHINSON FAMILY,
,hr Cid .irnto STATE Tf.ss
II
estln. so note IN thu motley. audience whci!
cathercd liz The "Oper4l-1Iuisc tl.e uusnhrr Ut
ladies' who wcrt: Present. Tic rougl,,elad miners
wt, fnrncd larGc mart OF tl!t atidicnto fi.tell-
ell wilJ hearty appreciation to the sweet ba'la
of ,hr ncn tines, rs they poured In SILVER har-
mony from the lips Of tllc singers. lhe iantlly
arn 20 nuclI pleased viii. Leadyllle tl.at they
will srcnl tlle summer here, and NO trust to
hcnr o1trn their sweet voices.
This place IL situated nhout l@o miles from
Cunon CItr nfnl CHlorHuo Springs Respectively,
u1..I i4, ulilcs frnn E.nyrr. Tic inodcs Of acccss
ure yrry goutl AMI the rouds ara highly ptctur-
rum il.u east by thc Atehlsou, lopeka y Santa
FL Isaliroa', and The lcns r y Rio Grapde Rail-
road. the tung-cstablislled Barlow IL SAndsrsan's
Overland Mail Company run Il llnc Of six-lorso
pass over sotur Of the ncst seeucry Of tho Con.
t!,,cnt. Thu Santa Fe Railroad company aEe
pusl,lug tcr railroad lines from Tho snno point
10 Leadystlc, hay,ng ulTcaly completed It
through ts1u GRAND Canon Of tns ArKansas ,sy.
sections, which will 10 CONNECTED in time to
rcac!. Lcatiyitls thi. fall. From Colotado
Springs, Bradbury, Woo'!gate - Aaniiey @ Sro
olHrattn. line Ut ConeoFd coaches' hlaklhk lne
tip by easY stages in. two, dnys,-sestlnT over
night ut bcn1l.I.ul place III thu South farA,
aud uasslns IN .llrtr rou.o Maniton, the roman
Tie Tito lass, the Hot Springs, and the u'ouut-
nil range. -.,
! have with great energy completed their lno of
read for nlietv miles, reducing tho stage-trp t9
| about Alty.hyc miles. Starting iron Jenscr.
ca.uu over .l.u latter roal, taking two 4nys for
The trip, tllongh II may be Iaas In onc Ut ti'ts
| sacrifice of heelng tho !isu sccnery along t1ie
iinu OF ite aoutl, Park Road. Tic railroad fol.
lows for so.ne twcnty-tlye miles tlu Valley Ut
ihu Platte. unftl suddenly, with sharp swir!s.
10 ,l's rielt, We cit:r thc beautiful Platte
Canon. 'ric scenery Of thls canon Tor ubollt
tlity miles IL one kaleidoscope OF beauty, ever
cilangim: md ever new. In 1!'aty platcs tue
uuyIu,ls 1oxks csose down OIL the roadway - II
to fort,ld ulasagu; whu tho ioauilnS ristr,
boiling un' leapia, on ,ta o,hef s!!e, seem: TO-
say, "iou can't tron'c Tits way" Aut tlsr srunnn::
track, with n,lirti turn, ayolis Scylta nlu Just
.,oiges CharysN,ss. THIS cauon hns ,.ot ths
n!tY, jsrripsloHs walls Of snu l'rasM Cat!un o1
tsir Aikal,h,s; hut IT. slopln.. Erasstuyered
| si,.cs, and nl1sn abrupt rocky tHiuts. t.reua
hack 10 great hight At KenusEa I'LL! .ho
ra,lroa.i climbs by xgzag route to 'l's lolty
ht u ,ie FFr"tsst Ers ,s 5sassa 'oIat
| II rt,al,ss Il sublime ylrw Ut thu valley Tar
below; AiI SOM. BY II, sn.y Erade, at desssnas ~
| i,r1tw lfI,o binry ae:. Front thy terminus ut