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where ‘creek empties into the Platte. Ibeontaing ‘Bn coc! or improved area of some six hundred square jniles. wer City is the county and contains ‘Qbout seven thousand five hundred in! ts. It was first settled in , 1868. Including Denver, the county numbers from twelve to thirteen tl inhab- ante, Being, sues, “gricultural end masiufsoturing re i is the contre of commerce of the which ‘asoe by coaches. The city is situated six hundred and twenty miles from Atchison, on the Missouri river, to which there is constant railway ey ye from the city of New York. The distance Atchison is travelled in Ben Holliday’s celebrated overland mail coaches, upon a fine road, through a delightful eountry, ‘nd is accomplished in six days. Thus is New York placed within less than ten days travel of some of the Tichest gold and silver regions on continent. 2. Gieis County.—Next in importance, in population ‘and industrial developement, although smaller in area than the Leary, Eo Arapaho, is Gilpin county, lying to ‘the westward. ¢ principal town is called Central City, containing, with the population engaged in active mining and milling operations in the neighborhood, about twelve ‘thousand inhabitants. All the active operations in min- ing, the immediate productions being gold, centre in Gilpin county. There are about three hundred and fifty mills of all sizes and descriptions working in ‘the county, connected with the production of gold. ong these are stamp mills of the largest class, driven by steam and water power, and many “rastras’’ or smaller mills, worked by the current, or by horse, mule or hand power. Four-tifths of the entire yield of gold im Colorado for the year 1564 (twenty-four millions of dollars) was duced by the Gilpin and Clear Creek mines. This ae Jar region is, probably not richer in gold than other por- tions of the Terrory, but up to this time it is more fully developed, and every day new mines are opened and the wealth of the district more and more ex- sed. Gilpin county possesses but little arable soil, the being uniformly pastoral, and furnishing perennial grasses of a super.or quality for the support of cattle and stock, The county contains an area of about four hun- dred square miles, and includes the prominent towns of Nevada, Eureka, Black Hawk, Montana ani #all River—known as the “northern mines.’ 3. Curse Creek County contains an area of about eight hundred square miles and a population of some two thovsand five hundred. The chief towns in the county are Empire City and Idaho City, fifteen miles apart. The mining capacities of the county are of the highest order, and are being rapidly developed, A stream called Clear creck bisects the county all through, from east to west, flanked by precipitous mountains ubounding in leads of gold bearing quartz. The abundance of water furnishes nnumerable mill sites. There are extensive hot and cold soda springs at Idaho City, near which are also won- derful mines of opals, Precious stones are here found ‘on and near the surface in fabulous quantities; and mines are being opened to ald in the production of the gems still more abundantly. Parties have gathered these valu- able stones on casual expeditions by the pint and quart, They are sometimes sold in Central City, or sent east- ward, and polished by jewellers and returned, Among the gems found may be enumerated” opals, am- ethysts, onyxs, wine colored garnets, rock crys- tal, and numerous other descriptions. "As many as twenty-seven dilierent varieties of valuable specimens of gems ha. been found in Clear Creek county, all of which are susceptible of the highest polish, and bave been cut ‘or wro ight by lapidaries into very bea: tiful personal or- naments, The sceuery of this county is every where ex tremely grand aud picturesque. ‘Two good roads pevetraie the county—one from Denver, the other from Central City—both straight, smooth and drieet. Clear Creek may Literally be designated the “Gem county of Colorado.” 4. Jevrerson Counri—Is situated intermediately be- twoen Arapahoe, on the east, and Gilpin and Clear Creek counties ou the West. “Golden City” is the name of the county seat, ‘The population of the county is about seven- teon h-ndred, and sis area about seven hundred and fifty square miles.’ The population is inthe main agricultural, The covuty contains imi quarries of limestone and marble, and extensie measures of bituminovs coal. 7 bundance scattered among ture of this coal is that upon a lump it is :ound to be interspersed with parti- cles of rosin in cubes, as found in parts of the pinoy re- gions of North Carol ba; the regult, it is supposed, of the Durning of abor ginal pine forests at some remote period. Gold is found in this county in placers along the banks of Clear Creek, which bisects the county, east and west, from gold washed down froin the mountains in the rear. Tue vowns of Golden Gate, Arapahoe, Apex and Mount Vernon, all agricultural, are situated near Golden City, The coul mines aro locuied wround Golden Gute, ané around Mount Vernon are miacs furnishing lime and pias- ter and marble. The marble is rose colored, similar in appearance to the Teunessco marble, to be seen in rich and elegant display in the Cap tol at Washington. Iron ores, iuicnaled with the limestone and coal beds of the Swedish and hematite class, aro also tound in wbundance. Dairy farming is curried on very extensively in Jeflerson county, by which Denver and other places are supplied with bauer, cheese aud milk, aud also with eggs, poul- try, fresh theats, & 6. Bournex C v.ty—Is situated north of Jeffer- gon, and contains about the same area. The pr ulation is about ¢ixieen hundred. The county the rpart of Jeilerson in nearly all contains flonring mills, and # valuat full blast in it, It also conta id county for whent, nty contitins but one ulder Chiy,”? next county north of of Laporte, San Vrain after the California eA about seven hundred utro of this county is the most elevated point of the —wud is seen in the western nd fifiy miles by those Who travel god fifty ine ted Louk y Mounain syste: horizon one buw up the Grest Plains. ta this county agricultural industry fa aloud developed, although a tual exploration has de- monstrated that it abounds in minerals equal to the other count es in Cx 7. Dowctas Coenty ix located south of Arapahoe, its grea rv sti mn the divide between the waters of the Platte and Arka era. it is reqarkable tor its im- , of pine, heretofore the ehief souree of uber to the towns eud setilements along the base of the mountains aud ¢ ing over the pliius, Franks “the principal sevtioments. ‘The fon in whi " e hundred. It a whieh Ber, m of th The soil s emmently rable qu rubundanee, One agate, haud and two in 1 in this county by an | ind cations are that thoy She length aud bh ek, was lately fo. odapiod w the: te Most CorN and Cargon and bi Puvbio City is of A. fro amit coun nding dd their towns 1 waters of the ile anvong thoee of of this riv or highw tpn are cv Arkansas, ar Importane at Ube and Lower vay igcble are exelt « of the irriga al regions par an abun nl other bes, ound ious native fui Win ' The population numbers in hundred, of fourteen | are op n te ace ss nil feom th ar and through them the roud rge tow eal, through the mountain proves et the scurees of the South Platte, Arkansay and Dei Norte rivers, 11. Aeervasy Courts — Is situated south of the Arkan. faa river, ext nding cyence vuthern boundary of Colorado Territory, nnd ¢ ie Snowy Si ra, Tt hae about twelve hun nbabllanta ane ¢ us thy cele Drated Spanish: Veaks, equal in altituds to Pike's Peak | and Long's Peak. Tove pooks ave isolated aad stand out like islands, Hucr Orphan) county has ® large area, about nine (homer reimiles, Tt is traversed by the rivers 1/ jus (Purgatory), Trinpas, Apiehpa, Huerfano and San Carlos. Lt is @ Hoe agri uleural region, the borders of the riv rs only hing ae yet eultivated, The Bay of the Greet Maine te form tn (his county by Doing enveloped by th wy oi rra and Haton Moun- tains. 12, Wain Convry—ts ic mie county, occupying t of Nebraska and Keven Julesburg, recently bi Indian’maasaere, Area of the to th ated five hundred square m lee, w number of fnhabiiants, gay foor hundred tis probably the only county where butt lity oxiet. Tt ies excinsiveiy on the yreat pinir, od by the fis aflluents, the Beaver, Bijou, Kiowa cks, The country ® peculiarly pastoral, although it contains some arable lands of dq ality. At is on the grand highway, With Arapahoe, between Atchison, Missouri, and Denver eity. 13 anv 14. Soxet Aco Lee Comvrms—Charactertzed Phroughout their area by etupendons inn chains and peaks, cover the western third of the territorial area Of Colorad® (0F 30,000 equare wiles), filling the space extending from the “nowy irra to the western bound- ary of the Territory, in lading the which discharge theroselves in the area drained by them. These entirely upon tho jovated plateau of the continent seven thousand iy above the sea, with seductive val- jons, en cloped by innumerable r explorations, aa yet fm- those counties be the most prolific yotalliferous region of the whole mountain system of orth America, The salubrious aod serene atmosphere, 2 Be iwi nee abet ae eal aetiaetaiaed FSF Ses fl REERFIE td Se 5 int is itulation of the esti- mated po} vestigation. It 4 particulars, -, in the absence subject, we believe it to be as correct a8 any estimate of the kind extant. RECAPITULATION OF THE POPULATION O¥ COLORADO BY COUNTIES. Clear Creek county, Feary pour ulder county. Laramie iy Fremont county. Huerfano county. Weld county Summit cou Unfixed, 68,100 12,000 Estimated Amorican population...... . 56,100 ‘This does not include the population on the Indian'Re- serve, nor the Indians scattered loose or in tribes throughout the Territory. ORIGINAL TABLE OF DISTANCES. We are not aware of the existence of any table show- ing the distances between prominent points in Colorado and its chief external or metropolitan mart, Denver City. We will, therefore, present one, obtained ut considerable labor, for the benefit of our Colorado bound column of OBTesS :— ‘TABLE OF DISTANCES FROM ATCUISON, MO., TO DENVER CITY, AND FROM THE LATTER TO PROMINENT POINTS IN THR MIN ING RKGIUNS OF COLORADO. Miles, From Atchison, Mo., to Denvor City....... e+ 620 From Denver Gity to Central City, Gilpin county, em- bmucing the mining districts of’ Empire, Idaho, Ne- vada, Kureka, Black Hawk, Montana aud’ Fall river—northern mines, 45 From Denvor City to Lo ‘southern \s it ery, Fair Play and Hamilton, on the Atlantic side of the Snowy Sierra; and for Breckinridge, Parkville and Lincoln, on the Pacific side—all mining towns, and each the centre of an extensive mining neighborhood.) From Lorette to Oroville, Lake county, and California Gulch—the extreme Head waters or source of the 4rkansas rivor—gulch mining altogether. . . 40 From Denver to Colorado City, 1 Paso county 16 From Colorado City, at the’ foot of Pike's Peak, to Puebla, Puebla county... ey From Colorado City to Canon City. *: + 46 From Colorado City to Fort Garland, Costella county, the rond passing through Puebla,....+...4..+.002++ 100 From Fort Garland to Culebra, Costella county, San From Culebra to the town of Costella 219 From Fort Garland west to Guadalupe, Conejos county 60 From Denver (ty north along the foot of the Snowy Sierra to Boulder City, Bouldor county... p From Denver City to Laporte, Laramie county........ 70 At Laporte the rords fork,'one running to Fort La ramio, on the Platte, d.stance. . 0 And the other to salt Lake (ily, en roufe for -an Fran- cisco, distance by the United States Overland mail TOU ws eee eens 425 A GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF Through the entire centre of Colo south, and lapping up against the in mountain, aro deposits of the prizuev; )LORADO. from north to ing in the geographical series of “secondary” rocks, The contact here of (he secondary rock with the prime: val mountains brings into juxtaposition an iminense ud salts. Above these, ecigus metals and lumber Pastoral agriculture of nature. From the Cordillera, turreted by the stupendous towers of Long's and Pike's Pouks, de- scend, towards thé two great oceans—the Atlantic and the Paciflo—the eastern and western slopes of the Ameri- can continent, “On the east is seen the smooth and gently descending area of the Great Plains, interlaced by rivers. On tho westwe see the prodigious system of moun- tains, extending to tho Pacitlc sea, channelled and drained by immense rivers, which bear off its surplus waters, Surmouating the central barrier of the continent, like the saddle upon the back of a horse, Colorado Territory is pre-cminently th» keystone of our continental are. As in the East the boundaries of the ttate-of Vennsylyvania bestrid+ and neutral.ze the barriers of the Alleghanies, fusing the Atiantic sea with the Mississippi basin—the same on the West, in the sublime prospective expansion of our immonay interior, onward to the great mountains and beyond to the Pacille s°a, is accomplished by tho supreme and crowning geographical position of Colorado. The id a of embracin, within th» boundaries of States nations massive chains of mountains, instead of of separation, 1 here demon- variety of motals, rocks, earths p continent. Is rs of antiquity, ands of years the Pyrenves, bulwarks to crush aililiatioa » eternal social isolation; or shall we con! barriers where social unity ‘and energy shail ob literate them as barriers against the fusion of mankind into the grand echeme of civilization and The entire catalogue of metals, sulis and -¢ found in Colorado, in juxtaposition, or as arranged as shops aro on B to occupy the industry of mai bunch. An area of ehty permeated with gold as the with salt. It is found in every f iN risties, and pure in the piacers. ‘Tue beds and banks of strenms sparkle with the priceless deposit. The aggregate production of gotd in Colorudo vince its first discovery there may bo estimated at one bundred villivas of doliara, There are probably at lease ton thou sand mines, conatituting actual property, now being worked in the Torivory. Gold mining is Lie chief inte resi of the Territory. While in the Kastern gran grow: ing States labor ix occupied in the production of the coreals, and x mantifacturing and commercial, pursuits, prado, and in its poorless sisters, Llaho, Montana ovada, the production of gold or silver is the prunary of labor; ior with thom all the neo ssaries, com wis and many of the luxuries of life can be readiiy pur: clmsed, ‘There exists in Colorado ample evidence that the sup ply of gold in quartz placers nnd in the beds and banks vo! streams is absolutely invxhaustible. Every season ries of gold are made in tho two flanks ‘as, Pionoors are magnificently rewarded for their to.l and industry. Tho civil war, instead of di- shing the production of gold, bas been the means of ging it out m Colorado in more abundance than ever, it will continue to be so ai long as paper money shall fail to represent true valnes, ax it does at the present time, and so long as our advancing army of progress aims to secure wealth and self independence. 1 amount of transportation betweon the Missourt and the Colorado, as tho first point of ontrance to the great mountain system, is prodigious, Tho Great Plains represent the ocean between the olty of New York and Liverpool. It is n0 uncommon thing to see as many AB five thousand wagon teams in one cainp, and it ié not sotting the Ogure too higit to say that at least half a ml lion of people are more or less interested or engaged in this vast sysiom of intra-continental t tation, New York city is the great Atlantic metropolis from which the bulk of this immense trade flows, and it is to her in- wrest and to the interest of her merchants and capt- taiiats, that every movement calculated to facilitate the moans of transit and the development of the resources of these now Torritories should be steadily and liberally encouraged. WARREN LELAND'’S ADVENTURES. Interesting Memoranda of Travel Through the Gold and Silver Regions by a Practical and Observing “le- tropolitan” Traveller, Rey de, Warren Loland, Eeq., of the Metropolitan Hotel, in this city, lias Just returned from a tour of four months through the gold and silver regions of the United Btatea, and we have been obligingly furnished by Mr. L Jand with tho following memoranda of his notes of travel, It will be sen that Mr, Leiand agrees in all cxvential particulars with the comprehensive deveription given shove of the wonderful riches already developed and still embosomed in our new Territories, and also with respect to the ad- vancing army of American progress which ho encoun- tored during his interesting travels ;— MEMORANDA OF THR TOUR OF MR. WARKEN LE LAND THROUGH THE AURIFRROUS AND ARGEN: TIVEROUS REGIONS OF THK UNITED STATES, ‘Three days’ travel by rail from the city of Now York and we found ourselves in the city of Atchison, Mo., on the Missouri river. Atchison is fifteen hundred miles distant from New York. Taking a seat in one of tho light but comfortable and substantial coaches of the ae. United Ststos Ovoriand mall to California, wo started on | pf cinunem, ‘eur jouraoy ever the Plains, The frst point of imoor. | wall remulatod tance we mest is Fort Kearny—a government post, ia charge of Colonel Livingston. ‘The distance from Fort Kearny to Denver City, four hundred miles along the Groat Platte valley, is almost barren of timber, but sboundsin fine grass. In late surveys of this region it has been found that ninety miles of railroad can be built without a curve, with a grade of only six feet to the mile for six hundred miles, All that is necessary to construct @ railroad isto lay down the track. The Plains abound in immense herds of buffaloes, the principal hunting grounds of the Indians being on the Little Blue and inthe neighborhood of ©’Fallon's Bluffs, at the South forks of the Platte, in Nebraska. The soil of the Plains is susceptible of producing smal! grains, such as wheat, barley and oats. ‘The Platte is aremarkable river. At some places it is two miles and a half wide, but very shallow, and unsuit- able for navigation, rendering it certain that no line of water communication can be established from the Mis- souri to the mountains. AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC ON THE PLAINS—NECESSITY FOR 4 RAILWAY, Up through this region, on the line of the Platte, ts the great highway of the plains. The amount of traffic on this line is enormous. It can only be estimated from the extent of country to be supplied by the Atlantic cities, This includes the Territories of Colorado, Utah, partially the new State of Nevada, and the Territories of Idaho and Montana, embracing @ region lying between latitudes thirty-six and forty-six and longitude twenty-five to forty-two, Over this route, by the present inconvenient modo of transit, are freighted all the groceries, most of the breadstuf™, al! the building materials, hardware, iron, the immense amount of machinery used in de- veloping the vast mining resources of ‘the country—in short, all articles required for the use and comfort. of people accustomed to civilized life. The amount paid even now for this transportation would insure a hand- some income to any railroad company that should es- tablish a line upon the route. INDIAN TROUBLES AND QIEIR REMEDY. On this part of the route across the continent exist the only Indian troubles that interfere with a safe transit of goods and passengers. The Indians infesting this region are rich in provisions, ponies, buffalo meats and skins They follow the buffalo north in summer to the region of country between White river and the Yollowstone; in the winter, south to the Republican fork and Ar- kansas river, of course crossing the Platte river, the line of overland travel andthe great plains, It is in cross ing the overland line of travel that they com mit their depredations upon the settlers, freight- ers and emigrants, burning ranches, stealing cattle, mules and horses, and destroying stage stations. These Indians are composed of hostile bands of the Sioux, Osages, Cheyennes aud Arapahoes, who always have been, and probably ever will be, until exterminated, unfriendly to the whites—thieving, treacherous and bar- barous. During the past summer they have murdcred whole families of unprotected white settlers, emigrant | parties, attacked and destroyed the United States mails, all without provocation from the whites, and apparently in obedience to an innate and irrepressible feeling of hatred and ferocity against the white race, and with the view of breaking up settlements and retarding the growth of the country. Some years ago General Harney inflicted proper chastisement upon these bunds, particularly at the battle of Ash Hollow, which kept them in a tolerably peaceful disposition until recently. Within a few weeks they have recommenced their depredations. K was hoped that the severe chastisement inflicted upon them by Colonel Chivington, of Colorado, at the fight at Sand creek, would have kept them in check; but it seems they require still heavier punishment to re- train them from the commission ef their depredations: and barbarous massacres, They require some such treatment as was administered to other hostile bands by General Conner, of California, at the battle of Bear river, Utah Territory, two years ago, since which time thore have been no Indian disturbances west and northwest of Utah. It is the unanimous voice of miners, traders, set- tlers, emigrants, freighters, and, in fact, the entire peo- plo of these regions, that some such officer as General Conner should be assigned to the duty of suppressing those Indian depredutions, and that he should have a command, with o sufficient foree, extending on tho line of the great commerce of the plains, from the Missouri river to the ficrr Nevada Mountains, ‘Leaving the plains, we come first to COLORADO TERRITORY. (ir. Leland describes this Territory in language similar to that furnished by our special correspondent. He was struck with its wondorfal richness and the remarkable activity and thriftiness of ita principal towns and work- ing pppalaticn § r. Leland estimates that Colorado contains between fifty-five and sixty thousand inhabitants, and would have demanded admission into the Union at the last clection had it not been for the personal schemes of ambitious and interested politicians, Leaving Denver City, noxt we camo to UTAH TERRITORY. By way of the old Cherokee trail and Fort Bridger, which route was adopted about four years ago by tho proprietor of the great overland mail stages, and now the reat thoroughfare across the mountaina, we came to Salt Lake City. The distance ia some six hundred Sy over the different ranges of the Rocky Mountains an through the Laramie plains, the valloys of Green and Bear rivers, via Bridger's pass. Fort Bridger is « mili tary post, and a central and important point. On the route there are regions susceptible of agricultural do. velopment, such as Laramie, the neighborhood of Fort Bridger, and the Bear river valloy. Tho ‘population of Utah is from one hundred and ten to one hoadred and fifteen thousand whites. The number of Indians is small, The physi- cal aspot of the co-ntry is mountainons, with valleys which are rendered fertile by irrigation, and are thoroughly cultivated by the indnsirious population, mostly Mormons, who are receiving large rewards for their industry by the demand for their agri © Itural products created by the filling up of the adja- cont mining regions of Nevada, Idaho and Montana. Valuable mines of gold, sliver, copper, iron and cual aro also being developed In Utah, and ‘the population is steadily increasing, both in Mormon aud Gentile popula- tion Salt Lake City has increased in population and very much improved in its style of architecture within the past two years. It now numbers some fourteen or tif. twen thoxsand inhabitants, and has a fine theatre, equal in finish and capacity to many in the Eastern States. It cost $250,000. 1 has other public buildings, among which is the great “Yemple, as yet unfinished, but promising to become an odilice of great beauty and imposing propor: tons, it also contains some fine commorcial warchoues, whose proprictors are amaasing large fort.nes; and also banking houses, in which an extensive business is being transacted in gold dost, exchange with California and the Eastern seaboard, &. ‘In regard to manu:actures we will brioily etate that it contains a cotton mill, woolien fac- tory, iron foundry, nail factory, a nutaber of flounng and sorghum mills, &¢. All these improvements may be oxclusively attributed to the indomitable energy and fur-soing sagucity of the master spirit of the region, the iadefati.able Brigham Yo ing. Camp Douglas, oceupied y Un'ted States troops, and estabi shed by General Conner, 1 6 tuated about three miles from Salt Lake C.ty, upon an cle\ated “bench"’ at tho base of the mounians, overlooks the city, and pre- sents @ very ploturesque appearance. ‘ eoveral towns have been commenced on tho streams and in the vallors of Utah, ono of which, called the City of Stockton, in Rush valley, of m:ch proinise, Near Salt Lake City are sit. ated sevoral extensive hot sulphur sprongs—the water almost scalding—hot enough to bol an egg. They rise out of tho base of the Wasatch Mo ntains, and, after forming quite a stream, empty into the great Salt Lake noar by. The latter sl sheet of water has been so frequently described that repe- tition ia here | nneceasury. 1 is of no part cular acount ox ept to furnish ® poor quality of suit to the inhabitants the region. Leaving Salt Lake City, we proceed north to MONTANA TERRITORY, by way of Fort Hall, Idaho, At Fort’ Hall the roads fork, and passengors can either go to Boixe City or the other important towns in idaho, or vo Virginia City, Mou- tana Lindi Montana Territory containa & population of about thirty thousand whites and na urge population of Indiana, ‘The chief town is Virginia City, sometimes called East Bannook. It contains about ton thousand white a. It is mtuated in the heart of the placer gold diggings, which have been largely and suo- coxsfully worked the past two seasons, Tic product is estimated at millions. The last se.sun several large gold bear ng quarts leads have been discovered and partially oped, promising well for uke future, je arable agricultural area of Moutuna is large, the ce number of streams within the Territory, lowing irom the Rocky Mounta ps, renderiag tacilitiva for irri- es. casy aud extensi.o. This is au tant feutare the Terriory of Montana, wt i will enable the to ralso their own food without be Obiiged to bey | at enormous cust and have transported all the way from Mixsouri ri er, The eastern Conn of the Tortitory, ombraci.g tie valleys of the ellowstone und Aiwoar, ix expecially rch from its ex- tonsive pastoral quulites, In the moivern portion of the Terr tory Fort Benion is sic ated. Lt is here that boats are navigated, at certain seaevur of the year, from as far cast as Pittsburg, Va important trading post of the Nortiwe Trading Company, The Yelluwetoue Las sottable for ba gation for light drug J hundred mites, and can be browghe inte bat VOry sual expense. IDAHO ToRITOW. Returning to Fort Ball, we proceed weet to Bo se City, distance three hundred miles, through a high, rolling region, presenting Ho fase nating acric titel attractions. Boise City fwel: 6 rituatod in nine ngeibalural vailey, Oqui-disiant trom the rieh gold and «iver quarts bemstig regions of Oyhee and -o th Boi the gold placer diggings and gold quartz reg on of tiaho Cit The latter is ab present the groot mining centre of Idaho, and containg ten tho wand inhabitants, Tt hae & theatre, Miss Julia Dean Hayne, tho celebrated actress, having played an No on mente there with im. monse success, fclving for e rvices five hundred dollars in gold per night. Other amusements, in the way minstrels, &c., are also well patronized here— fit of churches and common seh: anda Gre department, seems not on ret to have mm Kur and sels for In former days it was an | dep th af | { | i i H : i i i { $E g z EF air H 9 3 = i ones. rallawalla lies in the centre of a beautiful agricultural region, and is the terminus of several inporen) meee routes running cast, west, north and south. Itisa containing about six thousand inhabitant located thirty miles from the Columbia river, and is the centre and ‘a large nising 19 ing from the north- eastern portion of Washington Territory, northern Idaho, northwestern part of Montana, up into the British possessions, soveraeee anne many hundred miles of riferous a re Territory, from the Cascade Mountains 4 west ; ‘and. bordering Puget Sound, em- braces, é its gold territory, an immense heavily timbered agricultural region. Tho well -known cities of Olympia, the capital, and Victoria, at Vancouver's Island, in’ api ‘Territory—the depot of the Hudson bin, bra rom t= ‘and the Frazer mining districts—are reach ‘allawalla, OREGON TERRITORY. Umatilla derives its importance from being the nearest shipping point on the Columbia river for the mines of 0 from the West, and the head of navigation for large steamers duringsummer. A boat leaves daily for the Dalles, where there 15 a ¢ of fifteen miles by railroad to the City of the Dalles—where another steamer is taken for the Cascade Falls, titty miles—where there is another portage of three miles—when we are at ti water, aud take another steamer ‘ortiand, seventy- five miles. ‘The scenots on the Columbia, by the route we have mentioned, is grand beyond de: i i ney i in tion, COI in view is Mount Hood, Oregon, the highest moun! 3 North Am: with other mountains of lesser magni- tude, Below the Cascade Falls we encounter mountains on each side, while evergreen forests line the river banks and the sides of the mountains. Portland is well known as the incipal city in Oregon, It ig situated on the ‘illamette «river, near its mouth, and one hundred and fifty miles from the mouth of the Columbia river. It is the centre of @ great agricultural region, is @ owing, thrifty city, and has steamship lines to Yan Francisco, Victo- ria, ‘&c., and has a large Inmber trade with the Sandwich There have been some recent discoveries.of gold leads not far from Portland, and this portion of Oregon is for this reason attracting considerable attention. CALIFORNIA. Going south from Portland the most convenient route to San Francisco is by steamer down the coast. The in- land route is some six hundred miles, through the finest agricultural and most thickly settled part of Oregon, until we strike California at Sacramento city—about one-half the distance being in Oregon, the remainder in California. It is not our present purpose to dwell upon the riches of the State of California, the splendors of the worgoous city of San Francisco, nor the vast and still accumulating importance of that region as one of the now empires of the Western hemisphere. We reserve that pleasant duty for another opportunity, and resume at once our transit eastward to the new ver bearing confines of THR STATE OF NEVADA. Starting from Sacramento City we first reach Placer- ville, and then plunge directly into tho gorges of the Sierra Nevada. The (inst point of consequence we reach is Caraon City, the capital of Nevada, situated on the eastern slope of the mountain, in a handsome valley onthe Carson river. City cantains about throe thousand inhabitants, and is growing, on account of the ploasant- ness of its location from the fact of its boing the capital of the State. @ route from Placerville to Car- son City is among the most pleasant and romantic in the world. It passes by Lake Wigler, a beautiful fresh water sheet twenty miles long and fifteen wide. The roads are equal to the best mountain roads In Europe. ‘From Carson City we proceed-to Virginia City, Nev: ten miles distant. Here we find the great silver mills the nation, and the.constant working of the one hundred mills, with their five thousand stamps, strike the car at a distance of miles with a rumbling noise re- sembling the fall of a cataract, The continual dumpin, of tons of ore from the mouths of the mines, the jam ot mule teams hauling the crude ore to the different mills, the unceasing activity of twenty-five thousand human beings, all engaged diteets in the argentiforous product, produce a & effect strikes the etranger with umazement. The product of the Virginia City silver mines ts esti- mated by the ton. It is forwarded by express to fan Francisco, whenc> it is shipped partly to China, partly to me, and in largo quantities to the Atlantic cities, Leaving the hum and busy scones of Virginia City, we next. go to Austin City, about two hundred miles distant, known asthe Roose river silver mining region. This rich district has not yet been fully developed, owin, the incapacity of the mills employed in the work. are already arranged for very extensive dovelopinenta during the present season. We noxt come to Eagan Cation, two hundrod miles cast of Austin, where we find mills boing established and work already successfullf cammenc'd. From Eagan it ix two hundrod miles to Salt Lake City, whence we continue our journyy homeward over the same route we travelled on our Western journey We append Mr, Leland’s estimates of the distance travelled during his interesting tour:— TADLK OF DISTANCES THOUGH 21K GNEAT NORTH AMPRICAN COLD AKD SILVER CIREUIT. New York to Atchison. . Atchison to Fort Kearny. {Here a rond to Nebraska’ and Omaha sects the main overland line.) Fort Kearny to Denver (ity. Denver City to salt Lake City. Salt Lake City to Fort Hall Fort Hale to Virginia City, Fort Hale to Boise City. : Boise City to Wallawalla, Wash. ngton Territory, or Umatilla City, Oregon... Umatilla to nd, Oregon. Portland to facramento, California... Facramento to Carvon City, Novada, Carson City to V rginia City, Nevada Virginia City to Austin City Austin City to Eagan Casson Eagan Cation to Sait Lake € Mr. Leland estin ritories through whiel POPULATION BY THITORIB, citics inter- Y We refer to the mn journal for further iuleresting information respecting his romantic tour. Interesting Inciden the Tour in an Overland Mail Stage. A PRACTICAL VIEW OF THE THIP--BUFFALO AND GRIZZLY BEAR MUNTING—-INDIAN DEPREDATIONS— SUMMARY PUNISHMENT OF AN INDIAN THIEF— FRIGHTFUL ORGIES—THK MORMONS—VISIT TO BRIGHAM YOUNG-—LOYALTY OF THE MINING POPULATION—VISIT TO AN UNDERGROUND VER GITY—VALUABLE INFORMATION TO KMI- GRANTS, BTC., BTC. <tracts from tho Journal of Warren Teland, Eeq.) 864 —SerT, 28.—* * * On tho Little Blue, one hundred ‘and cighty miles from Atchison, we siruck a tine buffalo and deer huntin. country. ‘Took whore, and in company with Harry Carlisle—an old plains’ man, pica a gan akil! in the use of the rifle—we start d on a bufi@lo hunt. Wo shot three, one of them by myself, bringing him down by a bullet back of the fore shoulder. iy horse started at the shot and tricked me out of my raddie. Nobody hurt bt the buffaloes, On the } hi corny, nunibor of emigrants waiting for an excitement about poms 2 from before proceeding. Also met quite s number of © passongors awaiting transportation. At Fort Kearny isa “magnificent” howl ter the coun- try, under the direction of a noted hotel keeper named Ben Wood. Made a good dinner on (ried bacon, hot bis- cuit, and coffee without milk—the inevitable bill of fare at the Lotels in this regon—price, one dollar in green- back. ‘The weather was exceedingly cold, and the heat- ing apparatus of the hotel not quite adequate to the orowded state of the hose and the seasom the yoor. Mi. Laid, tetal ugent of the singe line, made everything @s plow ant as poss ble. So ker: i. —Left Port Kearny at four P.M. After passing Matte Jrag stations, and within half a mile of tom ‘reek station, “ upon a military camp, Arrived at Hem Creek at eight 1. M. When about re- 6 rjourvey, at ni M., 0 stage, with fourteen Presenye is, cos ihd gentlemen,’ from. the West, cnt in, Ab about the same moment saw farhes a coarse O frenrnis a oxce notified by the tw proceed, as @ party of emigrants had been attack: ed by Tee une ond all bot two hited. We were ordered back to tie military port for the night, No troops were went fo sce the exat nature of the atiaek wnttl the nest morning, when a party was rent out and fetind that batons man hed been killed and three wo uded, altiioug f horses and mules had been fun ou by Uhe red eh It wae our opinion that, yup! asistonce been rendered by the commander when Hh6 report of the atiack was first re tured {, (he Ledions would Lave been driven olf or cap- od the property aay ed. Orr Alorim ‘having subsided, started again at eight A.M, and dined at Cottonwood Springs Station, forty-dive wiles distant. A fret rate meal was served up in acloan and tidy manner by a Yankee farmer named North, and wife. ey Lp Leer oi iiee | a falo wit! ru ‘Ghat Wwe, ha wibie foe oar own use, gave the +, 8 ert ine te bryant from ridge to ridge, 0 fact is scarce! n the crést of the Sierra Madre. » reached Sulphur sta- fine dinner of antelope, biscuit ‘This station is Drautituliy | aboi ole the Blue Lick Springs 11 o —Passed through a poor, sagebrush and alkalicountry, barren of grass and game, except molvaty until ed Fort Briager—one hundred an eighty miles—where we arrived at ten A. M. on the 10th, t r isa military post, under command of MeNeal. The principal citizen at Fort Bridger is Ju Carter, who i# civil judge, pend tradet, sutler and entertainer-in-genoral for Judge Carter is noted for his hospitality, and ‘ee goat favorite with all reached Salt Lake City, overland travellers, OctourR 11.—At twelve, Di Stopped at Little’s Salt Lake House. Good quarters, at four dollars per day, in greenbacks, or two dollars in gold. Found the city full of returned miners, Plenty of gold and silver, from Idaho, Montana and Ne- vada, on their way home, looking for winter quarters, or procuring supplies to send to the mines. The Mormon semi-annual Conference was in session, the bishops of the whole territory apd six thousand. people being in alténd- ance, Attended fio fabernacle, and found proceedings very interesting, being Both ef « business and a religious Character, Theatre in full and gyuccessful blast, under the management of William H. Closselt, With a stock of amateur actors, all Mormons, Saw Governot Doty (Gov- ernor of the Territory), who is very active in developing the mines and agr cultural resources of the country, im- proving roads, éatablishing postal rontes, and is vory popular with both Mormons and Gentiles. Called on Brigham Young, who treated me very courteously, tak. ing me in bis cargiage all over the town, to the different manufacturing places and alt other points of interest. Visited General Conner, at Camp Douglas, Gen. Conner called out his troops in review, and siBsequently escorted me to the City of Stockton, in’Rush Valley, where some new silver mines had recently been discovered. At Stockton, a social ball was gotten up in bonor of our arrival, ‘The attendance was quite largo and very bril- liant, some forty ladies, part Mormon and part Gentile, participating in the festive occasion. The entertainment ‘was sunptuous throughout, a fall band being in attend- ance, and the supper superb. Found the mines promis- ing, although not fully developed. ‘This excursion occu- pied three days, Returned to Salt Luke, where I re- mained until Ocrou‘e 21.—When I left for Fort Hall, Idaho terri- tory, two hundred miles, which I reached on tho 234, without particular incident. Ocronxr 24.—Left for Virginia City, Montana Territory, three hundred mils occupying three days, laying over one day at Banack Mountain station, Near this station went on a grizal bear hunt with Paul Coburn, stage agent, and John ley, an old mountaineer. After a day’s searoh, encouniered an old grizzly ut the head of the cafion. The brute showed fight. After sing a degree of strategy that would have oxtorted admiration from Gen. Grant, we finally brought old grizzly down, but not until half a dozen minie bad penctrated hircar ase. Ex- tracted one of his tusks, four inchos long, which was awarded to me as a trophy for making the death shot. In” Virginia City, was the recipient of attentions from Nat, ‘stage agent, the Mayor of the city, and several of the principal owner of gold mines and leads, all of whom had a great many inquiries to make about home, war acai gay the Presidential clection, and other prominent pics of the day. Found tho clty Roatan in a high degree, with plenty of gold dust, which was the only circulating me- dium. The city is woll supplied with tquor and dance saloons and the usual accompaniments of rich mining towna. Beverages are purchased by scalo—that ‘8 person wanting a glass of whiskey drops a certain quantity of the procio..s dust, which is weighed out by the saloon proprietor, and any overplys returned to the im- biber. Notwithstanding this slow process the number of the drinking population in Virginia City does not seem to be less in proportion than where postage currency is the medium of exchange for the ardent, Octourr 29.-—Left Virginia City, and returned by same route to Fort Hall, and thence started for Isoine City No- vomber 3, Noveunur 4.—Arrived at Raft River station at seven A. M.. Here the stage hed to lie over one day. Here I met a chiof of the Snake tribe of Indians, named Yam-Patch, with bis twosons, White Ox and Elk Horn. Horse steal- ers had been committ.ng deprodstious, and ono horse was stolen from this ——- station. Yam Patch and his tribe being friendly to the whi anxious to have the horse restored, and wa: accompany him and his sons to huni up the thie’. Went out about Mftecn miles the foot of the mountains, and Just inside of the cation cemo in sight of the Indian in the act of skinning the horse, which he had killed for the purpose of cating the meat. Tho moment Yam-Patch saw that tho thief had killed the tore he drew up his rifle and fired at the Indian, but missed him. Tho horse thief returned the comp! mont by tirng at Yam-Hatch, the bullet pass ing through bis left arm and into the fleshy part of je. At this instant, White Ox rushed clove up to the jef, and fired two charges of shot into his body, killing him instantly, and taking his acalp the noxt second, J thought the hunt was over, but Yan insisted on my remaining to see the ond. The subsequent sconea were interesting, bot shock.ng to a € Wiedan, Yam-Patch sont his sons off to notify others of tho tribe what had happened, and towards night a party of Snakes, with their equaws and papo: rrived ‘on tho ground. ‘Each one then sot to w hering sago brush, and after having aecum lated a huge pile upon the body of the dead Indian, set the mass on fire, consuming the body and roasting the hore at the game time. The hoersefioah was then di-iributed in chunks and strips to the famishing Si , and @ regular savage hullabaloo and horrid war cance was kept up the entire night. I was ceveral tinea offered & roasted piveo pf this del clous carcase, but respectfally cectined, not so much on account of any repugnunce | lind top horse flesh, well cooked, but fromm a decided objection to hav ing tho dish favored with “vaked Tnd.au,” a Snake at that. This performance lasted ai! night, Tt was the wild. estsoone I ever witnessed, or expect to, on or off any stage. ‘Was pragented by Yut-Vateh's son, While Ox, with the dead Indian’s scalp, which pretty toy 1 intond to carry home with me. Novaxorn 5.—Returned to Raft River st at ton A. M. for Ho'se City, Idaho Territory, where wo arri, ed on the 8th at five A. M., distant two h ndred and thirty miles, passing the usual number of stage stations, ton to twelve miles xpart, similar to those extend.ng all the way from the Misso ni river. A word about these stations. They are substantially built of sto About every tifty miles of the entire distan what is culled « “Home” station, which is fitted up more extensively than the intermediate or “Swing” stations, being supplied with rooms ior dining, drivers’ accommo dations, passengers’ room, family room, &. The swing stations have simply accommodations for the tock tend ors and horses, ene stations are more extensive and Oomplote than similar establishments on the sreat route to Siberia, Kamachatka, Amoor river, China, and through. out Asiatic Rusa, under the pati ge and control of the imperial government of Russia. It must be remem- dered that the American great overiand #ia-o line is the offupring of the enterprise of » single individual, being only partially and poorly # stained by our ccc ak the line being mainly su by overiand travel the shipment of treasure the rich regions through which it passes, Pismo —At Boise City met Mere tn westnlane id ing or on ir way etinnd io Wasngion Cy, ad te wey sce delegate from Idaho, also on hi the aame destt- nation; also met Govornor Lyon, of Idaho, with several on their way Camas Indians. Boise (ity trader; H. F. Mot minoralogist, civil ‘engineer. On coamntantios we found the mines succesfull; first lars ith i fect machi . aor investigations saa jooraay Socapied three 4 me. Toigning everywhere, es diggings and quarts jeads wore brought in dally. between Idaho City and flourishing in a wonderful other places of amusemont » City. Remained house—th is cons derable tiv Boise City—but they are degree. Agovd theatre and are among tho attractions of I there two days at the American, a good ree dollars por a, in gold. Nevecek 13—Went to Umatilla, on the Columbia Fiver, in Oregon, three hundred miles, laying over one Lee's encampment, on the day at Meacliam’s ranche, summit of the blue Mountain, where a day's bunting was enjoy din br — Cee oe ae > pat | armall game. fre hictionaltien Hote, kept 4 a Mr. Davis. quar. v wh dollar Mot %. F. Moody, Beg,, Woy bo years one sh his tent on the river ago, bani, and’ has amassed a fortune in trading and specula- tions’ ‘neal estate; just olected mayor of the newly orgunimed city. NeveMrne 01 a large: day, at the Dalles, viewing the Cascade Falls, and join- in the sport of salmon in ing the Indians in the sport of epead for their winter's food. NOvesaRS 16.—On the trip down Cologne! Jossab A Ruckles, f it f | : 3 i fi ait i E i A F i | ! i E | f 4 : AD ‘ : | | g ii lh i i Bs a if Fes fet summit of Sierra Nevada; took sleij to Yanks, twelve miles, and thence Nevada. 12.—In Virginia City, stopped at the Inter national Rotel; met a paren ot, miners, merchants and capital: 5 day inthe Ophir silver mine. Descended feet into the mine, the appearance being literally like that of a silver city under ground, with ‘“addits,” “drifts” and “roadways,” ‘the. strocts and lanes of a city—the sparkling ore on all sides reflecting our lights, and presenting altogether a dazzling ap ance, at ohce a matter of fact and scene of cachantment Travelled four or five miles in this wonderful subter- ranean rogion in company with Mr. A. E. Davis, Pros! dent of the Ophir Company, Mr. Davis assured me that the appearances here were but the ne! oN of those in several other large mines on the Co lode. Hence a visit to other mines was ufnece: ere are two grades of ores extracted from these mines, tho lower ones being worked by what is known as the wet pulver- izing process, in which the pulverized ores go directly into the pans for amalgamation. The higher grade ores are dry pulverized, then subjected to a heating process for several hours, and next are chemically treated, im order to extract foreign substances, which prevent a amalgam»tion, The stamping mills for thls purpose are located at tho most convenient points for water power, fuel, transportation, &c.’ The improved processes u: in {roeing the metal at these mines are unequalled by thoae in use at any other mings jn the world, extract! from the ore the pure silver to with’n from four to eig! per cent of the assay. Common laborers in these mines receive four dollars in gold per day, of eight hours, and find themselves. The ocoupation f not con- sidered unhvalthy, a8 no disease of a fatal charact=* ie contracted by tinose uadergronnd operations. Ther? is @ great deman fi for labor in thes» and other silver mines as the above rats. Scieatiflc workien, of corse, Fr co.ve & higher rate of compensation. Ordinary board can be ob- tafned at froin seven to ten aa rweek, To reach these mines the routs is more donvenient by overland, by way of salt Lake, at a cost of throc hundred dollars in groon- backs from hl ss0uri river to Salt Lake, aud_gne hundred in gold from there. Going by way of San Francisco, the cost varies according to the price of passago by steamers, Dit the sum may be set at about the same, perhaps & little less, Rapidity of transit is in favor of the overland route. Ducemmer 14.—Left for Austin, two hundred miles cast, known as tho Itoese river silver region. Stopped at the Fxchange Hotel; hardly adequate to the patronage it receives, Met Colonel Buell, democratic candidate for Governor of Nevada, several other parties lar, interested in mining. There is one peculiarity about the mines in this region. ‘The leads arc smal!, but excessively rich—some of the ore being worth one and a half to two doliars per pound, Thereare a great many mines opened hore, and itis confidently expected that the decper they are sunk the wider tho leads will b come, as in the case of the Diana mine, which hes been sunk one hundred and sixty feet, the lead widened out to three fect. As yes the crushing milis are entisely inasoqunta to the amount of ore produced; but. with eroction of new mi already arranged’ for, it is expected the developments the coming season will reach a standard equal to those of other mining localities, and have the effect of attract- ing emigration and building up the place. Took two to reach Austin from Virgil City, remained there a couple of days and lefton the 18th for Salt Lake City, where L arrived on the 22d, at four P. M. Deckwmen 22,—In talt Lake City ationded the annual ball given by Brigham Young to the members of the Assembly and Council, city offiials, the church officers, including the twelve apostles, bishops, elders, teachers and brothers, myself being the only Gentile present, About two hundred couples were present. The ball went off elegantly, 4 fine band of music, ladies well dresspd, and everything arranged according to the highest scale of the fashionable code regulating such entcriainments The ballroom was spacious, und also the supper room ad- joining. Prayers were uttered previous to partaking of ‘tho feast, which was one creditable to the gastronomis tastes of those concerned. The entertainmonts of the evening were diversified by music upon @ grand piano, one of Brigham Young's numerous daughters officiating at the insirument, accompanied by two of her alsters tm vocal efforts, Brigham Young had twenty-three of his wives present, to all of whom I was introduced, and danced with six different ones. ‘Tho Indios were all cheer- ful and happy, their religious zeal apparently making them unconscious of the p-culiarty of thelr domestie situation. During the evening Brigham r.quested all his wives and daughters, sons-in-laws and sons, with their numerous wives and daughters, to occupy seats af one long table, in order, ag he reraarked, that “Mr, [—— could see What alarge and bappy family he had.” I looked, bowod and blushed. Hrixbam is a bale, hearty, ay old gentlernan, sixty-four yearg old, and appar. ni fins many yours and a long line of progeny sll before jim Deonvanute 23, given by tho Gentil sixty couples were present. Amonr the Governor Doty, General Conner, Caj several others of Geu ra! Cont : Jivhtiulatatr Remained in Salt Lak» City noon, left fait Lake City ine s, and attired in & complete and butlato suit, prepared in Sau Franelsco, for the '® trip eustw Boing the only puseenger, { had njoying alone the sulemn gran- dour of the ride to Atchison, over the snow-c and through the valleys and gorges of the Roc tains and across the broad land ft the G distance of twelve hundred and fifty mlos—the entire dis- tance from Salt Lake City being « Complisued in ton days and a half. The 10th of January, 1865, saw me back again im Atchison, and the 14th of the same month back im Now York, hav.ng, within the space of four months exactly, travelled twies arrose the American continent a6 one of its broadest parts, visited all the principal ponte on the route, explored a subterranean city of silver, ex- ainined the staruing marvels of the regions through which I traversed, met most of the leading mon, had my buffalo, deer, ‘grizzly bear and Indian hunts, hob- nobbed with Brigham Young and danced with his wives, and fully satisfied myse!f that this is an enormous coum- try and that the metropolis of New York is the biggest and best place in it. Police Intelligence. CHARG® OF STEALING A CBRTIFICATE OF DRPOSITB. Wiliam J. Molony, a bartendor at 328 Pearl street, was arrested by officor Ober, of the First procinct, charged with having stolen a certificate of deposite for $2,600 im ld, iasued by the banking house of Messrs. EB ‘olly & Co. to Mr. James A. Thompson, of 110 Chatham street. On Friday Mr. Thompson was in the public house where the prisoner officiated as barkecper, and, aiter leaving, miseed his certificate, Subsequently the wee called on Mr. Kugene Plunkett, 36 Wali street, who is connected with the banking house in question, and, pre- senting the certificate of deponite issued to Mr. Thompson, domanded payment on it. In consequ nce of the cer- tidcate not being properly certified, paymont was re- fused to Molony, and ho left, and was subsequently tak. into custody, ‘The accus'd denied knowing any- thing about the matter; but Justce Dowling, before whorn ho waa arraigned, committed bim to prison for tral, without bail Tho stolen certificate has recovered. TWO MORH ARRESTS FOR CARRYING CONCEALED WRAPONS. On Saturday evening oMcer Higgins, of the Fourteenth precinct, arrested a man named Martin Kelly, in Broad- way, charged with being drunk and disorderly. While the prisoner was being socured he threatoned the officer's life, and said, ‘Come for me, you sun of » b——h, and Tit’ blow your head off!” He had a pistol in his pocket. Aftor lodging {n the station houso over night Kelly was taken bofore Justice Dowling, and, in defan't of one thou. gand dollars bail for his future goud bebavior, was sent —Attended a ball at the Salt Lako Hossa, no Mormons being present. Abor ont! mon were A Man Fousp Drav ix His Room—He Han Bren Mim ino Savon Tax Gra Invranr.—On the 8th instant » mam named Kautaborger, who occupied apartmonts in the honse 688 Second avenue, was mised, and the inmates of tho promiaes did not ace him again. Finding the door of his room faatened, on Saturday even yg, something wrong ‘was au ‘and information was sont to Captain Bur- dick, of the Twenty-first precinct, Ho red to the house, and, bursting in the door, discovet aie ete in an U ped in achair near the bed, life being jo tx supposed to have been dead for nearly ten days, but tho cause of doath did not transpire, Coro- ner Gover was notified tg hold an inquest on the body. Deceased was a German, y-five years of age. Hoe was 8 widowor, and had one ohild, who is in charge of some frienda. Favat, Hatonmay Casvatty.—Mr. Charles F, Church, man 66 years of age, while at work in the shoe manufao- tory of Henry McCiollan, No. 9 Forry street, on Saturday evening, fell the hatchway from the fourth te the lower floor of building, and was almost instantly killed. His remains were conveyed to the Fourth 7 cinct station house, and Coroner Wildey notified to holé an inquest. Macsaged regided at 199 Ninth avenue t