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From Denver East.

    Deeply sympathizing with our neighbors of the Rocky Mountain News, in the calamity which has fallen upon them (more heavily, perhaps, than upon any other of our citizens,) we have placed the COMMONWEALTH OFFICE at their disposal, until the arrival of their new printing office, which will be ordered forthwith. The plan determined upon is at present to issue but one paper, the Daily Commonwealth, with which the subscribers of the "News" will be furnished. During this arrangement the paper will be published in the evening instead of the morning.

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A CARD.

    Circumstances beyond our control compel a temporary suspension of the DAILY and WEEKLY ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS. In a few days we expect to adopt a policy, and announce our plan for its resumption. Until then we are kindly offered the use of the columns of the COMMONWEALTH, as well as its office and contents.
    To our sympathizing friends who have so kindly tendered us "material aid," and to Major Whiteley, of the COMMONWEALTH, for the courtesy of which we are now taking advantage, we tender our most sincere thanks. When we have determined upon our future course as above intimated, we will doubtless have more to say.
                                                                                    BYERS & DAILEY.
    Denver, May 22, 1864.

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FROM DENVER EAST.

    The following is the despatch which Mr. Woodward sent east to the Associated Press, concerning the great Flood:
    RANKIN,--Chicago:--Cherry Creek which has been dry within and for several miles above this city, since fifty-nine ('59) suddenly filled with water about twelve (12) o'clock, Thursday night, the 19th, submerging West Denver, and doing immense damage to life and property.
    From fifteen to twenty persons were drowned, and about fifty buildings swept away, including the Rocky Mountain News Office, Tilton & Co.'s, the City Hall and several others of brick.
    A large number of sheep and cattle were drowned.
    All bridges across the Platte River and Cherry Creek were carried off.
    Hundreds of farms for miles above and below, with growing crops are completely ruined, and now covered with from six to twelve inches of sand.
    The loss of property is estimated at over a million of dollars.
                                                                                    WOODWARD.

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GREAT FLOOD ON THE ARKANSAS.

    Through several letters by this morning's mail from Boonville, Fort Lyon and other sections of Southern Colorado, we learn that there is a higher freshet in the Arkansas and its tributaries than ever were therein witnessed "since old Noah sailed o'er these plains," to use an expression in a letter from our worthy and venerable friend, Col. A. G. Boone. At Fort Lyon, friend Gould, the Postmaster, writes us that the turbid river is booming o'er its banks, and that the "Pet Lambs" are hourly expecting their fleeces to get wet, if not their manly forms drowned. Mr. Keeling, the gentlemanly Conductor of the K. C., S. F. & D. Express and mail coach, informs us that floods and freshets are the order of the day in Southern Colorado and New Mexico.

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A CARD OF THANKS.

    The many friends, military and civilian who so kindly tendered their aid yesterday in securing the safety and comfort of my family will please accept our most sincere thanks. May they and theirs never be placed in as trying a situation; but if such fate should happen, may they have as many kind and willing friends to assist them, is the worst wish of
                                                                                      Yours Truly,
                                                                                            WM. N. BYERS.


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Unknown, "From Denver East," Weekly Commonwealth, Denver, Colorado, Wednesday, 25 May, 1864, page 2.

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