The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-31

in column and aurmounted by well executed pyramid.
rior order Of rock brought from distance OF soma
twenty miles from the city Some idea may be formed OF
the excellence of the work when that the cost
three hundred and seventy dollars. The monument
bears the following inscri otion -
First face
GEORGE NJ BROOKE, Colonel Fifth Infantry,
Brevet Major q. S. Army.
Second face:
Born ITS.
Third face
Died March O. 1851.
Fourth face:
Erected by Officers of his Regiment.
The whole done under the supervision of M.j,r
Beger, S. A. who has thus rendered lasting tribute
The same also has the following paragraph A
portion Of the newly organized Boundary Commission
arrived and are making preparations for exodus west
ward
In relation to the geld mines and the probable effect Of
their discovery, the Houston Telegraph has the following
Several parties who lately visited the gold digngs on
the Sandes and Hamton's Valley have returned and
report that gold has certainly been found but 10 very
the sandy stated that he did not see any peron who
had washed out than two dollars q day AID many
had found sothDg Parties constantly going to the
Mines AID others returning from Them but few
seen with valuable specimens Of The grocsry keep
in the dgengs make gold than any o. TIE mi
Of the branches of the Sandy where specimens
Of GOLD can be sesn at all times The keeper Of the gro
sery has Long Tom.' which he occasionally to
show the quality Of the sand and he has repeatedly
washed out several grains Of gold Of them large
grain Of wheat He is doing very profitable bust.
selling wh.key and renting the long Tom to persons
who wish to test the value Of the sand they the
neghhoripg creeks The discovery Of gold the upoer
tributaries OF the Colorado induce parties explore
the country at the OF that and along the
ea.tern slore Of the Rocky Mountains where ding
tradition gold found several centuries ago in large
quantities The little party Of miners that engaged in
gold hunting the tributaries of the Colorado may be
but he vanguard OF great Of emigrants that viii
In few years rebuild the dilapdaod edces Of the Gran
Quvira and ifs neishbonR cities in the valley OF the Pc
eos. Further explorations may reveal rich placers in
the vicinity Of those ancient cities that in former
times the Of their prosperity These ancient CT
ties situated far away from any pavgabe rtream and
surrounded by sterile country could not have been
tanned by commerce agriculture. According to ancient
trad they built by miners and vast quantities
Of the precious metals we're accumulated in those cities
when they destroyed by the Indians The recent
to confirm the that valuable mines extend
around the Gran Quvra and the ancient cities along the
valley Of the Pecos The old road that formerly extended
by San Saba to Santa Fe il it could be traced might lead
porng parties 10 the very pacers that worked by
the spsna,ds shortly after the conquest OF Cortes and
from which the gold Of Montezuma obtained.
The Galveston Ne,,s, the subject has the fol
lowing-OD Saturday morning the steamship Mexico
rived from Indisnola bringing number Of passengers
some Of whom directly from the dggings." aad
others from the nearest towns In the vicinity We
versed with several Of them and they all concurred in
that had not yet been found in su cen quantities to
pay for the labor Of getting It. Col Montgomery Of the
it was there considered al humbug He had
bors from the mines, who reported the same thing
namely that they could not get gold enough to make 1t
pay and that none OF those who were there had yet
succeeded though they still working on in antelope
ton of success Mr. John Lynn from Victoa Informed
that some had returned from the mines to that place
and bad un5avoraby They could find but very
little gold and had got Disguised and returned home
Other parties however going out, notwithstanding
there reports they had previously made preparations
to do so The San Antonio and Austin papers give
additional information.
The Columbia Democrat says: ,od deal has been said
lately upon this subec both in and out OF State.
geptleman who called upon US day or two since, and
who bad just arrived from the neghborhood of Austin,
Informed that he old gentleman who for
time had been among the Indians high up above Anstin
and who had brought number of trnkets manufactured
by them OF the gold, which found in great abun
dance in that region of country. Some fifty or sixty
men, who went up 70 the section designated and
were driven OF by the Indians and re-
turned but getting larger crcs, and expect to
go back in rle while every way prepared to defend
themselves and obtain the precious metal There
to be but opinion out west to the abundance Of
OF gold in this State All conceive it unnecessary for
Texans at least 70 snigrate TO California.
The Austin Gazette OF the 4th inst has the folio
great many inquiries made relative to the gold
diggipgs Cd the SaDdes Nobody has been able to give
certain, reliable nation, the subject. There is
gold TO be fon I'd in that region, without doubt The
tales in reference to quaint y and other matters in
Deyion, variant Some persons. who have been in
California are said to report the prospecting" quite az
good that Of the famous State of gold treasurer
number OF persons bave gone to the mines. Very few
have returned It may be safely said the existence Of
the tations will not lead to dsappointments
should they be acted upon is problem to solve II is
the OF editor TO the gold
region and satisfy himself the subject Whatever his
opinions may be they will Re given to the public
seyedly. The Sandies be reached from this place BY
ride of two days.
Since writing he above gentleman who has had expe-
riepce 10 mining in California arrived 10 town direct from
the Ssn6es The fooeing is his report upon the sub
jet Stratf.d form alton three miles wide and about
sixty in lrnstb running southeast and north vest coz
tanning gold bearh quartz Pro-pacted found gold,
but not enough to psy-sa ton Of earth would
twenty cents Should there have been twenty dollars
tor the scarcity Of wste- rather the dcuty Of
bringing II into ue would prevent the ders Of
in working The beds OF the creeks ore sand The
particle Of gold very minute and could not be gath
eled without amalgamaon with mercury Say by the
Jenny Lind or centrifuls VI anna gam stor +"
Nearly every day persons passing through this
city (Austip) ronc for the minel TIE excitement
to increase With the dtance tom The fed Of op-
eTstons. Here eat deal Is said on the subect
In Relation 20 destructive dpod on Noapd creek the
Austin dm0icon Of the 11th inst. says The tpsn Of
Bel lies both sides Of Noapds creek al bend he
elbow convex totton ~ which presents so1th o,
the north side II fat about tso hnndred yards wide By
half nile long the part % this nears Z thu high
son Sunday esen'ng the fra Inst abont O'Clock a
Storm, accom- psred by hail and q heavy rain, began
Ihe creek rose uiib urexamplsd raj ifity At eleven
O'Clock ruuher Il house. "A been swspt away Az
10 o'clock next morning ti water bad risen tbuty Of
'nidy five iH"t huyitg he Vi. Ia -s-,t coas ems
oos prevailed AMONG be ciz~ns The families the
Eat nd r. leave Their hcIse. tr1-t ttemsevcs to the
w-Ves -nd run he rt 81 rtscUiag the hgl lands, ~