White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-10-07
~ 81 WHITE CLOUD, KANSAS, z HURsDAF
Gold in Nebraska More Discover

The existence Of gold on the Platte
river has been known for long time
but it was not until recently supposed to
exist in quantities that would pay for
digging and when. few days ago, the
following paragraph appeared in the. St
Joseph Gazette, we were inclined to re-
gard the whole thing Is a hoax: Is '.-s..
l9s.'RIcH DEPos1TEss OF JGonDv FoUxD
NEAR FoRTiLARAME I'VE learn from S.
Tennent, Esq, that gold has been found
in large quantities, about seventy miles
from Fort Laramie, in the direction Of
Laramie Peak A young gentleman.
VIM. Byron. formerly of this city, has
written letter to his father, living in Kan
sas, urging him to leave everything there
and go out to these mines. He writes
that he was shown one lump that weigh
ed four pounds. and was assured by those
making the discovery. that these mines
were equal to the richest California pla-
GERS. If these reports should be confirm
ed, there viii be no necessity Of our ad-
venturous and Speculative citizens go.
ing as far as Frazer river to dig gold.
Two or three weeks travel will take them
to mines that have not been overrun by
over thirty thousand persons before them"
Having peculiar aversion to ''sells"
we determined to say nothing about the
matter unless such evidence was adduced
as should permit of no doubt of the fact.
We now have satisfactory evidence that
gold exists IN large quantities not only
in the region indicated in the foregoing
paragraph, but for many miles south, east,
and north of. it. -.-....- .-. .~-- ..-r
An old mountaineer recently arrived
at Rulo. in the south part of the Terri
tory, bringing with him s;rty thousand
dollars in gold dust, which he had dug
and washed out near Laramie Peak. A
friend of Mr.. j. B. Stntsman, of Council
Bluffs, Immediately communicated the
fact to him, and Mr.. s. started at once
for Rulo to ascertain the full particulars.
We learn that he returned last evening,
and that he intends to start for the gold
region7in the course of couple of weeks.
Considerable excitement prevails in
this city and in Council Bluffs, and Mr..
Stutsman will be accompanied by con-
siderable number of persons from the re.
spectiVe towns;
Yesterday, a man-whose name we
have forgotten arrived in this city from
Oregon Territory. He left Fort Laramie
the Goth of August. and says that little
was talked of at the Fort but the "gold
diggings at Laramie Peak"
He saw numerous specimens of gold,
found in that region, some of which were
valued as high as twenty-five dollars.
Several Californians, who had stopped a
few days at the fort, started for the mines
about the time he left. 10 ri1. els ao|
The season is so far advanced that but
few companies will be likely to visit the
mines this fall, but great rush will be
made in the spring The distance from
this city, by the military road, via. Fort
Kearneyto Fort Laramie, is FIVE hundred
miles. From thence, in south-westerly
direction to the gold region, fifty FIVE
miles.
The above we clip from the Omaha
Ns6rdskiGH. 1t proves that the people
of Kansas have not gotten up this gold
excitement for the purpose Of bringing
emigrants, here, and what has been said
with reference to the gold discoveries in
Kansas is true in every particular.