Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-11-25
MORE ABOUT THE GOLD MINES.
Good Advice to those Who Contemplate
Going TO the Mines in the Spring.

LAWRENCE, X. T., Nov Sth, 1858.
To tho EiIor Of the Missouri Democrat:
In former communication | endeavor-
ell to give you some satisfactory explara-
ton of the unfavorable reports that had
been cir u ated in regard to the gold
mines of the South Platte Subsequent
and almost daily Developments have made
any farther such explanations useless
Since my writing, several persons have ar
rived from Salt Lake and other points, con-
firming what have said, and bringing e.
ven better reports. Last Friday several
more of the Lawrence Company arrived in
this place-Messrs. Edward French, W.
n. Smith, I. G. Cobb, and some Others
They bring large quantities of gold with
them, and report that the miners are doing
better than when l left. Their report is
ten days later. than mine One "mess''
with whom | was well acquainted, had
made from 81 to so each every day since
| left. Others are doing even better than
that, and all are doing better than at my
dates. There Is no further question as to
the richness Of the mines, and, in the opin-
ion Of the most experienced of our men,
,re hare NOT get tound the acreage yield wAich
tie country wW afford. Sections of the
country arc knoacn to be richer than the
one in which they arc now at work, but
they cannot b. completed till spring. The
miners are entirely East of the mountains,
and near the base of a spur of the princi-
pal range. A party will be formed to fol-
low up the streams beyond the place where
they emerge from the mountains and into
the parks" Here the main deposits of
the gold undoubtcdl y are, as the gold grows
coarser and "rounder' the further up we
go. / would here remark that Twas main
ly induced to take the Journey TO the noun
tains by the perusal of an article in the
Democrat in the spring of 1851, and an
other in the New Y ork Herald of about the
same date, in regard to the existence of
gold in the mountains, and l have recent
ly noticed another article in regard to the
resources OF Q San Juan range. | know
the range very we'll, and shall explore it
next season.. In this way alone will the
country be-fully developed. Let the jour
nails publish such information as they can
acquire, and let the men who go to the
mountains go witha determination to drive
through at all hazards, and something will
be accomplished Men who are apt to be-
come discouraged by small obstacles will
do we'll to stay at home. II is now an es-
tablished fact that men of nerve can acquire
a fortune they will The papers of Leav-
enworth and Kansas City are wrangling a.
bout the comparative advantages of those
two places as Quitting posts. In reality
it makes little difference to the cmigrsnt at
which place he procures his outfit. I sup
pose prices are about the same at the two
places, and the little matter of thirty Or
forty miles travel is not nssch in q tourney
Of 600 miles, Let fortune seekers come
on and purchase their outfit wherever they
can get it, and be on their way as edr7y as
tie grass IS xp IN the spr;ps. q Last spring
ths grass would support stoclVas early as
the 10th of April. After leaving the Mis- |
souri, River, the grass will grow better eev-
cry day by the Arkansas route. .whichis by |
Tar the best route, except for Iowa and Ne |
braskx efnigranss. Let those who can af- |
f,rd it take senles, as the next best thing,
tike oxen. American horses are of but |
very little account, they are not able 70 en-
dure the reg;nen .ot.the plains. A due re-
gard for syfsty will induce theFformation. !
as far as possible, of companies and these
should not be'less than thirty men. Of
course no sane man will think of underta- |
king the Journey until spring, and before |
that time information will be collected ii |
s3me tangible FORM
Nv B. PARsoxs.