Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1858-12-29
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NEBRASKA GOLD MINES.
OMAHA CRY, Dec Sd, 1858

know something, concerning the richness,
locality, distance, and most practicable
routes TO the late discovered Gold Mines,
in the western borders of the Territories
of Nebraska and Kansas.
Ever since it has been known, that the
precious metal, had an existence some
where west of US. 10 large and rich de-
posts; there has been desperate, and
reckless effort, on the part Of the people
of Kansas, 10 convince all sections Of the
Union, that this new Ell Dorado, was sit
uateI only about FIVE or six hundred
miles, almost directly west of Leaven-
worth City. They have, regardless OF
truth, and the consequences OF misrepre
sen;aiion. heIaided abroad TO the people
of the North, East and South. that the
richest deposits Of Gold. were at Pixies
Peak; and that it did not exist: and also
hattie most pro6labl starting point. was,
;tLeavenworth CITY. Go where you would
the great and ,xciling topic of the day,
was the Kansas Gold Mines; in
every paper throughout the length and
breadth Of the land, might be found an
elaborate article, headed with large IA
ming letters, Kansas Gold Mines. =
The idea of the poor, and unheard Of
Territory of Nebraska, being 50 fortunate
as to have any gold within her borders,
was too presumptuous to mention. and
the ltill more prepos erous idea of people
going almost cut of the world 10 Omshs
CITY, to start to the mines was the hightb
Of folly, and none but q maniac wOGld
think about it.
Now Mr.. Editor, ! believe / have
facts in my possession, that will eoE-
vince you, and the people of Old Trum
bull. that these are misrepresentation.
1t is now settled beyond the doubt cf
successful contradiction. that a large
proportion of the richest Diggins, is in
Nebraska Territory: and that there is
no Gold IN paying quantities. at Fitee
Peak. the only region. where they
have found the deposits large. is above.
aud below the mouth of Cherry Greek
Mr.. Greater. who formerly resided at
Warren, well known 10 mos. Of your e;t-
izens, has just arrived here, frcr, TIE
mines, in company with two other rer.
sons well known to US. Mr.. Greater
went from here, in company with ncry
others, among whom was Mr.. ". Y.
Smith, of Garretlsville, with when slcc.
many citizens Of your town, and ccurty.
we're acquainted. received letter. e
few days since, frop, Mr.. Smith in the
mines. His company, arrived at tie
mines in twenty seven days travel fron,
from this place. with ox teams, ird
heavily loaded. and il is estimated by
old Californian miners here. who Eeye
crossed the Plains, that they ecu.d ret
make more than twenty miles day :
this would make the distance frcu, ihie
point $40 miles to Fl. ST. Vrsir, vtith
I Mr. Smith informs me, is go miles irc r:
the mouth of Cherry Greek. &r. Su-itk
further informed me that the read VIE
first rate all the way: that they did ret
spend an hour building bridges; ssoYer
all the streams, there is either a gcc G
Government bridge. or ferry where tbty
are too oeep to be lcrdod. This statensrt.
is also corroburaIed by Mr.. Greater, ard
many others.
You will be further convinced, ef tie
superiority of the road to the nires, VIXEN
| informed you that Mr.. Greater cine
from the mouth of Cherry Geek to
Omaha City. in fifteen days travel. Ee
was also particular to make irori.tis ct
those that had come the souttern Ioute
from Leavenworth City. and vac irforu :
ed that it took them 6fty- five days. Lfid
navel. with mule teams. to get to tbs
mines aud they described The !os6, Cs
being very bad. over long ssrd Hills
which were very faliguiny to lheir tfene.
Those that started fron, Nebraska C;;y,
in advance Of the party thst left ttte.
were passed long before they 1estttd
the mines; and they ecrIleiEed Lrtl
of the same difscrlties ercour:s.od ty
parties from Ieeverxor:h 6;ty 4: ero
their cattle were in nrth Ec.ce corti =
,ion than these from ttis roiri: oc ttele
are no sgrd hills to te encourtt-c6 r.
those stsrtirg f.oE, boTe, tut. tr tte ecr
trary the roeG is L level srd beautiful
plain.
Mr. Graeter was at the Diggings. and
says there is Gold enough there for al
that desire to 60. The miners make, he
informs me, from three to FIVE dollars per
day, upon an average. He says. he
saw as much as three dollars taken ou:
of one pan full of dirt; from eight to for
ty cents, being more common. This
amount was washed with nothing but
pans. carrying their dirt from one to two
hundred yards TO water. He says the
valley Of the Platte. where they fad the
gold is FIVE miles wide; and every where
OF equal richness. The gold is found
from three. to ten feet below the surface