New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-22
THE GOLD MINES OF IOWA.

From Our Own Correspondent
WASHINGTON Thursday, May 20, 1858.
The discovery of gold in Iowa appears to be
causing good deal of excitement in The West, and
is likely if it proves to be reality ard no delu-
sion 10 lead to great results not only from its pos
sbe addition to the metallic wealth of the country
but from its influence on the streams of emigration
The Dapenpon (Iowa) State Democrat says that
the first discovery of gold was made at ST. Charles
Madison County, come time during the past Au-
tvmn. mau at work building ml-dam picked
up some small Jumps of yellow ore from among
the loose earth, ard carried them home for the
amusement of his children. Near the close oil the
Winter some returned CaifOrnlans CHANGED TO stop
at the house. and seeing the Jumps, pronounced
them TO be gold. One OF the Jumps was SEM 10
Cincinnati for examination, with request that II IL
was found to be worth anything, the value should
be returned in money. The result was the return
of S25 as the worth Of the lump OF gold
The discovery was at once made known, and
large numbers are now engaged i'll digging for gold,
with profits varying according 70 the information
of THE Stote Dfmocrat, from two to twenty-five
dollars day. Gold has since been found IN Lee,
Warren. Clark Boone, Des MONIES, POlh, Union,
Story and Johnson Counties. Statements that gold
has been discovered in various places have appeared
in The Iora City Reporter, The burlington Ga1ede,
The Keohuk Post, DeS MONIES J0urnai, BoonSboro
Ne,ss. Vinterset MadiS0nian, and many other Iowa
papers. The Madisoni0n says that lump OF gold
has been found worth $780, Several hundred men
are at work in the diggings and new adventures
are daily flocking in. Various returned Cantor
mans conyersant with gold mining have visited the
dippings and pronounced a favorable OPINION upon
them.
Private letters from Iowa recently received here
corroborate these accounts. j. L.. Curtis, esq, Oh
Keckuk. writing to his uncle, the Hon. :. IL. Cur
It's NJ c. under date of May 9, says: "Gold is
q now being discovered very plentifuly III some OF
q the back counties. There is considerable excite
ment and good many are gong from here
'' Some specimens are now IN this place. Ihey go
q froan here BY boat TO Fort Des MONIES. | under
stand they find gold within five miles OF the Fort.
"The high water In the rivers operators against the
90 miners 49,
The Hon. David Kilbourn, late Mayor OF keokuk,
writes TO Gen. ii. II. Reid, under date OF keokuk'
NAV 10: "The discovery of gold in several OF the
:" Counties bordering on the Des MONIES Is beginning
s.to create excitement. Specimens are DrOugn'
4" here daily by reliable men, who have either gain
cred il themselves or purchased It of the miners So
THAT there ia no longer any doubt that g0d mas peer
found in considerable quantities.. Inc heafes
dippipps TO Keokuk are distant about GU ihlies.
Boats leave here almost every day loaded WIN
passengers for the mines. Ell McMilah mas
nephew at the mines who writes that ne Is a'cIa
a. enc about So day. Several merchants mere
=" have received letters from their customers con
frming the reports"