Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-05-29
ICOTitspONUeilce OI Tie NEW UTk TIL
THE GOLD MINES OF IOWA

WASHINGTON, Thursday, May 90, 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 reali-
ty and no delusion, to lead to great results,
not only from its possible addition to the
metallic wealth of the country; but from its
influence oG the streams of emigration.
Tile Davenport (Iowa) State Democrat says
that the frs. discovery of gold was made at
st. Charles, Madison County, some time du.
ring the past Autumn. a man at work
building IL mill ldam picked up some small
Jumps of yellow ore from among the loose
earth, and carried them home for the amuse-
ment of his children. Near the close of the
Winter, some returned Californians chanced
to stop at the house, and seeing the Jumps,
pronounced them to be gold. One Of the
Jumps was sent to Cincinnati for examina-
tion, with a request that if it was found to be
worth anything, the value should be returned
| in money. The result was the return Of S25
us tie worth Of the lump Of gold.
The discovery was at once made known,
and large numbers are now engaged in dig
gng for gold, With profits varying, according
. to the information of Tie State Democrat,
| from two to twenty-five dollars q day. Gold
has since been found in Lee. Warren, Clark,
Boone Des Moines, Polk, Union, Story and
johnson counties. Statements that gold has
been discovered in various places have ap.
peared in The IOwa City Reporter, The Bur
imgton Gazette, The Kcokuk Post Des Noines
journal, BoonsbOro News, IIin,e+Sc. Ladi.
sonidn, and many other Iowa papers. The
liadiSorial! says that lump of gold has
been found worth 5000. Several hundred
men are at work in the diggings, and new
adventures are daily hocking in. Various
returned Calfornians, conversant with gold
mining, have visited tho diegings and pro-
nounced q favorable opinion upon them.
Private letters from Iowa recently received
here corroborate these accounts. j. l.. Cur
It's, Esq, of keokuk, writing to his uncle,
the Hon. S. K. Curtis, NJ. c. under date of
May 9, says Gold is now being discovered
Tery plentfully in some Of the back counties.
There is considerable excitement and good
many are going from here, Some specimens
are now in this place. They go, from here by
boat to Fort Des Moines. | understand
they find gold within Eve miles OF the Fort.
The high water in the rivers operates against
the miners"
The Hon. David liiibouru, late Mayor Of
keokuk, writes to Gen. H. r. Reid, under
date of keokuk, May 10; THE discovery oi
gold in several of the counties bordering on
the Des NJ oines is beginning to create ex
citement. Specimens are brought here daily
by reliable men, who have either gathered il
themselves or purchased il Of the miners, sc
that there is no longer any doubt that gold
has been found in considerable quantities
The nearest diggiDgs to keokuk are distant
about 80 miles Boats leave here almos
, every day loaded with passengers for thu
, mines. Eli Mcmillan has a nephew ut th'
, mines who writes that he is averaging ubou
50 q day. Several merchants here have re
ceiyed letters from their customers, confirm
J ing the reports"
The correspondent of the New York Time
D says. Last week, about 1000 negroes wer
3 landed on the north coast, between Hsvan
!, and Bahia Honda. Two Of the vessels wer
+. American and one Spanish. The schoone
Wintermoyeh, of New York, landed 450.-
o One Of The ves'e's spanish bark, wh:e
landed 900, was found adrift and brought il
S to this port by q Spanish cru ser. The col
[ goes belong to Messrs Sama, Pedro Lacost,
|. and others Of Guinea renown. but as the
Y form a part Of CoDcba's Kitchen Cabinet,
d is unreasonable TO suppose that any Of Ii
o negroes will be seized by the authorities, nj
:. less the English Aboltionist papers ope
d 6res again on the honest and NJ right Morqu
!. of Havana. am personally acquainted vii
a gentleman OF this city who purchased or
hundred at Bania Honda, and who brougl
y them TO his country seat near Havana 4
IS speculation. This cannot be done witho
Q, The knowledge of the Authorities, let the
k, saw what they please in defence OF their co
,s dnet Ifa man cannot ride his own horse
10 this country without taking out q sepera
o. nassport for him, il is still more dlhicult
Al lead q hundred wild negroes over the roa
without detection by tile country ponce