Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1858-08-26

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the FIRST reports received Of the richness
Of he mines and abundance Of gold to be
found. Our exchanges come to us with the
most fattering accounts, not only of the
success of the miners, but beauty Of the
country aud inildness Of the climate. We
certainly would not advise those who are
well situated at home to break off well
established business, and leave the COM
forts and Injuries of civilized life for add
venture in this new Eldorado. Enough
is as good as FEAST and competence,
not abundance, brings happiness. Those
who have a competence or families that
require their assistance and attention at
home, had better be content with the
blessings they enjoy in preference to ven
turing upon the life of hardsbips and pri.
walton which every pioneer emigrant must
necessarily Undergo. Yet there are
plenty Of yonng men with strong consti-
tutions, glorying in the vigor of youth,
who court romance, and appear welded to
"lfe in the BUSH" Others who follow
life Of frontier speculation, travelling
wherever the theatre of action opens with
the most enterprise, Or excitement RACES
the widest, without any legitimate bust
ness to detain them in particular loca.
ton. This class Of young men will UNI
doubleday do well at Erazer's river. But
we would warn those who have been bred
to the ease and quiet of town; whose
feet are accustomed only to tread the paye>
ment, and whose hands never yet have
known the soil of manual labor, to beware
how they venture upon an expedition of
this kind, otherwise their bones bleaching
upon the plains may tell the sad story Of
dear experience too late learned to be
OF avail. .-.
We learn that an overland company is
organizing to start from this point, and
one or two, who considered "time the es
sence of the contract" have already left
to go by the way of New York. As it
seems to be quite question as to which
is the most feasible route, we will say
few words upon this point. 1t appears to
us that persons living in the west could
make quite as quick trip to 60 overland
as to travel distance of near fourteen
hundred miles to get to New York. and
then be obliged to go six Or seven thous.
and miles by water. Persons who 60 by
water, all save British subjects, are re-
quired to take out license to dig, and
steamers going up the river are stopped
by the British boat Satellite, until each
man has paid his dues and obtained his
license. This is a regulation which Gov
ernor DOUGLAS, Of Van Couver's Island,
has established in hopes Of raising a rev.
enuc for his government; but without
doubt his authority will be set at defiance
so soon as sufficient number of miners
arrive 70 form government for their own
protection.
There appears to be four overland routes
which will doubtless all be travelled more
or less. One by Pembina, Red River set
Element and the north branch Of the Sas
katchewan; one by the South Sashatche-
wan and the koo,arais Pass. These two
routes are north of the American line; the
other two are upon the American side
The first is Gov. Stevens Northern paci.
fc Railroad Route up the Missouri and
Milk rivers, thence to Clark's Fork upon
the other side Of the mountains; and the
latter by Niobrara river TO Fort Laramie,
through the Great South Pass, and up
Lewis Fork. We think either Of these
two last mentioned routes nearer by sever.
al hundred miles than those through the
British Possessions, the distance being
about sixteen hundred miles, and Sioux
City the best point to procure outfits and
start from. At this place all the equip.
ments necessary for such an expedition
can be had readily and at low figures. A
larger company would be preferable to 90
with by the Stevens route than by that of
Fort Laramie, small company might
receive some trouble from the Indians on
either of the northern routes. 1t would
require but few hundred dollars to Sc.
cure an ample equipment for each man,
and several months supplies after arriving
there. Parties setting out for the diggings
should look well to the different routes
proposed, and we think they cannot do
better than to make this place their start.
ing point.
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