The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-07-15

GoI.D.--Gold continues to he the FREEDOM
inant topic of our State exchanges. The
| Rochester Free Press of june 3Oth SAYS Of
| the Oronoco mines :"
We are informed by parties who lave
| visited the placer, and seen the operations
and who are also old and experienced Cali.
tornans, that there will be no difficulty in a
single hand with single rocker" making
from six to eight dollars per day. With a
Tom or ilume. Of course considerably
more can be realized. Mr.. Waldo exhibit
ell to us on Tuesday last some specimens Of
very fine gold washed by himself from two
| pansiull OF dirt, worth at least fifteen cents,
and he states that the dirt at the diggngs
will average an equal richness. The placer
IL upon the land belonging, we believe, to "A
Mr.. Sleighmaker, who has loaned it out 10
the miners, they paying him five per cent
ON the excess OF their earnings over and
above one dollar and half day. The
ground is divided of into lots fronting If
teen feet on the river, aud extending back
into the bluffs one hundred and fifty feet
We are told that the ground in the neigh.
borhood is dotted with tents which are oc.
cuped by the redshirtcd miners. who with
their rockers, picks, toms and all the other
appur,enances Of gold digging are busily en-.
gagged in gold washing, giving the place the
appearance Of u busy mining town in Cali
tornla.
''old, also, we are told has been discover
cd at Rochester and at every point on the
Iumbro river where any one has taken the
pains to prospect for it.. II it be grant.
cd that the substance found il gold and on
this point the testimony Of the newspapers is
unanimous-the question still remains un.
settled whc ther il can be found 10 sufficient
quantities to make mining operations prof.
liable The Rochester Democrat says:
The digglngs at Oronoco are yielding, as
we are reliably informed, from two to six
dollars u day, per man. The gold is remark
ably pure. We have seen specimens which
were equa! in rchenss to the best California
products. some ninety or one hundred men
are ut work in the dgglngs. Claims are
staked oil, and rules adopted for the govern.
tt'Ht w W tutSt III NtkuG III
California. We can assure the public that
there is no humbug about these diggings
Gold is to be found in considerable quantities
sufficient to pay for the digging, at Oronoco,
M well us Mt several other points along the
Xumbro. In what quantity it is to be found
in and near Rochester, remains 10 be ascer.
tanned by investigation.
The Contra! Republican (Faribault) says
Of the operations at that place
The gold excitement still continues On
Saturday last we were shown several speci.
mems by Mr.. Davis. one Of which VIZ should
think worth from fifty to seventy five cents 4;
several Others as large as pin heads. There
is some talk OF turning the channel Of the
river IA soon IA the water gets low enough
To permit an examination Of the river bed.
We have never had much faith in gold min.
ing in Iowa or Minnesota, but the specimens
W. have seen have satisfied Us that gold ex.
is's along our rivers; and nothing but a
thorough examination can test the value OF
the discovery, or the quantity which may be
found.
WAB,sHAw County MArrEas-W aba
shaw County is in state OF great agitation
about the County Seat question. Lake
City, which has been lately advancing with
rapid strides to an equality with her older
ncighbors. ia now ambitious, il is said. of
dethronipg Wabashaw from her position as
County Seat, and placing the crown upon
her own head To this end-and TO secure
tn. NECESSARY centrality OF pssi,ion--the
people Of Lake City are cndeavcring to ex.
tend the limits Of Wabashaw County. BY
the addition thereto OF certain fractional
townships bordering on Lake Pepin within
which are included the iourishing villages
OF Florence, Central Poin, and Wes,ervcl,.
The decision Of III, General Land Olfice
that the Indicated lands on the IIalf.Brced
Tract mus, be sold a. per notice Of al.
journed ale-,o commence Angus, S0th, Al,
Farihaalt, and sept. 9th, At Henderson,
will give the settlers On this trac, enough to
do 10 raise the requisite.
The lake City Tribune publishes a letter
IRON IL. NJ. Rrcw on the mbjec, Of pre>emp.
ton In this district TO the following eject,
have ust returned from the General
Land Once, and WAS there informed that all
II the vacant land upon the half breed