The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1858-12-11

From the 81. Louis Democrat +-,rz
n Go r,r,a. of the Far we'k
H. d.pnm II De Soto is at last !e"lisa1E
in 6c go&6S4s of the far West. hen tf
fabIed terd hat would give perpaeSlsy 81
vol n sim dDcloscd in the sparklpE cuey
rcSs whose sathered wealth cahadd abloo1
to the faded brow of beauty. or clothe with
COMBINES the decrcpisudc of age. Multi
p!is1 nasn.iye. lfssr tts.sraPR 1sSF Nh
venturer returning with the yield Of a sum
mcr,s nrospectine, all attest the richness Of
tho roid lbtds formed by the washings OF the
eastern. slope. Of the Rocky M2lnlalns:--1-.
Along the banks of Cherry Greek, the ouh,'
a1ne eui Bouilc, the South Platte ana small
or nifiuents in the vicinity OF FIkcss~fS iA,'
surface explorations have shown an noa ius
dance Of tire precious mctals mingled with
their deposits amply sufficient to repay con
stnnt toll. even with the rudcst instruments.
Further along faint rumors come 10 Us OF
still more a.luriny indications upon the west.
ern. slopei in the Three Parks, and SOUTHWARK
among the hugo formations that skirt the
Rio BRAY del Norte. From research SO 1a'
made, from geological evidences, from ira
dictionary story, and rem@ns OF former
civilization, we have no room TO uoubt tue
general auriferous character OF the "h0te
central elevation of the continent. The
Sierra San Juan is known to contain greater
variety Of precious stones, minerals, salts
and earths than any other of the Sierras of
the interior. The partial exploration OF ITS
treasures prepares US to hear OF develop
ments among its gulches unsurpassed in the
| Z ? ia.< ~ rnhxmscnl
graphy, delivered by Il gentleman better IN
formed of the resources OF that region than
any other in America, assumes that gold will
be found there in solid mass, just rs iron IL
found at the Pilot Knob or Sheppard Noun
tain. 'Andws see no reason to doubt 1t, but
every reason to believe it. Still less should
| we be surprised to note discoveries OF the
! garnet, the topaz, tho am ethyst, the emerald
and the diamond more abundant than those
! Of the great mountain chains Of Europe and
| Asia. In Arazonia the silv er mines have al
ready attracted large attention, and be-
come the object Of eager quest, and this is
also part Of the same remarkable forma-
tion-a formation embracing an area Of ten
degrees of latitude by six of longitude.-
| Here, therefore is a field ripe with the har-
! vest, and ready for gathering. Who shall
take an inventory of its wealth And with
the opening new year, when the grass grows
! green, and nature, assuming there her gar
ment of rare loneliness, shall invite to the
exploration, what q scene of adventurous
industry will be witnessed in that now silent
Territory. More than twenty thousand men
will be toiling, digging, searching through
every nook of that great volcanic section
climbing the mountains, penetrating the val
legs, turning the streams, breaking the rocks,
burrowng the carths, polishing the. stones,
smelling the silver, 6 leaning the gold from
every crcvicc. The throng OF wagons, and
accumulation Of provision, md collecting OF
herds and hocks along the western lines OF
present settlement, will resemble the outgo'
ing Of an army" Of invasion. The tramp Of
free labor, as it marches to the conquest OF
the new Ophir, will be heard above the DIN
of politics, and the restless eye ofspeculation
viii wander from government contracts, and
Congress lobbying, to watch this exodus to
the center-this crusade against the noun
tains-this evangel to a new commerce.
The West-the far West-the great West,
will loom up in the eye of the nation in pro.
portions of unreasonable grandeur. Where
the deer and the elk now frequent cities will
spring up Wltllh the Nc"f IlNntiuS tnoSc VI
the Valley, and the buffalo path will turn
into highways for hurrying merchandise
The traiesman who can now scarce get to-
gether enough in his narrow home to buy an
outfit, will return the millionaire Of a new
gold field, or the shrewd rcalizer of success
i've bubble town lots. The ox-driver will
merge into the proprietor Of the express
line the farmers boy will boast the posses
sion Of rancho with cattle on hundred
hills. Nor will there be wanting dark lines
in all this gilded pageantry: The bro
ken gambler, the youth whose bright hope
has been extnguished in crime, the mpov-
erishcd miner whose "bad luck" has become
the proverb of his associates, the husband,
the futher. the child returning to plant the
willow over the graves of those for whose
sake he struggled so bravel y after fortune
all these Will mngle in the panoramn.-
And We, the good will surpass the evil, the
gladncss be greater than the sorrow, the
contribution to national progress far trans
cend the cases Of individual suffering. Al
together, it is contemplation to rouse the
spirit and make us proud of our country and
our time. What other land can hold out
such unspeakable induccmcnt TO thrifty toll?
And what other age can parallel such lrrup-
tons Of people Fastening to pioneer the will
dcrnc.s? Such, however is the coming
marvel of the comm: year.