The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-12-28
THE NEBRAsKA GoLD NINEs.


interesting Information from tho newly undiscovered mines
'''Ihis new III Dorado says the Times, Is richer h,
lar IN gold, silver, iron, lead coal timber and aqti
tufai resources than was California iIt her paiest DAYS
scarcely SIX mouths ago the soil Of this modern land If
Ophir was nntrodden 10y the foot of the white man ~
dusky savage alone gathered from its yellow sands ~
glittering gold and troops OF rowing Indians ana bl
of grazing buffalo alone yisite inhabited is itil
plains. Gold has been discovered there and the hardy
pioneer, the sure foreunner of civilization and p,
has claimed it for his own-the fair domain ur1
which TO exercise his industry and enterprise apJ
from which TO carve States OF untold yes I'M
imagined wealth, power, and influence A railroad
to the Pacific is a certainty. With maissti,
tread the march progress has swept across our n
tnent -populating with the sons and daughters or
freedom every vale, developing the agricultural resource
oil every PLAIN, bringing To light the hidden mineral
wealth OF every mountain aud nscfibng her name lnnr
the brightest page OF the history Of every State Ubo
the banks of the Mississippi her steps for while Inarr
ed-but not long for, spanning the noble stream She
swept along IA her wild career scattering gems q light
and knowledge IN her pathway. At last she has reel
Nebraska never before there such field opened for
her operations never much hidden wealth and worth
requiring but the touch of her magical wand to develop
now 10 re MINIS
The best route TO the mines is what is known as Tho
'old Mormon trail, leading from Omaha up the pl,te
valley the great Military road leading from Oman
via Fort hearney, Fort Laramie, South Pass and Hon
Lake, To California, which the United States goycrE
ment has expended three hundred and mn thousand oH
IN improvements and the only route the plain
wiich government has ever SO expended any money
distance 10y this route is only five hundred and -
miles from Omaha city TO the heart Of the gold
Ihere IS a semi-weeky line OF mail-coaches. .Egg
travellers can reach the mines in from sew 4 a.
days
WHAT THOSE WHO HAVE Been THERE Az
,nn, .,,.
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nro,,osd Nan, y, ' oieet 70 ~ ron tht
li I'o ~ 'Sii'o,y " ooolo ana N0a a. euiu,
run ~ tto - ln y ~ f, ny iaAa 1W
ON thn;r ret,,' hans,', ~ az. Dhr1g SlfA
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r.norts fo, ~, -; : =, 3 '9st A,i a ous
corntr,, hot,al AZ, A., 80 49, 'Ni 'i',t soh OF
Wta.y ~ ,i ts sF'a A'a ~ sweet
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sia' ''.io VII op tsnPteiatl3 held to all
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s;la ~ III ~ - 80 sun con
Wifi IN, -, - 800 ~ h'h p,ousm
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20 =, 'ua a.. oih'th poih expressed themselves
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,;5 - - t'e, 49,, oie peyo"u any ever before
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. IN q, s9s ~ ~ 'i;i ~, i'a N, i .ah from
III r l.; ~" ~, $50. 49, wy, "eie Suns sn e,sh' nun,
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nat. 10 eyc,Iant a,a sa,', 80; ine eh
tt;I 20 ~ eio GO '.9"ii' no ie''s were
: 49,, ,;,;. - -" ,ta ''is u',ins 'e winter,
60, 49, ~ - 49,, 80 ", M poas,'e ~ .ne mines
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IL ,,a H.. ~ arr; ~ y, p'e'y IN, ~ n'oii 'npie anu
o,aId 49, 5 ''ias " i'py. lne'e Is plenty Oh
1o MIN na,,s ,,d rs., 600 I'm - 70 9lo per
: S2ta; i nni ~ 80 =, 20 -. ~ ~. i' si''0.s.
lar f,,,, o,oilor =, ,t, a,V 80 ~! 10 :, ~
~, (. ,m sviiue.i's ~ ,ne MINES, when states
70 t,, go -, ~ na. 49,, 'iis it . one
Gravel AMI ho,Ido,s Nh c, ~ .ii't . WIN
heinz cnt M ,v;ti roina. ~, p sieNs,
baxt ,i,,o;ni,s az e,, NJ. III = -, eo 'n ~,
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not 20 c,,,,a ~, a,a - :. .''' w nave
a, 80 ~ ~ ' = Y, ,Sina.es, ~ mes 80
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n u p;ot, LA, 80 -
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