Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1858-11-04

PLENTY GOLD ON THE SOUTH PLATTE.
A Lawrence Republican Extra contains
full and late accounts from the Gold Mines
as furnished by Mr.. F. H. Brittan, Of Bur-
lington, COfiey COUNT, Kansas. Mr.. Brit
tan was in company with Mr.. William B.
Parsons, whose full and satisfactory letter
in regard to the gold regions we published
last week. The report of Mr.. Britain
agrees in all essentials with that of our cor
respondent, nevertheless the following e1-
tracts will be read with interest:
1.-THE company not having found gold at
Spanish Peaks, upon hearing thes. fayoru-
bic accounts frun the Georgia Company at
the Cherry Creek diggings, determined TO
Immediately go there. Accordingly they
retraced their course, going north, and
leaving Pixies Peak twenty miles to the
west, arrived at the Cherry Creek diggings
about the 9th of September.
For two weeks the company prospected
on both sides Of the Platte, finding gold in
sufficient quantities so that with a pick,
shovel and pan, from 81 TO So per day
could be made. This brings our dates down
TO the 20.h Of September, when Mr.. Brit
tan, Geo. w. Smith, Jr., VIM. B. Parsons,
(city Attorney of Lawrence,) ond Robert
Peebles-all members Of the company-left
for Lawrence. Mr.. Britain brings speci-
mems Of the gold, which we have seen, and
which have been examined by several Cali
forniana in our presence, who all pronounce
it the genuine article-known as the scale
of DRIFT gold, by miners. Mr.. Britain has
about three dollars worth of it, which he
took out in one day. Each Of the other
gentlemen also have specimens.
Mr.. Britain intends 10 remain during
the winter, and will return 10 the diggings
next spring with full outfit for mining
The remainder Of the Lawrence company
intended 10 remain in the mines about two
weeks after Mr.. Brittan left, and then TO
come down the South Platte about forty
miles, TO Bent and St. Vrain's old forts, and
winter there. The weather was fine at
mines when he left, but with very cold
frosty nights; and it was The opinion Of old
mountaineers, that within few weeks the
miners would all be obliged 10 seek winter
quarters. The Georgia company had al
ready disbanded, and sought winter quar-
ters-some at Fort Laramie, others at Fort
Bridger, and some had returned 10 the
States.
There were about one hundred persons
in the mines, and numbers arriving daily
when Mr.. Britain left. Provisions were
tolerably plenty, though at enormous rates
-fonr selling at $25 per hundred. The
gold dust is used in the mines rs currency,
at ST. per pennyweight.
Mr.. Britain met from 700 to 1000 emf
grants e, route for the mines. He thinks
that but few of them will be able 10 reach
the mines this fall, as probably before this
there are heavy SHOWS in the mountains
1t is the height of folly, therefore, for other
companies to start this fall. If those al
ready on the route do not meet with great
they will Be fortunate.
At the time Mr.. Briltan left the mines
there were no houses erected, the miners
all living IN tents. The health Of the mi
ners had been good.
The implements in use in the mines are
almost without exception only shovels, picks
and pans. 1t was the general opinion Of the
miners, and among them several old Cali
fornians, that, with the proper implements,
from So 10 $l5 per day could Be made
Mr.. John Rocker had q rough rocker made
out Of hollow log, split, with which he
and his son were taking out from $4 to So
per day. A half-bre Cheyenne boy, John
Smith by name, SOD Of John S. Smith, well