Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-09-14
GoIdtu Kansos.


AS this is becoming an interesting topic
to the West generally, we copy an article
from the ''Kansas City Journal of Com
merc e, published by R.T. Van Horn, for
meylyof this place. as the most reliable
information in regard to it
Mr.. John Richard arrived here on yes
terday from the gold regions, and was
Instantly surrounded by a crowd of eager
mquirers. Our people were the more
anxious to hear bis report, as his character
for twenty years, as business man, gave
to what lie might say weight that, i'll the
minds of those who knew him. would set
tie the question.
Mr. Richardson is an old mountain
trader, who has long enjoyed the conf
dence of the business men of the Upper
Missouri and St. Louis, and of the United
States Government. He brings the best
specimens we have yetscen from the mines
and his account is at once complete and
satisfactory. He reports the explorations as
very limited and but few men are in the
mines, but that the results have been more
than satisfactory.
Two men Of his acquaintance. with but
limited facilities for working, had, in one
week, washed over 5000. In many in
stances the dirt had avaraged l8 cents to
the pan.
They have no cradle, OF regular washing
pam, notions" no supply of picks. and
no means of sharpening such tools as they
have.
The only gold as yet obtained or sought
Nfor, is in the bed of the streams, and is
washed with the cooking pans, ETC., of the
miners.
The specimens which NJ. Richard ex-
hibited to us, were what is known In Cal
; ifornia as "foat gold" washed out from
the lower parts of the stream and under
the microscope proved to be of extraordin-
airy fneness /; from Z to % carats.
The point where the most of the washing
has been done is on small stream ,,about
5 fifty miles from Pixies Peak. From 81
: to an ounce is the usual product of a day.
washing.
Mr. Richard says that there is no doub
; but that the deposits are equal to those o
California, and when properly worked will
: the skill which is now employed by thu
: miners of California, they will equal ,th'
h best yet discovered.
Every geological Indication OF the country
= favors this idea, and the same facts are
C everywhere developed AS characterized tn
i first places of California
Several companies are now forming, anC
the first, under DR.. Hall, we are assured
- will leave next week.
of In Kansas City there is no longera doub
49, and several of our most substantial an
wealthy citizens are preparing to leave; an
ie some Immediately and others early in tn
in spring.
IS A correspondent Of the Lawrence "R
of publican" gives some particular concer
n ing the "gold and pearl discoveries"
D. Southern Kansas:
a The new Eldorado is on the Walnut 1T
o. Whitewater rivers, south of Breckenridl
ne county. Some of the pearls are said to
- worth little, but the general assortme
" is valued at .Jfve dollars pack. The go
!d discoveries on Pixies Peak turn out to
I'D equally mythical. 1t is reported, howeye
of that fifty miles north, on CHEEKY Cree
= gold is found in considerable abundanc
An exploring company declare that if the
Is had proper apparatus for collecting L
re gold, each man could realize $50 per da