New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-20
KANSAS.
MORE ABOUT THE GOLD MINES.
LAWRENCE, X. T., Nov. :, fS1S.


L,wREscg X. T., Nov. {, fe's.
70 nt EIi.y II Tie A.srs,i Desr~a, ,,.;,,a
Sir: In former conmunca- non lesocs'o',up
you satisfactory expAnsi9n oI Ins ,od
report- that bsi been circulated 10 regard 10 ihe eo
In,ne- of the South Platte SnsbseSueni and almost
daily deyelopmenls have mace any inr,hef -ucn ~
plantations u.eess. Since my writ.r9 several Pefsons
have arrived from Sal: Lake and other pOsnt. CON
fnripc vha, | nave sale and bringing even better
reports Last Friday, several more oi the Li"rebcS
company arrived in thus Psce-Me-ers. E.sa,u
FreIch W. y. NTH r. u. Coba, ana -ome otpeIs;
Tney bring large quantities oi Ps'd Win mn, gu"
reuort ,hst the anpers are doing better than wnen
lett. Their report ~ ten days later tnan Line. Oe
"mesrr with whom vas well soenainted, nah IN iniue
from ~ 70 $40 esch every day @ince ie't. oinel-
are doing even Srter than that, and al are dobs
better than at y dates. There ~ DO iasther quesno
a. 10 the cbpess n the mines, eRd IN the opinion VI
the mo~. eYperhoced Of our men, We nave no. yst
found the average yield which tne country VIII ahy'u
Sections of ii. country are koown - be rchsf
than toe one 10 which they are Low at "urk,
but th.y csuDo, be completed TIL sprpg. Inc
miners are entirely east Of the mountains, an
near the base of q spur of the principal range.
party yil! be formed TO follow mp Ike streams beyoni
ihe p,aoe where tey emerge from the mountains ana
into the parks Here the main seposts oi the soid
undoubtedly are, as the gold grows and iGano
err the farther up ~ 60 would here remark, that
was maDly induced - take the journey 70 the noun
taps by the perusai OF an article published IN dhe
Denocrdn in the Spring of 1851, ana another IN me
Ner York Herald u about the same este, IN regaru
recently noticed another article IN regard 10 the re-
sources Of the San Jusn range know the range very
we'll and eball explore it next seaso1, In TINS way
alone will the country be fully developed. Let tbe
journals pnblish such information a. theycan acquire
and let he men who 60 to the mountains go with de
termination drive Though at all hazsrds and come
thing viii be accomplished. Men who are apt to
become discouraged by smell obstacles will do well
to stay at home. 1t ia nov an established isct
that men OF nerve acquire fortune II they WIZ
The papers Of IeaveDw orth and Kansas City are
wran Cling about the comparative advantages or
those two places on'Gttng posts. In reality II
makes but little difference To the engrant at which
place he procures bis outfit Isuppose prices are shont
the ~ me at the two places and the little matter o
thirty cr forty miles travel is rot much in journey
Of co mes. Let fortuDe-seekers come op and pur-
cb So their outfit whenever they can get u, and be
on their way early the grsss is up in the Spring
Last Spring the grass would support stock a. early
az the 10Th of April. After leaving the Missouri
River the grass sill grow better every day by the
Arkarsas route, which il by far the best. exoept for
Iowa and Nebraska emigrauts. Let those who can
afford it take mules and the next best thing take
oxep American hor.. Ot but very little account,
they are not aole endure the regimen OF the Plain.
due re gard for safety Will induce the formation, -
far as poss BILE OF panies aud these should not be
less than thirty men, OF course no sane man Will
think Of Undertaking the journey unit. Sprng, and be-
fore tha, time Information will be collected IN some
tangible form. w. B. PARsoss