New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-25
LATEST From T,'E GOLD hE"'oNS'

the let day OF Ociob. la.', for the Pm,
hires, returned on Sabday, b-i,g fry.i,,>
nskng the 'lip. H. leit he mines on Cherry Cr->~
uu the 3urh Of q tOber ~. Smith j. well >nSxn 30
ary ~ ogr cuz.ns. He has been 10 the c ,lbocnia
rer iur uns yeS, sud hes perhaps voled frtrer
te ss' season IN ssrch Of gold than any man oo The
.'iuIer. lie lef, California ias; Samnes for Frsszr
hNr; remained -rine tine ST the Colyil!s mines bgt
Ves crivep sssy hy the Inosns crossed the c,uu'ry
htd the Rocky NJ, urislns to tbs heat waters OF
M.souf' d. ended the river in oAnc- T. For Rsa-
QnI. whore be found the steamer ID. a. January, on
sbch le .lippsd to kansas Cuy Arriving here
about the peri of the ir-t gold excitement. lie de-
tern ned 20 visit Pixies Peak snn started the =,
Of October aId reached lis destination the 23th.
On the .s'h ie aeut out prospecting upon the head
waters a Chsry Creek working oily frqr hours Nith
a -to,, aid pan sud obtaining between si and 4 in
gold dust. OhtGiIing information tIom tic
mireIs he deemed Of Importance he started back
ilcreSt day.
CHK.RY CRkEK.-Tis stream is reported by ths
nil eIt be about - u.es long tar IT. source ut IN
the oun'ans nor in the prsii-- hut aes some hl;h
divifrs. About three miles from The head OF this
siIfsm fe found lie M ~ wOrs. A. crrtsln s''a-
so, Il year the creek dry near its month but Tor
% ulhs there j. water the year rDu'd.
The Miners ali agreed thst trum - to 50 per day
could he easily on any OF tue streams oi that
ssctoI Of country. with tre pr"per mining app ratds
A. yet. but very bttle prospecting has been ne ana
Club Crei. Medicine Bow FOX, Cherry Crers
sId few other streams comprise the hole pros rctinS
circuit Of Il in,rs ROW there.
All tie miners agreed in their expression OF opni N
10 mr Smith, 'h. far richer deposits would he found
in the coming Spriig, than my yet dscnvrrhi.
Nore 9Th, mn were at all prepared iOr prospect
irg. orhr ,xets'vr urting. Th'y ~crr, however,
oi rmby we'll -uppi,d with provisions, large numbers
of Nexcsns being Engaged III sendps nolf sAd UvSns
to iht nin's un pack u nles
All through NeuMexic". preparations were oelag
made 70 ~ large quantities ct provisions IN the
Spin c--Rs" very usuy Mexicans were preparing tor
fio I gtl
arc ni,id orrraiu III tho uiDes-'he lndnns pr0phe
tyiug MID Nintti.
R,ch TmP.-Fron Cherry Creek 20 the crossing
of tie Aikansas Mr.. Smith was seven day', hndlug
u.tn ,f good gras~, wood aGd waicr the wholo dls-
inr &C. whch Mr. Smith computes az %nt nvs. lie
n ndc tie dsrHLce on mules, having one extrs IN ile
f,r packing blankets atd trovi-ions. lie arrived at
ti Al ktr-as vb the 9th Inst, az clock the same
,,tuii T. aud a, II oclock the nlshl tar Santa
r. uail arrived. Making his mules 'ast to The wasOi
he cane the baarce Of the distance With the mai.
At Little Coon Greek ten mites this side OF the Ar
knn,as he found the party eucamp.d wbi'h he started
with. on the way ~ lie MT about CITY persons ON
their WY to the snInel. None OF the TaiG5 had as
Sc, net With any deay on account OF sa"w. Iae'e
ind been three H. ht snow STORMS, the snow melting
in few hours. Mr. =. snys that he understood thSt
uost If the train Intended Ia camp for .he Wutef a.
,oou A. they could find suitable camping places.
Mr. Smith srT, 81 at Westport on sunday al ID
oclock n M, and Mt this city Sunday 'vefing.
A, Diamond Spring be overlook three ~ tue usor'
ole Con pany no we're coming in with SI,o1O, which
the, tad inf, rmed im was what thirteen men ha
taken out in ten day. The company has been some
tine IN u mines but bav" been mostly engaged IN
JrusI. ciirg hunting, l,Oking out Town aHu ni'n
sites, &c.
Tie, have Travelled over large extent Of country,
and are ael satisfied and hsye sent IN tn sc three
IT. n to make prrciasr OF mil.
Fl,ur in the niue. wa. selling At from 30 10 go
per,a,k. WHISKY Was worth ut the Crossing 81 per
Gnsr aud in the mines there was no tarIn OF the
commodity.
Mr. Sn.nh further says that be has evidence sutfi-
cet TO convince iu that better prospects for mud
iry large qu-Ltlties # gold can be iOnnd III any o
M soa .he Psss , hs s1% sonoa SoI%t IN ,b. i.
LEGALITY Il years ago but that ut tnat timo the dis
coverca CnIif.ruia being made, and no ton
ion paid to the reports ot gold III tho hocsy
Mountains.
Slr Smith ade this trip for the express purpose Of
sscertsiDg how rich tt.se mites were in order that
be- might decide between them and the Fraser River
miner He j. uug satisfied, and next spriuS, II alive
he uill 8gaiD be az Pke's Peak.
Tx COLD MIsEs or WESTERN KANSAS -Tne fol-
Iowlng all extract from private letter recoiVoi by
The Bosto, Journal from friend in Lawrence, kan-
sss IT. information it contains u highly interesting
and r.hsbe The tier u dated Nov. ~:
" TIE great excitement of the day IN Lawrence ia
the eola auertiuD There now some ten or twelve
Of tie returned miners IL toED They cane N the
hardest lu, king fellows imaginable, with elbows.
knees and oes oct of their clothing: dirty sunbnrnt
~ they emerge from the skelLs and begin 10 look
HE d, cent white men, not altogether nsens0le 70
Wholesome linen and that cleanliness which IS next TO
coclipe,p They nTe liuhZed lmGie1sey; every body
questions them and ert,5its them; aud daily and
nightly they are put through cOurre Os questioning
about the Fl Dorado IN all The PLACES where !oat
er. uV-t do congregate. The specimens Of gold are
rapidly passng !rJin hand to hand, and s.Sns setting
hrrh God Duet Bought ind Sold begin to make
their app.a .afancs.
"At The m'lea the gold Z. selling readily to the
traders f. Per ounce. The number ~ peTsvIs now
on ii lr IA, ii ere Oh both routes 10 from l,pJ 10
/ eco These " op- who have r-turnet are only
trnciior-about on, .four,hof the Lavrenro cam
taIy. The remainder winter in the mines, ana mex
all return la the Spring.
The stnrir- Of thuusaLddol Jumps, ak thousand
dollars obtained by rin. e nDers, &C., as have sup
posrd from the btgiuLiug, are a.! false. The rh1lc
amcunt obtained up to October was aoout .no.
Tie Lawrence boys spent al the eaI!y part vi Tue
easoD IL ctng aLd dd not md tue lch d~poeils
az lherry Creek until three iour weeks beVro these
parties fethrred. They found some gold wherever
they pro- c,oi and IN 90 case DID they penetrate the
b.o Iuck b,l, ath which, iu Ca!.lura!a, the richest
deposits were found The tract Of cOuniry Tn-re the
gold exists il very large, aid efforts owing 10
Ia. k Il msohIery, bavo been a. yet male ~ pene-
,ate the mountains, from which tte gold has Ta-het
ccwr. The largest sum taken 10 one day Yves SIS,
e-currd by iro Georglans.
- Several oc Il orc who have returned sre old ac-
qua tarces Of miue. Up 70 The arrival Vt these
parties, the &" LaHr-nce lnnkees have BEEN cautious
nbout aocredtng the reports from the g"i; regioo.
But q ese acc uuts fall eredenc-. The rush
4 rre 10 the Syrrg uu-t be immense. Almost c7ery-
6odv IL Il zee .os in Eastern Kansas sees to Etend
gong.
think there il DO doubt that the gold region will
prove prolific. II does, It's unexamped secsssIoity
from tft.eu to twenty-five days fron the -ab1arjl
win giyr il advantages any similar locality in tho
word and the vsslness Of i,s u.uIe i. altogether be-
yCnd estimate"
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