The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1859-07-20
For the Spirit,

For the Spirit.
Prairie Dogs-Opiniom Of the Mines
eological Formation Of the Gold Re
gions-Emigration and migration
Vengeance on the Humbugyers- s--Resuts
Of Minimg-7He Company sta,t home.
DENVER City, June 18th.
Mr.. EDITOR You perhaps gave pub
lication to my communication of the 10th
ult. In that communication gave you
a succinct description of our journey, and
that portion of K. 7. which 1 have seen
1 have read the history of Kansas, and
say that it is as much of an exageration
of what it really is, as the encouraging
accounts which you often see missive from
Pixies Peak are an exageration of the
true richness of these mines. -.
Those curious prairie dogs of which
so much has been said by those great
travellers to whom book-worms and rea-
ders generally have given so much praise
and Difference, are yellowish little animal,
bearing some resemblance to both the
common gray squirrel and chip-monk,
and about the size of the former From
what writer's have said about these dogs.
their actions and their towns, person
might conclude that they were endowed
with intellect. Their towns are nothing
more than number of holes in the ground,
and their bark is similar to that of toy
dog.
But what the people want to know is
whether the mines are humbug or not,
and will it pay them to come here. To
these questions let me give their respec-
tive answers. s+
My humble opinion is, the mines are
no better than those of Virginia, Carolina
; and Georgia; and it will not pay one man
; in FIVE hundred.
There is no similarity of appearance
between the gold regions here and those
in California, according to the California
miners. 1t is a theory Of geologists if
am not making sinner of my memory,
that gold according to its specific gravity
is in strata certain respective depth from
the surface of the earth; therefore as there
are no extinct craters here. and never
have been any volcanoes to emit this ore
from its resting place in the bowels o
the earth, it is rational conclusion
= that there is no gold here save what was
: thrown up at the period of the formation
of the mountains. ah ,
1t was conceded by all that the whole
, thing was humbug, consequently thou
sands left and turned back on the road
But this excitement put stop to the EN-
!, !, igration homeward. But the people as
= certaining this to be humbug gave
Il birth to a new stampede for the East
Before the Gregory diggipgs were dis
! covered, the people with one accord ha(
IS sworn to be revenged and were speedil,
g and with indignation making preparation
, to glut their vengeance, reduce Denve
/ to pile of mouldering ashes, and sent
u the fathers of the humbug to sleep tn
>. sleep which knows no waking; and if tn
d mines are, after sufficient investigation
ultimately declared humbug this vii
: yet be done.
But perhaps you may want to kno1
L what the miners are making daily Th
Cherry creek and Platte river diggings ar
II a perfect humbug. At Gregory's dig
10 gings there are about ten thousand me-
II one hundred of whom are making fror
one to ten dollars daily, and the rest ar
II making nothing. Those who are maxim!
II III money at that rate, are not doing it b.
y mining, butby selling claims, and keepin
. ranches. Our company was at Gregory
70 diggings nearly two weeks and did nc
y make over five dollars Nearly oil tn
% California miners are pronouncing tn
- mines humbug and taking their depal
y ture therefrom. Mr.. Walters and tw
IL other experienced miners said they wer
u never at speculating excitement in Ca
n iforIia that proved TO be snch humbu
~ as this. a- -r p 57t. .f.
- Our company starts home this mornin
g on the Platte Route. aea.
ae ANONYMOUS
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