The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-18


produced for inspection several samples OF gold
Pikes Peak, amounting in all to 5000. He LEFT Lsaven
worth ON snuday last and this gold part Of shipment
81 ace b'ooght in the day before from the Pixies Peak
diegngs together with such glowing reports Of splendid
discoveries Of the yellow dust that they had completely
reversed the public mind that quarter Ia favor OF
Peak.
Mr. Swinburne, in corroooraton Of his statements ha
left with US copy Of extra Of the savenworth Times,
dated Sunday, June IL, IL A. NJ, from which make
| the following extracts
| GLORIOUS NEWS PROM THE MrNEs--IMMENsE Dissolve
RIBS GOLD IN UNTOLD oUANrTy-rHE DISTRICT
FLOODED WITH MNERs-TIME FROM THE MINES
1 SEVEN DAYS.
| lFrom the Lsayenworth Times Extra, Sunday, june
Another Of Jones Russels Pixe's Pesk Expresses
rived IN lekvenworth this Sunday MOI png June 12
six clock, having the trip IN the unparalleled time
OF feven ceysyes reader days from Leavenworth
ana encouraging nature as our
lay before our readers in extra-foly demonstrates
Rich leads ard discoveries are the order Of the day
The Whole disrcs s turning out to be prolific of gold.
Clms which we're considered worthless three or four
weeks since are now commanding from five TO twenty
The has disappeared from the mountains and the
mners have ample opportunity Of working to advantage
All the towns are deserted in the 10 the
the miners jubilant.
Messre. smoot Russell received over thousand dol
lors In dust and nuggets and quartz gold of which latter
they nave come splendid ssmples), and would have
to sell for less than SO per ounce Az thew have
foid in plenty ard abuDo supplies they are Indifferent
about selling The dust at any price.
We cstIot close hasty remarks without q word of
compliment TO Messrs Jones Russell for the great par,
they have played in developing the boundess
unpuenced by the cries Of croakers and they
have gone steadily on in the grand work of unfolding
| Western interests. With an unoonq ierable energy,
backed by immense outlay, and living faith IN the
gold district they obstacles and seen
their every prediction verified and all their claims vind
| Gated.
Such men worthy pioneers of the grand cause Of
that success 10 which they have 80 noby earned
| right
Horace Greeley due at Denver City the day after
this express e He had quite recovered oil the bad
| effects Of his little miehap.
| GOLD Neutrality-suspicious. RICH DISCOVERIES
NEW LEADS sTRUcK-CLAIMs SIZZLING FOR SEVEN
THOUSAND DOLLARS - EMIGRANTS SATISFIED
PUSHING FOR THE MOUNTAINS.
| From our Own Correspondent
| DENVER CRY, June 3, 1859.
the increase Authentic Information has been received
here to day Of the striking of still richer leads by pro-
the aters claim on the original Gregory lead for not less
than twenty one thousand dollars to party of four OF
Csss county raana and liam Alien rro@ Fulton iU
county nlinoisare known The brothers Defrees, who
aLo had two claims on the Gregory lead sold their int
sold claim which he had bought week previous for
$50, for $4,000 number of Other sales Of less magn
Marshal Cook, Of Doniphin, bought claim Of Gregory
for $780, and Samuel j. Jones we'll known railroad con
tractor two Of another individual for Three mules and $500
The exodus to the dggngs is daily extending in volume
Denver city is all but deserted do DOT hi * that
than three hundred living within the city limits
Mr. ST. James, Mexican trader Of Scotch descent, now
domicied in this place. bought this morning something
fng from two to seven penny weights each They had
been brought in fiom the jackson diggngs.
The arrivals from the Stats still continue be large
but returning emigrants have become rather scarce
article Whoever lands here now at steers for the
mountains.
The mining in the Gregory dggiDgs having to be done
to considerable extent through rocks there exists
quite SS for sg G which,
quicksilver sudden market has eleo been created Two
weeks ago was offered on the street for twenty
cents per pound by returning emgrants and could
will undoubtedly reach $40 before many days elapse.
The ecs lurriy train sent ont by Measrs Russell &
splendid mules each and loaded principally with groceries
the general scarcity Of all articles Of trade in this
place The animate look m sleek though they just
LEFT Leavenworth city.
FLA ETERING lEpoRrs-CoNsIGNME OF GoIp-Irs
QUALITY CHARACTER OF THE MINEs-THE DIG
GiNGs AND THEIR RoDUcrIvB,ssss-vALuE OF
CLAIMs-wHAT THE MINERS DEMAND PER OUNCE.
From Business Correspondence Of Smoot Russell Co
send you to day, per Leavenworth City and Pixies
Peak Express gold dust amounting in value TO $io3 49,
for which you will please give me credit The package
marked IL Platte river gold and worth here Sl8 per
you will observe is very fine specimen, and Is calcn-
lated bave good effect il seen by California miners
1t resembles California gold more closely than any other
write you honestly, gentlemen and il is my firm be.
lief thatin two weeks will be able to ship you pur.
chaser on consignmens, from five 10 ten thousand dol
The gold in the largest package s from Gregory,
saved with quicksilver. For this pad $l6 per ounce
AS coon as possible advise me as 10 the real value of each
specimen.
The mines surprisingly rich-so old miners say
They are astonished, and cannot believe II they
do see IT, Claims are being sold every day at from 81
per foot to $4,000 These are representations made TO
The holders Of the gold district at Greeory's demand
$40 GOO for it. This s too much, and will not give IL
unless you 30 instruct am willing 10 give $4,000
Since wrote you last the reports from the have
continued to grow more encouraging New leads have
about which advised you in my last. At Gregory's
thoee who have their claims fully open making from
$50 to sloo to the man per day. Respectfully,
"Now this may be good meal" but, the old rat said
" there may be Cat in IT," and would advise our
readers and especially all afflicted with symptoms of the
Pixies Peak fever to wait little longer. Let US have
good solid shipment two Of the dust from those dig
gings before cry " Eureka" Let them come down
with the DUST In some good heavy ples and shall
cease to bemcredulous.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE STREET CoxnssoyER.-The Street
Commissioner has appointed Jonathan Troter Collector Of
Assessments, TO fill the vacancy caused by the resignation
Of Daniel Delavan recently confirmed City Inspector
Mr. Toer filed the position Of Chief Clerk the Street
Department. and is understood that he selected On
the ground Of fitness and capacity not exactly against the
wishes Of certain political advisors but he their
man.
The two most important bureaus Of the Street Depart
ment those Of Collection Of Assessments aud Street
improvements The latter is presided over by Edward
Even The property holders Of the city Of New York
have to be thankful that such places filed by
competent men,
The Street Commissioner true to his soldier training
has promoted his cerks-the first general clerk to be
chief clerk, and through, leaving vacancy at the
foot Of the list to be filled by outside appointment
The PURCHASE OF AMERICAN Coal By TIE FRENCH Go
vERNMESrn our notice Of the reported contract made
by house In France in connection with branch Of the
eame in this city for the supply Of American coal the