American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-09-15

tFrom. he Kansas City Journal, September O.
From the kansas Gold Mlnes.-New and
Rich DiscpverIes--Gold Onthe Arkansas-
Reliable Intelligence from the Whsle
Mining Country. |,
We .hpd TIE satisfaction of meeting, on
Saturday night. Captain A. F. Garrison,
,no Of the most substantial and intelligent
,ilizens Of this county. who has just return
rom the Gold Country, which he left only
nine days before.
Our inquiries were particularly regarded
to the new South Park mines on the head
waters Of the Arkansas and Rio Grande,
and we give the exact account Of Captain
Garrison. as we took it down at the time.
In the South Park. where the South
Platte rises, the prospecting that bad been
done for the few days before Captain Gar
rison left, the yield was fIom s to rs cents
to the pan. TO the hand, where sluces were
used. The diggings, SO far as discovered,
extend some ten miles along the streams,
and'are what is known as "gulCh disgings.
or washings from the mountain streams.
The ARKANSAS AND Rio GRANDE MINES.
Over the rim, Of the basin, or park from
the above diggings, some 25 lies on the
western slope, on the head waters oil the
Arkansas and Rio Grande rivers. are stu
at4d the richest discoveries yet made. the
miners panning out as much as 81 25 to
the pan OF dirt. There are now about 1000
men employed in these diggings, and in
all localities on the head waters OF tLese
rivers, the sane rich deposits seem to ex-
ist, all tending in a still farther direction
southwest. to the Colorado. Upon the sur
face, in all this extended region, the color
i, found, ditating beyond question the
great riches OF tie mines now Legir ming to
be devel loped. 1t is the option Of the
most experienced miners, that the western
slope is the true golden locality of the
Rocky Mountains:
Coal beds have also been found through.
out this region, in all parts that have been
prospecteG.
The South Park is on the summit OF the
Rpcky Mountains, and like all others in
that great range is perfectly level country,
covered with blue grass, clover, and other
mountain grasses. spread out for an im-
mense area Of country. like meadow, dis
titled and and filtered from the. eternal
snoWs Of lbe ranges surrounding. The
sides Of the mountain are well wooded and
c,.vered with the "sarvis" or June berry,
and wild raspberries, where Mr.. Garrison
says, bucket full can be picked in an
hour.
new QUARrz VEINS AT GREGonY s.
Within few days previous to Capt. Gar
rison's departure, new discoveries of quartz
veins had been made in Grrgory's dggings
This is the hard flint quartz; the former
workings have been in what is called the
"rotien quartz" The flint quartz are
much the richest Of the two. A specimen
which Capt. Garrison had with him, in
tended for breastpin, was the finest spe'
y. cimen we ever saw. In those diggings
heretofore, on coming to the hard quartz
and parties, the miners have desisted, bu
on penetrating this formation three or iouI
feet, small ''pockcis," like those of the Cali
fornia. mines, have been discovered, whici
are some Of them very rich, as high as S5t
10 $75 being taken out Of a pocket to thu
pan. These pockets, however, are 70
found everywhere, but experienced miner
will understand the cbaract of such dig
!, girgs. As san aggregate, the Gregory
mines, are not yielding as much as iormar
ly. owing to the fact that all except th,
hard 'quarlzseem 10 be worked out, snt
having no means Of crushing, the yield ha
fallen off, One orusher, the 6rst yet takel
out, was met few miles this side of Den
yer City,
YIELD Or RUssELL's MiNEs.--In Greel
Russell's gulch diggings, increased qnan
titles Of gold had been raised within tn
last thirty days--the aggregate yield Of th
, diggings being about 8 10. 900 per day.
CLIMATE OF THE SoUTH PARk;--The sea
son in this elevated region are very shol
three months being about as long as ca
> te made available with present modes {
! mining. Ice was formed one night in Au
gust, I OF an inch tbick One thOusan
people will probably winter in tie Sout
+ ark on the heads Of the Arkansas th
winter.
> LOCALITY OF THE New MINES; STE
mines of the South Park and of the Arkar
+. . sas and Rio Grande are from 100 to 16
! miles southwest from Denver City, aHd a
; Of them lie south OF parallel 80 degree
. latitude, being south Of Pixies Peak, an
. in the vicinity of the celebrated CoohetoI
: Pass Of Col. Fremont. They lie on a liz
about due west from the city Of St. Lou
and about 25 miles south Of due west lii
y - from, Kansas City.
4 They are precisely upon the great rou
Of Rrement. 3eals and Gunnison, explo
!. ed for the Pacific Railroad from the mout
of the Kansas River through the Cooch
d topa Pass. and which be fouRd on an
map OF the couRtry published since 1850
AGRICULTURAL CAPACITY OF THE. CoU
TRr.--In regard to the agricultural cap
y city OF the country IN the vicinity of De
" yer City, Capt. Garrison says that the be
N toms of the Platte and other streams, W
I'd produce vegetable and small grains, whea
le Spring. oas. barley, etc., abundant!
ID when irrigated, but the rains will not
ie themselves afford certainty of moisture
insure crops. He never saw amer veget
to bles than those now growing iu the cou
" try. For an industrious man, il viii be d
OF most profitable business that he can enga,
IS in, at least for few seasons.
he TERRrroRY OR STATE--The conventi
O. for the purpose Of taking steps for the {
r. ganization OF government for that cou
l. Iry oad If ub;ah Hani Garrison Vac 4