Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-11-16

FIXES PEAK IETTER.-1nC lOllOWlHg
letter was received last evening from our for
mer fellow citizen, DIR. NJ. d. HICKMAN. BY
the kindness of Mr.. Ira BRowN, to whom it
was addressed. we are allowed to publish it.
The latter is dated
AuRARIA, October 2sth, 1859.
am glad to have an opportunity to let you
know something about the gold resources OF
this country l have been disappointed in
finding 90 much gold here ! have been
through the mountains considerably, and know
that the gold is here, end that too in large quan
tities-in many places oil through the noun.
tains and gulches. The great sources of all
this float or wash gold is discovered in what is
called the quarts leads" which were found all
through the mountains. most Of them being
very rich. The quartz here has been burned
with great heat and large quantity Of it is
partly decomposed, which makes it grind much
easier, and on this account the quartz mills that
will be required here will not cost more than
two or three thousand dollars, including an en-
eine, and am told much less for water power.
have taken pieces Of quartz in which you cod
see nothing, and pulverized it and found it 10
contain large quantities Of gold The richest
mine. are the quartz, and they will be largely
dev eloped next year; but for want of mills up
to the present tine the gold has mostly been
taken out of the gulches, and this species Of
mining has been greatly retarded by the scar
city Of water. which will be obvisted next year
BY . ditch which il now being dug. Many
persons could only wash or run their sluices
three hours in the day, and that by drawing
up the water.
saw three men after washing less then an
hour and hall. take out over twenty dollars.
The y told me that generally (three hsnds)
washed three hours in the day and averaged
$50 cash day. saw piece few days since.
that contained tlO6, and there had been still
larger pieces taken out The miners are now
at this time taking out more gold then they
did any time during the summer. All who got
in here - late - ws did, could do but little in
the mines this year. We stopped forty miles
north Of this, and did not get here till the last
of August, and have been fixing for big
thing next year. am now an original stock.
holder in two mining companies, besides some
private claims.
The companies make their money in Califor.
mia, and 70 they will here. succeeded in
getting an original share in one Company for
you. The claims are ON the vsst side of tho
South Park. and consist Of thirty thousand feet
of quartz and twenty thousand OF guleh and
dry claima The style Of the company is "Ths
Yampah Quarts and Guleh Mining Company"
The other company to which belong 10 situa-
ted about forty miles from here. little north
Of west, and an now, and have been, trying
to get you . share In that, and still think
may. win refer you to my wife for the kind
Of wsathss We have here.
Ira, there isAo use Of talking-Iewa il gone
up for while. and here is the place to make
money next year. A livery stable would coin
money here rext year. though you can do bet.
tef At something else, think. Answer.
r te ss~fs Youss truly,
: %AS n, D. HJcxuAs.