Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1859-02-09

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failed to receiye his communications,
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len cana 10 the eonalasisa that Mr. Per-
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| AURoEI, N. T., Dec. 18th, 1858.
DEAR PRRIs After long silence, /
have concluded thai / havs learned
enough Of this country 10 gtvs you cone
information about Il. There is plenty
Of gold here, and it oaby wants industry
to get it, have beea oVar considerable
Of the cOantEy and know that person can
do we'll here. The gold is very fine
/. e. small. / sent some to my wife by
A steinbergsE, which Is fair specimen
Of the dust found hare. think with 8
eommon s'Tou - I could make Twenty
dollars per day, You will see from a
letter in the BuSlss signed 'fFriend to tbs
Bugle," all the gold news, therefore
will give you the news about towns and
men.
First comes Aurori, about 60 miles
N w Of Pixies Peak, and nine miles from
the Rocky Mountains, and at the mouth
Of Cherry CEsak. Iteoatains sixty hous-
a., and ssVeaty-t#a more going up. Or
the east sids Of Cherry Greek stands
Denver Oity--avs houses up, and Ave o.
six going up. ssyen miles above is th'
town Of Mountans-seVen houses. Thir
ty three miles up Cherry Creek is thD
town of Russelville, with Ave or gil
houses. You see we are we'll of fO
Towns. i think some of cur boys are I
going it too strong on corner lots, the.
may make something but had rasheo
risk the gold diggings. Although / an
interested 10 all the towns, don'E eoun
much on them. There 10 q company q
bout eight miles from here that havu
commenced mining aud the mines ar
paying well-Sam Curtis ia in it. Tn
Russelville diggings are good. I shal
20 up there next week to work the mine
while the weather permits.
Perrin. know you could do we'll here
, James WagssaT left yesterday foF tn
mountains prospecting. There is owe
nine hundred white men, and two whit
, women here, with a right smart sprink
t ling Of Aexieans and Indians, and W
= all live together friendly. When &c
at work at Rnsselvills, will give 20
, the gold news.
E Our house is now hang fall Of meat
Three Of Us went oct hunting, and wa
5 gone three days. We got eight whit
tailed Deer, two black tailed Deer, an,
another company Of FIVE, went to tn
mountains and was gone six days an
, got forty white tailed and six black tail
ed Deer, and fouE Mountain Sheep, an
left twsnty-four Deer that they eoul
, not haul in. In fact, the mountains ar
alive with Deer, Antelope and Noun
, tain Sheep. | think there will be
0 heavy emigration ia the Spring and the
% all can make money if they try.
II you have any notion Of coming Gu
. let nae know, aud / will write you VIVA
, TO bring.
James is COW on Ralston Greek pros
pecting With Judge TownsIey Of Siou,
s City. Foster has gone to Cash Ia Poud
re, whore we have heard Of shot golt
, being found. We are all we'll, and al
satisfied We are agoing to make for
. tune, So come if you can. Imust writ
70 A. D. Robinson 10 night.
, Irsmain yours truly,
HENRY ALLEN.