The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-06-21

4 Government will not interfere in casrs vher
d ndividuals voluntarily return the countries 4
which they osed mtlssavy service u she psrio,
. Of their departure FOR the United Ssasessi
J The Navy Dspessmsns 10 advised that % tber,
are no apprshsDaoos Of immsdiass danger h
} American intssssss at Ta0pieo, the sIoop-ol
var SaFatoga lef that port for Vera Crux on d,
Nilledgeville, Ga, Jsns 10.
The Democratic State Convention, which met
here yesterday, re-nominased Mr. BrU~n foa
Governor By scclaaasion. Reeolutieas wers
adopted re-amrming the Oncinual Platform,
expressing confidence in the ability and patriot.
ism OF Af. Buchanan and appsovipG Of the
principles Of bic inaaeursl and his annual mes
sages on the sn6jses Of slavery.
1rsn ne LssvsaversA Dsiy rines. Extra, losA
IMMENSE GOLD DIsCOvE1TEs.
Pixies Peak Glorious Reality!
'ainszs Waking M1nA.eAs ef Dellars
For OAyi aaaf.s 80
4, TIE DISTRICT IN y TUROREs
70 with great plsasars thai We are snablsd
tolAy the following authensic ord pesnisiog let.
ters Of our special corrsapondsas before the
Leavenworsh public. The vsxed probism i
now settled, and the gold mines Of kaa.as ere
proven to b oil that the most saDsuins have
anticipated. H ss4
From our own 0orrespo0dsns.
From the tenor Of my former lettsrs your
readers must have learned that the suboesnce Of
my communications consists Of fscea, which 70
state correctly, without the least regard % 70
their favorable or unfayorable character, make
my sole ain. In accordance with this my de-
termination, the statements contained IN the
suosequsns lines ase bassd upon reality, and
represent the result Of ebservations and inqui-
ries made ON the spot and in person. In order
70 eae'sfy the most eefupulo0s, Isabjsin series
OF dates, names Of persons and locaiIsjeA . ehas
the truth may yet b moro thoeoaghly tested By
| such - entertain some doubts - 70 The COR
recsness and reliability Of ny sccoupsa
closed my lass lsttsf with ~ rs@ask tbae
reports Of rich discoveries in the VALLEY Of the
North Fork Of Vasquss's Fork Of The South
Platte had reached this city, and thas coussm.
plated Q trip to the alleged gold region for the
purpose Of investigating the matter. I have
just returned from this mountain tour: and the
following embraces its fruits
On or about the 4th ult-, Mr. J. II. Gregory,
from Gordon county, Georgia, started with Q
party OF seven, with . view 70 thorough ex-
ploration Of the northern tributaries Of vasques
or Clear Creek. On the 9Th ult, they struck
what has since been called Quartz Greek, ata
point about thirty miles due west Of this point,
and proceeded to handle their pans and SHOW
the right bank of said creek, on the north side
OF an extremely steep hiu, Mr.. Gregory gath
cred pan OF surface dirt, took it down 70 the
water, and was rewarded for the washing, Of il
oy four dollars worth Of 6ne dust. This, Of
course, stimulated him and his company to Wig
orous and extensive prospecting, which resulted
IN the striking OF bed of sand, amidst Q bed Of
partly rotten and partly burnt quartz, that was
found 10 yield from IS TO SO to the pan The
cad pa traN he
layers Of burnt quartz, which were found on the
surface in northeasterly and southwesterly
direction, and every member Of the party At
unce took up claims, At that time snow and
ice was yet plentiful in the valley, and tor sew.
eral days the working Of the leads had TO be
delayed in consequence Of the continued block
Ade Of the creek by ice. None Of the claims
made on the lead discovered by Mr.. Gregory
from whom the diggings At once took the name
had been worked more than six days, and yet
the yields enumerated below have been OBJ
taiDed.
The news Of the striking Of this rich lead
soon reached this and adjoining towns. and va
rious prospecting parties set out, which succeed
ed In discovering number Of additional leads
the yielding Of which also give below.
During the last ten davs . perfect stampede
has taken place from this locality, in the diIsc.
'ion Of the Gregory digginss, and Eve thousand
men are, undoubtedly, examining at the present
moment the bowels Of mother earth, in that
vicinity. New leads are struck almost every
day, but on account Of the local obstacles in the
way Of rocks, rich growth Of timber and steep-
ness Of the mountain sides along which the lead
runs, etc., 1t will take some time before they
will be In working order. All that has been
done 10 comprised in the following :gj,ga..
J. 3. Gregory worked his claim Eve days and
took out 81 100.
VIM. 8. Day, John W. Zeigler, Charles n.
Zeigler, David P. Spain, Archibald Defrees,
Wilkinson Defrees and VIM. Chess, all formerly
Of South Bend, Ind, formed The party thas
accompanied Gregory, and all had taken land on
the latters lead. Tha four first mentioned
commenced working their claims on the 25th
nit, and took out on Wednesday, 25th, 4295;
Thursday, 26th, $3.50; Friday, 9th, 1495; Sa.ur-
day, 26th, &340, which shows an aggregate re.
suit of four days work, amounting 70 &l ,5sO.-
The three first mentioned worked their claim
jointly Eve days, during which they realized
el.l5O.
W. q. Bates, formerly Of Dubuque. Iowa, W.
OF Wisconsin, prospected together and struck 8
lead on the side OF . mountain, rigA. opposite
70 that on which the Gregory lead ID located,
which yields them On the average 45 to the pan.
Msrshall Cox and brothers work lead on the
same side Of the creek, mot far from the last do.
scsibed, with about the same resulss.
DR.. D. B. Castro and w. I. Kendall. both
from Butler county, Ind, and James Hunter,
from Illinois, have worked lead not tas from
The Gregory claim, with IN average result Of
500 per day.
In shs above, the arss and most favorable
stratAs are enumerated. In considering the yield
Of these leads, however, 1t must not Be forKo.sen
that but one Of the Indiana parties hes had
sluices 70 work with, while al others worked
simply with ordinary pans, in consequence Of the
impossioility Of procuring lumber, which want,
OF course, caused . great waste Of the extreme.
y small. particles Of which the gold found along
Cherry Greek consists. And, again, is must DO
remembered that al the owners Of the different
leads were thus far obliged to pack their dirt in
sacks on their own shoulders from height Of
several hundred feet TO the water, which neon
venience naturally impedes their working. and
greatly reduces the daily yields.
Most OF the gold mentioned in the above a
having been taken out have seen with my own
eyes and held In my own hands. Altogether
know OF about 5000 vorth to be in the posses
sion OF different individuals, an Of which vaa
taken out within week. Az seon a. the re-
qu'red sluices can be had, the daily yield Of
the leads thus far struck will certainly exceed
$4,000.
The gold is Of the species kno~n BY tho
u""e VI quartz Goid. Tire leads Of sand are, aS
already stated, surrounded by beds OF rotten
ana bruised quartz, from which the gold settled
10 the sand BY virtue OF its spaci6c gravity. Il
80 nne that Il 10 difficult to perceive with the
naked eye. when mixed with the dirt. Ii has TO
be collected with quicksilvsr. T.F
Ar- Martin Field, the head of the mail de-
Partment Of the Express Company. visited the
d'gg'ngs simultaneously with me. At the Jack
| son diggings he bought small lump OF gold Of
. miner. that l. valued q a, and q the Gregg.
rvs be washed out pan OF dirt taken from the
Indiana claims. which yielded es. The m,uera
live, tor the present, Mossiy in tents and the
branches OF the coossai. pine trees, thick forests
o. which cover shs diggingA 4 mning town
viii doubtless soon sprins up
uolng % the diggings, I happened 70 BE- an
eyewitness OF the death ofa young Georgian,
IRON Dassoo county, G~..) By .6s accidental
discharge OF rife. HE name was Wu. Hub.
bard, and bis age only tventy-ons.
In addition to the above, ne take the liberty
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