, 1859-12-14

mite names or districts from which procured.
Grecne Russell, Esq, the best practical miner
who ever came to these mines, and who is at the
sarne time first class social and scientific gen
tleman, left some weeks ago for his home in
Georgla, BY Way Of The Platte river, in n "light
canoe" and wifi perhaps be in your section
before this reaches you. lie took along with
him his season's pile, which be took out of his
Russeifs gu'cb, to wit one hundred and three
pounds Of gold. This is e1act aud unqualified.
y frue-anybody or any number Of Thousands
IN the States disbelievlng it, notwithstanding.
saw It with my eyes, and 50 did nil the priuci.
pal business men in both these towns previous
70 bis departure. It was remarked that a few
desperadoes followed his party along the Platte
for bad purposes: but their daring and deter
mination failed them 10 carry their purposes
out
1t was in this same RusselTs gulch that seye-
raj Of the SMOKY Hill route skdmpsders-pros-
pected some time very dissatisfiediY and super
tcia!'s-and left them in disgust! It was in
this same gplch, which, in the hands of this
Scientific, persevering miner has proTen to be
SO rery celebrated End raluable, that Hon.
Henry Allen, Speaker Of our Senate, remarked
few days ago, that he passed through and
prospected in month before ever Mr.. Russell
lad been there, and TINT he could not see
"coIor," and was about discouraged, aud de-
termined to leave the country ,as tizzle and a
failure. The aforesaid Mr. Allen remarked, a
few dsys ago, that from his travels aud pros
pecting in the various sections Of the mining
regions in the month Of October, and since hs
learned something about The PRINCIPLES mud
snoda& optrandi OF gold hunting, that he con.
Bcieutiously believes II be does bis existence,
that there will be developed here everywhere
through the mountains, in the future, the most
extensive nud richest gold mines ever discover.
ed In the: world. His fnvorite sections are, he
thinks, the Colorado and South Fork regions
of the mountains.
There are the most astounding projects for
improving mining facilities preparing at the
present time, being chartered by the Legislature
and giving assurance 10 be practically ready for
operations by the first Of May next. Thera is
heavy company who have got charter for
ma,nmon,h water ditch, some fifteen miles long
and ten miles in truak. 10 be made from certain
points in tue mountains, through rich tracts
OF gulches aud along ridges where heretofore
they could not mine 10 any profit to themselves.
On account Of the scarcity Of water privileges.
Ar. Wood, the Georgia miner, and member Of
our Legislature. is one Of the company. Stock
cannot be purchased in it for less than 1856 cents
on the dollar, at present. When completed, ia
the summer, with its large reservoirs, its locks
cocks and pipes, in complete working order. il
is estimated that 1000 men can work their
claims all along the region through which it is
to pass, and thus be the means Of developing j
region which is undoubtedly very rich, but
It's nasire state the past season.
The gold now found in abundance on the Blue
md Colorado River diggings is the richest gold
tlere is-so our jewelers. pronounce it. Some
of the handsomest little specimens, in the natu-
ral shape and state, are being made into scarf
pins and breast-pips, and look about the incest
thing to he found, or worn, this side of Tiffany
d Co.'s, of Broadway, New York. There are
numerous specimens about here OF handsome
little pieces of gold Of various shades and shapes
just as found IN the gu1ches and in the quartz
6eds-sone with sweet little Rocky Mountain
diamonds {crystaD enlodged in their centre,
and as sparkling and sweet looking as could
ever have been set or implanted therein by the
most tasteful jeweler. Some Of these can be
purchased at their weight value, and some not
for five times their absolute worth.
The South park and Middle Park countries
are reported to be some Of the most desirable
and fertile gions for husbandry and horticul-
tuFe. between the Mississippi and Carson. Eve
rything looks green and delightful, even ia the
later seasous-plenty of strawberries and wild
fruits: and grapes Of all kinds, Timothy, clover
etc::: flourish in the most lnxurianr growth,
while in some of these places, the SNOW is many
There will doubtless be- trading posts ard yif.
lages established in profusioD, IN the coming fu-
ture, throughout all these fertile and extcnsiye
parks and tructs Of fine land between the I'd
r1ous ridges Of the mountains md on the other
side Of the SNOWY rangc. The fine show for a
splendid wagon road through the Pixies Peak
canon Colorado City, md up through the Blue
Diegings and South Peak, on to Salt Lake, will
some of these days, bccome the road, and the
old Laramie aud Fort Bfidger Northern route
abandoned, to great extent.