New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-01-05
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From the Leasenworth Ledger, of the asd AZ, We
extract the following:
We had the pleasure ii IN interview With Cart,
IL there so days ~ sssalpsa ia "a
company left account Of which W. gave il our
Issue OF yesterday. Capt. West reports that be
prospected 81 the creeks IN DE- gold district, and
nna gre ss e sss 8 ss s e. q. e II a
with very Indifferent toois ID work With Provisions
we're very scarce with many, when he lef bat thoee
who had an abundaDce were very liberal Capt.
w t. came sa asds r sgs ~ Ss I've %
"A friend Of Mr. John Calvert, Esq, Of Leaveuworth
City. writes him On the 24fh Of NcemeR from
4 = my opinion, and give It to you honestly.
Of treasure will Be not les than thirty Thousand men
and will not be u the least surprised il it equals
that Of ~ and 80 70 California. 1neye u gold and
plenty q 4 Every or who prospects finds i, and
from three 70 six dollars pts day this in the winter
when the days ars sAafs h nd, BY old miners to be
good work when done with the shovel and pan
There has been no heavy work commenced as yet
such as going down to the bed rock Of the river car
rying water through the ground IL bitches, and such
work. There are bnt few men In the nines ell being
engaged in building cabins and getting ready fol
winter. While most all going wild SAout locali
ties for towns and cities think We have a. adyan
have told you some, which, think, are good anes.
The Leavenworth Times, Of the ed ulk, publishes
the following letter
MosrANo, Nov. II, 1858.
After working and prospecting 10 the Gold Region
for three months past feel able to give reliable
count of the mines as they exist. To tell compre
hensive truth in few words, / may say that tht
whole region is one immense gold field. II would
as though the gold had first passed through sievs
on high, and then become mingled with the eaftl
by elemental action Although no large prizes have
been found, am cognizant Of one miner taking 0a
us Of dust in two ordinary days on Cherry Greek
and have heard, on good authority, reports Of bet
ter than this on the South Platte and ct th(
base Of the numerous streams which take their rist
in the mountains In fact there Is end TO the pre-
cious metal Nature would seem TO have turned init
most successful alchemyst BY converting the yer,
sands OF the streams into gold.
During my explorations, i have met numerous com
panes of miners from various portions OF the country
There was one from Iowa, another from Missouri
another from the Cherokee Nation, another from
Lawrence, and several companies have recently ar
rived from Leavenworth have thoroughly explored
the Platte river, Cherry Creek, the South Platte
Rio Grande and C0forado-have been through Soutt
Park and surveyed the base osthe mountains. In nt
place have failed to find gold in digging and though
am not taught to mine for living have succeeded
in securing with my own hands upwards of $500 il
dust and think shall be able next summer to adj
cypher to this without strainng myself very hard
The knowledge have obtained Of the country give.
opportunity that few possess as yet and shall
endeayor to benefit by it. fsst .s