Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1859-02-24
The Very Latest from the Mines Report
,,r9 -ta-. of Mai. Tut. -.
The following letter has just been receiv-
ed by Mr.. ]. Jewett Wilcox:

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ssafFrom the st. Joseph G. zette, Feb. IA.
Major ]. S. Tut, gentleman of our OWL
county, OF the highest responsibility, intel.
ligence and probi,y, has just returned from
the gold mines Cherry Creek, and favored
uswith more full, minute and authentic in
formation in regard to that interesting coun-
try, than has ever yet been given 10 The
public. 's 81 7~f-.r.-
Maj. Tut left this city on the % day Of
last December, in company with Mr.. Hook.
eday, the Great Salt Lake mail contractor
and ir aveled with him to Fort Laramie
Thence Maj. Tut went TO Cherry Creek
by the way Of Cheyenne Pass. At the mou.f
of Cherry Greek he found two towns oil
the opposite banks. The larger Auraria
contained from 300 to 600 inhabitants, ant
the other, Denver City, about so. Both
were in fourishing condition. A st. Lou.
is Company, consisting Of Messrs. James
Reed, John Scudder, Oscar Totten and
Baker, of Jefferson City, were erecting ff-
ty houses at Auraria City, TO accommodate
the anticipated immigration. They have
already built $50 for the same purpose.
All the valleys of that neigbborhood
abound In pine timber and luxuriant grass
es. There are two ranges of mountains
above, the nearest of which is low and COW
cred with pine timber; and the farthest is
high and bare, and capped with snow in
winter. From Fort Laramie 10 the mouth
Of Cherry Creek is $50 miles over a good,
smooth, level road. That route crosses the
heads of all the streams from the mountains,
and avoids the abrupt hills and valleys fur
Their down. The streams between Chey-
enne Pass and Cherry Greek, are Box Al
der, Crow Creek-and Its branches, Cache
lie Poudre river, st. Vrain's Forks and
Vasque's Forks, which have been prsspec-
ted and found TO contain shot gold. Al the
head Of Cache lie Poudre there is quicksil-
yer. The country already prospec,ed and
found 10 abound in gold, reaches from Chey-
enne Pass TO Pixies Heak, 70 miles N. w.
and S. E., and $50 miles Southwark
The streams throughout this place are nu-
merous, pure, clear and never failing, with
boulder bottoms filled with shot gold. They
are Of such great fall and rapid current, that
the cheap process of accquid, or dichine,
answers as well as the more expensive plan
of tfuming, found to be SO necessary 10 sue
cessfui operations in California.
A water-power saw mill has been erect.
cd on Vasque's Creek, and will go into
operation at the opening of spring. There
are about dozen towns in the country;
but Auraria, Denver City, Mountania and
on Cherry Creek; Arrapahoe
City at the Mills, on Vasque's and Arrapa-
ioetown on Cache lie Poudre, are the largest
aud most prosperous. Cache lie Poudre is
The largest stream between Laramie and the
South Fork Of the Platte. A plain wagon
cad leads from this city 10 Fort Brideer,
md is sixty.five miles nearer than the old
California road 10 The crossing Of the North
Fork. The road continues along the val
ey Of Cache lie Pcudre, and abounis in tim.
Der. This stream, passing through tall
pines from source TO mouth, has in its whole
extent boulder bottom, containing shot
,old. The country is well supplied with
FOODS. The largest store is that o. Mr. !
Myng. Two others, belonging TO gentle
men from New Mexico, Mr.. Pollock and |
Mr.. HoOton, embraces every variety Of
merchandise. Mexican -four sells at $l2 so |
'er hundred pounds, and American at SIG; |
aeon 40c per pound; sugar and coffee soc;
potatoes SIS per bushel; Mexican onions
5e piece; whisky So per gallon, or %
ents per drink. Ponies sell at from 1925
0 2O0 EACH, Cows are scarce, and would
eadiy bring 800 each. Deer and ante
,pe are innumerable, and afford fine Sport |
nd excellent food. -e-r t-,-.-.- --fE-
All the valleys and hill sides contain scale
r float gold, and there is no question of in
quantities Of the lump or chunk
old in the sources from which they were
lrown or washed. The facilities tor min
" are crude and few. and yet the yield is
.veral dollars TO the man per day. |
There were ten or fifteen lodges Of The
rrspal,oes in The neiglborhoOd Of Aura
a. They wers, very iDogensiye. bu. say
ey intend 10 ask the Government TO lay !,
EN- of, o reservation. embracing the + su-
rerons lands Of Cherry Creek, " ds., ii
n 4 ffa,.r Tut efnnx.sd 4