, 1859-10-19
LATER FR0u PiEES PEAK
The IIines'.R1r StrtEes-SI1G. sos and
823 NuEEettks

run. the Rocky Moursalu SeSs, OCT. eth.l
II. heavy snow Of the a5th u3t. temporarily
stor:" i mining operations throughout nearly
all oi the mountain region, but the suow melted
rapidly, aud after two OF three days cessation
work Mas resumed with rew energy, and better
facilities for washing, owing to the increase nf
water in the gulches and small streams, from
the melting SNOW.
In The Tarrya>l district the mines are stcadily
Increasing their yield, md rapidly extending in
every direction. Many Of the successful min
ers hare LETT for the States, hut We learn that
Mr, Holman, one Of the original discoyerers,
who called upon us on Tuesday last, that be-
tween one and two hundred men still remain in
the diggings-evsry- one Of whom is doing well.
Mr. C. Chambers. another Of the party who
made the first discoveries in the South Park,
also called upon us recently, and gave US his
impressions Of the mining country We hare
been acquainted with Mr. c. for some time, aud
know him 10 be most reliable authority in min.
ing matters, he hsring spent several years in
prospecting and mining in California. He says
the min ng country is Of great extent and most
astonishing richness He is Of opinion that the
great field Of surface mines, or washings, will be
in ard near South Park, on the head waters Of
gulch diegings that will pny IN average Of Fl
to the man.
From the Gregory and neiglboring districts
VIC learn some most important items from Mr..
C:Wilse, who csne down day before yesterday.
Tie SAYS, important discoveries are being almost
the ,.,lnie Of the leads, aud as = consequence
are finding rich pay on many leads that were
given up by the surfuce scratchers who flourish
cd in May, 1uue and July .Jast, md, FILLING to
iud three or four dollars in the FIRST pan, left
the country in disgust, and reported On the
road and in the States that all was "1lunbug."
On Sept 9Th, Milton Thomas took from lis
ria i'm i,,f kernf4a o11rl uurraft xrainhinrr
one hundred and four pennyweighis, pure golo,
except few small pieces Of quartz adheriag to
it, and valued at &95+
Oct. 1st an Irish Company working in the
Russell Gulch, found 4 nugget worth f23.G2.
On the sams day AcCazroll / Co., found in the
same gulch nugget Of pure gold weighing
$115.04.
Last week three men took from tho Kansas
lead in two days over Jire hundrtd lio7tatx. The
gold in this lead is coarse, and the hard quartx
very rich. 1t was estimated that the above two
days work yielded orer one hundred dollars in
the quartz IN addition to the clean gold. The
being made onthe "Aaryiand" lead, but nc
cannot get the exact fgures-
kehlcr, Patton, Fletcher, began operations
on the Bates Lead, July IL, working one suice
with five hands, average .*1eo per day, and
hare made as high rs $1,000 per week. They
hayo sold their hard quartz ut g.. per cord.
1A$ - ~ R0Gt VIZ A4S pNAAE AtAot Qtts4AA HuFk
at the same time, with one siuice and four
hands. The least amount they have taken out
in one week was $50, and the largest 1851.
J. G. Ross + Co. began work On the Fisk lead
June 1st, with one sluice, three men working;
have averaged 800 daily.
Mr.. Russell with one hand, took frou, Gram
dol, Russell i Co.'s claim, on the "Eobtair'
lead on Saturday last, in two and half hours
{4945.
Heffner, McLain 4 Cooper, working On the
ClaJ County, Mo. lead, took out Sept. IL, SlO7:
Sept. Is, $l69-averased about eioo per day
since the middle Of June--workins one .luice and
F. u. Cobb 4 Co., on the same lead began
work Aug. !. with one suice aud four men, llarc
made from SIS 10 300 per day since.
Messrs. Prosser, Cobkliu i Co.'S quartz mills
has began opcratiouk, but the arrangements
arc not jet perfected lor its successful working.
Between fire hundred and one thousand men
arc preparing TO winter in the vicinity Of Noun.
On St. FTain's Fork work is being prosecuted
vigorously. Twelve miles aborc Boulder, at
Gold Hill, rude quartz mill is in opcration.-
The quartz leads IN that vicinity are very nu
merous aud vety rich. There are also verY rich
gulch d1gginSs in the san,c vicinity, nud also m
the Twelve Aile'' and "Seyenteep Nile
gufchea.
The..JeHerson or Gambel Diggines are yield.
ing wetl-they are sixteen miles from Boulder
in Southwest direction. The creek has been
turned and good par is being obtained from its
bed for serersl miles along it. The "Green-
horn" md Oeadwood " ligsiugs, iu the same
vicinity, are paying well-some Que hundred
aud ffty men being at work