The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1859-02-12
Mr.. DAVID WILLARD,
TT. Madison, Iowa. !

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JouN GRAVES.
Mr.. DAVID WILLARD,
Fl. Madison. Iowa.
AuRARIA, Arapahoe Co., K. T.,
January 9TH, 1859.
My DEAR WrrE-Aftcr waiting, in vain,
for the last two weeks for our monthly mail ,
have nearly given up all hopes Of hearing
from homo. Twill start, in the morning, t.
the mountains, on prospecting trip, and
will not be in here again for about weeks.
We will 90 up the mountains about 80 miles,
with the wagon, then pack into the noun
tains where wagon cannot 60. We hare
found prospects in this ral'ey that 'ciH pay
from S. to SIS per day, but it is very diff
cult and dsagrccable to work this winter ;
therefore, VIC think we will prospect this
winter, and 20 to work in the best place we
can find, when it is suitable weather for
mining. WM. STARRING, JAMES GoRDoS,
JACK, the butcher, and Mr.. PECK, will ac-
company me. Mr.. ALLEN, Mr.. ScoFIELp,
and several others have received letters
from home, by which have heard the gen.
eral news from Council Bluffs, but nothing
from you, but that you was well.
DR.. SHANK, who left the Bluffs the 4,h OF
November, has just arrived, all right.
see all the Council Bluffs men nearly every
day, need not say they are all well, TO,
| have not seen Sick man since CAME
| here. not even for one minute does man
think of being sick. Strychnine whiskey
docs not effect them.
We have provisions enough to do US till
spring. Mining tools and cooking utensils
are very scarce. A trader from New Next
CO, has lately come in with good stock Of
provisions and dry goods, which he sells very
reasonable for this country. lie brought
up his wife and children. We have now
in tho country white women, and several
old traders have SIuaw or two for wives
and are raising families. would advise
all who can, that come in the spring, to
! bring their families. We have no difficulty
with the Indians, they say they wish to sell
their land to the Jaittd States and move
which, no doubt, will be done before mex.
! fall.
j The weather is very fine: we have had
but little snow; cattle and horses are gain.
ins all the time, and great many have
worked nearly all the time since they came
from America. This is a good stock coun-
try.
/ Write as often as possible. Possibly
{ may get your letters some day, then will
take them in regular file.
Your Husband,
i JouN GRAVES.
| Thcsycry Latest From the Mines.
! We had yesterday, the pleasure Of meeting
Mcssrs. c. 4. Lawrence. DR.. A. S. kunkle,
}. ". Winner and Jas. Hall, who arrived IL,
4 this place direct from the Gold regions
Denver City. They made the trip in twenty
/ days, having left the gold regions on the
i oth of january, and arrived here on the
lst of February, lying by four days.
From these gentlemen we gain the mos,
valuable and reliable information, Mr.. law.
renee is Of the ..I.awrcnco Company: that
left Lcavcnwortl last fall: DR.. kunkle is
from Sioux CITY. Iowa. and went out th,
! Omaha route Mr.. Winner is from St. Louis
son Of cx-Nlayor Wiurr-auJ Mr. Iinll is
4 from Icaypnworth
These gentlemen hay G thoroughly nrosncc-
ted. and exhibited snrcimrrs of the urer;ous
metal. Mr.. Lawrence is an old California
advcnturcr, and has no be,itencv in nronr,.
chg the Cherry Creek mines cnunI, if no,
superior to any of those of California
ThOs" now mining under the many di>a,lyop
tages. are making from - to SD, and often
SIS per day. to 81 cents ner nan. E,ll
is found from the surface. down to the he'd
rock, Il dcpth ayerarinq fifteen feet. Tho
only difficulty ut present. is the wan, of W.T.
ter. But rs several c,mn,p;cs IF comrnton,
capitalists are already organized. for rurn.
ishinr water. this. therefore. cannot mnrh
LONGER remain m oh,tucl. of any conso.
ouence. The rold vet found ,o onv cxtar,
/ is what is termed "hoat cold. y and ,uick Ill .
vcr w.ll necessarily have 10 be n,cd to a cn,.
siderable extent. in tDilrrtinr the finer am 4
more valuable par,iclrs.
Shot rold has been discovered to soms
extent. and old miners orc confident Of GnJ
mo "nurret rnII.,, in tho snr;r, ,;,, II,
tie nro,nrctin, has vct Le.n IHne in ,I'o
mountains. OWN, t. ,hn so,-,n nf ,l. war; '"s
and o,cnn,ncv If ,;mr in nrrn,r,nr 'wfnr ,
able Quarters:
GoIl has h,cn disc,voro3 !, s,,;.r,o,o.,.
Quantities. ,I,nr rho L,.o ~ n, man,,n;a:
, from New Nrx;ro - Tnr, I,,r,,n;o
Water mower j. nhurdnn, IN nj, ,bo
streams in that Standardization pia,,n W. "'
n,rr,s Crcok t,L,rrr ;,r,nt Innn,. .,r."S
Kols,,,.s rr,nk ,IJ r,,.ha n p,uIra
Thrrc !. .bcrrforo M nn.n..;,v If rra;,,h.;..
MI rho b,,vv occomr,r;n,on,s or s,aa,n "s."s
mills. Fine timber Of m rxcsiI,n, nn, I;,"
obounl,. and in ;ncx baustai,I. nn,n,;,ie n'''
Inmhcr wl;,b Of nros,n, ~ samnI NV, -
hand. il worth frnr SIo5 70 sI5n nsr tho ~
sand foot. W 'i'' '~' ''''"-
Denver CITY and ,ur,r;, o,,, sonar,tos
hv thu small stro,,, Ch.rrr ..n,, f;i, W.
i nat areaIv conso,,Iatai arJ ~,, h".o "s'
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