The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1859-02-19
LATEST FROM THE GOLD MINES.
DATES TO THE 18TH JANUARY.

By the politeness Of SAN. HAAS, of this
city, we are permitted to make the follow
ing extract from letter received by him
from his brother at the mines on Cherry
Greek. The statements set forth below We
are fully persuaded are Of the most reliable
character, as we have reason to know and be-
leve that the charge Of "speculator," either
in "town lots" or anything else. cannot be
urged with any degree Of significance against
"PErE." Heretofore, when writing, he has
carefully abstained from giving even an
opinion respecting the richness of the mines,
preferring to wait, until, from his own
experience and observation, he could make
statements that be knep to be correct in
every particular. Therefore, we say, the
annexed letter is worthy of an unusual de-
gree of crcdcrce.
WINTER Quarters, on VAsQUER's FORK J
L. miles from Cherry Greek,
January 10th, 1859. }
DEAR BRo1uER-I received your letters of
! October - and Dec. Tth, and regretted,
at the time, that did not receive them in
time 10 answer them by the Express. We
are now located on Vasquer's Fork, one OF
the largest tributaries Of the Platte, and at
the base Of the mountains, II miles from
Cherry Creek. We are here satisfied that
there are diggings that DiN pay yell. The
bed of the stream, especially, it is thought
will DO rich, from the fact that different
| men ut different times, have gone on RIFLES,
| with a shovel, and, turning over some OF
the largest bouders, hare taken out dirt
that wiN pay fire cents TO The pan! Tbs
gold Is in fine PARTICLES, but will probably
get coarser at the bottom. If we stay here,
we shall turn the stream, as soon US prac-
ticabe--thc frost being the only impedi-
ment 20 not digging-the weather being
very fine, except an occasional snow storm.
As said above, ''if we stay herc"-vOu
may infer from that, that We may abandon
this place, which is very probable, as we
are anticipating the discovery of better dig
gings, on the other side Of the mountains.
We shall, doubtless,ss be kept in suspense
for some three or four weeks, when we shall
learn something more definite, as a company
of seven men left here to cross the noun
tains into the Park, among the number
Curtis and CoCRTRlGHr. They started with
50 days ratlons strapped on their backs,
and with only enc horse to pack their blank
cts, prospecting tools and cooking uuteD-
sis. They started on the 18th, about noon,
in good spirits, and campeI for the night a.
the base Of the mountains, where the trail
leads up. And again, on the l4,h there
was a company of 10 more, who followed
on the same trail, with three horses, and
YOU may he assured that we shall! wait
anxiously for their return.
Several reasons for believing that there
are rich diggnss on the other side Of The
Mountains, are: An indian came to our
camp, and gave US to understand, as we'll as
he could by motions, that there were 'hcap'
white men on the other SIDE Of the Moan
,ajnS, and that they were digging and taking
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