The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-10-26
Denver City.

Denver City.
The late news from the Gold Region Is high
ly encouraging, no less than $50, 900 having
arrived ut Lcavenworth and ST. 10. within the
last four or FIVE weeks, and reports Of further
successes in exploring come to us by every arri
val of the Express. There are about loo
working miners on four leads in the immediate
vicinity of Gregory's diggings, and a great
many have returned to the States preparatory
to a vigorous campaign against the mountain.
and the Indians next spring. The gold digging
still continues, Notwithstanding the prediction
that September would close it up. The aggre'
gate amount of gold taken out by the LOO
men referred to, represents a weekly average Of
$44,259. In the Nevada lead, low mountain
Of almost pure quartz exists, which is called
"Gold Hill" in whatever part It has been test
ed, there have been found not less than Eve
cents of -four gold to the ounce. TunneliDg
on an area of six square miles-there is but one
steam quartz mill erected, and it is scarcely in
working ordcr-tLere are ten crushcrs-the
miners have a board of Commissioners on
Claims, Judges of Courts, &C., &C., and their
laws are observed with great faithfulness-each
man has his territory and water privileges care
fully defined, and there is no trouble.
We have learned, indirectly, through gen.
tleman recently at Washington, that the Secrc-
tary Of the Home Department is in possession
of information Of the most astounding chanc.
ter in relation to tie value of these Western
discoveries, and that the Government, in de-
clning to make it known officially, il consulting
policy-the Indian title must be extinguishcd
before any justification can be made by the au-
tlorities for stimulating emigration; and VA
rious other considerations will present them
selves as probable reasons for the silence of the
Government. One Of the pleasantest portions
Of the information Of which We are in posses.
sion is, that the typographical engineers, sur
veyors, gcologists, &C., employed by our vene.
rable uncle to look all that country over, state
that Immediately west Of the northern half oil
Iowa, in the region Of country marked on the
map as the "Back Hills" the gold deposits
have their origin, and in that vicinity the pro.
duction must be infinitely the greatest. This
fact must lead to the speedy construction Of
Railroads about this parallel of latitude, and ul.
timately become the great thoroughfare to the
Pacific, which time and necessity will build long
before politicians can so far forget their selfish
designs as to agree upon a route.
The opening Of next spring will witness an
activity on the frontier which has hardly been
conceived by those who do not accustom them
selves to contemplate the expansive power Of
American energy. - .i-"#
Foreign Items. ...atr e."
From late European papers We c.ndcnse a.
follows: "- f-+
Jenny Lind is concert-ing at Dublin and
Cork. The Theatre Royal at Edinburg la.
been purchased by Government us site for .
Post Ofice-thc price was $l50,O0O. There
are twenty theatres in London besides gardens
exhibitions and concerts without number. Tht
last Arctic Expedition sank all the fortune 0
Lady Franklin-she is now in the south o
France, in comparative poverty. The Grea
Eastern is being repaired with great activity
but it is thought by many that she will not sai
for America before the middle or last Of No
vcmber; the intelligent correspondent of tn
Sunday Times says that her machinery docs no
reflect much credit upon it's makers.
1t is thought that Leorold of Belgium viii
preside over the European Congress shortly Il
assemble at Brussels. Italy seems determines
to have political liberty. and the Pope is report
ed to be violently opposed to it,. We hope ri,
has sense enough to see and avail himself o
the inevitable tide Of progress which ultimatel
must sweep across Southern Europe, buryin,
crowns and sceptrcs in a common grave. Tn
Irish are demanding an act TO authorize the re
turn of Meagher, Mitchell and others. 81
Hope Grant will command the China force Q
10000 men. In South Wales, lately, a field Q
beautiful mushrooms was discovered by a raj
way enginecr-he stopped the train, and tn
passengers turned out en- n,asse to load thei
hats and handkerchief with the fruit! Fort
persons dned recently at Dumfermlinc, who's
united ages were 5000 years. Constantinopl'
lately lost 1900 buildings by one fire; the burn
quarter was inhabited by 10000 Jews; 600 fam
lilies are encamped in tents furnished by tn
Sultan.
At Paris, they now use turnip-tops boiled, q
preferable to cabbage. Marriage does not agre
with Prince Napoleon the Princess Clotilde
not allowed to travel with him. There are on
hundred crinolne patents in France, alone-
There have been dreadful storms of rain, &C
companied by lightning Of the sharpest kind, il
England-until this season, such things wsr
not common to that island
New Advertisements.
Our columns continue to be too much crowd
ed to justify US in taking the pleasure Of in
PRODUCING our advertising friends to the publi
by lengthy notices. The reader doubles
thinks the advertisement itself is sufficient oc
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