Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-03-05

ssssslius News Sssa The Geld Mises.
Prospecting ON "CasA Ia Psd<'-SAof Gold
found in and along base Of Monntain.-
Gold o. the Arkonsas-7ze Utah Indians
Medicine Bor Mountain - Erpedition
10 the BLACK Hiis-P iatina aud Oar
ness- Uneasiness of he Siour H.. inns
Bufaio-Sak Lake Mail.
Fl. LARAMIE, N. T., Jan. %. 1859.
EDrroR SrATEsHAS:-Sincem my arrival ut
this military post from the South Platte, |
have received additional reliable inforrna-
ton respecting the Cherry Creek gold mines
and hasten TO communicate it to you
Cash la Pude, q stream having it's source
in the mountains, and emptying into the
Platte G5 miles below the mouth Of Cherry
Creek, has been thoroughly prospected by
Mr.. Gerry, and Others, Of Fort Laramie
More rold to the pan LAS been taken out of
this stream than on any other in tie yicin
itv; FROM % to 40 cents to the pan was
realized in many places. usually striking the
bed rock in from 2 Ia to feet. The gold
the South Platte and Cherry Creek.
Shot gold had been found At many places
along the mountains Aparty out hunting,
Who had penetrated the mountains for dis.
lance Of Z miles, brought in some beautiful
specimens If shot gold, the largest piece Of
which weighed LOO cents. Water, however,
in many places where the gold has been
found. 10 inconv snisnt. The Utah Indians,
who. every sumusr. make incursions thro'
the mountains tn the Platte, for the purpose
of killing small game and stealing horses
from the Arrappsho and Cheyenne Indians,
will be cause Of great detriment to prospec
ters, as it will be extremely hazardous for
them to venture far out. They bear deadly
hatred to the whites.
A company Of one hundred men are now
forming 1t Auraria, who will leave about
the first Of April. for Medicine Bow, which
lays $50 miles northwest of Cherry Creek
and on the head waters Of the North Platte
The tributaries Of the Platte in the vicinity
of this mountain are said to fairly glisten
with the precious metal, and man with an
ordinary sized pan and q shovel can realize
from $50 to $50 per day. The Georgia
Company" composed OF men Of indomitable
courage and perseverance, who have been in
this country since early last spring. and who
have prospected the whole range Of noun
tains, are at the head Of this movement.
Nearly 400 are wintering on the Arkan.
sas river Five gentlemen, whose veracity
cannot be doubted, have just arrived at
Laramie, from that country, and report the
finding Of gold at innumerable places on
that stream. 1t was their intention when
they took winter quarters on the Arkansas,
to resume their march as far As Cherry
Creek early in the spring, but they have
now determined to remain at their winter
camp, feeling confident of making from IS
to IS per day.
Another Company, now organizing at
Fort Laramie, principally mountaineers, de-
sign going to the "Black Hills" $50 miles
north of this post. The Black Hills, be-
yond doubt, are rich in gold deposits, and
old trappers assert that Platena, q metal
worth $50 an ounce, is also there.
You would not believe me, perhaps, were
l to tell you that these Hills contain Gar
nets, regularly and beautifully shaped yet
it is true, for there are now many beauti-
full specimens at the Fort. They appear,
however, 90 have lost much of their bril-
liancy from the action of the weather, or
some other cause.
Large beds Of quartz rock and black sand
are everywhere found in the Black Hills,
and these are considered infallible indica-
tions of the proximity Of gold.
No few men can enter this country The
Sioux have long known their richness and
have kept strict watch; few men would
be Immediately annihilated, yet the tide of
emigration once turned that way, the en-
tire Sioux Lation, 1000 lodges strong, could
not impede their way. The "Me-la-has.
kss," or Long Knives, as the indians term
Americans, drive their game from the coun-
try, and consume their scanty supply of
wood. without compromising them for it.
If the Government does not send out
Commissioners early in the spring to nego-
tiate for the purchase of the Arrappaho
country, you may expect war on Cherry
Creek.
Buffalo has not been 80 plenty for nine
years past. From Plumb Creek, on North
Platte. to SCOTS Bluff, distance of $50
miles, the prairies are literally black with
them. The White river and LEaw-qui-
court Ua-ks ko) county is overrun with
buffalo. The traders anticipate great
trade Of robes in the spring.
Messrs Hockidsy 4 Co., the enterprising
Salt Lake Mail contractors, are deserving
Of great praise for the regularity with
which they run the mail. Time from Salt
Lake to st. Joseph. 18 day; distance LOO
miles. More anon,
MA-ZA-SKA-ZE