The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1859-03-17
The Gold Regions of Kansas.

| T0TtS from 1utUFS!-FHb uWU Lttte
| Particulars.
Our latest report, from the gold mines
| of Kansas arc up to the 10th ultimo.--
The miners were comfortably housed
spending most of the time in hunting and
prospecting, and when the weather would
permit, taking an occasional "dfg for the
dust" All The Leavenworfh companies
are in high spirits, and confident Of do
ing well next Summer. There is no such
thing as sickness, known in the District.
The new towns, Denver City, Auraria,
Moneka, &C., are progressing rapidly,
aud IN the two former the streets have
been laid out and partially graded. The
cabins Of the miners are primitive, bot
com Portable; and though provisions are
high. most of the settlers are sufficiently
provided so as not to be complied to pur-
chase from the traders.
We proceed to give such general re-
ports as have reached Us. from various
sources, EN- bodying items of interest con
cerning the auriferous deposits and gene
raj character of the country.
r. Mather writes as follows from Den
yer City:
There have been some new .discove
ries of gold since l wrote you before; still
not much mining has been done; it is too
} late in the season to think of doing a
great deal One company who have
been working during the past few days
have done splendidly, averaging So per
day to the man. they only work FIVE
{. hours per day for this. The general av
eragc with parties has been from 80 to
Si; but men who have pro-pected the
country thoroughly, insist that they can
t make $40 per day with the ''long tom.
: The boys returned from hunt in the
!, mountains to da>; they killed 40 black
/. tailed" deer and panther. There Is a
: bundance Of game in the country of all
r sorts; SO that there will be no want Of
). meat"
J. Henry Prundt-a German. who went
: to the mines last Fall gives Us the fol
J Elowiuw facts:
c There are five in our company, and
i each man has built for himself house.
o Four of US intend to 20 in a few day. to
+ the head Of Cherry Creek, to make claia.s:
;, it is about tbirty-fre miles from here to the
u head of the head Of the Creek. We were
: up there short time since upon hunt,
U and concluded then that we would COM
r nence our digging in that ncighbor hood
h We think that from S. to $40 per day
1t can be made in that country. There is
1t game in abundance there, principally
C deer; elk are found farther out upon the
r prairie. The wolves display their music
o al talents for our edifcation e'erJ night
l. We spend our evenings very socially;
:, very often We read, and quite as often We
% play with the cards. The boys frequent.
u y called out to me-"Pbilips. glass OF
u beer aud eigar!' but can give them
nothing except glass of water and a
+ pipe.
l. We arc all in fine spirits: and expect to
Is u axe our 'pile' ncxt Spring aud Sum
mer.
Andrew Sagendorf-rcccutly Private
Secretary to Governor Richardson, of Ne
braska, now at Auraria City-writcs as
follows:
e 81 have prospccted considerably since
J. my arrival here, which has presented III )
D writing you sooner; but | hope the iDfor-
% nation | have collected may make good,
% in part the delay. Teams are still arri-
J. wing. and persons leaving for the States
It weekly, and all bave left with the fixed
dete rmination of returning. A, far as
l. have teen informed. all are bow satisfied
e as to the existence of rich deposits of gold,
S spread over a space of country sixty miles
l. 10 length and fifteen in Width, as far as
: prospectcd.
: Mr.. Allen, ex-postmaster at Council
: Bluffs, took Al cents from pan of dirt,
q few days ago; and DR.. Kunkle, of ST.
c oux City, exhibited TO NE prospect
e worth Is cents shot gold has been
discovered in two canonS. through which
Thompson Greek and Cache Le Poodle
e make their way out Of the mountains IL
: Golden visions are rampant in every
5 brain"
J: Samuel Curtis gives the following Hat,
d tering picture of the Cherry Creek dig
gings:
e "Tbere has been but little done as yet
d in the mines. A company has teen form
e ed to dig ditch, for the purpose of turn,
l. ing the waters of a small stream ne
here. The banks Of the stream pay. for
u half mile back. aud for seven miles
3 in length. from Eve to thirty five cents
J. to the pan, from the surface down
$ to the bed rock. All of tho old miners
G with whom | have talked are salts fed
that there is gold in sufficient quantities
T. to pay for mining. think that all rea-
Is sonable reports that you hear, at present.
i will be more than realized the next Sum,
= mcr."
~ Wo might 6ll columns with similar let,
Is ters and reports, but enough are given for
c the present. Az will be seen, there is
! but one opinion in regard to the mines or
c their richness. These facts must induce
7 perfect rush of energetic and brave
5 hearted people from the older States; aud
u as Eo,uenrorth IL mob m N m lad,oA on all