New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-12
FROM NEBRASKA.
THE GOLD REGION-PoLITlCS.

Corr-sponsence o. The n. Y. Tnt1ns.
OsAHA CrrY, ". T., Feb. %, 1859.
Emigration to the gold region 81 Wsstern Nebraska
and Kansas, is already beginning to take place. Sew
era small parties have started from this city within
tie past two weeks and numbers of others prepar
ing to 20 shortly anxious to get to the digsngs in ed
vance of the rush which is expected to take place.
When Sp,ivg faiily ses in StsIng thus early In the
sesson s attended With many inconveuences aud much
greater expense than the trip will reqairs sftsr the
gras up on the prairies as feed mut be carried for
the teams to subsst on for great part Of the way and
the road is MT good condition il viii be toward
April or May Nevertheless, there are any who arc
tering metal is said 10 abound, that taay cannot
be content TO wait for the coming OF Spring
/ ssw one party Of four men, who had come from IL
nos on foot end their arrival here purchased an
old hspt.caIt for 3, in which they placed small
supply Of provisions, &c, for the rp and then push,
ed on their way up the Platte valley determined
To have a share Of the gold, energy and persever-
suce could accomplish that result This mode of trav
cling is growing in favor here and large train with
hsnd-cart s expected to 90 out from this city: II has
some advantages over tse more common mode Of go.
ing with OK teams, and is generally adopted lay the
M6rmors, numbers Of whom leavethis city and other
places in the vicinity every Spring for Sal. Lake.
Tie expenses Of the trip need not exceed So and the
emigrant is free from many of the difficulties attendant
upon tesms such as losing cattle sticking 10 soughs,
crossing streams, &C.; but, on the other hand the
outfit is necessarily limited TO few articles aud pro
visions merely for the uip leaving ont many things
almost absolutely necessary to the emigrent on reach
irg the mining region. A complete outfit, intending
everything necessary for working and living for SIX
months will ccst r. n $3.50 to 5000 TO the man. This
ircudes the cost Of three yoke of oxen aud wagon
for each four persons
Several saw mills are already on the way; and
company Of peIsons from this city VIII start this week
with press and materials for printing newspaper TO
be called The Rocky Mountain Ners, at Fort Lara
ME other suitable point in or nesr the mining
M first I'M her ia pNDeCte1
about the fist of April.
The accounts which continue 70 come IN nom the
miners not so uniformly favorable aa at first.
| While many write very glowing accounts OF what has
been done ard what tLey Think viii be done when
| Sprrg Opets there arc others who write discour-
sgiTgy ard advise their friends not TO leave their
| homes FOR the alluIemerts Of go!d-seekiog. Some
have return ed and say that The whole affair 10 ai-
| IRE and humbug; tnst the favorable statements
which have been published are gotten up by paid
writers for townlot spectators and others, VINO nope
TO iuouce emgIanis out in order that ihey nay nesce
them; willie others who have returned say they have
done so for tie purpose Of obtaining suppies, &c,
ard int nc returning in tie Spring With their families
/ ard friends. Numerous specimens OF the gold nave
beer brought to this city, but not to any consderaois
amount.
From the Information | have been able to gather
f;ou the sccouLts from all sources have come 10 tHo
| oonclusiors:
uaIes aud probably throughout region OF consider
able extent both north and south OF the Platte Inls
is admitted by all even by those who denoupes tho
| affair as a speculation and humbug.
>. Bu, that il is rot by any means settled point
! that mining viii pay. The deposits may prove very
rich and II is the opinion Of many persons OF Cshor
MA experience that they will but this fact cannot 90
determined until the weather becomes iayoraois 70.
prospecting" Bot little has been done, OF could DC
6sre in the winter months, and evident thst tue
\ yery glowing reports we have had OF the richness Oh
/ the mires ale founded more upon hope than e1-
4 pererce.
While therefore, the fact that gold !, found is be-
You'd doubt there is not yet Sufficient known OF its
richness eXtert 10 make II prudent tor persons 70
leave comfortable homes paying business 10 20 N
search Of Il. Thousands, however, viii doubtless CO.
ard may make their pile" Already they are start
ing, and should present appearances continue may
ard Juue viii zee alnost continuous STRAIN OF emf
gratcn pushing is onward up the Valley OF TIE
Plstts.
The report Of tie Committee on Elections in the
HouGe Of Representatives in favor OF b. b. Chapman
| claim 10 a seat in the House as Delegate from thus
Teuitory, created very general surprse here, as II
vas expected on al hands that Judse Ferguson right
10 the seat would be sustained. The subsequent &C.
,ion Of the House in layrg the subject on the table
places TIE matter in the shspe which was generally
supposed would lie the result. Neither OF these gen.
temen has very strong hold upon the psop!e OF Ne
bfs.ka ard the Republicans have strong hopes OF Dc.
ing able to place litter than either IN the seat
. for the reII Congress Mr.. Chapman never was re-
ay resident Of the Territory, and came TO II merely
cf the purpcse OF being returned 70 Congress- JUDGE
Ferguson hss lost Of tis warmest and most nnn-
entail supporters since his election, and VIII lave
strorg opposition % coDteud With Tor nominsuoh "
! tie Democratic party. w. W. Wymsn, eaqp ehitof
| OF TIE O-0h1 TINS, sni Postmaster ci tais
CIV wtc at tie election 81 s1oe. up . ths p1stee'
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