The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-06
Our Nebraska Correspondence.

FoSrENE1Ls Dodge Co., N. T., August 26, 1852
Late Meas from the PIXIES Peak Of the
Miners for the Purpose Of Organizing the State or Territory
of Js0yson-Nsw Discoveries Of Gold on the Head Waters
of the Colorado-Nebraska Republican Convention
General Ne,os de-
On yesterday morning Thos. Gibson, Esq, late of the
Rocky Mountain Neos, and now Of the Gold Reporter,
Mountain City, embryo State Of Jefferson arrived here
ten days from Grcgorys diggings now dignded by the
title of Mountain City He left Gregorys diggings on the
18th and reached here yesterday morning, 25th inst
after being detained one day the route. With Mr..
Gibson FIVE miners, all bringing SIC 900
in dust He reports the mines 1attering condition. and
paying industrious very remunerative wages He had
explored the mountains for some forty miles, and states
his honest conviction that gold exists all along
highly remunerative quantities, and seems sangune con.
corning the future Of this the embryo State Of jefferson
He visits this place to get his family return with him.
Gregorys diggings, or, as now called Mountain City,
northwest by west from Auraria and about forty miles
distant, being twenty-five miles from the foot Of
the mountain. In the Gregorys dggngs as well as in all
the guches in that vicinity, there exists scarcity
OF water just now, soon to be obyiased however, by
sluceway being cut for the purpose Of bearing wa
ter to the gulches in the vicinity He reports thousands
upon thousands Of tons of quartz mountains now await
ing the arrival Of mills-four Of steam power now
ON the roado crush and abstract the gold thercrom
Much, not all OF this quartz, he reports, will readily
yield ten cents 70 the pound In the reports to the press
OF how much is made per day to the with an ord
nary pan, this quartz is not counted the only
being able with their present opportunities TO abstract
gold from the softer portions.
On the LIST Of August the Constitutional Convention of
the embryo State or Territory OF Jefferson pursuant
TO the June adjournment. 164 delegates present
The session lasted about week. The principal ques-
ton at issue was the organization Of State or Territorial
government The State party carried the day although
compromise effected by which the Convention adopted
state constitution, which is to be submitted to the
voters OF the Estate OF Jefferson" the first Monday
OF September next At the time the people vote for
memorial TO Congress for Territorial organization the
the adoption Of either the people again vote on the first
Monday in October for State Territorial officers If the
''memofa is carried 1t acts simply o recommendation
toCogrcss that the Territory organized that tho
persons voted for be appointed to I'LL the respective Offices
BY another mail hope TO be able to send the HERALD
Tile Of papers from the dehes OF the Rocky Mountains
containing probably, the constitution before the people
"away out West there.
As,ampedc OF the mining population in the vicinity of
Gregory dggngs, or Mountain City occurred early in
the present month for the head waters of the Platte and
Colorado where richer and better dggngs reported
found The Colorado dggings probably on the head
waters OF some Of its tributaries instead OF the main Colo
RADIO, distant about three hundred miles, Considerable
excitement prevailed concerning these new discoveries
The Nebraska Republican Convention assembled nj
Bellevew IN Sarpy county the cath u resulting in
the selection OF H. =. Bennett of Ooe county as tho dele
gate to Congress Between Estabrook the Democrats
nominee, and Ill T. Bennett, therefore, the Congressional
canvass OF Nebraska rests with chance Of three TO two
III favor OF the former In many countless however no
party issues viii be made, and the attempt at permanent