Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-06-17
From the White Oloud (K T Chief
More Arrivals from tho MineH-Eorri
BILE Tales Of Suffering.

Die Ialeb OF EuuerinB,
Two young men, named Erastus B. Gift
and Preston Gates, of Williamsburg, Wayn,
county Indiana, arrived hero On Sunda,
week, direct from Denver City. They wen
out last October, and left Denver on the Gtt
of May. A gentleman in this place was ac
quainted with them, and pronounces then
to be perfectly reliable They prospecteC
two months, and made S2,40, all told. They
prospected up and down tho Platte, on tht
head weaters of the Colorado. They thinE
there may be some gold in the mountains
but there is no chance to get it, as there is
deep snow all the year round, with the ex
ception of about two months The bes
days digging they did, paid them 81 90
This was on another mans claim who want
ed to sell it, and come home. They asked
to try it first, when they worked one day al
washing dirt which the fellow had thrown
up. They worked with long tom and
suice, and washed out 81 06 They then
worked four days longer, digging up the dirt
for themselves; and in the four days, they
took out FIFTEEN oENTsl Aftor that tho pay
was still smaller when they gave il up
They are confident that the fellow had pre-
pared his pile of dirt as a bait
Thoy report horrible sulIeringa on the
Smoky Hill route, which has been 80 be
pulled in some Of the papers. When they
left but ten persons had reached the mines
by that route, who reported that three hun,
dred had died on the way, One Of the men
reported that he had seen six dead men ly-
ing within reach of each other; IND another
said that he had himself buried twelve men
These men came struggling in one by ono
One of them had lived ten days on the flesh
of his dog. They reported that some had
lost their way, Scouts were Immediately
sent out, and somo of the lost ones were
found within ten miles of camp, so weak
that they had to be fed with spoons.
In Denver City, several months since, lots
were selling as high as $3.50. When the
young men left, donation shares, containing
eight lots, could be bought for $5. Denver
has several hundred small cabins, many oil
which have no roofs. They al O occupied by
any one who chooses to do so. The proprie.
tors have nude poor speculation, as there
is not money enough ia the country to pay
house rent. Provisions were very scarce
and bread was selling at 8 cents per pound
The baker was the only person who had any
gold dust, for those who got any, were COM
PEELED to buy bread with it. One of our in
formants gave the baker gun, which cost
him $26, for four pounds Of broad.
These young men threw their tools into
the Platte, and started Tor home on foot, Ia.
king only two blankets with them. For two
hundred miles they lived on prckly pear,
and wild potatoes. They built but two fires
from Denver to Fort Kearney. Once they
killed prairie dog and roasted it. Another
time, they came to where man and his
family were encamped, and asked for bread
The man at first refused it, but at length
agreed to let them have some, for which he
took their blankets az payl They then had
to sleep on the bare prairie, and once the
Cheyenne Indians came near taking theil
coats from theml
A young man named w. II. Joslyn, ant
and another person, from Monroe county
New York, have since arrived, and repor
similar to the above, and much more, whict
would be interesting had we room for it
They spent great part of their time in tn
company of old mountaineers, who assured
them that gold could not be found there il
paying quantities. We hear enough ever,
week to fill our paper, and arc enabled t,
give but u few of the principal items,