Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-10-14

The gold mines Of the east, m slope Of the
Rocky Mountains are far from being all hum
bug. The developments of the present season,
crude and as Improbable as they have proved
in many cases, go far to establish the fact of
immense cold deposits in western Kansns and
Nebraska, deposits that will be prohtably work
ed and attract a large population to the gold re-
gious in duo time. Gov. Black, of Nebraska
Territory, recently sent out Hon W. L. Moore,
as a special commissioner 10 examine the re-
sources of western Nebraska In bis report ho
says:
We proceeded to the Gregory diggings, pass.
ing inferior points without examinations and
found about 200 meu engaged in working lead
claims, and from personal observation and r'li
able sources found that the moie successful
were making from fifteen TO twenty-five dollars
per day In some cases they had encountered
hard substance known as the piateso of iron,
and from the difficulties encountered and the
absence of proper implements for drilling it,
many had become discouraged, aud some even
abandoned their claims The more persevering,
however, have succeeded in getting through,
aud again struck the vein, greatly enlarged, and
yielding immensely more protitably than before.
From Grrgory's we passed up five miles to
Russes diggings, and there found about eight
hundred men at work. These are gulch Dig
pinrs, aud average about ten dollars to the hand
per day In tins vicinity are many other dig.
gings, equally iemuneratiye, tut less extensive.
From this we passed west TO the Spanish Dig
gings, and found force of about seven bundled
men. These dggings are less remuneratiye
/ than any of the preceding not perhaps ayeIa-
/ gng over five dollars to the hand. Other rich
diggngs are also in this vicinity,
lie afterwards went to the western sido of
South Park, and here reached stream where
gold had recently been discovered. That even
ing all present in that region covencd, and we
| formed six companies To explore the streams
flowing into the Platte. The result Of our ius
vestigations was the finding of gold, in paying
quantities, only on the south branch OF the
Platte, and here the gold seems TO be more gen
orally distributed, in Quantities paying IRON
three to fifteen cents a pan, than at any other
diggings yet discovered If ito Intervention of
boulicrs should not interfere, doubt not but
that these mines will be successfully worked
the coming spring. Lttlo can be done this
year, owing to the extreme elevation and speedy
termination OF the working season."
! lie adds: ''By the Rocky Mountain News Of
the goth of August, | learn thit three quartz
mills have arrived at Aurlria, and will immedi
atoly be put to wCrk crushing ont the quartz
rock. Hundreds Of cords of this quartz, yell.
| ing from four to twenty cents TO the pound is
now piled up awaiting the crusher, and thus
ultimately the western potion Of Nebraska,
hitherto called worthless, is to bo n source Of
wealth to our Government. not eIcelled hy
California; and, If still other discoveries should
| be made, the early construction Of the great Pa
cifc Railroad up the Platte valley is a fixed and
certain fact. The existence Of these mines in
] tho Of, ITuinp oul;aot
with interest to the statesman, tho capitalist,
end the merchant"
A Summit county gold seeker who arrived at
Denver City June Goth, has contributed interest
ing letters to the last number Of tho Akron
Beacon. lie confirms the favorable gold reports
and is evidently one OF the kind who dig rather
than prospect and gas. From one OF his letters
we quote:
Since tn gulch diggngs have hcen worked
large chunks are beginning to make their ap.
pcarance The fret that was taken out, that
caused any talk, was an eight dollar chunk 4;
then piocc weighing SAP G2 was found then
II piece that weighed S56; and then 4 piece that
weighed 500 Ono piece of q iartz bearing gold
was brought ia that was sold Tor $500 This
was pure white quartz, from which tho gold
cropped out in every direction You may prob.
ably have heard of the closing Of leads in the
Gregory digglngs, This actually happened, ard
with the exception of quartz, almoet the very
color of gold disappeared. Some of the minors
heoame discouraged and left their claims, while
Others having more energy perseverance aud
capital pushed through th9 solid quartz to a
depth from six to cght feet, and again struck
the crcvice, which paid better than ever The
claim Of Mesers Henderson & Co, paid from
tw, nty to forty pennyweights to the pan, when
the second crevice was struck and all other
leads which have been fully opened are Of un-
paralleed richness