Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-06-10

The Caiesso nibsns publishes . letter from
Ar. Davison, formerly Gee Of the editors Of that
papef. dAssd 81 Arapshe. f6os Of the Rocky Noun
16lns May 2, In which be says:
.r5hs readers since Ieams here three weeks since;
nss been up Cherry Greek from Auraria and
unnscr: been . deleRAts 10, aud drawn up the
pfsamblc and resolutions for tho first Convention
10 adopt measures to firm new State here. called
jefferson: have witnessed the hanging of q muir
down in cold blood BY Scudder, both from St.
L,uis; have wadsd the Platte . hundred times
with my long rubber boots; have CHASED the an.
telope over the plains," and brought down huge
buffalo, beside much other small game. ! have
been away up in the Rocky Mountains twice up
vasgue's Fork Of the Platte--al.nost up among
the fute Indians Of Utah. besides camping near
this with Mexicans. Arnpahoe Indians. Cheyennes,
Kioways, Comancbes, Apaehes and Sioux, NIL Of
which are gathered here in considerable numbers,
and none Of whom can speak English. My trip
through the mountains, amid snow hnlflcg deep
on the ground. and snow-storm overhead among
droves of all the varieties Of game peculiar to this
region, were most interesting, and may
time give you an account thereof The most in
tnrestng feature however, the discovery by tse
Chicago Company, with whom have been here for
fortnight Of better prospects for gold mining than
had before been made known. Those gentlemen
are the substantial and best miners here. Their
first attempts on the stream proved failures. But
their discovery Of coarser gold at point Is miles
above this. in the mountains Tor near 40 miles
northwest Of Denver. at the mouth Of Cherry
Creek. on Vasque's Fork Of the Platte, is likely
to turn out better. They arc packing up as |
write. to start to-day to give it trial. Probably
n hundred others will follow or 20 with them. 1t
is but n short distance from Longs Peak. on u
small stream, which they have called Chicago
Creek; n branch Of this will furnish them water.
n al tha A
flock OF 100 big-horns. or mountain sheep. feed
near it, which, with black-tail and Virginia deer,
atc!opc. elk and bear. will furnish most Of their
food. Mr.. Foote shot n large gray wolf and a
small black martin the other day another Of this
company shot an antelope or gazelle with
volver this morning. "u plateau near theircamp
! have its head and horns. together with IF
the finest horns Of elk, ibex deer, mountain sheep
etc, ever saw. These, with other specimens
have gathered, would be rare addition to the
Chicago Academy Of Science" illustrating. as
they do every branch of natural history in this
region of the Rocky Mountains.
"Largc-numhers are daily going home aud arri-
wing. Provisions are extremely scarce and high
IA large majority OF the emigrants having come
without supplies. Some have starved to death
tho wny. and others are starving here Nobody
cares i,,r anybody ese-it is everybody for him
self, and the dell TAX thu hindmost.' The conn.
try is very healthy, but when sne gets sick he has
little or no attention. have hnd the pleasure if
such it may be called. Of feeding many that
starving. dividing my clothing with the naked
and freezing. and healing the SICK disabled and
neglected. Many are returning by Ant-bottomcd
boats on the Platte. have one built for my re.
turn tip, but may be induced to stay n short
lime longer to learn tho result Of mining in the
ewly-diseovered mountain diggings.
81 trust my letter will induce none to cmigrac
here IN something better is knorn.