The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1859-04-09
DIRECT FROM CHERRY CREEK.

Mr.. RICHARD CouRrRIGHr, who left this
city for the Gold mines, in September last,
returned on the first day Of April. We have
conversed with him freely, on the subject OF
mining prospects in the new Ell Dorado, and
can assure our readers that his reports do
not materially vary from the tenor Of the
greater portion of the letters that have been
received in the States from that section.
AS Mr.. CoUarRIGHr is q man Of intelligence,
yeracity and probity, and has spoken with
such degree of confidence respecting the
richness of the gold mines, that the last
shade Of doubt is now removed from the
minds Of those with whom he has conversed.
We will not recapitulate his statement, but
to show that he has faith, we will state that
we have been informed that he made the
following proposition to one of our artisans
to wit: If he would 60 out with him, he
(Courtwright) would pay his expenses out
there, and give him 500, per month"; and
board him while there, just to superlntsnd
wRIer showed US Twenty Five Dollars
worth of the dust, that was made BY man
in just three days, with a rocker. lie gives
it as his belief that those who have been
working during the winter, even with their
very Indifferent tools, have been making
from three to FIVE dollars per day. We
would advise those of our citizens, who IN
cline to the opinion that there is large
measure of 6 humbug" mixed up with the
gold stories from Cherry Creek, to have q
confab with Mr.. CouRTwRIGHr. He came
back to settle up his business, and will re-
turn to the mines, as soon as he thinks the
roads are in passable state.
In addition to o statement Of the reports
brought by Mr.. CoURTwRIGHT, we publish
below letter from JOHN PoUDER-better
. known as "JACK, the butcher" 1t is given
rerbatin,, and, though written in regular
frontier style, it carries upon its face the
most conclusive evidence of its reliability.
AURARIA, X. T., March 5th, 1929.
PErE-I received your welcome letter, and
was somewha. glad to hear from you. The
weather is very fine, and it looks like Spring,
and everything is going on well-gold is
getting to be more plenty-men have got
out of their shanties, and gone to digging.
The other day man created quite stir on
the south side of the town-site of Auraria,
and, in about an hours time, dug out So !;
in two hours time, there were 50 claims ia
ken, and men worked nearly all night max
ing rockers and preparing for the morrow.
Three miles above here there are several at
work. ALLEN the postmaster is at work
there-here enclosed is ten dollars worth
of the precious metal, which was dug out
by him in one day; and he says there is a
man there working a claim which pays %
cents to the bucket. ALLEN is positive that
when they get their sluices to work, 6 or s
men can make upwards Of $500 per day
Pm satisfied that gold abounds here in suf-
ticisnt quantities to make fortune in a
short time, if he uses economy with indus
try.
have been forty-fve miles up Cherry
Creek, and it is a beautiful country fine
farming land and any amount of pine groves,
from two to fifty acres together, and plenty
of water. saw pan Of dirt washed that
came out of kenyon, which had 40 specs
of gold in it-supposed to be worth about
50 cents. There is company going to start
for the ''Parks" in few days. l think
there is something rich in them, for SONS
men started town fine miles above Russell
vile, and got out. logs to build; In tie mean
time, part of them went through to the
l." Parks"-they come back, sold out, and
all hands packed up and left for there again.
1t is reasonable that they found something
that must pay very well, for they left a
place which paid man wholesome So to
$40 per day with pan and rocker.
prrs> would like to have you cone out
rs soon as possible-bring out two light
spring wagons, four horses and harness, and
tools. You had better cross the Missouri
River at Omaha, keep the North side of the
Platte, and cross at Kearney- then you will
have a very good road all the way. BY the
way Of. Plattsmouth, Pm afraid that you
will be delayed at Salt Creek-in the spring
you can't cross for two or three weeks at a
time, no bridges or ferry-you might get
out here in the time you are ''lying over "
at Salt Creek. Mind that the ferry 4; Loupe
Fork don't impose on you-they have no
charter, and, even if they had, they can't
charge over one dollar for two horses and
wagon-they may want to charge yol$2 or
s..
No more at present. Give my respects
to VIM. Diebolt, and all the boys.
Your partner and friend,
JOHN POUDER.
The following letter from young WAC