Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1859-03-02
Letter from Nebraska.
Nlnn.se. 60 Psh "a 10.

NlBRAsKA CRY. Feb IA 1850.
NE r. y HrfsoS-SiS' A. there seems 20
BE- great inquiry throughout The country
about The rcviy discovered gold mines of
Western Nebraska and Kansas. in regard 10
The existence - gold--ihe amount of wages
male ia the tfine.-lhe best route, de-,
thought a f,w lines from the llosdsr. aud one
. 81 he main starting points over tn plains,
might he Of .nteftsi 10 some Of ny old friends
F il lerrs Hsufe.
ltis very esid,ut. fron tie NUMEROUS leliers
+ Il irqoiry received ~ citizens Of this place.
frem al parts II BE country, hat there viii
te e.ss heavy .m,ersGlon for thr goll fields
. in i'es sprles
/ fhe Triuc,al routes 20 the Nebraska gnld
n.ire- are iaof iu nfmAcr, viz: From Omaha,
from N,lrsta CITY. rom st Joseph. 10y The
f.ravctwcf'h trail. and from. ks,-n, CITY. via
AfkatsA, river anl Bent, Fort The Counci
s,uf. ard Omaha roufe- cFosses he fspilli-
ess~ tie E ihofu. snd I1up Fork three large
sfa tsl -ir snis. ard grrat number q small
er orcs .ni ,he l'.s ~. fhe wos river 10 ford
So ti.e q. ..' y ! i. distance OF COO mii..s
/ TIE 81 5o..ih AM L-uvenv orih route
crosse. the - ier tie Gfa.shoprcr lhe Ne.
aaha r., wsine, ~ ris Blue. rh,. sand,
lie Little Blue. AID many other trliunr''.> Il
The kt'.-a- river. r. psirt- where thefc ar no
: O'i 'ges tri which m, diaiculi t. ford Ihi-
route T. from 60 II 90 miles
From ko>a- City. TIE route leads np the
kafsas and A'kansas rivers. over bsi sud
'vsr round about road ii -afeaeiol~. ami TN
best reefe for az ierari, fo.n T,xa-, Arkan.
ss r.d Southern Missouri From Kansa,
F.. City l. a.en nou'h of Cherry Gre x tie road
'is 81 iou 800 m.lss.
The "a rom Nebraska City. vhisl i tie
most western point on lhe Missouri river
lfsts rron 'sdivi.le' between The sdutheru
lubclaries If the Plate. and the nor'hero
oars of IL Kansas ard crosse bli one stream
. r.orc than a few inches r. v aier on the
whole rocfe. II i, we,l tir.ei,d and water
i tor camping purposes. an has an aiuu
illHt supply of gr.Eing the whole distance
rhis rou', "a alout $50 milcs-ihe road has
not been measured. (er has any otter. lui
iadls,d from The time oi travel OK teams
lcar,e from the mines 10 N.bra-ka City thi-
aitur. IN less than thirty days. THIS route,
think Is much tie best. AID would advise
"a Who iliuk of goiog 70 b. ure> ffom iha;
place i"takc II. Font Keuney must be Point
q here he mast ~ the cmigrants meet, AMI ac
-yr'ii.'.s tos table prepared uy survey
raj Burnett. Of ,hi- eiiy--ihe Fort Is l6s
ole. We, a q one anl hall mi'e> south =
nc ,r4seled road Of las, y,ar j. uetf,r 90
''ni'ts
| W Mair. of tli- city. has ia,t returned
from the mines. ard brings news from Cherry
Cr,eS "a. lac a. the ca ef +anrary lie sas>
tla, At present is,rs are about 200 ucr ia he
4.iue,. AL IN sxe,l,eat health Lat s,.y few
!oas mach al digsing. The most Of them
.re pro, rseiipg and hunting. eLile others are
max money in town sites vhi,h they have
-.l,ctcd Al h4.e s'rcag hefes Of u.as.ps
.notey rex' ,ea-on Oae nan Who went from
- h,re last F,1. writes under date Of Cher,
crrek, DC ? p a. fellows
The more prospect. the more ,hinl
- 'fN u ~ II itiF O4ti NRt4tAiNtA "ft'ftiN
here B. plenty of gold here we have foan,
fsgls = ihat viii pay from ten {, laeeu DO!
.afs psr aay"
? A ge.tmany have written in 'he same va,
" i54t il,rei none thst know ,he extent 81 thes
> a,w fields. but all as'ee thar tie h.iit COM
Z rs about Pike fsak and Cherry Creek vii
> %, f-om g 10 s. per d.y ith nothing bat
, gold wa.ltr Onlhe table land, the dus, j
@ sery sne aud has to be gathered viii g .eA
.ilr.r.
2 Stree wriling the above. there has been az
other ariigd from The mines He lives il'
u hclow iiis city. and has returned isr hi- fan
= lily. he Lrints some ~ tie dot. anl re. 81
. hat gold =, being found IN larger 9 9aa'
'e a.i,s. Al sass. lie met a train on their va
x eng about l0) mites tbs SID. u fon Keafne
'e l.sap LITTER FROM f'iend Of niae-he = u
ssng IS ptr day AZ mining.
Re'recifaly yoars.
b y SANFORD