Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-06-05
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decree of credibility to which they are
entitled.
THE EMIGRATIOS.
The tide which ten days since was
SO many people towards the
States is checked, and we believe per-
The arrivals are principal
" by the Arkansas and smokey Hill
Routes there being very few by the
Platte route. The frs. gaeat rush
was by the latter route, they arrived
too soon, before anything Of import
ance could be done on account OF the
frost and snow and before work could
be commenced to advantage, they were
stricken by panic and fed like chat
before the wind. The rush was again
over the Platte route and it swept
everything before it, the few who with
stood its orce and are now coming in
are men for the emergency. they have
been tried and the ring Of the true
metal is in them. They will see for
themselves. Those who came by the
Southern route and have returned have
with very few exceptions gone by the
Platte route, consequently the travel
seemed as great down as up that route,
and another result is but few unfavor-
able reports have gone down either the
southern or middle routes, and now
the crowds are daily pouring in. At
the same time, the season is improving,
richer discoveries are daily being made
in the mountains, the various bitches
are rapidly approaching completion
and one is in operation, the soreheads
and grumblers are nearly all gone, the
industrious are persuing into the noun
tains and everything begins to assume
livelier aspect, many faces are wreath
ed in smiles, that, recently were buried
in clouds. Under the old cottonwoods
beneath our window, where sorecent-
ly, crowds Of loafers did love to con-
gregate, and were we have heard SO
many curses loud and deep heaped
upon the country aud the people, and
everything else, we see now ~ crowd
of loafers, the people have been sifted
and chaff blown away.
Altogether the prospect looks cheer
ing-the darkest hour is just before
the dawm-we believe the day is
breaking and that "There's a good
time coming boys, wait q little lon.
ger.
FALSE RUMoRs.-We are informed
that the returning emigration are Civ
ing currency to many absurd AID
false stories as they wend their way
towards the States, such for instance
as that "Denver and Auraria were
burned-that all the old citizens were
hung or had fled to the country-that
a vigilance committee guarded the
road, aud when an emigrant wagon
approached, it was surrounded and
plundered, the cattle or horses killed.
and the owners compelled to flee fol
their lives all of which are so mon
strously and outrageously false that We
only wonder that people can be found
who will believe them.
MINING NEWS.
A large force of men resume work
on the Cherry Creek ditch this Morn
ing, 9th. In few days both it ane
the Platte ditch will be completed
giving facilities for washing to hun
dreds of miners.
The Georgia company have compile
ted small ditch across bend of thu
Platte river, and, we learn, run tom
one day, getting about one ounce o
gold.
From the mountains and northern
diggings the reports are very conflict
ing. some being very encouraging, ant
others the contrary. We do not pub
lish any unless we'll authenticated.
There is still too much snow ant
ice in the mountains to operate to any
advantage, but some reliable expe
rienced prospecting parties are ont ant
will report in few days.
GEORGIA CoMPANY.-This compan,
began ditch on the I'd day of May t.
carry water from the Platte to thei
diggings, three miles above this place
On the 7th they got the water through
and began work a:
7th-Run one tom, men made 1885
9Th $40
l0th-Run toms. 1900
On the 9th, we washed two pans Q
dirt from their claim which yielded 4
cents, weighed. Any one can see
by calling at our office.
RICH LEADS. B. Kirkland, of s.
John, p. O., Harrison county, lows
has just shown US a parcel of gol
quartz which he states he found abou
twenty miles in the mountains, on tn
waters Of Vasqrer' Fork, directly ives
Of this place.
He has $40, which he says b
panned from single pan of Dirt an
rotten quartz rock, Where he foun
this lead it was with of from six inch
es to two feet, and the depth is un
known. The quartz is very rotten an
the pieces shown us literally glitte
and sparkle with particles of gold.
New DIscovERIEs.-Hon. Henri
Allen, late Postmaster at Counci
Bluffs, Iowa, returned three days sine
from q prospecting tour on the haa
waters of Vasuuer's Fork. of PLATTE