Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-02-26

CHEERING REPORTS


From thu Council Btu Bueie
SoUTH FLATTE GOLD MINIS,
AURA RIA, Jan. 10. 80.
EDIToRs BUGLE:- 0ents-Presuming that
your readers would like TO hear from this
country, its prospects, DC. DC, will dot
you q few items giving you the truth about
gold Is far as come under my obsei alton.
Men who are mining at the Spanish Dig
gngs, four miles above here on the South
Platte, average from three TO fve dollars PER
day with lockers. carrying the water from
the Platte, some fifty rods. The better way
for your readers to Judge Of the yield Of the
Mines, 10 10 know the Prospects of the
Pan" have seen fifty cents IN single pan
q few times ten to fifteen cents frequently,
ana hardly ever less than fire to eight cents
Caifornians say when they get Siuiees ar
ranged. they can make fye to fifteen dollars
every day they work. Companies are in
the mountains above and below here, pros
pecting, and some of their men have been
here and report that they have discovered
coarse gold
Capt. Cook. with . party Of some 80 or
40 men, are camped on Longs Creek, some
II miles from here, and have prospected
enough to satisfy themselves that they can
take out from ten to t,Oenty dollars per day.
They are erecting two Saw Mills on the
above creek. and preparing Sloughs and
Sluices, to commence operation carly In the
spring. Capt Aiken. and large party OF
men are on Bascon's Creek, some 40 miles
below here in the mountains, and have dis
covered shot and quartz gold. Capt. Aiken
10 an old Californian An energetic man, and
he is confident that the mines in this coun-
try will gay better than the best Mines az
California. Capt Curtis and others from
Council Bluffs, are out on Longs Creek
having laid off q town, and are making
| preparations to mine a. soon as the weather
| will permit. Gold has been discovered on
Cashlapood Creek, which is 50 miles North
of this place. We have the "pure stuff "
here and would say to one and all, that, if
they want to migrate to the Gold Regions
If they will work. can make from l-2 to
| Is dollars per day. Have good farming
| land on both sides OF the South Platte, and
also on Cherry Creek, and the products OF
this country will be Is good, if not better
than New Mexico. Have . good climate,
almost equal to California. Men are run
ming around without coats on this day, 10th
Of January, and have had very pleasant
weather ever since my arrival, with the
exception of few days
Cutie and horses feed on the grass on the
bottoms Of South Platte and Cherry Creek,
and the major portion of the cattle are
worked every day and they are in good or
der, some fit for beef When we left the
States in September every person thought
the idea of coming out here in the fall was
all in vain, and our stock would all perish,
but they labored under great mistake, for
| L E III e h..
aid the stock looks better than they did
when We left Iowa.
A. B. Smith l. Co. arrived here on the
Goth of Nov. They left Omaha the 18th Of
October.
DR. Shank 4 Co., who left Council Bluffs
| on the 4th of November, arrived here on
the I'd inst, all we'll and had no trouble
with the lnoians, only encountered two
snow storms. At Plum Creek, this side Of
Kesrney, they lost some Of their cattle, and
captured seven men who are camped near
Plum Greek On purpose to run off cattle and
made them give up their cattle. Emf
grants coming out in the spring, should
keep a very close look out for their cattle,
more particularly after they pass Fort
Kearney.
We have six towns already laid of. The
first Of importance is Auraris, which was
laid off some time in October, has between
1875 and $50 houses built, and logs enough
on the ground for as many more. If we
get stricken off into a new Territory, it is
presumed that Auraria City will be the
Capital. Denver City is opposite this place
on the east side Of Cherry Greek some few
houses are erected, and q number on the
lots already to raise There is no doubt
but it will be quite place, and some fu-
ture day, will be consolidated with Auraria
Highland, is town very recently laid off
opposite here, on the South Platte, and is a
very pretty town site. Arapahoe City, was
laid of by some of the boys from the Bluffs;
it is situated at the foot Of the Mountains,
some 10 or IL miles from here. Mountaina,
is situated on the South Platte, I miles from
this city, and is quite place. 1t was the
first town laid off, but 1t has not the advan-
tages of Auraria and Denver Cities, conse-
! quently it Is not improving very rapidly.
Russellville, situated some thirty miles up
Cherry Creek, was laid off some two weeks
since. 1t is situated in the Pineries, and
near good mining district, with the advan-
| tage of the New Mexico road running
through it, no doubt it will be large place.
and another advantage it has, the miners off
near Pixies Peak. will 60 in there for their
supplies. instead of coming down 80 or 40
miles Auraria and Denver will supply mi
ners below and in the mountains, and will
be the central points; for all kinds Of bust
ness
The citizens Of Arapahoe county held a
Pacific Railroad Meeting, at Gen. Laramie's,
in Denver City. Tuesday evening, January
4th. to take steps to have the Pacific Rail
road bill passed, and have it completed to
| the South Pass, az soon as possible 1t would
benefit the people of this country, and also
the people along the Missouri river. to have
it completed to the South Pass if not to the
Pacific.