White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-01-20
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A LITTLE MORE kAyoRAstE.-1neeo -
4sos Of the Holt County News has seen
letter from Perry Pollock. who went to
the Cherry Greek diggings from Oregon.
BE says there are no large Jumps Of gold
10 be found, but what is called float
gold and old California miners think
that. with plenty of water. g dig .er can
make about $40 per day.
james R. Campbell. of the same Coun-
~, writes thatit is his opinion that there
is plenty of gold somewhere in that
country, which win be discovered some
day, although he bad not yet time to
prospect for any.
The News makes a wonderful blow
ever these letters. topping them of with
Il Gaming healing, proclaiming Cherry
Greek no hunbug. and asserting that cv-
cry painful pays; and in the editorial
remarks thereupon. calls the letters rcfu-
tstions of Henry Sterrett's statements.
Yet neither one Of these letters. so far as
pnblshci in the News, says that its wri-
ter has dug grain of gold. Mr.. Pol
lock gives the opinion of California mi
'hers, and says that they can get the color
in every PAINFUL while Campbell says
that he has not even prospeeted, but
thinks there is plenty of gold somewhere
about, which will be discovered some
day! The color of gold can DO found in
great many places where gold does not
exist. In the absence Of all other testi-
mony, who would even think of going to
Cherry Creek, upon the strength Of these
letters? How the News can so off half
cooked, and make such ado over them. is
more. than we can conceive. And the
worst of it is, the attempt to throw dis
credit upon the statements of another.
upon the authority of these letters. which
assert nothing at all positively.
But here is something little more IA
vorable. The Topeka Tribune has had
an interview with Mr.. Pemberton, of
Iowa Point, who returned by the south
ern route. He and his men had found
gold. 1t was coarser at the mouth Of
Cherry Creek than at the head. The
gold is scattered over large extent Of
country, but some parts pay better than
others. He saw a small party Of men at
the mines. who said they were making
SIS each per day. Others were making
"a and IS per day. There were but few
persons at the mines. He thinks that
some persons who go there will make
money, and others will fail, while many
will leave their bones upon the plains.
He has no idea that gold will be found
there as in California, as it is more even
~ scattered over the cauntry, yet it would
repay the laborer for his toll.
We understand that DR.. j. w. Reed
has returned to Iowa Point. A person
who had an interview with him, informs
Us that he is of the opinion that many
miners will average from 81 to IS per
day, when favorable weather sets in; but
that it will by no means pay man who
is in business, to leave it and so to the
mines.
We give the above statements as we
received them. Our own opinion has not
undergone much Of a change. We shall
occasionally publish news from the dig
gingS, but do not wish to be understood
as vouching for the correctness of any Of
the reports which we extract from our
exchanges. One thing somewhat stumps
US. If gold is SO plenty, why are SO
many persons struggling back home, and
even Drawing the severity of Winter on
the plains, in order to get home? Even
many who bring favorable reports of the
6neness Of the country and the abundance
of gold, have run this risk in getting
home, and do not contemplate going back
again. 1t is very much like "take-in'
exhibitions which we have seen. Person,
who go in and get "sold," come out
laughing. and praising the show, in order
TO induce others to go in and get hoaxel