Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-02-17
From the Council Bluffs Bugle, Jan. IT.
Another Batch Of Gold News,
Interesting Letter from MIR. Allen.
THE ROUND GOLD DISCOVERED

luscTcSslMS Letter lfoM Mr., Allen.
THE ROUND GOLD DISCOVERED.
Through the kinduess of Mrs. Allen. wa
have been permitted to publish the follow
ing private letter, for the benefit and infor-
nation of our readers.
MIR. Allen is known all over this Stats
to be q man of truth and veracity. = He
has been member of the House Of Rep
resentatives, and was an Alderman Of, and
Postmaster in, this city, which offices he
resigned when be left last fall for the Ne
braska gold mines. The letter was written
to his wife, and not intended for publica-
ton, and hence if be were man who would
try to mislead Others, it cannot be sup
posed that he would deceive his own fam
lily.
AuRARIA, N. T., Dec. I, 1853.
DEAR WIFE AND DAueHTERs IL am
now seated in my own log cabin, and if I
only had you all here l would be truly hap.
py. hope BY next summer to have you
here. There is but two white women in
this country that l know Of. We have had
large deputation of Arapahoe Indians,
on whose lands we are. They are friendly,
and appear to be pleased that We ore here.
l have been about thirty miles south Of
here on Cherry Greek, prospecting for gold,
and panned out forty-five cents worth in
one painful of dirt. 1t is very fine. I
think with the right kind of tools person
can make from FIVE to twenty dollars peo
day.
Wadstaff's boys are about thirty miles
below here; but / have not seen them. I
understand they brought letter for me
which got lost on the way; and ] am ser-
ry, it got lost, as i have not heard word
from the Bluffs since left. / have just
completed bedstead for Jim and me, and
have filled the bed-tick with prairie feath-
ers, (Grsss.) 1t is now showing hard, and
it looks like We were going to have deep
one. Jim has just written to Wiley. In
this letter 1 send yon little gold dust
1t is worth about seventy five cents. This
l got in two pans of dirt. Show it TO Dr..
Craig; he can tell whether ii is as good n
California gold. l know where therc is
diggings that the gold is larger than this.
| have seen some about the size of common
white beans; but it is impossible to do
anything like work in the winter; but as
soon as the spring opens We will be in GER
tain. You will no doubt see some who
have returned from here dissatisfied with
the country and everything out here; but
such persons would not be satisfied in any
place. This can assure all of my friends,
that any one who will work can mako
money fast; but there is some here that
will not do well in any place. But here all
that is wanted is industry to insure for
tune. 5sIy-1itI
While I am writing to you half dozen
Arapahoes are sitting beside me talking
their language and calling me chief.
have been elected Director Of the Town
Company and President Of the Claim Com
pany, and the Indians seeing whites come
10 me on business, think certainly must
be Chief and have dnbbed me Chief ac-
cordiDgly. One thing l want you to be
sure and tell all ox friends that come out
in the spring, that old Calfornians have
no advantage over the rest of u.s. from the
diggings here beats them out-they are
not confined to any particular location but
are scattered all over the country, fer dis
tauce of over two hundred miles. The
whole country appears to he impregnated
with gold. We have organized claim laws
for Farming and Mining, which Think ars
very good and liberal. We have preach
ing every other Sunday by Methodist
brother by the name of Fishers very
clever and good man: though "Fisher'
for souls" he is here Ike the rest of US
fishing for the "filthy lucre." Those who
come out should start early in the spring.
There are about eight hundred persons in
this country.
If the girls could only be here to see the
Rocky Mountains in the morning or tho
evening, when the sun is shining, they
would see one of the most beautifulsights
they ever beheld. 1t is about eight miles
to the mountains. The FIRST tier is cover
ed with pine timber, and locks as black as
can be. The second tier is covered with
snow the whole year round; and looking
at both, with the sun shining upon the
peaks of snow, the eraggy rocks, and upon
the pines below, forms the grsndest sight
1 ever saw. 1t costs fifty cents to get .
letter from here to Fort Larnie, and the
same to get one back from there. 1t used
to cost one dollar. be sice7 $40"
We are going to have train como in
July and bring OUT our families If any
comes out soon, write me letter and send
it by them; if not send your letters by.
mail to Fort Laramie. 3cls
l remain yours, affectiona.ele, BIB SOD
HENRY ALLEN, ,h