The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-08-06

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Josss, Russell { Cos Expsess, arrived ysstes
5 day from beaver, with dates 10 the 1Oth o
July. Some gold was beough, In, (say on,
thousand dollars,) but none In any amoun
worthy Of notice.
i The new road from the ssstlements on Cherry
Creek to the Gregory diggings was completed
an improved means Of intercourse largely made
use Of for the purpose Of trade.
Heavy rains had fallenin the mountains, ena
bling many miners 70 resume the work at theil
sluices which they had been obliged . abandon
10 consequence Of the failing Of the water il
Rallston Creek.
Five rich quartz leads similar to those worked
in the Gregory Valley had been discovered ia
the Boulder diggings.
We subj0in the report Of our correspondent
- % the pregress made and the prospect 10 the
! tuture:-
Denver City, July goth, 1859.
Since our Last letter have again visited the
scene Of action, where the gold 10 being extract.
ed from the bowels Of the earth, and that too
in quantities that would astonish the most fasti
dious, and make squirm the poor deluded, self-
deiuded, disappointed emisrant. who plodded his
way to Cherry Creek this spring. and returned
to the States determined to resist every attempt
that might be made to prove that gold 10 en-
bedded in the Rocky Mountains. But il ocular
demonstration, conveyed through second
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dollsrs worth Of the dust that is being conveyed
by express and privately into the States will
certainly convince the disinterested that gold is
found here BY some parties. When speak Of
being conveyed privately, We mean that no less
than eight miners have left here for their homes
within the last four weeks, with no less than
ten thousand dollars each, Of the dust, and
perhaps many more that We have no know
ledge of. Sach is the progress made 10 the
mines.
/: 10 true that many, very many, are still un.
fortunate, but numbers are being added daily to
the class Of diggers, BY the opening of new
Claims that pay from Is to $40 per day to the
man.
THE FALL RIVER WATER COMPANY
commenced operations this week. It 10 their
intention to bring the water distance o! about
eleven miles above Mountain City, so that they
Can supply claims ct the top of the mountain
as well as in the gulch. This is desirable en-
terprise, and We doubt not will prove beneficial
to toe company Is well as to the MINER There
10 another feature about this which 10 laudable
giving EN- ployment to hundreds who are still
doing nothing. We noticed that all those wait.
ing for water to work their claims, offered their
services with Q xest which will ensure its early
completion.
THE TUNHKLLING COMPANY
Is another source from which it may be presum
ed money will be made, and perhaps rich de.
posts brought to light, which will not only ben.
eft the projectors. but the country at large. 1t
will at least find employment for q number Of
hands who might otherwise leave, cursng the
country and their own luck
QUARTZ MILLS.
We understand several steam engines with
crushers are on the way from the States, which
we doubt not will prove profitable investment
and benefit to the community. Messrs. Leh-
mef, Laughton and Peck have in operation on
the North Fork of Clear Creek, ut the foot of
Mountain City, q Spanish Rastia for grinding
the quartz, With cattle. These gentlemen are
the pioneers in crushing, and deserve praise,
having proved that the rock yields profit even
put through BY this..meagre process.
STEAM SAW MILL.
This is one Of the necessities of the miners,
"H'Su 10 veal ouPVucV W mt " o. bentley, Oh
Rhode Island, who with true Yankee courage,
is running . double circular saw, and making
things whiz, to the tune of 80 to 70 dollars per
thousand for lumber. This gives much greater
facilities for sluicng and building purposes and
where now stand nearly 200 log cabins, put up
in two months, in two more We may probably
see as many frame dwellings grace the streets
OF Mountain City. Such ia the progress of q
mining region.
At Boulder we understand the miners are
making from three to twenty dollars per day in
gu!ch diggings. The creek is now turned from
its channel in five different places, and sluiees
are now commencing operations in the bed of
the stream. Five leads have been discovered
in this vicinity, and claims are being opened
upon them, the result Of which We shall hear
soon.
AT Golden City, on Clear Creek, mining oper-
atoms are commenced in earnest. About
nile above the town site, three water wheels
are constructed to raise the water to the slui-
ces, and the bank diggings are expected to pay
well.
Parties Of men are known to be getting gold
in various parts of the mountains, in isolated
groups, which will probably become the scene
Of large mining operations this fall or next
spring.