New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-15

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June 7............... $40 p-ppyweisht.
s.o,p To ara subscribed seo'e me s. w wssoner ProS.s
Jpss. IL .nf S1r Ss County q Xwr,pssS r. III. "a day
r.ry~rsr OF j. CAsTo ne Secretary Of TIE Col8 Miner
rsG 'Gg;s &. e ess % h;s,y s.,s e The
and opon bis solemn cath oepo'e, snd sy' that be 'orery
ss fTt,r that the ,.s,esn prepared and ,lned by Meu
rseky Richardson aud Willard l'b q June last, With
fssno to se claims worked By Casio Kendall Co - s.sHs-
SSo AID subscribed before hi, l5.h d,ysf SEP "A D.
Joss eftks Peace for the County Of Arsp.no K
by referring to the dates of the above sidavits it
will be seen that the largest yields are Obtained 10 the
various instances about the time Mr.. Greeley made
bis appearance in the Gregory dggiugs. 1t will also
De feep from the AFT avts Of Messrs. Gridlsy and
Henderson, that the largest daily yield mentioned in
ths report was only ohehird Of what was taken out
bv the above firm on the 5,h Of Juue-the day pre-
ceeirg the arrival Ct Dir. Greeey,o that the figures
of the report proved TO have been too low instead
oftco high.
II mgbt be well TO mention in connection with the
considerations referred 70 in some Of the sfdayts as
having been given for some Of the claims that, in
acoo.deuce with the terms Of the sae, tue purchase
money generally 10 be psd out OF the yields Of the
clail baIgsiDed for. But small earnest money was
pad in csSh the balance 70 be gradually discharged
by iDs'slmente, forming certain percentage OF the
Weld C tho respective claims. Thus an individual
might have sold g claim for OG0O and yet never
have obtained than about $500 of the purchase
UOrey. .
The luge figures representing the considerations a.
egeoiy pad by certain parties for some claims 10 tne
Gregory Valley, undoubtedy tended 70 stfengthen the
general skep.cisrn entertained by the public OF the
Eat with regard 10 the Gregory mines. The above
explanation will perhaps remove ~ a. least as fsr as
the SAT- Of the claims 10 question are concerned
To the above testimony, the writer would add bls
own For long before Mr. Greeley arrived in the gold
country bad spent days Of constant observation IN
the Gregory Valley dressed 10 tue miLlng CARP, ana
urknovH 10 the miners in bis capacity as reporter
He Their saw with bis eyes the gold washed out In
dozers of sluces. lie attended the cleaning out OF tue
latter % many consecutive evenings ga" ana hed IN
his own hands the cakes OF quckver gole oDlaa o
from tbo retons and cOnsideref hmseh 10 view OF the
conviction obtained by dint Of hs senses, fuiy Jusu-
fed ard qualified TO communicate TIE news OF the uch
ness q the Gregory valley 10 an LsIern lournal oe-
1ou psry even on the right bank OF Cherry Greek.
In ADDITION to the above direct any amount Of col
lateral evidence can be collected here by proper use
of oil e'e senses and reasoning powers. What 10 IT, IN
deed, that has caused towns containing hundreds Of
houses 10 spring up with truly wonderful CELEBRITY
throughout the gold country What If It tnat nag
cauitd the investment OF huRdTedS OF thousands ~
dollars In improving the two towns on both sides OF
Cherry Creek-Denver City and Auraria Why is 1t
that half dozen sawmils are running without inter
ruptop and that their proprietors are yet constantly
Kept cut q breath in consequence OF their VAN at
tenpts TO comply with the demands for lumber upon
them Why is il that Of the merchants Of Den
yer CITY can boast of the receipts Of thousands dust
IN q
may miles long numerous bridges, waterwheels, aud
other improvements Of q permanent character, have
been Constructed throughout the mining country
Why is it that two weekly newsPapeis-one OF whicn
the mioers OF Gregory Valley eone-are published and
fouish2 Were all this vitality possible, II the impulse
that alone could originate permanent American col
cny in this irhopitabe country-the existence OF gold
in paving quantities-was wanting
HE writer has witnessed the period OF gloom and
suffering in the early part of this Summer He has
lived the days Of utter siasnaton ana almost despair
that proceed the discovery OF the Gregory dgglngs
But now his eyes reflect the unmistakable signs of life
and progIees and amid the buoyaDcy OF the present
be well Tecoects that from the very hour the richness
of the Gregory DggiDgs established, steady and
visible advancement has taken place IN this country In
every branch of human activity.
Figures are said to tell reliable tales and hence It
may noi be amis 10 draw the natural nerenceS from
statement Of the receipts of aust OF the leading mer-
6antle establishments of this and adjoining town
tublshed few days ago uncer the signatures oil the
several firms. The aggregate value OF Inc various
tinSs OF he raw metal received by them from the Let
OF MAY to the 18th inst amounts to $a2o' the gola
being es,i1 ated at S7 per ounce vi ths ust ABOUT
81 900 worth received up TO the ISL oil June, lth
Tine when the Gregory gold first commenced reaching
fhe valley and the balance IN the three months iOo"-
ug that period. The above figure does not OF course,
represent the aggregate amount ol sola yieoeu o tIe
Yr,ater part Of the cash receipts OF the mercantile
houses OF Denver City and Aurars. In subsequent
Communication the writer VIII endeaVor 10 enDocy a.
crop - be mas been able TO gather;
L. conclusion the author of this lengthy epste feels
inpeei 10 refer 10 the coarse ana senseless ATTACKS
made upon the eigners OF the report because OF tue
90, II il alleged TO have produced upon portion of
80 reonle of The East Thousands are SAID TO have
leen Induced 10 leave their no nes and JON In the
chase after the untold treasures OF the urdouoted ex-
ist,rce Of which they had been assured by ne staie
tnent of Mr. Greeley and others. All those that make
these assertions prove most conclusivey tnat they
never read and properly digested the whole OF the
report but that the contra y they contenet them
selves with incontLently swallowing lts bright psrt
for which they naturally had the greatest appetite, ana
disrerardipg entirely the enumeration OF the draw
backs TO this country and the sober aud disnteresed
advice given in IFS concluding portions. To prove
this il requires but few quotations from the report
1--WE have heard of many who have worked their claims for
sd. are destined sog and NIT,
nortb. hence probably by the middle OF otooe hi'
will be showed under and
nut stop ,uiciug II not mining altogether There then or
period q e. ss ,S @Sna wi o 6asI upas b sSn
ihs gold may be picked up here like pebbles on the
Grest oisappoutment great suffering is inevitable" Gold
mining business which emnenty requires Of I' voaes
capital experience endurance ana III whcH even no
hshes qualities do no; always command SUGGEST etc. etc
To show how especially unjust and unfounded similar
charges are in the instance of Mr.. Greeley, few SEN
fences from the letter he wrote for The TRIBUNE, after
his return 10 Denver City from the tour of inspection
through the Gregory dggngs shall conclude this COM
munication:
81 feel certain that, while some-perAaPs many
a. will realize their dreams of wealth here far greater
- number will eIpend their scnty means; taA thet
powers of endur ance and then leave, soued, heart
4" sick spirit. bro KEN" " adhere TO my ong-settled
" conviction, that next TO outright ana indsputsole
" gambling the hardest Though sometimes the quick,
est way 10 obtain gold is to mine for itthata good
farmer or me Chanic will uusly make money faster
"by sticking TO his own business than by deserving 1t
" for old-hun,irg, and that the man who, having