Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-04-02

The editors ofthe Chicago Pres and Tribune
met Mr. Charles Nichols on his way from Kan
sas to Ohio some days since, on a visit to his
fathers family. BE was from the Pixies Peak
country, in which he had spent eight months
constantly prospecting. He had traversed the
country searching for dust and nuggets
from the Spanish Peaks TO the Medicine Bow, a
distance of more than three hundred miles
His statements may, We presume, be regarded
as reliable He says, more or less gold was
found in numerous places, but it was all dust
gold, varying in the size of its particles from
| that of grain of cornmeal to scale of wheat
bran. A few cents worth to the pan was the
most that at any time was procured
:! He states that a party of . dozen of the tough
est and boldest resolved to start on foot, with
two weeks provisions on their backs-Nichols
being of the number-to explore places inacces-
sibIe to teams They struck North, and pros
[ pected around Middle Peak, then Travelled to
Longs Peak, and along the Cache Poudre
creek. At several places they discovered traces
! OF gold. In fact, gold seemed 10 be sprinkIed
over the face ofthe country in Inc particles but
! in limited quantities After a twenty day 5
tramp through the mountains and in the ra-
vines and creeks, the party returned to the
mouth of Cherry Creek. During sheir absence
the main body of the company had been dig.
| gipg and prospecting in the Cherry Creek valley
and had washed out some dust; but two or three
dollars per day was the best wages made by
any of them. So far, they had found gold at
scores of places, but not in paying quantities
anywhere. 1t was not so at the discovery of
| gold in California. 1t was there found in album
dant quantities from the very first painful.
| part of Nichols companions returned with
them; the remainder pushed on to the settle
I me Is moi far frOr Taos
sions, and returned by more westerly route
They followed the head waters of the Arkansas,
along the base Of the Rocky Mountains, until
they struck the waters Of the Platte, which led
them down to the old headquarters on Cherry
Greek. During this trip north, extending over
but always in limited quantities. No where did
they find any nuggets" or coarse gold. 1t
was all dust" difficult to separate from the
sand and earth, requiring great deal of hard
and patient labor, with very poor recompense.
| He says that of the hundred that prospected
for gold, between October and the time he left,
he did not think that those who found il ayera.
| ged dollar per day, or even fifty cents. Ii is
true that they had only pans and few rude
''long tomsn dug out of logs, to work WITH
| The best digging of which he had any knowl-
edge, was made by company of six men, who
averaged three dollars each for two weeks; but
/ they worked hard and had happened to find an
tSNGu puCc iDuI EciltIHi VI
the miners were not one third or fourth much.
/ He does not pretend to say that richer diggings
may not be found this season; but Judging from
/ his own experience and observation, he is not
at all sanguine.
! MoRPHY IN PARIs-His Reputataon-A SIN
gular Gdmc.-The Paris correspondent of the
N. Y. Times, under date of March l4tb, says:
Mr.. Morphy. who does not leave for the United
/
chess at the Cafe de Ia Regeuce and in society
against all Corners, and invariably with the same
remarkable People do not play with
/ the American champion now with the expecta-
ton of beating him. but for the honor of being
able to say in after time that they have played
with him because his reputation already sur
passes that of Philidor or Labourdonnaid in the
lime in which they lived Lately the President
of the London Chess Club Mr.. Mongredieu came
to Paris to satisfy himself of the real merit of
Morphy's playing, and as to the rank he ought
| to occupy. Mr.. Mongredieu and Mr.. Morphy
played eight games, one of which, the first one,
was drawn, while the others were gained by Mr..
Morphy. In this trial of SKILL two facts were
remarked in regard to Mr.. Morphy's playing,
which are almost universally remarked in his
games when contesting with first rate player.
These are that he seldom wins the first game,
and that Up to say the twentieth move he rarely
shows any superiority over his competitor. 1t
Is only aller that point III tue game lnat nc COM
mences those extraordinary and unlocked for
moves which astonish the audience and crush
his antagonist beyond hope of recovery.
Mr.. Morphy is now engaged at the Cafe de Ia
Regence in most singular game of chess with
party of amateurs numbering one hundred
These hundrel persons have subscribed to give
Mr.. Morphy public dinner before his dcpar
ture, but before that event comes off they are
playing game thus: The hundred are divided
into FIVE sections of twenty each, who are to
play among themselves until one of the twenty
is acknowledged the victor of the others. When
each OF the catcgories shall have thus selected
one of their number as their champion, the five
champions are to play against Morphy at odds
graduated to the respective strength of each
category.
WE freely endorse the following from the
Fairmont True Yirginiaa The clerks in the