New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-25

are. tina, for ms what IL known - the Gregory Dis
trict In this respect hszeyer e. 10 nsny Others
in connection with this country, the people OF the
East labor under grievous dslusiOD. Ever slDce
the gold eager human tide, attracted BY tie repated
wealth Of tie Gregory quartz reslon, Commenced
pouring into this pert OF TIE hocsy NoantalDs 10 nc
es,ly dsy. Of June steady expansion Of discoveries
ard successive formation Of new mining districts has
been going on. Those Of the gold hunters who
aid not, upon falling 10 secure fUiflner. Of Their
hope add wishes il the Gregory Valley, forthwith
became crestfslleD-and they formed no inconsider
able fraction Of the invading hos. Of tens Of thou
s.Ids-commeuc ed spreading TO the northwest,
south and south west, aud generally had to extend
their prospecting but short distance before they
found what they had failed 10 strike in the Gregory
district One may low travel over an area Of =:
east ten squsre miles in the vicinity OF Gregory s.
tr.yerse euch after gulch, scale mountain after
mOuptain-without losing sight Of the active scenes
Of mining life. One may assume radius Of six
miles and describe q semi-circle, with the Gregory
Valley ~ center, AID then explore every inden-
ture Of the mountains, penetrate every hidden d.e
or glen, and everywhere fnd human beings bu.ly
engaged 10 sppropriating the gold contents Of tae
bowels Of these mountains. The Gregory Valley
sppears, indeed, as a. Insignificant fragment OF the
mining interest Of this country, a. developed st
the present time, when compared with the gold
c. op and mining population of the adjoining noun
taDs, valleys. and eulcbes.
Quartz mixing ia oil but exclusively carried 90
in the Gregory mines. In the neghboriDg districts,
however gold dgging,, that 10, the working OF
alluyia deposits of the precious metal il pursued
10 a prevailing extent. Rich quartz leads h,ye
however, also been discovered in macy Of the dis-
trcts outsi5e Of Gregorys, and have for some TINE
been proftably worked. In the following the
name. of the principal Of these districts, together
with other data re,t ng to their present poPuls
ton, yields Of gold, &c, Will be gwen. The
names are derived either from those Of the several
discovers or Of the localities the majority, or
large portion Of the miners working within the re-
spectve diegitgs originally hailed from. The
sUbjor ed figures have been complied BY the Re
cOrder Of the Gregory mining district, Dr. Z. A.
Roberts formerly Of Pekin, ILL., The Doctor il an
accomplished gentleman Of sound sci-stlhc attain
menis ard an experienced observer OF he c"rnpIa
ton can be credited without hesitation.
RusSHs Culoh (nsmed after W. g. RUSSELL the
well Known Georgia miner, and pioneer gOld-Lunter
in this country This g1lch extends from the
west 10 the east for about ve miles 1t j. ,i'uated
some three miles south Of GregOry's. 10 IL trav-
ersed by q small mountain brook, furnishing but a
scaDty supply Of water for sucing, go much 80
that msny claims could rot be worked duriog the
dry season June and july. The frat claim was
opened on the first Of June last by ". G. Russell.
Now one may pass from the head Of the gulch to
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inch Of ground on each side OF the brook occupied
By mining companies. There are, indeed, 81 men
at work in this gulch a. present, who are taking
ont on an average S35,5s5, or nearly So per man
weekly. (Dr. Roberts, report as originally com
piled. contained the names Of all tie companies,
and their respective yields enumerated seVeraLy.
For the sake of breylty, merely gave the aggre.
gate figures, aud shall do likewise in the following
data referring 10 other gulches.)
Nerod1 GUIcL --nipcirO in This crIlch Was
II eDced in the latter part of June. The largest
nuggets Of gold have been round within it. SIR.
Lee of Dawson County, Ga, found some time since
a lump Of pure gold weighing 81 dts; and, few
days ago, Mr.. ForBey of Putnam County, Ind,
came across one weighing lot lees than lO2 dts.
The Nevada euch runs directly into the Gregory
Valley, and extends between the latter and R1s-
Sells Nirety.seven men, taking out on an average
nearly $4,000 worth of gold per week, are at
worn in it.
Illinois Guloh and Missouri Fiats.-There are
two adjoining gulches, the statistics OF which are
given jointly. In both great scarcity OF water IS
experienced and it becomes necessary IN the IN
stances Of many claims to haul the dirt over bail
mile to alter. 1l6 men are at work within them,
taking cut, on an average, S4,92i per week. Both
the Illinois and Missouri gulches are in the imme-
date vicinity Of Russells, between the latter and
the Nevada gulch.
Iora Gulch.-Ths gulch WAS commenced being
worked in the e.rly part Of August. Ii extends
down the southern slope Of the mountain on the
northern Of which the original Gregory lead is
located. About IS men are engaged in slulcng in
this eulcb, averaging nearly $1,000 worth OF gold
per week.
In addition to the qulches described in the fire.
going there are yet others in which the Leayen-
worth, Lake, Pleasant Valley, Patlk, and other
dig ale l0cated-all Of which are worked by .
IL ore or less considerable number OF persons,
" hose wages average from s. to SO or $50 per
day. Altogether il is safe 70 say that, In spite OF
the advancedness of the season. there are yet over
SEQ men mining outside OF the Gregory dggiDgs,
and between the divides that separates the waters
Of the main branch of Clear Greek from those Of
Ralestop Fork.
in ali of the gulches mining is carried on By
sinking holes 10 the bedrock, gradually entering it
in a lateral direction, and subjechng the gravelly
material thus obtained ~ the action of sluices..
great drawback 10 all Of them is the scarcity of
water. To do away with il, a gigantic project,
showing the energy and enterprise that Pervade the
mining community, in the best possible light, was
bit upon some months age, and is now rapidly ap-
preaching realization. 1t is the construction of q
iume nearly twelve miles long, BY which the main
waters of Clear Creek are to be turned into Rus
sells and adjoining gulches. The grea. fall that
stream uDdeIetes while rushing from the snowy
range to the Plains facilitates the otherwise huge
undertaking. The miners of the different guches
all contributed either by labor or otherwise, to Its
speedy completion. Mr.. Buell., tie Superintendent
Of this creditable public work, and late City En-
gineer of Lesyenworth, is of the opinion that BY
the iet of May peit the h1me will supply what
ever viii be wanted in the way of water IN any
gulch within a circuit of twelve miles.
"Gnch.diegDgs" alone do lot, however, fur
nish the gold crop of the eulcbes above mentioned.
Quartz mining is slso carried within their limits
to a cor sdersble extent. The Nevada Gulch Is
fairly checkeIed with quartz leads, which have