The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1859-06-18
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News from the Mines upto juno !;


| News from the Mines upto juno ;.
From the Rocky Mountain News, May csth.
THE MINES.
Our eastern readers have no doubt ax-
pected Us long ere this to have given our
opinion Of the gold mines in this region.
We have failed to do so because we person
ally know but little about them and did not
choose to publish from vague reports, but
now having had some two weeks prospect
ing and travelling through the different mi
ming districts we feel qualified to give our
impression of the same. There are exten-
sivc gold washings all along the foot of the
mountains which will pay from one to three
dollars per day to the man with occasional
larger strikes. This yield will be increased
wnen more systematic methods of working
are adopted and water conveyed within con
venIent distances.
This will induce thousands of persons in
the crowded East to cmigrate to this country
with view Of making it their home and Il
certain prospect of making good living
and gradually accommodating compe-
tence. Entering the mountains we Will hrst
look at the mines or washngs OF Nasqucr's
/
| Cherry Greek, in direction a little north
OF west in lat. 40 degrees. These were dis
covered about the 10Th Of May, by the
"Chicago Company" and are now worked
by some 800 men many of whom are making
from to s dollars per day with very in.
different mining facilities. The extent OF
these diggings is about two by five miles
and no more has yet been prospected with
any care. The Chicago Co. have located
their claims on Chicago creek tributary of
the above stream and are preparing to mine
on an extensive scale. They have set
their pile at high figure and feelvery con-
| fdent.
We saw while at these mines one specimen
Of gold worth $3.50 and numerous others
varying from one to two dollars. Strange
to say the washings in this vicinity extend
from the bed Of the streams to the top Of the
mountains along it.
| Crossing the mountains to the Northward
we next reach Quartz creek tributary Of
the north fork of Nasqucr river. Near the
mouth Of this stream the first vein Of gold
bearing quartz was discovered by J. II.
Gregory, of Georgia, on the 9th Of May
and much credit is due him for perseyeriug
under difficulties having to encounter snow
and subslst on what he could shoot with his
rifle for two weeks. The vein or lead runs
/ from n. n. E. to S. S., W., crossing the
creek and extending an unknown distance
into the mountains, it has been traced but a
short distance. The first claim from the
creek is owned by W. Duey, c. Zigler. S.
Zigler, d. 7. Spain, and making from $50
to 500 dollars per day washing with short
sluice. The next three claims arc owned
by W. Defree, A. Dcfree, and w. Chess,
and making about the same as the former
company, with same washing arrangement :
on the 2lst inst, we washed ono ran of
earth from this claim which yielded Isl by
wei .ht. The next two claims are owI:eI by
}. If. Gregory. working four men using a
! long sluice and making little over 5lUO
per day. On the 23d inst, we washed one
pan Of earth from this claim which y;ellcd
s., go. Ascending the mountains there are
nine other claims none of which have been
much worked but al prospecting two and
three dollars to the pan. The dirt from all
the claims on this lead has been carried
from fifty to two hundred yards down a
steep hill to the creek, on mems shoulders
to wash, 50 when proper appliances are
brought to bear, the result viii be far
greater.
Passing M the creek only Il short distance
we reach ..Uuntc,'s lead.,,' discovered bv
Mr.. H.. on the 10Th inst, On this lend ore
cIaim has born.onenol bv Casio Kendall 4
Co, They have bcgan working with force
! of six men. making about $50 por dar.-
/ Crossing tho creek on this lead several
claims are being opened. From one Of these
! owned I,v rn,t..r Rates and Tns,hnr .iv.
teen pans OF ulTt welded tour ounces of gold,
though 1t was not perfectly cleaned, con-
tanning perhaps nail IN ounce OF black san!
We washed one pan OIL 4Ft from this
! cll'm on the Isl, when yic.Ied i,"'. y
mNc luther up the stream SAi! another lead
aH5 becn d!sc2Tered ny NF. Dean on the
"a INST "h'GA promises equally as rIc4 as
either or the aooFc, on 'he -flh We Wa.AtI
pan OF art from INNS lcad winch yielded
over >: anu tn!S only De9inlh9, Inc re-
SUIT u t"o Weeks Prospecting ~ handful
Of men,
scores Of other quartz leads appearing
v4nA"I as EicH-accordlns to surface midi
c"t40n'-"Ec HH0"n TO traverse The noun
/ ta!A5 in every 0iEcc'ion forming complete
. net Work. On many ol these, shafts are