, 1859-08-05

ths sslfare oftas eoantr7 ~ M personal graft.
di.oo11i's b,qenes.
Previous to thJ leaving Deliver CITY, it was
generally heaiered that ths "Grsfeofy NsE.sk.
had - gi5eu out :" In other xords, the mines in
that district we're not paying expenses. On ny
arrival thete tound the report partially correct;
YET neatly Ill TIE s!uiees appeared in operation,
"p.nning" the "slaice sand,'' which mesns
wsshlng the gold from the sana leis in the
tluices. Tho result Of my inqutY' prored far
more satisfactory thsu At irst anticipated. A
numbeE Of the best md heretofore most pros
porous claims" hsd "closed," - the miners
term it that is, the rpn or "tead" bad ceased
Of those "ieads" yet continue in the same con- |
dition; some Of Them are being worked With |
the anticipation Of again striking the "lead,"
whila o&hers ren&in idle-u4ually tnt want OF |
means to work them. One Of those eloius,
.osn .s5 s1iDE s,Es th,osgh Ere st sfst9
rock" Some specimens Of this ruck aIe the
richest that have ever been discovered. Ar.
Leeper'a claim continues to pay 1900 to $3.50
per day. This is doubtless The best paying
lead In tho Gregory district, While there are
fer leads paying well in those d'Beings, there
are lnrge numbers not pairing expenses The
cause of many failures IS wsnt Of capital: md
too frequently want Of energy to work them.
The water il becoming rery scarce in this dis
trict. 4 company has been formed, and are
now ut work turning Clear Greek into these aud
Other diggings, i'a'ancs Of about ten miles,
which, wheu complete. will obriAte the diaicul-
ties now complained Of in the various districts.
ILLINOIS D1cG1xos--EquAL 70 CALIFORNIA.
The Illinois district il situated two miles
south OF the Gregory lead. These are partially
gulch and partially quartz dggfnss. 1t pres.
cut they are the most profitable OF all the min
ing districts discovered. Simon Few, St. Louis,
aud D. G, Steel, Jackson County, No., opened
"gulch claim ir this district. The clay in
the '.bed rock" IS 50 rich that the gold isp1anly
mile, and is paying s1o per day to tho hand.
| nad they sufficient water conyenient to The
| cIain. as high as 10 to the man could be taken
| out. Clay TINT would pay cents to the pan is
counted worthless, for want Of water Convenient.
aussk1t xNm,
The Russell gulch is si1ualed one mile south
Of the Illinois IL district" This, at present, is
exclusively "en!ch digginEs." aud vs. diseor-
now bsins worked aro psyinE lire to Ire dol.
lars per day to the man. It ia Inserted that as
high rs fifty dollars per day to the man haze
been taken out ; that, however, is rare occur
renee, ind mar be termed m exception to the
general average.
/ IOWA x11Es-11ow 70 r1sp GOOD CLAIMS.
The Iowa lead'' is situated on ridge be-
tween the forks Of the '' Russell gulch-" This
il recent discovery, and when sufficient water
can be procured, it xill, doubtless, pro.e ex-
loo, Black Hawk county, Iowa, presented me
with beautiful specimen Of "quartz rock" taken
cut Of claim just opened by him On his "lead,
which is exceedingly rich. Ar. Il: informs me
that he has Travelled the enti'e region between
Pixies Peak and Longs Peak, g. distance Of about
| hi fu villa fh1If ~
from journey 50 laborious, be made himsel
fully acquainted with the nature Of . lead, whict
he did by scrutinfzing those already in success
ful operation, End by frequent inquiries for ths
desirable information From persons fully &C
4aain.ed With art Of mining: Having obtaine,
of lead only three hours, when he discosefet
the one just described, which, when properl,
opened, will doubtless award him abundant.
! for his labor.
The "Spanish Diggipgs," situated on Clea
Greek, about thirty .iive lni'es from the base Q
t the mountains, and ten miles from the base 9
the Snowy Range. At present this district
. almost exclusively "gulsh digginggs' pairing a
the man. There are three quartz leads just be
! ing opened, one Of q rery peculiar character. 3
III. James Thorp, Of Lane county, Mo. Th
> quartz rock in this lead differs very much frot
auy thing haTe ereT seen 1t seems 10 be fu
!. Of different specimens Of mineral, oil varying
q color. The rock in itself is exceedingly beaut
Q ful, get not very valuable.
s JACKSON p1oolxGs,
!. The jackson. or Chicago D'gsinga, situate
t on Chicago Greek, which euapttes into Cies
; Greek, about thirtv three miles from the base
= the mountains. These are exclusively guic
+ uisgipgs, At present, and ore paying fEom OK
: to three dollars per day to the man. 4 want
;" euergs has placed them far below what the
. otherwise might be-
QuAI1r1 or GOLD.
:. The character Of gold taken lsoa quartz !ea.
sared By the nse Of quicksilver. The galet d;
giugs, on the contrary contain very coarse sol
yaryirg from the size Of white bean down to
grain Of No. shot. lhaye seen several re
large nuggets Of fola from gu'cl d'eg1et r
ID character hare been found here, however.
= duLcu AsD orAR7z DIGG1SGs.
,e Many Of your renders may not know the d
In ference between gulch and quartz digsings;
a it. 4 quartz lead is nothing more nor less Ii
.. a quarry of stone, which at some very reno
d | period Of time underwent a volcanic etuptio
j. burning tue stone to such an extent that th
in hare the appearance Of coal cindcr. In this c
er, and cfar that surrounds it, the gold is four
cr leads, by some mcans or other. escaped, IT
j. ming down into the valley below, where i wor
~ its way down through soil and clay, til it re:
,n on Whit is called the "bed rock." Extrscti
he this gold from, this bed rock is what il call
Is. guscd diggings.
Ill ExrESsE AND DIFFICULTY OF MINING -HA
ID TINES Fol- THE POOR
H. Digging gold in those mountains differs vs
u. mucG from what emigrants generally imoagil
'e Itwas presumed by many that no capital VI
t. required 10 obtain it, while the reverse is I
a. fact TO mine successfully here, requires ye
:: large capital-and even on 4 small scale it v
ne require from $500 to Il 900, with good supl
Of provisions It's to be regretted that th.
:, are numbers here, now working for re.y J.
~ wages, cndcavoring to save means to return
"a ths States. In fact, there are hundreds here II
~ ~ would most willingly leare At any moment
a' provided with the means to do so: Mining
a. exceedingly hard work, and men beholdin::
NJ their labor are unwiling to work for small 60
Q penxationa, with miserable accommodate
IFS Men generally were deluded with the idea II
r. with pan. pick, and shore1. they could make
e. least good living. and, perhaps, fortune,
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