The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-01-27


The following accounts from the
lately discovered gold regions of Pixies
Peak, Cherry Greek, g., We taks from |
late Kansas papers, and are as reliable
as any information that car be had on
this all engrossing subject.
From the Glenwood Thought.
At last we have received reliable
returns from Cherry Creek and Pixies
Peak. Our enterprising young friend,
John Reithman, has given us all the
particulars, and every word may be
implicitly relied ON. ,ss
He made the trip out in thirty,seven
days with oxen, and had excellent
roads. The amount Of gold taken out
averages from two to eight dollars per
day, although during the summer as
much as twenty-five dollars had been
made by experienced men.
The country, as a general thing is
rolling and sandy, and the best diggings
are on Cherry Greek and, Dry Creek
no water is found, sufficient to impede
the working of them adyantageously. I
Society is rather limited, Mr.. Reith-
man having seen but two white women,
who were Mormons, and had come
from Salt Lake. There were about
four hundred men at the mines and
about the same number were met going
out. Provisions are rather plenty;
-four worth about thirty dollars per
sack retail, large amount of it being
brought from Mexico.
There will be over four hundred
houses put up this season. The houses
are scattered over an area of miles.
Aurora, small town just started, is
situated at the junction of Cherry
Greek and the Platte, an eligible situa-
ton.
The largest amount taken out of
single pan of dirt was three dollars and
fifty cents; the largest amount taken
out by any party was 81 800, and that
by the Georgia Company. G.. Russell,
Esq, the leader, intended taking out a
party for the purpose Of digging canal
down Cherry Creek.
All letters for Cherry Creek should
be so directed, via Fort Laramie, as
arrangements were being made for
running a mail on that route. Ante
lope, deer and elk, (bnt no buffalo) are
in abundance, and fresh meat abounds.
From the Leavenworth Times, Dec. %.
DENVER CITY, Nov. 10th, SO.
Our party arrived here safe on the
afternoon of the 10th inst, in good
health and spirits. We reached Cherry
Greek on the 18th, and from that point
we took our time, travelling only thirty
FIVE miles in four days. Our cattle
came through nicely.
We find things here very encoura-
ging. i had hoped to be able to dig
out sample of gold dust to inclose in
this letter, but have not had time as
yet. Not yet having our cabin com
pleted, we are still living in our tent.
There is about three inches of snow on
the ground. The weather is uncom-
fortably cold. There are from six
hundred to seven hundred people here
coming distance of thirty or forty
miles up and down the river. Miners
are making from three to FIVE dollars
per day, with good prospect of doing
much better in the spring.
The land here is different from what
j expected to see. 1t will make an
excellent farming country. Plenty of
timber-both pine and cottonwood.
The pine is distant from our city about
twelve miles. -
wish to be posted before / branch
out too strong; but still feel conf
dent that We can make good thing of
1T. We are all looking for great emil
grafton in the spring.
Our trip towards the last was tedi-
Gus. We came at least $50 miles out
of our way, over the Fort Kearney and
South Platte route. Still we saw the
country, and got through without suf.
fering much from cold. Upon the
whole, we have had a delightful trip
for the season of the year.
] will write you regular hereafter.
WIN. LARIMER.
From the Times, Dec. %.
AURANIA, Nov. Is, 1853.
We arrived here on the evening Of
the 10th, after a very pleasant journey.
This place is situated at the junction
of the Platte and Cherry Greek, and
about IL miles from the mountains.
went up TO Montana, a place Of about
80 log houses, six miles above here, on
the Platte. Found Buell. and company
also most of the Lawrence boys.
Whitsett and / are going to build at
Mootana, Lawrence and Dorset at An
rama. 1t is estimated that there are
almost six hundred men within fifteen
miles Of this place, scattered along the
river. ''..'
As am lying on the ground, writing
-on saddle-skirt, by the light of oul
campfire, l have not time to write ir
detail. Mr.. Greening, of Salt Greek
Valley, will bring You this. He starts
early in the morning.
If I had small stock Of well selected
goods with me, / could coin money
this winter. Wliiskey is So per gal
lon; coffee and sugar. soc. per pound
gun caps, soc. per box, and everything
else in the same proportion. We have
every assurance that there is gold here
Mr. Turner, of the Lawrence party
thinks that with water in the spring
one can make from $40 to $40 per day
Those who are washing now, ar,
making from two to FIVE dollars pc
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