Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-06-29

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The Geld Mises-.-0'eas Hxeiseasne.
We are In receipt Of an Extra from the
Office Of the Council Bluff Bsgie. dated
June ed, containing the following exciting
news:
Through the politeness of Mr. Glenn. who
10 just from the Mines, we are enabled to
lay befor our readers. 10 an Extra, the fol-
lowing letter from Henry Allen. Esq, the
much abused Correspondent Of the Bnqle
We have but few comments to make-the
LETTER speaks for itself
All former statements made by Mr.. Allen.
through the Buols. are fully confirmed,
He says in private note to US. accompany
ing the let, er, which was not intended Tor
publication
"PsIvArE-DEAR COL BABBrr-You may
depend on the above being true. and in fact
have not told sll, for fear you might think
that had stretched it little but the fac.
Is, California never developed itself half as
take ont two hundred and fifty dollars in a
HUNDRED DOLLARS A DAY TO THE
MAN what will it be when We get ma
chinery?
one month to make the trip here and back
by express. IwW pay your expenses. ard
pay you for your time il you dom,t make it
pay
We have unlimited confidence in what
Mr. Hen has heretofore written Us, 81 we
| fully believe y hat he writes US now. Let
all read and Judge for themselves.
Our city is in . perfect blaze of excite
| ment.
ArRARIA, June 4, so
DEAR BUGLF Since wrote you. have
again been in the Mountains, and to give
you all the news Of that trip, would proba-
bly, subject you to some considerable Ieis
| nre. as you have some in Council Bluff
WHO HAVE BEEN TO THE GOLD
MINES-"seen the Elephant" and returned
to tell all about the Rocky Mountain Gold
Fislds-the Burnt Ci,ics-the men lynched
DC, DC, and are now telling yarns they do
not be,ieve themselves. am very sorry
for some Of them. as know they had made
big calculations from the reports they have
received here, ard would have done well if
| they could h ave been prevailed upon to
stay. No doubt have received my share
Of curses, from some, for they did it here
before thay left s! Well, here is the news
since last wrote and Whist l write you,
you may depend upon, as have been to the
diggngs u. self, and worked them, and
have now three companies there at work.
| The Editor Of the Rocky Mountain Nems,
and myself. went prospecting. and for the
result of the trip. refer you to his and Mr..
Gibson's report in the Rocky Mountain
| Neuz Since have been eick.
Foster, Slaughter and Stanley, are in the
Mour tains, and are maxim money-dolla,s
The diggings paw from THREE TO Ten
DOLLARS OTHE PAN this is certain
1t is Quartz d'ggings. and there is no knowl-
edge how extensive they are. One thing ia
certain, have traced some OF the leads nine
miles-and there is plenty of them. have
found them from twenty-five yards to thir-
ty rods apart. and running parallel for m les
and all pay about the same.-Ncw you can
tel, whether there is any gold in the coun-
try or not, and how near the truth we have
been writing to the Bmgle. Ialways tod
you that what Iurote. should be the truth,
and l never wrote you one word respect
ing the gold minds, that Ihore TO take back
Sir. Kiusmsn, through who's kindness you
will receive this. will give you his expert
ence 10 the mines, and that is more than a
great many who have gone back with their
big yarns about there being nothing here
| can hear nothing Of my family. l fear
they have gone back with the stampede
though nope not.
lha Constitutional Convention for the
formation of O new State, met on Monday
| will coon post you in its progress.
Health is very good. Provisions tolerably
plenty just now flour, $l5 per hundl ed.
| Yours truly
HENRY ALLEN.
N. b. Mr.. KiIsman has concluded not to
go h,me vet, consequently this will be
handed you by Mr.. Glenn. II. A.
MINNESOTA MoNEY-This article is not
able to hold itself up even at home, and the
presumption is it will go down. The editor
Of the st. Paul Minnesotian recently re-
ceived bill, per mail, from an homes, sub
scriber to pay for the weekly. 1t reads as
follows:
| "The Merchants bank Of Mankato city
| will pay the bearer on demand One dollar
October | +, 1859.
R. r. BOND, Presd't.
N. SPECIE, Cash"
70 make it good" some one had in
dorsed it thus:
! Redeemable in COIN Tor Glepcse bills)
at current rates at the Office Of some c.
d. rotten broker in st. Paul.