, 1859-01-27
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TA:HssGTos, Jan. la ls5a
Efs5rs. Editors: As the best means of au
sweFlnK numerous Inquiries daily received By
me- from ali sections OF the country. in relation
to the climate, soil, and goid discovered in that
part OF kunsas and Nebraska proposed to be
embraced IN the organic lsion Of Coloua Terri.
tors. the columns Of the Union are chosen.
The climate cannot be described more graph
ically than it bus been BY Col Wm. GiIpir, in
an address to public audience, who says:
''Nemo1eness from lhe sea and altitude secure
to this region tonic atmosphere, warm, cloud.
less, brilliant and serene"
Beyond Pixies Peak, to quote from Col. Gil
bust and intelligent. They are the Savxios and
Zu,a Indians. They hare skill in agriculture
and weayiog. rear great herds OF horses, cattle
and sheep, hut construct neither permanent nor
temporary houeeH, 80 dry aud favorable is tie
atmosphere"
AS 10 the soil. can confirm the statement of
Col. G'lpap, .hst there are "lese! mesas Of great
fertility, csnons, delicious valleys, rivers and
great tnrests."
There is no doubt that wheat, RE, barley,
oata, fruit aud vegetables Of oil kinds can be
cultivated there shundaat]y and successfully.
a very rich, heavy burden OF grass corera tie
ground, especially on the river and creek bot
toms- The oniy drawback to agricultural pur-
suits is the lack Of ruin during the summer aud
autumn. The mountaineers" who haye re.
sided there number Of years, say that oil the
small grains eau be raised there, aud corn By
iErigatipg.
There IS no longer doubt Of the existence Of
gold, IN quantities that will prove tmuceratire
10 the miner. and it is the conviction Of
all the California miners who have expressed
their opinion on the production Of these mues,
that the gold is more equally distributed, and
will consequently give the laboring men a bet
ter chance than the California gold mines:
Gold is also found in the plains in sufficient
Quantities to '"pay' TO wash, and spreads over
. large e1tepf Of country. aa already discovered.
On all the 3re@u:= ;pon which / hare pros
pected. not 1as than twelve or fifteen in mum
Der, extending over distance of tfty or sky
miles north aud south, We found gold in such
we're convinced would pay richly to work, aad
they, residing now i1 Iowa, vii! return in the
spring with their families.
tis pleasant 10 know that practical agricul.
turlsts are turning their attention to that new
region as well al miners, for the country will
flourish permanently By this class becoming
identified With it spd making it their home.
have no hesitaton in saying TINT there will
be an immense emigration to the newly discor-
cred gold fields, curly in the spring. When |
left Auraris, on the 18th Of November last.
there we're already in that locality about twelve
hundred persons. and met number Of trains
on the way, and learn that large number have
will make en aggregate number Of some two
thousand persons on the head-waters Of the
South Platte.
There are several other settlements in the
Territory which it is proposed to include in the
organization Of Colona-at Beut's Fort, Fort
Laramie and the Cheyenne Pass.
1t is not, ia my opinion, an extraysgaat esti-
mate that there will be at least one hundred
Thousand emigrants in the Territory before the
close of another year.
Cot. Gipin, from whom have before quoted.
made three military expeditions to that tract OF
country. lie enthusiastically says that the facts
then and since collected by him are so nuue-
rous aud 80 positive. that he eutertains an abso.
lutte conviction, derived from them, that gold in
mass, and in position. and infinite in quantity,
will. within the coming three years. reseal itself
to the energy Of our ploueers. All the precious
metals aud precious stones will also reveal them
selves in equal abundance in this region 50 pro-
pitlous to their production.
0G the 9Th Of November 1ass was elected ]
delegate from Colona, by the voters thereof, to
urge upon Congress the proprlety and necessity
Of granting US territorial organic alton. have
no doubt this result will be attained so sooa IS
the Justice Of our claims ID understood.
H. l. ERlUtv