Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1859-01-05
WrwTEnagAaTaas, Nav, IS. lass.

II WEAEER agAaF&Asg New -, 1855
DR. 8. LewS-~Dsar Sir III wrote Il
my brother seon after we arTfEsd here, ant
gave what httls information Ia regard &
1 the country and its resources, | bad rs
eelvsd ap to that times and requested hin
TO show tbs lektsr 10 yoa. Since that tina,
have learned bat little To addition. Mos
at the time since we arEivsd, has hsen apea
preparing our winter quarters and bunting
faF our winters store. So that az yas ",
have had but little Gins 10 prospect tn
winter has been vary hns Rost "a Ehe tim.
aimee We arrived, Aad IL il s0atlnusa -,
shall commence niHtsg Immediately.
hare vtsitsI the minea on the Platte, aboui
/ RoaT miles above the noRth Of Cherry Creed
wasEs they aFs worked qaits extensively
10 Aan profsased 10 have taksn out Ga :
days. so5 and in oas aay ssS. Most %
them were nSt very communicative, whieA
was goSa syaaenee that they were a0Ans
very well. as near IS | spaid lparn thar
were maklng from 8S 50 30 $40, aad a0ao
SIh PEI dag. Tney Rrw now opeains
nimsa for several niles above, but hoa thag
are doing have not learapd Aave asl
and eouveFaed with several maa who hav,
spsns this gTsAtsg part Of last samAsr pEos-
| qectiHgs and they give very fayorable &C,
4 NN&s&kS u kk&G Ass&A&AA . &NSas&EEE&~ @0E&s
/ gold Es a. geRaFIy Distributed uyaE tha coa.a,
| try as Il IS here theFs must b some vsgy
| rich head CHARTERS. BY slAktaz to the bed
rock almost any whaRe In this vicinity gel
| Is fsaAd. All the gold found On this stls
| Of he moantataa, 10 scale geld. but thoss
| who have pgogpectca svaE la The pa ks a.
bout the head waters Of tbs Platte sad
| Arkansas, s&y that they And the shot gold
there.
| hsye not the least Idsa bat that thia
will prove Go be 3 very rich aiming re-
gioa. hardly know what 10 advise In re.
gard &c nssagan3 a stock a6 &a0da alGt haas
4 In khs spring. Qaite supply As naeded
Inow, aaa very large one will be needed
| in the spring. ] suppose that one third
/ of the masses are new out IT sugar, ED
Ia great many cut Of coffee and thoasand
/ litfAe aings Ehat almoSa every body fer
gets. The only objection to bringing cut 4
sGoek az Rooaa is khat the nagksl wifi prob
| sbly BE- over stocked, Selling goods and
saw-milfin will probably be the two klnds
Of business owes dope.
/ Floor can pc aEaaghE ia from New Msxi.
co cheaper than u can be transported
from the Ststes Bacon will hs Ia god
demaRa Whisky Is as ;FsseHt In the
Tx saksss dsmsaEd WgIllans8 Of Crescent
| Cty. understand has bean offered SIT pea
4 gallon for his shiskey7 teommon M cent
whiaksy at thai } A. % moaataiaseg,
By the nama af Emfkh, soGd ever aSgg ouE
OF on& barrel. Shonld Yca eonelude ka sand
out stock, ws will skaHd an sqaaf chance
with othsFs, the risk viii probably be
Ros very great
| There ID no eoabs al tins richness % che
mining Fagioa, and ths ensSTallon In tbs
| spring will be kEsmena0na-
Please write immsdsat@ly what yra
Ehfnk Of tbs pgeises. will 20 to Omaha
and bring cot khs train As yoa think best.
We shall have moakhlY express 10 Foga
/ E4Aramis during the winter, eommercing
with weekly mail fFom 0mRla to Fusa
KearnsY, cad besides several expresses
are bsing searsad &s I4eavanwnEsh. All
trains rem Omaha and the NoFthsru Fonse,
hare made hseteE dime Than by any other
roates IL Il had not been for tas loss Of
our cattle, car train usnaaA hare made Chss-
~ Greek in at least 30 days, and ouF eat
| tie woaid have bssn In almost as good cen
dlsion a. wAsm we ssaFsed While mals
trains from Iseavsaw0rth wara 43 days oaf
and say that the distance ID not Issa than
800 miles. Gen Lafimss arrived on the
| E7Sh, aaa also Ulcers eoaaxnis ss0Bed hY the
| Governor os Kansas lay Oh and form 4
county. Reed, Harris, Bassst ana ospg.
| Parkascn, rssaFns 10 Ss. lsaals for @sask
/ n4 goods, and ! samli send lkls letter By
hiAg All are sRsss NfF@Ss es Ghsggy
Greek, VIA Fort Laramie.
Yours Respectfully,
4 ~s IA II PHEEFS1N