The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-03-15

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Hardin, ~ Wm. Noeoo, arrived = th,s a.,
: direct nom he golo ninee. We - i've ths;
story To Ssw words By ayine hat thew fnii ,
v0Ss ~ accounts we have Aeretofore rub
u.nsd. xney bring Ne best Of evidences, the
They came the new and direct ,o,.. =,
brownsviile, and pronounce & unsurness.1
ueas PREPARATIONS are being made s. =.
Of our citizens for an early start 81 e.: NO.
Numbers are here already from the ssst.. -'Sss
company from Maine, and another from n,SS:
gsn-ready 70 start the moment ,hey a.. s.n..
'ue season. THOSE Who do not propose po;n.
s.s oo.y e oees. IN various ways. The iarmer
n.;h, as'nS % cultivate every inch Of eround
-. In sue merchant % determined everv
Want shall be supplied, and hotel kesners -
1lng Preparations Tor heavy run 81 custom.
Inc Nebrsska City News, ON the asd M Il.
sueo An extra, being the account of q returned
so.neman, who went South Platte route. and
returned BY the North Platte route. He il ver,
decided in favor of the South Platte rouless
N "cs are oil, without exception, Who have
we have heretofore given news from the M.
s" goid mines, ~ We have received Il bv
letters or from those who had been thar. IL
returned, without particularly advancns az
Impressions upon, or convictions of onr 90
mind in regard to the matter. We therefo,o :.
present very briefly give our own notions =.
ideas Of the new Ell Eldorsdo. VI
we nave been perfectly satisfied sinc. n.
. ases season We came to Nebraska, by informs
eon received from = reliable source. that she,.
NY. vas gold IN, and along the base of the moun.
sAlns Immediately West Of this region of conn.
y. Ane information was received from those |
-L uso spent twenty years In that country. and |
VINO expressed great confidence that n vonlS |
% soon prospected and developed. Wa vs.s
therefore prepared to place confidence in .lI /
:, reasonable reports that have been of late n,h"
nsned. We never believed that gold e,;s,ea
mere. or any where else on Gods earth In snoh
@ounosnce that men could SCOOP il un with .
soosei, or dig it out in chunks as big as a man.
oeeo, ana thus realize fortune in day. veek
= montn, with no more labor than turning the
usuu over. And the return or Dissatisfaction
20 ~. sny, or an VINO have gone to the mines with
such inflated ideas, does not in the I..s, we.h..
our oei'ef in the existence of gold. and that too
extensive to pay we'll. hard vorL;nr
INDUSTRIOUS men, for labor they NAV exnend o.
mere are many and unthought Of hardsh;n.
,onnecteo with the adventures OF gold seekers
lust unfortunately too many attacked with the
gold lever never think of. The man Who ooss {
o fikes Peak, Cherry Greek, or even California
y australia, with expectations other than that ,
'e 10 endure hardships, privations, hard Ia
'o., ana 10 many instances almost starvation. Z
doomed to disappointment certain. Fortunes !
any country, and in any pursuits. are mad
a no other way. !;
At present, and for the present season. there
80 many d'scouraging and disadvautageous n
.rcumstances surrounding gold seekers IN the 4
eorsska MINES Country there is new. and IN q
~ rough, and remote from any natural thor.
oghiare by which the thousand and one mnch
eeaeo and essential conveniences can be SIM. ::
No. Although timber Of q good quality y
'ouoos, there are no mills yet in operation :,
serytning 70 Dc eaten-except wild game :,
saA y. "orn' must be wagoned from the va -,
~; pon's On the Missouri River, or from New
exec. a life thus surround ed, ia not bv anv
cans pleasant and cannot fail to take the wire 81
'ge on the timid. For those who will 20 To b
NEBRASKA mines with the determination to In
Ms gold out Of the ground Ly hard Gcks 10
~ endure hardships, there are, in our opinion
y only good wages in store for them. but for Ii
mes. 1he gold is there, but it requires labor in
gent. These are our private opinions, form re-
from all the information We have been able bl
OBTAIN, and we give them for what they NAV do
worth. -"' an
10 those now in this part of the country, and
10 nave passed through the toughest Of the | n.
,Issitudes incident to a frontier country and
beginning to enjoy the comforts and conve. ;n
'nces oy which they were once surrounded in nm
States, oar advice is, stay where you are tn,
ere are fortunes here tor you A.; only "hold | az,
TO the willows, and be not disheartened be- in;
use OF the excessive oppresssiveness of the an
les; day is breaking, and soon the sun will e..
ne again in all its midday splendor, and all
ngs move along as pleasantly and prosperous.
az heretofore. To the farmer, the merchant. Gel
mechanic, no better opening can be found DO
where than the now settled portion of Ne pr
ska. pre-
The overcrowded portions of the old States uo
well spare large portion of their inhab- ieg
lts-to people the country still west of us, or SUI
~ that now settled partially. There is W.. .na
m for them on our prairies they are useless 5or
ere they are; living from hand to mouth WI
e are openings for them, where by a few 4
rs labor, even the poorest. may be surround LEM
BY Injuries, comforts, and conveniences, to Sat
ch they will forever be Aliens while they re. lad
n where they are. lick
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