The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-09-21
For the Register.
DENVER CRY Aug, 2nd 1859.

SOHtleulClDlJ ICpOIto III eaSteIH papeIst
and so many spcculations in reference to
the present and future prospects Of this
country, has induced me to write you my
experience and observation since nv stay
here, which I hope will be of interest to
your readers. | arrived in this noted city.
on the 18th Of April last, after a journey
Of forty.four days, over the plains via
the Smoky Hill route. After leaving our
team Wagon and provision, our horses
food for wolves, Wagon and provision for
the emigration following, which were as
bad or worse than any band Of wolves then
On the plains, we took what food and
clothing we considered necessary to land
us among white men on the eastern slore
of the Rocky Mountains, but found long
before we we're through, that VIC had an
ticipated too short distance by SIX long
days march, AT that time emigration
was pouring in from the three principal
routes at the rate of two hundred and up.
wards per day, and returning as fast, with
the bright hopes and expectation which
induced them to leave there friends and
homes in the States, changed to rage and
despair, which could be easily disccrned
in their several countenances as they took
their back track, with q cry of " Ho for
America" Humbugged again, what a
Yankee Nation" and at that time it was
one grand humbug, as there were no mines
found that would pay for working. On
the first of May, Gulch diggiDgs we're
found in the Mountains IL miles back of
Bowlder City, n. T., and as miles north.
west of this place, which payed the miners
from 8 to Is dollars per day, with rocker.
These miners, however, soon gave out and
the most of the miners started for Cali.
fornia. On the 9th Of May, Mr.. j. H.
Gregory discovered the mines now known
as the Gregory Dggins. The country
was wild with excitement when FIRST dis.
covered had the appearance OF proving as
rich as anything before found in any
country. business of all kinds was thrown
out with double force merchants we're
busy forwarding their goods Town spec.
ulators were running around looking for
home.slck shareholders; it really had the
appearance Of > gold town. but to day the
the scene has changed the curtain lifted
and the ebb in as strong as ives the how.
Up to this date uothino hna been found
that I could advise any friends to leave
toe States and exchange the p.cqsinr
reality of home and society of friends for
this rough and unhealthy mode Of living
with this heterogeneous mass of society. all
thrown together with but one o. lect in
ylew;seIdshness predomnating overall 9TH
er motives. But we are an m hope somo-
thing will yet he found,---as the country
has not been thoroughly pro.p,cted. nor
can it be this season. Il Is mct IN the
minds OF most Of the miners now operating
here that the quartz leads will no, pay
without time, capital aud proper machn-
cry, and then the chances are great Of
these being an improbable investment.
Provisions are peanty and cheap Beet is
as cheap as in the States Mutton com.
mands a good price, as the sheep are
driven from New Mexico an but few in
market. Perhaps OUT Cornwall friends
could make good investment in this line.
They might however, dispense with one OF
the leading features of their operation, as
We have fHish of our owA.
Yours &c Cornwall.
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