The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-02-17
vesy Latest from the Mines
ARRIVAL OF ME5SRs. LAWRENCE, KUNKLE,
winner AND HALL AT BROWNvILLE.
MANY INTERESTING INCIDENTS.

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j. w. Winner, and james Hall, who arrived
at this place direct from the gold regions
Denver City. They made the trip in TWEEN
ty days, having left tho gold regions on the
9Th of january and arrived here on the lst of
February, lying by four days.
From these gentlemen We gain the most
valuable and reliable information. Mr..
Lawrence is of the Lawrence Company, that
left Leavenworth last fall; DIR. Kunkle is
from Sioux City, Iowa, and went out the
Omaha route; MIR. Winner is from St. Louis,
son of ex Mayor Winner, and Mr.. Hall is
from Leavenworth.
These gentlemen have thoroughly pros
pected, and exhibited specimens Of the pre-
cious metal. Mr.. Lawrence 10 an old Cali
fornia adventurer, and has no hesitancy in
pronouncing Cherry Greek mines equal. If
not superior, to any of those of California.
Those now mining under the many disadvan
tages, are making from So to $l2 and often
$l5 per days to 33 cents per pan. Gold
is found from the surface down to the bed
rock, depth averaging fifteen feet. The
only difficulty at present Is the want of wa
ter. But as several companies Of competent
capitalists are already organized for furn-
ishing water, this, therefore, cannot much
longer remain an obstacle of any consequence.
The gold yet found to any extent is what is
termed saoat gold,' and quicksilver will nee
essariy have to be used to n considerable ex-
tent in collecting the finer and more valua-
BILE particles.
Shot gold has been discovered to some
extent, and old miners are confident OF find
ing nugget gold in the spring. But little
prospecting has yet been done in the noun
tains, owing to the season of the year and
occupancy of time in preparing comfortable
quarters.
Gold has been discovered in satisfactory
quantities, along the base of the mountains,
from New Mexico TO Fort Laramie.
Water power is abundant on oil the
streams in that vicinity-South Platte, Vas
cour's Creek, Cherry Creek, Longs Creek,
Rollistan's Creek and Cache la Poudre.-
There is, therefore, no necessity of freight
ing oil the heavy accompaniment OF steam
saw- mills. Pine timber Of an excellent quail
ity abounds, and in inexhaustible quantities.
Lumber, which at present is sawed out by
hand, is worth from $l25 to $3.50 per thou
sand feet.
Denver City and Auraria, only separated
by the small stream, Cherry Greek, will be,
if not already, consolidated, and will hereaf-
ter be known as Denver City. At that place
are already erected over 800 houses, and
when these gentlemen left, material was on
the ground for one hundred and eighty-seyen
other houses, which are in process of ersc-
ton, to be completed by the first of March.
The soil Whereabouts Ia good, but not sufh
GENTLY extensive in area as could be desired
to make the country one Of great agricultu-
raj Importance.
| Excellent qualities of building stone and
clay for brick making are found. Notwith
standing the season of the year, trains are
arriving constantly, and those who have been
there, leaving for the States to procure sup
plies Of various kinds, to return again in the
spring. Arapahoe county has been organ
lied, Of which Denver City is the county
seat II. B. Smith, Judge; L. Wincoop,
Sheriff, ann Gen. VIM. Larimer, Treasurer.
Marble Of an excellent quality has been
discovered. Plaster Of Paris abounds; Pixies
| Peak is thought to be composed principally
of the latter. There is, perhaps, no country
in which game abounds more beautifully
butalof elk, black and white tailed deer,
black and grizzly bear, antelope, mountain
sheep and goat, turkey and sage hen. AL
most everything to eat, drink and wear, will
be in great demand, and will pay we'll to take
out from this portion Of the country, except,
perhaps, -four, which can be brought from
New Mexico and sold at less price than can
be afforded after freighting from here.
Mr.. Lawrence, who has had great expert
ence on the plains, thinks for heavy loading,
cattle are preferable but for light loads and
quick trips, of course mules are best. lie
also thinks there will be no danger Of over
stocking the country with beef cattle, as is
feared by many, on account of the presence
of such an abundance of wild game. II the
diggings prove as lucrative as there is every
reason to believe they will, miners will not
take the time to hunt, but prefer paying even
large prices for beef at their cabin door
This is, to our mind, sound reasoning. Mich
cows will be in in great demand.
In the course Of conversation with these
gentlemen, q thousand and one interesting
. and pleasing incidents are related, which it
is not expected Of us to give in print. They
are intelligent gentlemen, and an hours chit
chat with them is treat rarely to be met
I with. They will return from this point in
, the Spring, having left their stock here to
. rccuperate.
4 The Indians are perfectly quiet and no
: danger from them need be apprehended, as
there are more than two white men to every
Indian in that country. The gold region il
in the Arapahoe and Cheyenne country.
Q 1t is needless to say that this encouraging
and reliable news has given new impetus to
the gold excitement in this vicinity. Many
1 who we're before disposed to "doubt," nc
longer shesitate," and will be of on the
. 'shrst boat'
! GT-The Washington correspondent of the
Cincinnati Gazette says that, when the Penn
/ sylvania jackson and Forney played the
d somewhat heavy role Of Damon and Pythias
Q Forney, wishing to secure property for hi,
! wife and children, had the legal title vested
= in Mr.. Buchanan as trustee. Now, however
Q EFoIlsy has &c. tic sa:s.c confidence :a Ii:
!, Damon as before, and seeks to divest him OIL
|. his trusteeship. The case is we'll put in thii
n wise: il ones country is not safe in the keep.