The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-02-25
FEBRUARY 25, 1859.
Kansas Gold Mines--.Less Exc iting
Accounts.
AURARrA CRY, X. T., Jan. 10, 1859.

AURARrA CRY, X. T., Jan. 10, 1859.
Some persons have already commenced
working in the mines but so lar it pays
poorly. Diggers who have been the most
successful have not averaged three dollars
per day, and some have not made fifty
cents, working hard at that. The god
is very fine. 1t takes from 20 TO 25 par
ticles 10 make the value OF a cent. The
LARGEST speck which have heard Of will
moi weigh more than 25 cents in value
All the large Jumps that you have received
in st. Louis, as Pixies Peak gold were
never obtained in this region-they bss
long to California. All the accounts Of
gold findings Of an extravsgant character
are the fabrications of speculators. l
wish to put you and the others on their
guard against these storles especially
Gen. Larimer's account. | will ventura
to say that he does not know anything
about the matter. l have not found a
good prospect yet and l am on the
ground. l venture the prediction that
few persons will make fortunes hunting
gold in this country. But as "seeing is
believing" let all who wish to hHve.a a
sight at the elephant" come on. am
beginning to get view of him.
There are more than two hundred cab
ms built here, and TWO hundred more are
to be erected before the last OF March. A
good hotel will be ready for " the board
crs by the end Of May. 1t is to be two
stories high, seventy five feet in width,
and one hundred and twenty feet in length.
Spectators are already OusiIy engaged m
laying off cities around the diggnga and
they are the fellows who are seuding TO
the S ales such glowing accounts OF gold
discoveries.
Ilenough Of gold is not found before
the latter part Of May, many now here will
20 to California, New Mex co, and Arizo-
MIA while not few will pitch their Ieuts in
this new region for life.
AsI am writing, hear that there is an
atIray going on about two squares from.
my cabin. Three or four men have got
into quarrel, and the report of pistols is
distinctly heard. II anybody has been
hurt, will write you the particulars.
The principal amusement here, during
the winter, has been card playing, telling
yarns, and drinking most execrable
whskey. The latter is worth $40 Per
galon--in St.Louis it would cost 20 cents .
| mus not omit to tell you that | have no.
seen a white woman since lett the States.
II. L. BOLTON.
Another account from Cherry Creek,
written by John Kearns, engineers Of ST.
Louis 10 gentleman in that city, says
There is plenty Of gold here, or in the
vicinity and it is scattered over Il large
surface Of country and is very fine. Few
men are mining now but are making from
$3 to So and IS per day. We would not
advise any one who is dong well in the
States to come out here, but 10 all who al@
situated like we were, would say cone.
So, Mr.. Smith, tell ali our friends at ne
house, VIXEN you receive this, that this s
fine country and there will be large
quantity Of gold dug here next summer,
ahd they may get portion of it, tits tho
opinion of all here that there are large
deposits in the country. can take q
pick and 90 out here anywh re, and find
gold, but it will not pay 10 work ii -
1t only pays along the water courses
We are in hopes to give you better
! dCCOuut Tic nSAL NllI-G we "lhc, tS lHc
weather has been most TO cold 10 prospect
much.
The Land 20 good for farming. The
weather is pleasant in the valleys, butvery
cold in the mountains, which are but
twelve miles from the city. TIE SJuth
Platte and its tributaries are heavily TIM
bered and the mountains are covered with
pine. We find great abundance Of
game, such as elk, mountain sheep and
antelope. We are out of the buffalo range,
but came through immense herds on our
way out, and shot several o! them.-NtS-
souri, Democrat.