The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-02-24
Very --latest from the Mines.

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Mcssrs. c. A. Lawrence, DR.. A. :. Kunklt
t j. W. Winner, and James Ha |, who arrive
at this place dir ct from the gold regions
Denver City. They made the trip in twent
, days, having left gold regions on the st
of January and arrived hlre ON the 1st .
February, lying by four days.
From these gentlemen we gain the mos
valuable and reliable information. Mr. Law
renee is OF the Lawrence Company, that lie
lie wentworth last fall Dr. Kunkle is from
Siou> City, Iowa, and went out the Omah
route; Mr.. Weimer is from st. Louis, son O
ex-Mayor Winner, and Mr. Hal is from Leay
e worth, a......
! These gentlemen have thoroughly pros
pected, and exhibited specimens Of the IRE
cious metal. Mr.. Lawrence is old Calfor
mia adventurer, and has no hesitency in pro
nouncing Cherry Creek mines equal if no
superior, to auy of those of Caliafornia.-
Those nw mining under the many disadvan
tages, are making from 81 to $12 and otter
SIS per days to 30 cents per pan. Golc
is found from the surface down to the be-
rock, a depth averaging fifteen feet. Tn,
only difficulty at present is the s ant of water
But as several companies of competent cap
italist are already organized for f,rnishin.
water, this, therefore, cannot much longer
remain an obstacle of any consequence. Tn,
gold yet found to any.extent is what is termed
float gold and quicksilver will necessarily
have to be used to considerable extent il
collecting the finer and more valuable par
ticles.
Shot gold has been discovered to som,
extent, and old miners are confide It of find.
ing 'nuggnt gold in the spring. But little
prospecting has yet been done i'm the noun
tains, owing to the season of tn, year ant
occupancy of time in preparing comfortabl,
quarters.
Gold has been discovered in satisfactory
quantities, along the base of the mountains
from New Mexico to Ft. Laramis.
! Water power is abundant on all the stream,
in that vicinity-South Platte, Vascour'.
Greek, Cherry Creek, Long Greek, Rollistan.
Greek and Cach la Poudre. There is, there
fore, no necessity Of freighting all the heavy
accomplishments Of steam saw-mills. Pin,
timber OF an excellent quality abounds, which
atpresent is sawed out by hand, is worth from
Sl25 to $3.50 per thousand feet.
Denver City and Aurar a, only separated
by tie small stream, Cherry Creek, will be
if not already, consolidated, and will hereaf
ter be known as Denver City. At that plac,
are already erected over 800 houses, anc
when these gentlemen left, material was or
the ground for one hundredand eighty sever
other houses, which are in process of erec
ton, to be completed by the first of March
The soil thereabcuts is good, but not suffi-
ciently extensive in area as could be desired
to make thr country one of great agricultu
raj Importance.
Excellent qualities of building stone ant
clay for brick-making are found. Notwith
standing the season of the year, trains ar,
arriving constantly, and those who have beer
there, leaving for the States to procure sup
plies of various kinds, to return again in thu
spring. Aapahoe county has been organ
lied, of which Denver City is the county
seat. II. b. Smith, Judge, E. Wincoop
Sheriff, and Gen. VIM. .Larimer, Treasurer
Marble Of an excellent quality has beer
discovered. Plaster-ofParis abounds; Pike.
Peak is thought to be composed principal,
of the latter. There is, perhaps, no country
in which game abounds more plentifully-
buffalo, elk, black and white. tailed deer, blacl
and grizzly bear, antelope, mountain sheer
and goat, turkey and sage hen. Almos,
everything to eat, drink and wear, will be il
great demand, and will pay we'll to take ou
from this portion of the country, except, pei.
haps, -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.
enc, on the plains, thinks for heavy loading
cattle are preferable, but for light lotds and
quick trips, of course mules are best He
also thinks there will be no danger of over
stocking the country with beef cattle, a, is
fear'd by many, on account of the prcsenc,
of such an abundance of wild game. If TIT
diggings prove as lucrative as there is every
reason to believe they will, miners will no
take the time to hunt, but prefT paying evel
| large prices for beef at their ,bin door
This is, to our mind, sound reasoning Milcl
cows will be in great demand
In the O,rse of conversation with thes
, gentlemen, thousand and one interesting
l and pleasing Incidents are related, which
r is not expected "fuS to give IN print. The
are intelligent gentlemen, anu an hours chi,
chat with them is a treat rarely to be me
, with. They will return from this point i
tine spring, having left their stock here to RI
: cupsratc.
The Indians are perfectly quiet, and n
danger from them need be apprehendcd. a
| there are mo,e than two white men to ever
$ Indian in that country. The gold region
in the Arapahoe and Cheyenne country.
!, 1t is needless to say that this encour ,gin