Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1859-03-26
HELIkHLE AMORTIZATION FHou
THE GOLD HINES.
-2rrirGi o. san. Curtis and D. l. R,cannis from
The NebrGssa Gold Miaa-Pic4fv Of COLI
Errrrbofu Eoiu-.

-3rrirGi o. san. Curtis and D. Z. Ricannls from
The Aebrasisa Gold Miaes-Pitgiy Of Gold
Everybody Going.
Prom -hr omaht Republican Errl1chl
Our worthy friends, sam. Curtis ard D.. l..
Richards. came 10 last night from the South
Platte mines, bringing the most reliable and
saUsiact ory info mauo Yet received.
Mr.. Curtis IS the son of Col. Curtis, member
Of Congress foom Iowa. We an know him
herc-he Is a truthful, Intelligent aud enter
prising man. Mr.. Richards was formerly a
member Of our City Council. aulhis statements
vii Be ndorsei by every citizen IL this town.
Mr.. Curtis has kindly furnished Us with the
following statement, which is fully ini0r,ed By
Air. Richards.
OMAHA CRY, March -, 1852.
MEssEs. EBIToRs: Having today arrived
from the Nebraska and Kansas gold mines, and
finding a great deal Of excitement prevalent
throughout the States with regard TO that
/ country, ] have thought that a thorough state
ment Of the facts in tbc case would be- acccntl-
BE b your readers. and he many persons think
inE Of cmigratng 90 that place.
AT the time left ooh Of February there
was not a great deal doin- in the mines 10 the
way Of digging. A snail number Of persons
were % work with rockers, working from two
to i've hours a day, as the weather would adj
nit and making from two io fve doilaIs per
day, 10 ms knouledge, and some were making
more.
The wrsther. ho1gh very pleasant Tor tie
season Of The year, would no. permito OF unHiug
a siuice 10 ans advantage. 4 feel very conf
dent that miners can max from thrce 10 eight
dollars per day with rockers. during TIE sum
mer. Where water can De obtained 10 run
sluices. / feel confident hat fr0m eight 90
twenty dollars per day can b. m1la.
Gold has been found on Cherry Creek. DRY
Greek, Platte river, Nfsques' FOX, Thomp-
-. 81 CH 80 Ean- Em-H d. II
and ue Boiling SPRING.. / believe that the
best digeings now known Die 90 ihe first four
Of the above named streams. They are an of
them branches Of the Sou'h Platte, except the
Boiling Springs, which emP,ies into the Ar
kansas.
Shot gold has been found IN small particles
on San Vrain's Pork, and hat IS, Tbeiicre, the
only place where 81 has been found in that
country. have hc1rd If no gold quartz be-
ing found, and ihink that up TO the time Of nv
Iearinr. none had been discovered.
J do not know a single California miner who
thinks II returning az present, and but very
few who were at aldissltisicd, and even thev
viii wait 20 pro7p SCI 10 the mountains.
Every one feels confident that heavy gold
viii be found Ia the mountains during this
spring or summer, and o. is theEtneral opinion
that the miners will average six or eight dol
lars PER day 10 the dirginEs now known.
There is no doubt in ms mind but that gold
sbounds in Sufficient Quantities to pay well fo-
digging, and labonng men caa make more
money than they can in he States. Wages
for day labor were three dollars a day az me
time left, and plenty Of WORK 20 10. ! think
a great many persons not accustomed 20 work
viii come back dissatisfied, because too many
Of that class 20 there bat whether they 20
now or year from now, th1l country Is dcs-
lined to be settled, ard the better the routes are
known the more certain they are 70 get the