American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-12-08

u 70 sossl PAis'sI1h, ssptee7 1850
i EDs g5EaAtDsa-I base an eppon6bi,y
lof ssnding ldtten Tomorrow y DaFepsx =
\ pors tsss: end smtncs thes qiSpee q
i -vFitpg % yoa, We arrived It these
4 miues July 26th. and found not only
f'efeh, many here bdl the pfospect Of ma
4 ling sonel5jbg better tbsh we hadlsntiei.
4 D ted though. BY no msaps 80 aaltsring
ss in Cslitornis, from the fact that the fni-
ming regioapis comparatively small. and
the richest mines consists of quartz Iodes,
which requires more time, sud lsbor, as
we'll ne capital, TO work suetsssfuly. The
Igulcbes are mostly deep. with III Gle water
and large amount Of sirippings to be
done belore reaching tbe pay dirt.
The whole country was entirely taken
up In claims when we arrived, and after
pEosperting Tor sometime we at leugsh
bought claim for tvo hundred and ftty
IdolI.rs, paying therefore 10 COWS. cattle.
4 aud ponies. We taye erected and com
plsisd 4 good cabin to winter in. and have
n Just began 10 take out little dust. We
don't expect anything great ip our claim,
bat can make from three to ffteen, aud
possibly twenty dollars day 10 tbs hand.
bopiDg 10 make an average Of Eve 10 eight
doilsfs eschsf How long we can work on
our ground. Which is. bar claim Of plenty
! OF r,is uncertain; we think however,
tin the frst or middle Of November, and
4 perhaps soms portion of the. winter. ss7a
II The aights ara cold and frosty and snow
squalls occur every month in the year, ex. Z,
!. eept June and Jaly perhaps Timser Is
plentiful, and consists wholly Of pine, sate'
litiis poplar, and the growth . long
: the creeks ef willow and alder.
Il lMountain 8oats,sl sheep. elk, deer
i aud beaIs,s comprises the chief game. tho
1 eight or ten miles south pr us are buffalo,
q antelope and tdrEe3s Beaver aud trout
: are ia the streams. - s.t'zzygf ~
aAlAtge portion Of people have returned
loafhs Stslee to. winter; many 10 Teturpin =
! the spring and more 70 stay, Some are
!. agoing 10 Denver Golden City. and other
{ places along the footof The mountains. q ?
! pass the winter, while some are preparing
= ike ourselves. 10 stay 10 ths mines. This
: country is richersin quatiS lodes than Cals
= ifornia. and most Of the wealth tsken from
Z, il must come frou, tksnce. The gold
fonud Except dnsat2) Is genersiIy course
= enough 10 SAVE by ths ordinary eonfrivsn-t
cess ThstsHe got from our claim il coarse
!. tor this countly. varying all the, way in
size from small dust &c piecee worth 75;.
q and 4 dollar. W %e'.lf
e Pfosisioas are a6Iadant and sslRin tlsss
e mInes at the folio ing prices. fosrS &l7sa
= bacon, rs to 80 cents. coffee 90 to 40 sen,s
salt 10 cents, sugar s5 10 40 cents, nolas-
- SEES S3 10 S4 gallon, beei 3 to 10 oeuts.3
vi The arrangement for carrying tie mail
=, fro Denver 10 The States has been imperx
= iect. and have changed hands go often
!, that am certain thst have had'a single
= letter through eitbsrway. Now, however
- can nov send them and get them BY Ex-'
"a press TaglraIy. - si5s3 ~ @Ssl ssss
= e We have snug winier cutters and toll
er.bls supply Of proyision,. In the spring
= will let YOU Know What the chances ara
- for making money. All the stories you
:. may see IN pagers are mere inventions--
To the west and southwestern US are. the
4, Utah 1ndians, a large tribe. extending te-
:. tire Salt Lake. At the foot Of The mount
aims on the pIsins, is mixture OF SieOx.
Cheyenne, Afrapahoss, AMI what NOT. i
- have not seen an Indian nor the siguf Of,
=. 10 one since arrived here 4 is some thirty
~. mites Oy TIE stFonn W tho PiNtiHS' "uot
I, Denver City Is ten or fifteen miles beyond
- on the sooih size Of the Platte, ss7g
81 Gol8eh City isa place that has sprung
up on Clear Creek. on the rOad from, the
- mines 10 Dsnvsr City. some two miles
from the mountains and fifteen from Den
- YER. Aurara il rival town on re west
:. - bank Of Cherry Creek which separstee IL
\ from Denver.1 ,; aSgfs9Hit 's ks3 s,s hss.
- ggTbe chiefmin ara called Gregory's and
- Russsll,s, around and adjoining these are
guiches, fats and hills, with other. distinc.
tive names The stream We are en- e cbilsd
- GIsafcfesk Diegins. though esch baryan
p eulchs about it has it's specife title Thsi
~ II streams all How essterly and, fall into Tia
- - Platte, on the Plains sooner or latss 81.
~ VeAins, BowIder, Thompson's and The
- Zach .lapcudre are streams north 'of us On
u Ire two first some MINING Is dJhs and. j
q 81 found q little gold on the lasler. a. ys
~ y. we're on our ,iTs5. here IRON Lsramie:- -
=. There have been parties out prospecting
- south OF here, all summer. and souie diss
9 co7stiss were made in the South Psrk. on
20 the Head waters OF fths AIkausass and OF
!, the ttibulsgiss of the Colorado Of the Guil
" fof California. --.s.s. ts KS
~ The expense ,cf sending Or receiving
- letter from the States Is 45 cents, I'm.
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e. AE-There exists ID the consolation
~ given by woman, dslieacy which has
on iways son,cthibe rnothefly, tar-sighte5
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