The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-02-09
From the Atchison (Kansas) Champion, 22d ult.
Another Gold Budget-All Reports
Confirmed


Another Gold Budget-All Reports
Confirmed.
On Thursday last we received visit from E..
w. Wynkoop and A. B. Staunbuger, Who had
just returned from the gold region. They left
The mouth OF Cherry Creek on the Sd of Dec,
and the gold regions on the 18th of the same
month. They came in by the South Platte
They suffered much from cold during their Jour-
ney. Mr.. Wynkoop is the sheriff of Arapahoe
county, having been appointed by Gov Denver,
They co'frm all reports of the richness of the
mines. and state that out of llD9 persons
now there. not more than twenty are dis
satisfied with the pros! ects, and these are per-
sons who would not be satisfied at any Kind of
work.
The miners have prospected in a scope of
country over t&e hundred miles in extent.
and find gold every place. The Spanish
diggings' yield about cents in dust to the
painful of dirt, and the ''dry diggings' about
10 cents.
These gentlemen came in for the purpose of
obtaining from the Legislature now i'm session
at Lawrence. charter for a company who in.
tend digging canal from mountain stream
through the dry diggings' for the purpose of
supplying the mines it'll water. The COMPANY
intend commencing the work immediately
They estimate that the canal will cost 81 ,0O0.-
the work. The advantage it will give the
miners, in supplying them with water will be
very e eat. Mr.. Wynkoop went out by the
Santa re route. and returned with his compan-
ion by the South Platte route. They both in
tend returning early in March.
AS an instance of what has been made at the
gold mines, these gentlemen state that the
Georgia company sent into New Mexico, and
bought large train of provisions, paying for
the Wagons, cattle and supplies in the gold
they have washed out. They have also sent
Il large steam saw mill, with money enough in
gold dust to pay for it.
new pass has been discovered through the
mountains, at the Cache Ia Poudre, 60 miles
north of Cherry Creek. An old French tran.
pr who lives near it, informed Mr.. Wynkoop
that he could easily drive wagon through it
as il is now. The pass was never used until
this ira per explored il, hut now the Cheyenne
and other Indians drive their cattle through il
to Utah. The Cache la Poudre runs through
this pass, and The ravine forms an excellent
wagon road.
We learn from them that the reports of
O'nonnel and Others, in relation to the SQUAT.
tiers reprdiatng the Denver officials, are incor-
rect. When they first arrived there. some dis.
satisfaction was ex pressed by the miners, who
entertained approximations that to acknowledge
their authority as officers under the laws Of
Kansas, would affect their prospects of obtan-
ing a territorial government of their own
The Nebraska men also opposed them on ac-
count of their being from Kansas, claiming that
the mines were in Nebraska and the Georgia
company were Jealous of the new town Of Den.
yer City, which they laid ont.
But some weeks before these gentlemen left
the mines, mass meeting of the m ners had
resolved to recognize the officers, and res ,lu.
tons endorsing them. passed at this meeting,
are in the possession OF Mr.. Wynkoop
Denver City and Auraria had been consoli.
dated into one town, under the name of Denver
City. and all local jealousy in this respect had
vanished, SO that the only ones now dissatisfied
with the appointments are few Nebraska
men. MIR. Wynkoop states that their prcten-
sions that Cherry Creek is in Nebraska, is
ridiculous that It's mouth is % miles south
of the Nebraska line, and that the whole OF
that stream is within the boundaries of
Kansas.
They both intend returning to the mines early
in March, and advise all who wish to make
money in Kansas, to SO ALEC.