Smyrna times., 1859-07-07

those who cannot bring u large supply of pro-
visions, and who are not willing to work hard
and perseveringly, should by oil means stay
away. The mines are entirely unlike those of
CalIfornla-the gold being found upon the hill
sides, IN narrow crevlces, or " leads " Of rotten
quartz, which have been thrown up, during
convulsons that have cleft the granite asunder.
No gold in paying quantities is found in the
stream beds Old CaIfornans show no more
skill in these mines, than those who never saw
gnld diggipgs before. A few ~f the - leads ="
are very rich. A gentleman n our presence
washed from halfa pan (the ordinary milk pan
OF dirt, taken Out of one of them So 30. Some
OF the miners were very eXultant and hopeful I;
others discouraged, and anxious to return to
the States. One told US that he had been nine
months in Western Kansas, without realizing
anything; and he should stay and try eighteen
longer, if the same fortune followed him. He
certainly deserves success. There is much
speculation in claims A young man recently
sold his interests in one for pony and So. and
started for the States. The claim proved rich
aud soon after the same interest was sold for
| $4,000. AS yet, think not more than one-ihird
of The miners are nal king fair wages; but many
are pushing further on. into the mountains; /;
and before the season is ended, it is probable
that important discoveries will be made ln other
localities, for these diggings have only been in
operation five weeks, and it seems hardly pos
slble that all the gold on the Eastern slope of
the Rocky Mountains, is contained in an area
of six miles. The gross amount of gold now
being taken out. is probably from $23OO to
$1,000 daily. There are about twenty sluices
in operation; but many more are commenced.
The lumber, of which they are made, is sawed
out with whip-saws on the ground. and COM
mands three hundred dollars a thousand.
MASS MEETING OF THE MINERS.
10 the evening, verbal notice having been
given that Mr.. Greeley would speak, the mi
ners assembled, to the number Of more than
1000. 1t was probably the first mass meeting
ever held in the Rocky Mountains; and the
grizzly bears, who were roaming there undis.
turbed on two months ago, were doubtless
good deal astonished! The excellent pra ctlcal
advice given by Mr.. e. in his brief address.
was we'll receiv by the Audience; aud when
he had concluded, several other gentlemen
were called out and spoke for few moments
The meeting was very enthusiastic aud when
ever there was the least excuse for IL, sent up
cheers which made the forest ring.
THE NIEHr-THE RETURN TRIP.
| Six of US lodged in the Mountain City Hotel
"a little tent, beside which a spacious log
building is being erected 1t was barely large
enough to admit US with very ingenious man
agement, and we spent the nlght like SO many
! SIamese twins
! "Snug
AS bug
In a rug"
| In the morning, being awakened by pecui-
ar sensation, | found myself attempting to turn
over-a feat just as practicable 10 vice or the
Jaws of an alligator as there. Since that time
| think understand better than before how
mackerel feel when they are packed for the
market.
NEWS ITEMS.
A party of Arapahoe Indians. encamped il
town, have lust returned from fight with the
Ules, 10 which they took several sea ps, and re
covered hundred horses, recently stolen from
them by the latter tribe. The Constitutions
Convention has adjourned until the first o.
August. From 500 10 1000 immigrants con
tiDue TO arrive daily. A. ID. Il
STATEMENT OF MEssRs. GREELEY, RICHARDsoI
AND WILLARD.
Messrs Horace Greeley of the New Yor
Tribune, A. ID. Richardson Of the Boston JIur
nal, and Henry Willard of the Cincinnati; Com
} merciaI, have united in a statement as to Ia
diggings they visited. We have not space 70
the statement in full, but we extract the NOR
, important portions:
GREGoRY's DIGGINGs,
Near Clear Greek, in the K. Mountains,
June 9th, 1859.
The undersigned, none Of them miners, nc
, directly interested in mining, but now here fC
The express purpose of ascertaining and settin
forth The truth with regard TO a subject OF dee
/ and general interest, as to which the wdei
and wlIdness of diversity of assertion an
opinion is known to exist, unite in the follow
ing statement:
We huve this day personally visited nearl
II all the mines or claims already opened in tn
u valley Chat of a little stream running iut
u Clear Geek at this poinD have witnessed th
y operations OF digging, transporting and wssl
81 ing the vein-stone, % partially decomposed {
e rotten quartz, rJnnng in regular VEINS tro
'S Southwest to Northeast, between +shattert
1T walls of an impure granite) have seen the go
* plainly visible IN the rifles of nearly cveI
it slulce, and in nearly every pan of the ro
le ten Quartz washed in our presence; hs'
ii seen gold (but rarely) visible to the naked ey
- in pieces uf the quartz not yet fully decOmpose
10 and have obtained from the few who have q
A ready sluices in operation accounts of the
~ several products.
m The statement thus proceeds to give Parlc
Ii lars of twelve companies engaged in gold di
en- ping. These parties have been wonderful
ar successful, as the following will show:
-, ~ Zeigler, Spain & Co., from South Bend, low
-, have run slulce, with some interruptions,
nu ~ the last three weeks. They are four in co
m ;,e pany, and one hired man. They have ou
~ little over three thousand pennyweghts
~" gold, estimated by them as worth at lie
$4,000; their first days work produced W
their highest was $49o.
be- SoprIs, Henderson g. CO.. from Farmogt
led Ind, have run their sluIce six days in all "
ing four men-one to dig, one to carry, and two
ON wash four days last week produced S6'
or, Monday of this week $3.50. s0....----.....-......
or Casio, Kendall g. Co., from Butler coun
sho Iowa, reached Denver March %; drove
l. 4 4.