Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-06-30

Exciting News from the Gold Mines.
| From the Council Bluffs Bugle, extra,
dated Ju:e %, 1859:
Through the politeness of Mr.. Glenn,
who is just from the Mines, we are ena-
bled to lay before our readers, in an Ex-
ira, the following letter from Henry Allen
Esq, the much abused correspondent of
the Bugle. We have but few comments
to make-he letter speaks for Hselc
All former statements made by Mr. Al
len, through the Bugle, are fully confirm
ed. He says in pr,catc note to us, ac-
companying the letter, which was not in
tended for publication
"PRIvATE-DEAR Col. BABBIrT You
may depend on the above being true, and
in fact l have not told all, for fear that
you might think that had stretched it a
little but the fact is. California never de.
veloped Itself half as fast as this country.
l. hare seen t,ro men tahe ont t,ro hundred
and fifty dollars IN a haUa day, and we
are now making OVER A HUNDRED
DOLLARS A DAY TO THE MAN
what will it be when we get Machinery.
Come out, Col, it will not take you over
one month to make the trip here and back
by the Express. will pay your expenses
and pay you for your time if you don't
make it pay
We have had the most unlimited conf.
dence in what Mr.. Allen has heretofore
written us, and we fully believe what he
writes US now. Let all read and Judge for
themselves. .
Our city is in perfect blaze of excite,
ment.
AURARlA, June 4, 1859.
DEAR BrGLE Since last wrote you,
| ! have again been in the Mountains. and
to give you all the news of that trip. would
probably subject you to some considerable
leisure, AS you have some in Council
Bluffs WHO HAVE BEEN TO THE
GOLD MINES-"secn the Elephan:' and
returned to tell all about the Rocky Noun
| tain Gold Fields the Burnt Cities-the
men lynched. &C., &c, and are now tell
ing yarns they do not believe themselves
! | am very sorry for some Of them, as
know they had made big calculations from
the reports they have received here. and
would have done well il they could only
have been prevailed upon to stay. No
doubt have received my share of curses,
from some, for they done it here before
they left Well, here is the news since
last wrote and what | write you, YOU
may depend upon, as ha4 been to the
diggings myself and worked them. and
have now three companies there at work
The Editor of the Rocky Mountain Ac,cs
and myself, went prospecting, and for the
result of the trip, refer you to his and
Mr. Gibsons report in the Rocky Noun
tain Nses. Since then have been sick.
Foster, Slaughter and Stanley, are in
not 10y the dollar. bu. by the htAd,eds oi
doAars! The dissings pay from three to
ten dollars to the pan this is certain 1t
is Quartz diggings, and tnere is no know
ing how extensive they are. One thing is
certain, | have traced some Of the leads
nine mles-and there is plenty Of them.
! have found them from twenty five yards
to thirty rods apart, and running parallel
for miles, and all pay aoout the same
Now YOU can tell whether there is any
Gold in the country or not, and how near
the truth We have been writing to the
Buyle. always told you that what ]
wrotc. should be The truth, and have nev.
er wrote YOU one word respecting the gold
mines, that hare 10 take back Mr..
kinsman, through whose Kindness you
will receive this, will give you his expe-
rience in the mines-a and you may rely on
what he says, for he was in the mines, and
that is more than a great many who have
gone back with their big yarns about there
being nothing here.
] can hear nothing Of my family, fear
they have gone back with the stampede
though | hope not
The Constitutional Convention for the
formation of a new State, met on Monday.
! will post You Of its progress.
Health is very good. Provisions toler,
ably plenty just now -four, SIS 90 per
hundred. Yours truly,
HENRY ALLEN.
n B.-Mr. Kinsman has concluded not
tn 90 home vet consequently this will be