The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1859-10-08
LETTER FROM OUR REGULAR CORES
PONDENY SAM. =. CURTIS,
ARRAPAHoE, Sept. q, 1855

PONDENX SAM. - ClhIIs,
ARRApAHoE, Sept. 81, 1859.
MEssRs. EDIToRs:-I have received nearly
full dates of your paper, for the last two
months, and | can assure you they were
very acceptable, even at the Express price
of ten cents apiece. The Express Co. charge
what appears to be an exorbitant price for
mail matter, yet, do not think they have
made any money this season. would new
er complain of the price while such is the
case, and think the line has been great
accommodation to the citizens Of this coun-
try; but do think that the whole institu-
ton is, and has been, most wofully misman-
aged, the whole season. This is fault
however, that time and experience will
probably rectify, and as they are the only
company which had the enterprise to start
the line, and have sustained it through the
most trying time Of doubt, unbelief and
dependency, that this country will probab-
ly ever know contend that they should
be sustained, and until line is established
connecting more directly with Il more Nor
thern portion of our country, | shall en-
deavor ''in my small way" to sustain them.
| see but one Of my letters published in the
Nonparei, | have written three others,
which l presume have not been received,
and this may meet the same fate.
Some of the miners are already leaving
for the States, and few are still arriving.
A little touch Of snow in the mountains
about a week ago, has scared some Of them
out, but | think the greater part OF them
will remain through October. do not APP
prchend any difficulty in mining until the
middle of October and it may be later. !
think the emigration to the States this
fall, viii! set at rest, all doubts with regard
to the existence Of gold in the mountains in
this vicinity. Every man | have seen ex-
poets to return in the Spring, and what is
better, they all have, at least, enough to
prove the fact, while many have goodly
sum of the precious metal around their per-
sons.
The Graball diggings, in the South Park,
are now paying handsomely, where they
have been opened. But few claims have
been opened, as it was very late in the sea-
son when minors got there, and as they are
between two and three thousand feet higher
II,
soon close. Two hundred and twenty FIVE
dollars has been taken out there in one day
by four men with Il slujce. have this on
very reliable authority and believe it to be
the CREATES. yield yet taken out Of those
mines.
Good Iirgin-s have a.so been found on the
head Of the Arkansas, by nearly all, sup
posed to be the waters Of the Colorado
There have been but few mea think, on the
waters of the Colorado this season. Two
parties came into CoI2Do, seventy miles
nur.h ut here, " Nile was there, few da!s
since. who hid been on the waters which
low into the Colorado, but ;Liuk that but
few others have been there this season.
The party ngagcd in the survey Of the
boundary line between Kansas and Ne
bra,ka. arrived at Boulder about two weeks
since. The line striking the mountains
about Two miles South Of BOULDER, or aJo4:
twenty five North Of Denver.
The candidates for Delegates to Congress
are commencn. to work for nomination
by the people, but it is scarcely probable
that any Quo can get it un.css Nv some
packed, c1"p-trap co@ccrp. \ convention
was called on Saturday last to convene at
Golden City on Wednesday: allowing three
days to notify precints, hold elections &c.
Some procjnts will not hear Of it until after
the Convention is over. There are eight or
ten canIida,cs in tho field. and more talked
Of, soue CT which will probably be brought
out before the election. Steele, formerly
Of Florence, and DR.. Roberts, are the most
prominent Of the candidates now out, and
think Steele has the Lest prospect 0fsuccess.
There is no :ssue, now, between the differ
ent candidates as they NIL agree to the same
points, being good democrats and in favor
If the organization of this Territory. 1t is
merely question Of personal popularity OF
sharp rlectioncerng ability
Business with the larger merchants, is i'm
proving, as the spring supplies of cmiGrants
! !