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MorrlbIe Tale of sunerlng on the PInIns.

lFrom tho White Cloud (kansas) Chief, June 61
Two young men, named Erastus b. GiAin
and Preston Gates, Of Williamsburg, Waype
county, Indiana, have arrived here direct from
Denver City. They went out last October, and
left Denver on the 9th of May. A gentleman
IN this place was acquainted with them, and
pronounces thcm perfectly reliable. They pros
pectcd two months, and made 50 40, all told
They prospected up and down the Platte, and
on the head waters Of the Colorado. They
think there may be some gold in the noun
talns, but there is no chance TO get It, as thore
is deep snow the year round, with the excop-
ton OF about two months. The best days
digging they did, paid them 81 O6 This was
on another mans claim, who wanted to sell it,
and come homo. They asked to try il first,
when they worked one day at washing dirt
which the fellow had thrown up. They worked
with long tom and sluice and washed out
81 O6. They then worked four days longer
digging up the dirt for themselves, and in the
Tour days, they took out fifteen cents. After
that, the pay was still smaller, when they gave
1t up. They are confident that the fellow pre-.
pared his pile of dirt for bait.
They report horrible suffcrings on the Smoky
Hill route, which has been so bo- puffed in some
Of the papers. When they left, but ten per.
sons had reaoh he'd the mines by that route, who
reported that three hundred had died on tht
seen six dead men lying within reach of each
otherj and another said that he had himself
buried twelve men. These men came stray
| Cling in, one by one. One of them had lived
ten days on the flesh of his dog. They report.
ed that some had lost their way. Scouts were
Immediately sent out, and somo of the lost ones
were found within ten miles of camp, go weak
that they had to be fed with spoons alb ..
In Denver City, several months since, lott
| were selling hiuh ne CQ5O
men left, donation shares, containing eight
lots, could be bought for $5 Denver has sew
eral hundred small cabins, many of which
have no roofs. They are occupied by any one
who chooses to do so. The proprietors have
made poor speculation, as there is not money
enough in the country to pay house rent.
Provisions were scarce, and bread was selling
at fifteen cents per pound. The baker was the
only person who had any gold dust, for those
who got any were compelled to buy bread with
| 1t. One OF our informants gave the baker a
gun which cost him 500, for four pounds OF
| bread.
These young men threw their tools into the
Plato, and started home on foot, taking only
| two blankets with them. For two hundred
miles they lived on prcky pears and wild po
tatoes. They built but two fires from Denver
to Fort kearney. Once they killed prairie
dog and roasted it. Another time they came
to where man and his family were encamp-
| cd, and asked for bread. The man at first re,
fused 1t, but at length agreed to let them have
some, for which he took their blankets rs pay!
They had then to sleep on the bare prairie
and once the Cheyenne Indians came near
taking their coats from them!
| A young man named VIM. II. Joslyn and
another person, from Monroe county, New
York, have since arrived, and report similar to
the above, and much more which would be in.
tercsting had we room for it. They spent q
great part of their time in the company of old
mountaincers, who assured them that golt
could not be found there in paying quantities
We hear enough every week to fill our paper
and are enabled TO give but few of tho prin
cipal items.