Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-02-22
Hailp S'irginian.
From the ~. Joseph Gazette Feb. II.
Authentic Accounts from tho Gold Minos

MAYOR j. =, Jutt, gentleman of our own coun-
ty, ot the highest rcspccnblily, intelligence and
prohlty, has Just returned from the gold mines of
Cherry creek, aud favored us with more lull min
ute and authentic information in regard to that
interesting country, than has ever yet been given
to tho public.
Major Tut left this city ON the "a day of last
pecember, in company with Mr.. Iocka'ay. tho
great Salt Lake mail contractor, and Travelled with
him to Fort Laramie. Thence Major Tntt won't
to Cherry Crock. by tho way of Cheyenne Pass.
At the mouth of Cherry Creek he found two towns
on tue opposite banks. The larger. Aurara, con.
contained from 400 to GOO inhabitants, aud tho
other. Denver City, about 50. Both were in a
iourishing condition. st. Louis Company, con-
sisting of Messrs. james Reed, John Sculdcr.
Oscar lotion and Baker of Jefferson City, were
erecting tliy houses ut Auraria City. to accomn,o
date the anticipated emigration. They had al
ready built 100 Tor the sanc purpose
All the valleys in that nciyhhorhood abound in
fine pine TIMBER and lnxuriant grasscs Thore are
two ranges OF mountains above, tho nearest Of
which is low aud covered with pine timber; md
the iarthest is high and bare, and capped with
snow in winter, From Fort Laramie to the mouth
of Cherry Crock, is $50 miles, over good. smooth.
level road. That route crosses tho heads of nll
the streams from the mountains md avoids tho
abrupt hills aud valleys lurther down. The streams
between Cheyenne Pass nnd Cherry Creek are
Box Alder, Crow Creek aud its branchrs Cache 10
Pnudre river, st. Nrnin's Forks, ana Nasuuo's
Forks. all of which have been prospec,ed md
found to contain shot gold, AT the head Of Cacho
lc Ponlrc there is quick silver The country al-
ready rrospectcd aud found to abound in gold
reaches trom Cheyenne Pass to Pixies Peak, 20
miles northw west aud sow least, aud $50 miles
southwark. The strcamS throughout this space
nrc numerous. pure, clear and never failing, with
boulder bottoms filled with shot-god They nre
of sdeh great fall and rapid current that the cheap
process of dcoluia or dtching. answers ns we'll as
the more expensive plan Of fuwing fund to bc no
necessary to successful operations IN California
4 watcr.powc saw mill has been erected on
Nnsqnc'S Creek and will go into operation ut tho
opening of spring. There nro about u dozen
towns in tho country; but Aurarin Denver City,
M1unnna aud Russcl,illc, on Cherry Creek Ar
rnppahoc Cay at the Mills, or Vasquo's: and Ar
rnppahoo town on Cache lc Poudrc nre tho larg-.
est aud most prosperous, Cache 10 Poudrc is the
nrgest stream between Laramie aud the South
Fork Of the Platte. A plain wagon rond loads
lrom this city to Fort lIrdger, aud is G5 miles
than the old California rond To the crossing
of the North Fork. The rond continues along tho
valley of Cache 10 Poudrc, aud nbounds in timber
THIS sircnm passing through tall pncslrom source
To mouth has in its whole extent n boulder bot
tom, containing shot gold Tho country is
well supplied with goods. The largest store is
that Of Mr. Myng. Two others, belonging to
gcn,lemcn from New Mcxco. Mr.. Pollock and
hI IiWhuli, tHlbThCc NAtfN variety ul mrrcllun-
disc. Mexican -four sells ut Sl2 81 per hundred
pounds, and American ut SIC. Bacon 400 per
pound: sugar and coffee so cents; potntes SIS per
hushel; Mexican. onions % cents n piece; whisky
s. per gallon, of25 cents per darnk Ponies soil
ut from Sl3i to 5000 each. Cows are scarce, aud
would readily bring 500 each Deer aud antelope
are innumcrablc, and afford fine sport and excel.
lent food.
All The valleys and hill sides contain scale or
float, gold there is no question Of inexhnustbo
quantities Of the lump or chunk gold in the sources
from which they were thrown washed. Tho
facilities for mining are crude aud few, and yet
the yield Is several dollars to tho man por day.
There were ten or fifteen lodges of the Arrapa-
hoes in tho ncighborhood If Aurara They are
very noiicnsivc, but ray they intend TO nsk the
Government To ny them off n reservation. embra.
eng ia" nurlerous lands Of Cherry Crock.
Ga h1 way returning Ma. Tut stopped n few
days at Camp Wnlback, ut Cheyenne Pass where
he was Hospitality entertained by the officers. lie
expresses himself under lasting obligations to DIR.
Swift, L. 5. A., who presented him with M Gle
giant Typographical map of tho country from Pixies
Peak to Sail Lake Valley. and regalod him with
snmpinous dog-feast. lie says he never enjoy
cd a ronst pig more, nor made hearicr meal =
The Post is II bleak pncc isolated, bare and OK
posed to every blast Maj. Williams with sixty
troops il in command. There is no game near,
and the greatest luxury TINT they can obtain for
food is fat dog