Nebraska advertiser., 1859-01-06

INSOIdSkd City 4tOhO u IAO %ONH
from a banker of L%eavenworth to Gen.
Burnett:
"DEcEMBER, Is, 1853.
"DEAR Sir: We have the honor to
present you with a specimen of gold OBJ
tanned from the newly discovered tE Do
rado,' in western Kansas. This speci-
men is a part of several ounces purchas-
ed by us from two miners by the name
of Russell, natives of Georgia, by whose
adventures in search Of gold, the gold
mines of Kansas have been developed.
They left this city about the irstof April
last, in company with nine or ten others,
and ~prospected the whole of that ccun-
try lying on the eastern slope of the
Rocky Mountains, in the vicinity Of
"Pike's Peak" finding gold in greater
or less abundance at almost every step.
From them we have obtained the follow
ing information, which has been abun-
dainty corroborated
81. The gold is found on the surface
and at various distances to the depth of
eight feet. ot
2. The bed rock has not yet been
searched.
3. With the rudest implements they
were able to obtain from two to five dol
lars per day.
4. With improved means, such as sluic-
es, and Toms there are millions Of acres
that will produce $50 per day and many
places as much as $40.
s.. That the new gold region differs
from California in this-the gold is scat
tered broadcast over a vast extent, and
not found in "pockets," gulches, and ra-
vines, as in California; thus insuring a
support at least for every man that is dis
posed to labor.
6. The specimen accompanying this
constitutes part of the labors of Messrs.
Russell, in ''more than five hundred diff.
ferent places"
2. The last place they labored was at
Cherry Creek" sixty miles northeast
from Pixies Peak; this Greek empties
into the South Fork of the Platte on the
south side Of that river. At this point
Cherry Creek-they found the richest
diggings.
Very respectfully,
]. G. HEMINGWAY, & Co.
The following is an extract from a let
ter written by Mr.. G. Preston, Esq. to
DR.. E. Lowe of Omaha, under date Of
Nov 10, 1853:
81 have visited the Mines on the Platte
about four miles above the mouth of Cher
ry Greek, where they are worked quite
extensively, one man processes to have
taken out in three days $65 and in one
day S35. Most of them were not very
communicative, which was good evidence
that they were doing very well. As
near as / could learn they were making
from 50 so to SO, and some as high as
SIS per day, They are now opening
mines for several miles above, but how
they are doing I have not learned. l have
met and conversed with several men who
have spent the greater part of last sum-
mer prospecting, and they give favora-
bic accounts Of the country's resources.
Where gold is as generally distributed
over the country as it is here, there must
be some very rich head quarters. By
sinking to the bed rock almost anywhere
in this vicinity gold is found. All the
gold found on this side of the mountains,
is scale gold, but those who have pros
pected over in the parks about the head
waters of the Platte and Arkansas, say
that they find the shot gold there.
l have not the least idea but that this
will prove to be a very rich mining re-
gion. l hardly know what to advise in
regard to bringing a stock of goods out in
the spring. Quite a supply is needed
now, and a very large one will be needed
in the spring. l suppose that one third
of the masses are now out of sugar, and
a great many out of coffee and a thousand
little things that almost everybody forgets.
The only objection to bringing out a stock
of goods is, that the market will proba-
bly, be over-stocked. Selling goods and
saw-miling will probably be the two
kinds of business over done.
Flour can be brought from New Mex
leo cheaper. than it can be transported
from the States. Bacon will be in good
demand. WHISKY IS at present IN the
greatest demand. Williams, of Cres-
cent city, l understand has been offered
S17 per gallon for his whisky, Common
IL cent whisky at that. An old noun
t%aineer, by the name of Smith, sold over
$500 worth out of one barrel. Should
you conclude to send out a stock, we will
stand an equal chance with others, the
loss cannot be great.
There is no doubt of the richness of the
mining region, and the emigration in the
spring will be tremendous.
Information has been brought by some
whalers, recently arrived, that Captain
McClintock, commander of Lady Frak-
Inns Arctic Expedition, was seen early in
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