The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-06-09

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Fisa8 Maynard 8 Ilspps.iag to ha,s .
fsv care sonnsa, and not hsoviss Of
any bssts Gay Of s.pleJiag ~ shas By
writing to yoa and letting yss know how
ne, NTH The ret If oar pilgrim breshres 10
sss aoantais ho.es, are doing. ! will pro-
eeed to Is sersvl" over few sheets Of
foolscap for yeur disposal.
Dame fostsss is leading sone one way
,and soas aao,hsr. AZ present, the mines
are the great centre Of attraction; 80 much
90 that scarcely "A hour passes without
teams being seen crossing the Platte, on
shsis nay 70 the mines. Some cote Greg
ory's and Russei's Gulch, and the other
mines in that district. Others are on their
way to the Blue and Arkansas, and the
mines IN that region. Ateaeh and ali these
places, men erpeef 10 make large fcrtunes
in short time. But when they see what
mea have done and are doing, in the way
Of digging, washing dirt and blasting rocks,
discouragemens seises them vith its almost
re,is.less grasp, and at once they falssr, and
the prospect Of speedy realisation Of a
fortune. very percspsibly recedes from their
vision. In this mood, some Of them hang
around for few days, cultivatipg mean
while, . big crop Of doubts, and then, they
are Cd for home. Some 20 to work with
the full determination Of "trying their
luck, J" a, they deligt to call it. Those that
pitch 10 right, become well satisfied in few
days, and in a short time make it "pay )"
but the naturally lazy ones soon get tired.
anSsstart for better country for the indo-
lent than this. On their way home, they
can be heard to cry at the top of their
voices, /" humbug." Others that stick and
hang, with the full determination to make
the best of it, come on, in week or two,
after provisions to last them the season
through. l have not known one to set to
work with the determination to fairly test
the mines, who was not well pad for the
time spent. hasz-gs gee
Many of US have predicted stampede
this season, compared with which the one
last year will sink into InsignifcapcS al.
ready twenty wagons have gone back, their
owners disheartened and discouraged. Some
Of them never went to the mines, and most
of them only came to this city, and here
spent two or three days, then struck the
great lead for home. Some of them went
to Gregory's digging., and, am Informed,
spent only part Of day looking at what
men have done, and--left. Others pros
pected Cherry Creek that is. picked up a
pan or two Of dirt and washed il, and, Of
course, finding no gold, they at once hitched
up and started for home, where they expect
to receive the kind embraces of a mother,
and again meet the eyes Of their much
loved "Mary," "Lizzie," "Julia,' or some
one who has been the bewitehing angel of
their ill-fortune, (so-called.)
l need not tell you that most of those
who, with this sort Of experience, 90 home,
are toys and young men hardly out Of their
teens, and, of course, are more to be pitied
than censured. | have been to the camps
Of some of those on their way home, and
generally found them singing some of those
heart-stirring home songs, such as - Mag
gie's by my side" "Sweet Home," " The
Il I l,ft bnh 7
could not do otherwise than take the senti-
ment of their songs as an index of their
thoughts and, as all the finer feelings they
were in possession of, were thrown into
these songs, one could not do otherwise
than think that they would soon start for
the land possessing the object Of their ditty.
\ nigh. or two since, heard voice
straining away at these words: il s
"I will never more behold thee. te. r.
Never hear thy winning voice a.g-a-i-n!"
| could not help plying him, for l thought
him in great distress. lie started for the
States the next day, and-so j. goes.
Tomorrow our company, consisting Of
myself, start for the mines on the Arkansas,
where We intend to delve for the precious
stuff. We have good outfit for three
months-two yoke of oxen, a good wagon,
and everything to make US comfortable.
Las. week, two men took out $500 in two
days, from Russell's Gulch, which pays
pretty we'll, as the mining season has not
commenced yet, and snow i. very deep oil
through The mining country.
At this time all kinds of provisions are
very scarce, and bring high price. Flour
is selling for $40 per hundred; Bacon Mt
80 cents per pound; Lard ut 40 cents
per pound; Butter at IS cents per pound
Beans at Is cents per pound; Coffee at %
cents per pound; Picks Mt SO piece show
els at $3.50 a piece; Soap at Is cents per
pound; Candles so cents per pound; Sugar
80 cents per pound, and every thing in
proportion.
Nearly oil the provisions used in this
country, are brought from Western Missouri
and Southern Iowa, bnt not sack of -four
comes from the nearest point Council
Blufs-where everything wanted can be
procured and brought here and exchanged
for money or gold dust at good profits
shall let you know, in the course Of
week or two, whether Pixies Peak i.
/" hsmbug," or not, as an going close BY
its foot. *@f foars, Truly,
L. NJ. ID.
fswell, aDrs.," whom yeu return ,s Denver from
POUR trip 70 the Arkansas yeu eau feast on Council
Bluss' made aour, a. Nessrs. PrsnAn, wARsra &
Co. have ssnpped- large let to Denver wiih vser
10 supplying the cravings the BIaes and all Others
who relish goosi article nf the s.ac Of Me-
TORSEY AND BLACK.
A peculiarly rich and entertaining piece
OF political miscellany 10 that in regard to |
certain matters between Attorney General |
Black and Colonel Forney, in regard 10 the |
pstiie printing, and the lst.er's editorial |
course. A certain philadelph,a LAWYER