New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-30
THE Pl1GE'S PEAK GOLD REGION.
BY A. d. RICHARDSON.

these narrow limits to give fa and exact deta 10 re-
GARD 10 ALI matters in the minog DISTRICTS is sob
stan,iaIly accurate, and presents large amount OF
valuable information in compact and convenient FORM
WHAT HAS BEEN DONE.
The miners lsst season lebored uDder great dissd-
vaDtages, viz;
No paying d;ggings were discovered until la.s il
May. Many immigrants who arrived before nat
period went bach discouraged and turned back others
who were on the way with supplies aud machinery.
The Ute" or U;ah Indians, were no troublesome
in some localities TO render j; unsafe for solitary
miners small prospecting parties, away from the
Ietgemerts-
The geology of the Pixies Peak region il utterly
unlike that of California OF Australia; hence, old
niners from these conptes, though familiar with she
details Of voTkiRg the mhses, more expert in
prospecting than men fresh from the farm the
counting room.
Quartz mining, which must always take the lead
here required The transportation by Of heavy and
ccstly machinery from the Missouri River-7OO nhes
1t was not cent for until the scoverts of god demon
ssraed Thai il was necessary, and could be probably
used 1t arrived late tAst the opening Of Winter
only two stesm qsaItz mile bad been pat 10 operation
though several other rude crushitg machines, OF
smaller cay aoty, and msde upon the ground had been
running for few weeks.
Notwithstanding thee drawbscbs, the yield Of The
Pill es Peak mines up 10 the present time 10 estimated
BY tho who have the best facilities for Judging, at
upward of one million and half cf dollars Nearly
half million bad been received at the mints, Ter
coming several n obtbs ago. IL view OF all the en-
cumssbces, the woDeer S not tina; 30 little, but shai
so much bas been effected.
The average mint va ne of the gold is abont $40 per
oupce trey.
The lerges: "Dugeets discovered last ranged
in va pe from $40 70 $3.50 Recent advices, however,
pate tsat about the rs of February, Messrs- Temple
L. MclDtyre obtained in Nonh-Csar Creek, lump
of DeeIly pure gold, valued at s. 200
In ADDITION TO the dggings worked during the sam,
mes, may peculiarly rich " leads were discovered
late in the Fall when the majority of the miners were
herring to spend the Winter in the &stes. Parties
! WI have mined and prosrecied extensively IN tbe
| Sonth Park, ard tbe head waters Of the B1e aud
Colorado Rivers nmed aiely west Of il, express The
opinion that III those localities aoDe embracing bat a
tma portion OF the known Gold RegioDl paying olg-
s2iDgs have heady been found sufficiently extenslye
I 70 em,loy a HUNDRED thousand miners during the
pIesent fe9sop. THIS is probably an exaegeranon;
but pJess nj Djcatops promise that there will 6e om
enough for ALL however heavy the Spring immigration
| may prove.
During the past Winter there have been a0ou. ten
thou and people in the Pikes Peak country. Ia An-
gust and september there were nearly twice az many
but thousands Of the miners bavs been spending toe
Winter at their old hOmes IN the STATES, oeSign-
ing TO return 10 the Spring with their faDies, ms
| cbmery, goods and other eenvenences for permA-
EXTENT OF THE GOLD REGION.
The paying ciepiDgs already discovered are mainly
between Long Peak and Fte's Peak, from nor h to
sopth and embraced within the lU5ta and lu7th me-
Ii6ia1s of west longitude; bot the geological forma-
ton Of these ]ocaee does not apparently dfief rom
that Of the Mole range. Gold has been known TO ex-
jet IN Utah for several years though the Mormon lead
eIs have kept secret far possible. 1t has asr
been found near Fost Bs3gsr i'll the vicinity OF Fort
Laramie aud at vsrous other points further south,
embracing the present known gold region and extend
l =. lob u7h all
write of this iouIpeYe8 g thousand miles from north
to s, 9TH among he Rosy Mountains and along their
eastern sotes u Nebraska, Kansas, aud New MeXl-
| co. In The las-DsmeS Terlitory he saw remarkably
fine specluienR OF gold, obtained only few miles from
Santa Fec and HE observations along the whole route
confirmed previous impressions that the whole mount
bin ranges from Salt Lake to Mexico abound az inter
walls not only in gold t also IN silver and the baser
METALS and will ultimately prove the richest and most
extensive mineral region in the word.
Ia ocTTOborati0n OF the IL IL noteworthy fact that
The receIt discovered Washoe Mines" OF gold, all
yer, and copper, about which loucb excitement ex-
ists IN California, are ca the same latitude rHh me
Plies Peak diggfngS though Learly thousand miles
west of them ano that much OF the intervening ran4e
Of country hears indcst Of being rich moere
goD. Tie Wasboe mtSes are IN the Carson Valley, on
The wes,ern borders OF Utah. Recent advces state
ilst single "claim" in silver "lead' he's been sold
for SiONGc, and express fear that many mining osa-
ties in California viii DC nearly depoposted IA as
Spring opers, sDd the stampede commences for the
Wathoe GggiDgs.
DENVER CRY, AURIRlA, and HIGHLAND, situated
20 miles north Of Pixies Peak, at the confluence of
ChCny Creek and the South Platte, though established
by separate companies substantially one city, aud
present the metropolis of the gold region. In jane
Last, Denver and Anraria Highland was not then
foULGed contained Only two or three fra ne buildings
The otbe houses and cabins OF logs, and usually
with ciIt floors and chigneys. Highland, beautifully
uaed the west bank of the Platte, has Since been
sdoe6 10 The pioneer Villages, and The three points
contain population OF upward OF three tho1sand,
fpbcionf sDd elegant brick ard frame buildings heavy
iIaOiDg -boDsts, cspacous hotels, union school,
printing iiee aid msDy Of The Surroundings Of older
con mDities Two bridges have been buiIt acroas the
Platte, and excellent rosds are completed and being
Constructed 10 all the pIjDciE al dIEg Des.
COLoRADO tITY, located at tie loot of Pikes Peak,
though young wp, las already assumed an import
ant POSITION aid Is growing with wonCerfnl rapidly
II hes at the mouth o. The known as the Ute
OF Colorado" P3ts. leading TO the risn dig,ln IN
apd atoDI The south Psrs and the he 4d wars Of
re Ue sDd the Colorado Rivera forming direct and
excellent IaiuIal outlet ffoD tboee important 10 saes
to the plains al the base Of the 1untains. Snood
these prove permanent ana extensive as thsy
pT3Djfe COLORADO, IA their natural huppiy post,
bids far II coDtinne expanding into rich abd popu
Ions city, The spr from which the famous FOnta'ne
qui Bottle tBoiD Fountain Greek receives its name,
are abe II $50 miles from thd city. Taey large,
bubhl Dg fountains from which the water gushes with
pJest vo1me ana forcs 1t is strongly DprsgGate1
VITA sooa that the Dejghb0riDg rocks are hicay in
cTntle0 with that alsBI. The people of Colorado
Their foDr u this water, and without the addition of
either sGda eslers'us il makes peculiarly light aud
excellent Dread The Indians formerly regarded these
fountains with and reverence as the abode Of a
powerful spirit who bre sthed through them and we're
won't TO throw beads, cloth, ana knives into the
waters ard TO hang deerakins m0ccasins aud quivere
upCn the neiehboriDg trees proprietary offerings 20
the invisible GOD. The Fohtaine qui B1ls Is repre-.
seDted upon the map by the small creek which rises
north OF Pixies Peak, and TuDLiDg vert of the road
discharges jtsef into the Arkansas Ga the lat day
OF November 1859. Colorado contained about dozen
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