Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1860-07-21
FROM PIXIES PEAK.

From the Rocky Mountain Mescs Of the
4th inst, we gather the following mining
intelligence: a
From current reports prospects continue
exceedingly good on the Arkansas waters.
Vast numbers Of men have congrega,ed
in California Gulch, the number being va.
riously estimated at from seven to twenty
thousand. Near three thousand are in
.erested in claims. Of which there are about
twelve hundred in the district on which
work is commenced. On the claims which
are opened and pay dirt reached, the yield
is said 10 be from one ounce TO six ounc: 3
per day TO the man.
Several sluices that have been started
are paying from 5000 to $500 per day,
working from four TO six men, In one in
stance three men with 4 small rocker
washed out little over $40, in a single
day. They quarreIled about the division
Of the proceeds of the days work, and a
disin,erested party was called upon to
weigh it, from whom We obtained our in.
formation direct.
As is always the case. hundreds Of me n
reach California Gulch, and being unable
to obtain rich claims in the heart of the
district, look for few hours or days, and
because Of the great success Of others,
and the want of it themselves, become dis
couraged, and turn abou, for the States :;
first selling their surplus outfits for what
they can get. They have not energy or
spirit enough to look farther for claims,
but swear that the country is all claimed
up, 1t they happen 10 be in gulch that is
all occupied. Such men have not sense
enough to know that they are looking upon
lew square miles Of the Rocky Mountain
country only; that is three hundred miles
wide and reaches from Behring's Straits to
Cape Horn, and that no one considerable
district Of that vast extent has ever been
prospectel without finding rich gold and
silver mines. They deserve to return to
the States and live as they have done. for
the remainder Of their lives Had they
known themselves they never should have
started.
On Blue river the water is getting down
so that work can be prosecuted to good
advantage in the bank and bar claims
New discoveries are being made. In the
Gaena gulch, found last week, from thirty
cents to three dollars to the pan has been
taken out. Some very fine nuggets have
recently been found. ranging from two or
three dollars in value.
The McNulty gulch, recently found on
the extreme head~aters Of the Blue, is
said to be doing remarkably well.
A company, headed by DR.. Atkinson,
Mr.. McNulty and Geo. jackson, recently
set out from California gulch to explore
and prospect the head waters of the Rio
Grande, some seventy-fve miles further
west. A rumor has reached us that ,hey
had succeeding in finding very rich dig.
gings.
At Tarryall the general yield continues
good. and the mines are rapidly extending
both up and down the streams.
The Gregory mine. steadily increase in
extent
Three quartz mills have been started
running in Nevada Gulch and are Welding
from three hundred aud fifty to FIVE hun,
dred dollars per day each
DIR. Few's mill. which failed TO save the
god satisfactorily. has been overhauled
and again started running On the frs.
working taiings that had been run through
before, it yielded eighteen ounces IF gold
A number of other mills are nearly
ready TO commence operations. The wa
ter will be let into the Consolidated ditch
to day, so we learn from DR.. Burdeal, who
also Informs us that rich lead called the
Humboldt has been found on the new road
about eight miles from Mt. Vernon, and
this side OF Cienr Creek
About twenty mills have gone into
the Boulder mines. and some of them
must be at work ere this, but we have re
celvcd no rep'rts yet from any of rhsm.
Some G~e e eimens Of gold AID quartz
have been brought in from the newly dis.
covered mines in Longs Peak.
Many are still leaving for the States,
but not vet in half the numbers of the Ar.
rivals. TIE fact is, there is no stamped
proper y speaking no excitement ror pros
poets of any, unless it be occasioned by
new discoveries.
Four'ffths Of all the emigration is re.
naming in the mines.
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