The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-01
Our Nebraska Correspo.denee.

OMAHA CRY, n. T., April Is, 1860.
l.srs,tisg FROM the Gold knes Of westn Nebraska and
Ksasas-1A< Bwigratson TAiAr, and Hog Thy Trcv.l-
7Ae Dry Seaso~ and Probable Failure Of ts VINES
Crop-TA> Census Of Ae 7syvlories-Genrai Ns,os. dc.
On yesterday spent an hour or with some friends
direct from the Mines who we're visiting the States 10
move their household goods for perms
sept abiding place. They confirm the late rather
nArkable SORES told Of new richer leads being dis
severed and speak OF unbounded confidence amongst
she miners and residents there the rich mining pros
pecss ahead Near the somewhat celebrated Gregory
DRgnss, and at depth OF ron two AMI half three
Se the richest specimens In the whole mining region have
recently been discovered and the lead said average
about forty ATTY dollars per day TO the Claims
rapidly staked of every direction from tho eai
AID were selling at fabulous prices In another place
shas had been sunk Va The depth OF thirty feet and tho
dvt yielded pay the amount Of three aud four dollars
" the pan. In what 0rmed the Gnnneu lead shat,
had sunk the depth Of ninety six feet and the dirt
Aad rock taken yield about 5000 per cord. There
soms scarcity Of water, and q number Of miner. arc
"piling" up their "pay dirt" waiting for rain In
M waters had taken out and piled up about 900
bushels OF dirt whah pays about ninety pan
Saeh making three four and i've dollars per
district farther west, Just as soon as the travelling viii
aint, where d reported new and very rich leads
some miners no went last tall over on TO one Of the ri
busres Of The ArkAnsas, are reported 10 be making
from twenty 10 twenty i've dollars per day with pans,
ana . number in and around AarAria and Denver were
preparing W start hiiher. Everything In the mining
rteion b the qi INC, aud Of the miners
would hank O 10 insure him comfortable for
ane within The next year, 90 sagune are they Of the
ne emigrsli road running westward from here 10
dotted with the canvass covered wagons OF emigrauis
coming In from the States, roe Tor me Mines NeG-v
a the boating population Of TINS place and all the Ma
scori river sowns are leaving tor the mines, and by mil
hero, unsss porchArce ~ be either poor lazy
~ 10 NE mnes- The style OF conveyance e by heavy
covered wagons cravn By horses mules
sd average days travel oil be about twenty miles
he distance from here 70 The mines called see miles
bat think Il u about SEC, and time oonsumed ia tns tra
vel with vii range between twenty ave and thirty
days Win horses or mules 10 has been done fourteen
days All over the wes, the excitement concerning these
muc- remarkable Your correspondent will visit them
IN June and July next, Anc viii tAse ca pairs W keep
the HnAtn's readers o"sreetiy informed Of Affairs he
nBds hem
The present spri,s one unrsusly dry indeed
do rot remember 20 rrspeciabie rain last
SIMMER No, enc taf the wheat sovn by farmers
thp sprng has ytartrd and . hsht crop " sntcipa.sd.
The vhcat all Killed. For hieh wind, furious
vnd right down ierocess WINDS NeoraskA can lAke .he
and forty pounds Who purpose migrating hsher should
NY N rood, stout graPnsi, and fec fshOm Of rop>
alec The kindest irSnd person has In travelling over
Me- prairie here, Ia some Of winds the prairie
grAss. BY boidrg tight TO he AVOID being blown
sway. considered Dy good isdges 10 he docidedy
on upe Let Of June next al over thls star rpsnrcd
country Of ours, deputy msrshAls taxing the
csusus MS comfortable job Ia the de1asly populated
ssa,es but q here ceputy mus, be half Indian
and The o.her part male. In hundreds Of miles travel,
exosplng rowing hands a. Indians he viii no: nud, pro
BAH twenty white AZ stsee stations and
ranches he w fnn % course, and he makes the
rfp the Utah noe and gets robbed or unvhps
~ Indians he may feet thankfu Our popular Marshal.
william A wcs,, prersrns Tor careful and accurate
enumeraiion of hs entire district He IN West
somewhere, snr~ged IN some cncia du'i,s lie 10 .
prompt hishul aud eKoelsnt odocr
Governor = ". Black n shs~nt. believe ~ washing.
tnn, and expects IN be At the Charlcron Convenuon.
wherever goes he carries with him the kndc~t wishes
81 tho people of NEBRASKA The oontssted seat n Con
gress THIS Territory 10 have "dri~d Hon
Ftabrook, the sitting member has the interest Of The
TervtJry heart have rot the least doub, but for
the mileage which the contestsni Samuel G.. Daily
p~e,s, there would be contest made
Tie Missouri river quite low yet, and freFbir from
~ ious erorhitsnt, being about 81 - 100
lss Our parsons should pray for more water and les
freghi prices