The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-07-25

ling you again and ask your serious at
ton to what may follow. 1t seems Oh
and more experienced men than myS
have expressed an opinion through y
columns that the mines throughout
whole range of mountains are very 4
and thereby encourage their families at hd
as we'll as hundreds of others to migrj
Now, Col, although am yet verdafiV
unsophistocated and the like, and wha
might be said at this stage Of the gam.
prove futile, yet cannot with my pres
feelings refrain from offering few RENT
on this all absorbing topic. Ahem! A
leaving Denver May 7, we experience
rough and rugged transit to the "depres9
in the mountains" and thence to the d
Tarryall diggins where we found Fales,
mis-, Brooks, Myers & Co., hard at w61
prospecting the hills, while Rogers, in Coz
pany with many others, were over til
Snowy Range on similar business. Gu
party set to work in real earnest, and Will
high hopes. After travelling about for tw,
weeks, sinking shafts, and tunneling noun
tains we became satisfied with the truthful
ness of the adage, "all is not gold that gilt
tcrs." We could get good prospects in th'
park, Containing at least one hundret
thousand acres, beautiful little s'depres
sion" and about Tarryall near the surface
but the deeper We went the more apparep|
became the scarcity of dust. In the M
time Rogers & Co. had abandoned
tunnel, not having seen the color. III
favorable reports from the Blue and A
sas, part of us set out for the latter
again were obliged to climb precipiV
mountains, ford angry waters, besides
during the modification of dealing with
baulky horse, one of Fales' Screw driYl
by name. Very significant. l had
extreme pleasure of making an ouI
application of wild cherry, just benin
ear, which very naturally made the q
feel humble, for falling on his kn1
seeming to beg pardon, we allowed
arise, proceed on his journey and
danger
Reached California Gulch in due
and agreeable to long established
shouldered pick, shovel and pan fol
through the adjacent cliffs. In cor
with party from Chicago we dug a
100 feet long, six wide and ten deep, s1
our extreme delight we struck bed
where we found large deposits Of blue
Satisfied Worshipful'' we left for
where else. As good luck always at
the inquiring mind we fell in with
Lampson called id Missourian,
presume he had forgotten his other M
and by playing the thing fine we cpurchl
No. 50 FOR moderate promise to pay, wa
Hunting, Lampson and myself commenced
labor with a determination unparalellc
BY the way, Col, strangers tell me I pfN
side over long handled shovel with gIG
deal of dignity which makes me fee
and pitch in. Three weeks passes
we became perfectly blue, yes,
transparent, and while we were sea
our past history we thought of our
boy days and of the lines, "If at ffl
don't succeed &c, and We simultane
resolved to strike pay dirt or bust!
Wednesday, June 90, Hunting says
an auspicious day in the Blouse Of BEN
min" (Huntting,) for fourteen feet dow
we found gravel. Thursday we run TdI
and cleared $50, 90, Friday 800, SATURDAY
$3.50 and TO- day feel like singing triumphant
Zion &C. Now Col. for the conclusion
founded on correct premises. A westeru
editor would argue as follows, provided We
have GO days work you have only to solve
an arithmetical problem. The first tern,
SO, common difference so, number of terms
60, to find the last term and sum of al
the terms. This is correct Of course, and
if any one wishes to know how much we
are worth, solve the above, deduct $500
per day expenses, and they have our ne'
aoeight.
The man who can't work the proposition
or don't believe the yarn, better stay ai
home. have no doubt gold exists in large
quantities in some localities, but will ven,
ture to stake my reputation as good guess,
er that this whole gulch, and it's the best
yet discovered in the mountains, will not
average $500 per day to the hand, although
some claims yield from one to seven hn1
dred per day. Where one man makes goa
pay, hundreds are bankrupt and are ste
peding towards home. In the gulch
probably 1000 people, one half at work, u
balance lying on their oars Nearly evd
week we hear of stampede for some ne
discovery, but learn the last one proved
a sell. For instance, some one (woman like)
knows of good thing, tells his friend, with
the strict injunction to keep it confidential,
but he has near friend to whom he relates
the story, and in three days it is whispered
slyly among perhaps fifty Twelve o'clock
at night comes and they pull out for some
where, when it becomes manifest the knotc-
ing ones have played game similar to Snipe
hunting, on the balance.
The most Of the Tarryall diggings are
abandoned. Buck-skin Joe's gulch proved
a rascally sell. Iowa and Frying pan gulches
don't amt to shucks, while the gulches over
the Snowy Range cannot be thoroughly pros.
pected on account of snow Mary Blame
was here to.day, and old Mr.. Uibbard is on
his way over, lyman Mckinney also came
along much to our surprise. Fales, Ennis,
and Jesse have been at work by the day
at So, so, during the week, while Rogers
with his mule is prospecting the mountains
with his eye.
Some people suffer more in these noun.
tain regions than others. We hear of In
dian depradations, mountain lions, and
grizzly bears besides, terrible bear storys,
but as yet have experienced no difficulty in
getting along nicely.
Next week, Fales, Rogers and Ennis 60
over the range to McNulty's gulch and
think they have a good claim there. They
bought on this gulch and sold again the
same week. Made $500, and get their pay
after the purchaser takes out S2,000.!'
All We want at present is mule and a
homo stake. Enclosed is sample from
our diggings, which you may put in your
porte-monic, as the result Of industry, to
offset Harding's "John Brown" the result
Of Northern Fanaticism. Hurrah for Lin
coin! over towards Bigelows.
Truly, yours,
DANIEL.
p. S.-If our Order is good at the
Broad Guagc" for a basket Of Champagne,
why, Wade in!
HUNTING, LAMPSON & FRASER.
H-Thcrc is a man down East, who has
lived so long on corn bread that his hair has
turned to silk, like that which grows on the