The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-25
OUR CENTRAL GOLD REGION.
Map Of the Pixies Peak Mining
Districts.
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History Of the Gold Discovery and
Of the Operations Of the
Last 1--WE Years.
Description Of the Mines---Quartz
Mines and Piacers.
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The Rocky Mountain Gold
Crop of 1S59-6O.
DEVELOPMENT Of Towns-.-Trade-.-
Social and Political Life.
Denver City, Golden City, Boulder
City and Colorado City.
CLIMATE AND AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES,
&c.. &C., 60.
Description of the MineS---Quartz
Mines and PiacerS.
The Rocky Mountain Gold
Crop of 1S59-6O.
Development Of Towns-..Trade-.-
Social and Political Life.
Denver City, Golden City, Boulder
City and Colorado City.
CLIMATE AND AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES,
TO-. &C., 60.
Our Denver City Correspondence.

&C., &C., 90.
Our Denver City Correspondence.
DENVER Cry August l, 1850
TIE Part and Present Of tic Pixies Peak Gold Regions.
Aithoush nearly years have already elapsed since
the the existence OF precious metals in the Rocky
Mountains first became known ncoberent aad incomplete
information conveyed in sporadic newspaper ccrrespou
deuce only has thus far reached The public Of the East in
regard 70 newly opened Dorado The suooined con-
pilston Of all the relation 70 Its discovery and
subsequent development, together with detailed dc
SCRIP Of and towns, climate aud agricultural
resources may therefore not prove welcome TO the
readers OF the HERALD certainly the most conpre
account OF the past and present Of
The Peak gold regions published 10 any Eastern
jourpAi-
t-MsroRY or Tx DISCOVERY AND GRADUAL DEVELOPMENT
OF TIKI GOLD MINES
The eastern and slopes Of the Rocky Mountains
have theatre Of the exploits Of iso American ex
pores hunters since the latter part Of the
last century But although mineral treasures found
by them various portions OF the present territory OF
New Mexico 1t does appear that either gold or any
Other precious minerals discovered north Of the
beadvAters Of the Arkansas river until very recent
date IL true, vague rumors and hearsay tales have
from xi times, nourished belief in rather thsn
sprs ledge Of the prevalence Of gold 10 the
Dorthsry part of raoges Of the Rocky dou ltans
snnng the migratory inhabitants Of the far West.
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a. summer o. isss marry o, vu.runr.r a.c,ayl TAI,
nm, arm. srsp ,,..cs or o.sr,x neg s,sdaed witt
. IA -, an. ,.nL. 81 IN. Zach. 4. popare xsstern a.
kirAry CT Platte In 1sss hunting petition
OF members Of the same Tribe resulted a similar dis
cov-ry ~ tho vicinity Neither the original
Subsequent dscoveers made, however, any attempt at
.~,.,.rna,,c ,,os,.,,.g mr. mining
,,. ,rrn ~ Tho Indian tertiary thcv freely rcla
I'd ,h,, adventure The pews having reached some for
mr rs,oeps Of the Georgia gold regions who bad settled
a. a. ,,.a.o,,, o,,,.r =, .s accommodated b, than,
=, $50. a., mr. ,a,,,o s,.,s Amooy others II xas
,s.rna nv recn Russe pow known An the discver.r OF
The 40 called "Russe's digrngsu He CONCLUDED at oace
40 v,., the repu,ed gold country Adverse circumstances
nrrveused however his departure until the spring of
ls5s when he undertook to Journey over the Arkansas
routA In COMPANY with his two brothers and large
,p~rs, a practical Georgia miners.
During the spriug Of 1885, Fall Leaf Delaware Indian
a,o~re in the Kansas 10 ~n Of IA~rence with small
,u.p,itr of scale xod which he claimed 10 have ,unl
while hunting on the sources Of the south Platte His
stow forth sth produced excitement aud caused the or
,~,,,.,,oo and de..rtnre for aPkes p.ak,t of nuue
ro Marty In the month of june They reached e base
n the Peak in the latter part of July and the
~,r,ous streams taat wash H. Not fading nowcy IT,
o 40 encouraging character they taned south
~srd ou, 90 hearus the news Of the presence of Green
Ruses party In the south Platte country retrced thsr
seus and TOOK up camping grounds near the
fuun,so Of the south Platte aad Cherry crock
Green Russell mis- followers had followed up 10 the
pesniime the south Pate 70 ~ sources south
PAX enpore several u iss Tributaries and unormly
found ecaS but not In such quantities would bave jas
e,aea pros acted operations Aner an excursion in a
oor'herp direction w The base Of the Black Hills the rr
n.na PARTY joined the Lawrence company in their
camp on the south Platte the present. site Of Denver
uy
ME was In September shortly Afterwards Ia
dian traders moved goods and cnattes 10 LETT
p~nl Of cherry creek imme iiatsy below It's mouth and
were Joined by the Lawrence and Georgia gold hautes
me news Of the departure OF several expeditions In
eeTo OF so'a "oos 'pe o~Se !" Aaa " '"e ""A' mum
tsns made profound sensation In me hsso1ri river
an. and An the mooths OF cptem per and Ostober the
...... ,s ,...x az, no..r,a ,n.n,rss, ne mo am
Dr'pfns nie'ef ns' oooA"e "S""o7' w N' 0"
Tor the supposed neg Doraio OF Numerous par
t,e rom Kansas CITY, Leaveu WORTH So Joseph, Atcn
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epu, Ncofssas 1iV, o"aoA anu oou"0" n'u"' y" '"0'
arrival Cherry creek they mostly commenced usniod
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deAy. Bot hthoush 'ne '0oo' was ''''e1i As '"o
mining phr<se runs their experience speediy oonnrmei
a., "A mar prco.r soys y,x,ba paytax deposits VI
So I, - a. = :, A.. -.
gold wese bo' W W 'S'seu 'V' ~ WV 0 " ~ ~
Gains but IN toe m"uuiains themselves lmpeuerso'e
= - a. ,,r,,n sad 10 pesope gor many m ,ntns
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