Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1860-06-23
JEFFERSON TERRITORY,


to the new Territory of jefferson, from the
Rocky Mountain News of tie 30'h ult:
The rain and snow had swoo.en the
streams to considerable extent.
En- grants were coming into that place
at the rate Of one thousand day.
Some had stampeied, aud gone back
convinced that gold digging requires work
High winds and storms were experienc
ed almost daily within the Territory.
Several destructive fires had occurred in
the pine forests on the mountains, of one
of which, the news says:
A terrible contiagration swept over the
Gold Hill mining settlement on the Gath
inst. Fire had for some time been raaia o
in the pineries near, and on the atterL DON
OF that day it swept down through the
mines and destroyed everything before il.
OF the b or 40 houses that composed the
village, bat three were left standing. Eve
ry wagon, all the provisions, clothiug,
tools, Nc, were destroyed, the inha bitants
barely escaping with their lives and the
clothes they had on them.
Some goods were thrown into the min.
eral shaft, but the lire reached them there
and destroyed every vestise.
OF the machinery going into the mines
the News adds:
Quartz mills are arriving daily and pass
ing into the mines. Some OF them are
very large. Over thirty are said to be now
on the road, and twice that number will
be ready TO start soon.
All that have arrived so far have gone
into the Mountain City eighborhood, and
very short time will enable miners there
TO realize money from The quartz They have
already taken out.
A correspondent Of the News, writing
from Mountain City, gives the following ::
A new claim has been opened on the
Bobtail lead southwest from the discovery
claim The pay dirt has just been struck
and from two aud bali hours work. two
hundred dollars was taken from one sluce
\ nugget worth thirty dollars was takea
out yesterday, from the Gregory Gulch,
where the Gregory lead crosses it. This
| believe is the largest nugget ever taken
from the gllch.
Dr. Russell took nugget from his claim
yesterday. that weighed SIX and quarter
ounces, and worth something over one
hundred dollars.
The report Of four men having persisted
on the plains in the great storm which &C.
Cured may 18th aud slh, as published in
the Register some time since, is confirmed
by the Neus.
Reports from all the mining districts
continue encouraging, and new districts
are being opened in every direction.
Tho following additional news will be
read with interest:
CLEAR CREEK MINES.
Mr. Il. G. Miles, who has been mining
for some time past near Spanish bar. has
given as some items Of interest from that
neighborhood. About forty men are at
work on Spanish bar, some of them are
barely clearing expenses, while others are
making big wages Six Mexicans, work
ing a claim together, in one day last wer',
took out $3.50, and in half of the succeed.
ing day they obtained $3.50 They can
easily make ST. 90 every day they work, but
like all Mexicans, they prefer to lie idle
at leas, four or five days in the week.
Two Frenchmen Oh the same bar are
averaging SIS per day.
In the vicinity OF tho mouth of Fall
River good prospects have been found
and it is the opinion Of old gold prospec-
ters that as good diggings will be found
there as any in the neighborhood.
The Pollock lead which passes near the
Spanish bar has been as yet but imperfect
ly prospected.
Wire gold has been found in it, and
specimens Of gold taken from i. make
good show Of gold.
On Soda Hill lead was struck on the
10Th inst, that yielded over sll to two
pans of dirt-the first taken out.
The discovery created great excitement
and hundreds rushed to secure claims, but
up to the time Mr.. NJ left, pay dirt had
not been found outside the discovery hole.
Soda Hill is rich in placer diggings, all
over it's summit and sides, and probably its
source has now been found The gold
obtained is coarse, shot gold. aud quite
rough.
On the Illinois bar. NJ. j. Doug herty
the well known comedian is making an
average Of 800 per day, working four
hands He has taken ont as high as $50
in single day. He has about ten feet in
depth Of pay dirt, and very convenient, to
water.