The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-29

TO investigate the matter or 70 arrest Harrison e s
generally considered 70 be Justned IN the shooting.
There have been I've hundred CITY Lots oA-e Gale AZ
puoc auction for the past few days by parties owning
original interests in this city and addition the Platte
Just below the city, Bidding was extremely dull and very
little competition the lots being outside los-none
than three squares OF business streets. Terms cash
Prices ranged AT from 80 10 $50 per lot some Of the lots
sdered, the lots sold at a fair price more to the
profit OF the seller than the buyer Business improves
but te for the best Of reasons there is little or
ney to DO business with. Everybody is in debt nearly
and very little prospect Of getting out OF debt soon
The news from the mines is very meagre. No doubt
there fortune in store for who shall invent
some machinery which will successfully work the quartz
and save the gold To my mind the stamps of our mills
40 not properly crush the quartz When the stamp falls
~ FORCES out with the water large of quartz
through the screen which cot half crushed In the
pace all the patent amalgama.ors in the mountains
cears a 81 thsy 90 not save the gold At all s
wnch binders all processes tried here yet from saving the
god There not the least doubt but that there iron ,oa
large event mixed with the gold through all these leads
and zen found among the guch gold The guch gold
the vicn ~ OF Gregores has black rusty
seSaesy very Od nn, YAs Blue Q, "a
coveries If fabulous wealth the western Slope one
hundred miles from Gaifornia guleh; but have
liable information in regard to H. is generally ex-
pected here that the richest mines win DO discovered on
the western slope Of the The prospecting parte
not much there. Splendid fishing, hunting ard beaut
ul scenery but they did not End the ncedfui Of which
they were in pursuit
complain Of the little attention given TO working
the Mines and the general rush to get trading
house or saloon business which, in my humble |
opinion, speaks but poorly for the wealth of the
this vicinity, particularly the guches One thing
tain all cannot keep saloons and boarding houses usea
there immense wealth coming out Of the mines Oh
hands Of the few who at work. Times reported
rather hard and dull since the emigration has stopped
going into the mines there.
One word 10 regard to correspondents here who \
either corresponding 70 their friendsor to papers
where they are known. We see by almost every mail |
which reaches letters marked and headed ReliAble
News from Pixies Peak published In st. Louis and Chicago
papers, giving the amount Of the population OF this city,
the number Of buildings amount OF business &c, which
are greatly exaggerated, and wholly false. What
their aim may be thus missating am unable to
say. The only reason imaginable is Of them !
told me, that il would cause large immigration, and
then the poor would become discouraged and sell
out cheap to return thus making markcs prices low
and money plenty in the country appears TO be plan
to get emgrants into their power to fleece them. would
not have mentioned it, but having received letters from
the States nquring the why my letters not
as favorable as others, only answer, do not write |
what is common rumor without foundation for belief |
as facts, but only such known to be facts;
say that business s brisk because expect be
after while but cndeavor TO get at the facts the date
of writing do not imagine the columns Of any paper
would be benefited by publication Of what all may
glance letter drawn from the fertile Imagination
Of some correspondent, and no foundation in fact.