, 1860-05-01

Correspondence of tie Picss AID T1.bune,1
DExyEr CTR, April Il, 1870.
Since wrote you lust week, there have de-
oartcd from here to the three main points Of tho
gold regions, to wit: Gregory L Russet's, Tar-
'JaIl l. Blue River, and tie Arkansas OF Chero-
zee diggius, some twenty to forty wagons per +
Day; comprising say 1--WE men 10 each wagon,
principally intending to get up enrly and secure
c1uims mud set themselves at work thereon for
lew months steadily, or until their stores are
eaten up, or the claims prore unsatisfactory.
Many arriving here from tho States 60 from
Dcnrer to Colorsdo City, at the immediate base |
Of Pixies Peak-tbeuce takiug the ues road to [
Tho South Peak and the Blue-others 60 up to |
Gregory's, then if appearances don't suit them,
Us to. getting unoccupied claims, or buying |
claims out at low figures. they cross oyer ria |
Dergen's ranche and take The Bradford or 3it. |
Vernon rosd to Tarryall-thence TO the Blue. Of |
else down Gfty miles Southwest to the Chero-
kee diggiugs, along the head stream Of the Ar
there are now few hundred
altogether scattered along the same for six or
nine miles, prospecting in the river bars and
I'LL over, "nese'cA lney s''a he' h'ou eoo"'
INC sno" III tne ebefokee Ut ar ~
giops is yet few feet deep in places, get
kno" scores o. '"ose "i' nao sa.u P'"ssS
on theis c'a'tas US cooio eas'l} oe "ot.e"' *'e'-
aging s. to per man per day, while they work
ed With paus and rockers. say ofthe whole day.
About hundred men or more are at work 10
the Tarryasi or Graball district, and some who
4 =. IL,
., x.,.,, ....;.. - th,o. :,
ont WIN rocAers' auo ea'al pas'ee u tnfee ~
slx, With slnce boxes, averaging $40 per man
per DAY; some do double this, while others
main n,1v :. 9; and ec o,ct ma, dav m
Wy ~ ~ N1 w 1:1 =: ~ '
thelr euleh CLAIMS near IafrTaA ID consequence
Of the remaining frost in the ground, and snow
and ire in narts nj tha streams. From Greha))
=. 49, ~, .-..--D- s:...,..a
~ tns o'oe' oseF 'ne o"o"y naoge' o's'"oee
OF fourteen miles acsoss. some are no" passing
aud rcpassiDg, without snow shoes, but having
r. ,,,.t, ~, t1,oir h,c.e +b.;r c,otb;no ,rd orrt
-
TN the b'ac f1ser there are nearly hundred
men nt work about four miles up the stream
md !, 5;at,:cts sc,t+ared Ill oxar nm i;t,la
49, - >. s~1
Streams aud tributaries "ish'h fau1us Of teh
miles, aud most Of the niners are making very
bio xEapes. that il. ao-,,e s;, snme t,yelve. and
ZONE o1ce III while Is h1gh as sixteen r1"en-
II, dollars per man per day, under their present
sa,;ous d;.,dvant,,ea of veatber. ,yater and
~A"'' s'3~ 7 ~. ~ -
uleans oi cona1nun'caI'on ".sn ~. '.ai'es y.
life. In one Of these immediate districts, last
week cou,uany Of sis, with q sort Of q siuice
o,,.-a on,o,,. to,s ~. an In e1s mr. ,,or ,ar
4A4n6e'.e", Ao'~ W. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ - -
each hand They call their place now the Gold
Run district. 4 mile and q hale this way from
l,.... - .,:,a 4Lo u u711;ao;,,,
d;str;st ~ of ,ats and ttrss s1n;cea arp now wort.
iny there. doiu. about the same averages as in
W. co1a p,, 3;e,-,,, RI. N. sco,v and co7d
'ue oo'e ''s4 oA0'1'.' A' 'A~ o N.,,., s
weather in those elevated regions VIII not aa-
nit Of profitable mining there for full month
vet-excent t1,s part;es will c1pose themselves
.nd r;st oe1d ~ rhar,n..;sn, +ve+ i, ,,;n;n.,
alla FlsA co'o I'LL" tneu''0'1SAi ~ D'..'D6
adventures, like good mapy things else, there
a.c those who think
ar mn, ,o,or 1;tt,,.r our ra,us.
M4n'. fof,uutr are sc:ord!ng to lis p.lns"
The "Blue Diygincs" nre situated in q valley
u;a,,. ,,o.. - .,a So pon,,a .na f,-n, ~,
1'5"s "es' - s"o @'Ao 404 A'A
area Of ten to twenty miles wide along the course
Of the Blue River. Doubtless ten to twenty
thous,ra will ha m thosa cronnd, bx t1vo
'no"s'"" VA. " w >o.3
manths or so from no'', and doubtless three out
Of every six will make u handsome thing ont Of
-;c,, .,,,3,, and drr I,,r claims which, t,or
s.sn - ,. ,,s-, san'-a., 49,, o,,s,sd W. s.r.r.,
may nave seeaseo eno ol'eneo' sor several
niles along the Blue River the good claims are
: already taken, ret that makes no difference, Is
by tho lst or JUNG next. which is abput as rarIr
~ .1,a ,ot ,aro an, r.e,v t mi, y, ,,;r
''s the 'l"osse sst ne'e 'Aa ~ .o'. up 'ns"
sleeves to work, there will .probab'y be entire
rovisous OF the mining regulations all orer the
monntains So as 70 give tae nca9s ennsra.l9o
arriving ialr SNOW 10 70 ana eat.sr their S1ia
miners in Tarrysli and the Blue behese that
there can be = and Sl2 per day made by those
who "oik 1hclr CLAIMS, as SOON Us ihe weather
gets little nllder and tue water little warmer
to use III the cradle or S'ulce box. There are
several line appearing Lead or quartz rock
Claims Ill these districts near tue Snowy Range,
but US yet there are no crushers there to operate
IN tLenl. In Grcsory's and Russe1rs and a few
score other gqlches, and digsings of atl classes
and characters Tor h1feen miles I'LL round, there
| are altogether = IT," thousand, pera"ps--soule
Vi them tnne!la4Is quar1yips ont i7en
| quartz ior me Sf'ouer-'some "as3.hg WIN ,as't
pau aHd rocker.so'ne stanasnG ~ tne!r s.a:cs
| boaes-son,e soihE auon. srecu,atsns anu sAi1'
nfng new afFlsa.s' 'nes e.n gee aus at!uue5 y.
Cattle out OF tnem III sxcnange lor cl?,ns tna'
are worthless, or else 9ha' "on1 oe'o' III ''''Rl'
~ those Sellers
! feftal,s : noI a"a5s auI 1es. po.cs - .,s le
fusc bn9 ins ea1lls ~ leIsopA";S uEates ~ uis
section, yet VIC cu1taon az immigrants 70 De
rery slow and cautious II believing wnat they
gre told CT solicited to do for their welfare. OIL
arrival i'll gold regions here. Stay 1e" DAY
lie low--s:y little, hsk iess-look aronun-
watch wl.ieh way things are turning, and alse'
few 'laTs you can better bc prepared 70 aeel'!t
whether to look out 1of cia'm tnete " pros
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