The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-25

we're tor p'n acted gold hunt IN the mountains the
seeming certaiuy Of such produced despondeacy
aid even DESPAIR regular panic and stampede finally
cnsu-o anu for long while the exodus confirms in such
proportions as 10 promise the entire abandonment OF the
country in few oass.
Provideuce, however, had 6screed II otherwise On
The l4'h Of May John Gregory the three brothers
IoItician), and several others, while prospecting
along the North Fork OF yasquez Arar creek, had
their attention attracted by streaks Of quartz extending
the mountains that bordered the valley rney
opened Oi the VEINS ami after wing rock
the depth Of several feet struck cavity containing
drt ike substance, pan fu OF winch yielded four dol
lars beng washed In view OF this startling fact they
could well exciaim, eureka Eureka !" aud the ecno
they elected from the Of gold hunters that were
like themselves ripping open the mountsns IN quest 81
eo did not fail 10 prove that the impo lance Of their
dscoverytne turning point in the history OF th, de-
velopement OF the gold fields Of the Rocky Mount1ios
recognized In less than three weeks after
,aeir luck, strike least ave thousand human oeugs
had crowded With wagons and craft animals into
Thea cstortn known AS "Gregory's Dggings" Pros
pectg holes we're dug everywhere The quartz vei0s,
thai fairly checker the s6es and summlts the
VI that vicinity opened by the dozen suices
appeared all points OF the marrow valley tents aud
pne huis literally dotted the mining ground. In short
tbs peculiar stir and hustle Of gud muiug COMMUNITY
mace themselves quickly felt in the very heart Of the
Rocky Mountains
OF the Thousands that had crammed into the Gregory
guch up TO the latter para Of June, bu, few
reaiized their expectations The truth was, u It Of the
innumvTabe quartz beds Of the Gregory dg ngs, only
u all number contained quartz III adva aced state
OF decomposition To render success, b. the simple
process OF paDIsng and sucng, possible. Tue preva-
lepce Of quartz fully decomposed To al ow the sepa
Of gou without the AID Of machinery pecu-
iarity OF han dozen leads eiy The lers OF these
made enormous wages, while those tina encountered
nothing but the sod Stubborn primitive rock, did not
secure enough TO pay tor the sharpening OF tho picks
most Of the uniucSy gold hunters IN tired of their
fruitless struggles with the un, eling rock the
they had opehcd ano being 10th to try their picks aud
sbUves il other ches " leave the Gregory
niges and reiur 10 the states.
Durpg latter part OF June and the entire month OF
July erowo OF aseasted gold seekers passed daily
Through beaver on their way 10 the Missouri river.
all Of the unsuccessful joined In the retro
grade movements Many, perceivIng tho senseessness
leaving She country after the trial OF few days
weeks Only. Determined 70 prospsst the mountains and
gucbes adjoining the Gregory mines Green Russell led
the van ana after few days prospecting struck placer
10 q guch, ABOUT three miles soatb oi Gregorys Hun
dreds VI rospccieIs gradually followed rs exa nplc and
the guich 10 which he Lad nrst found gold uamed
after hun, ana tdat, With all other valleys, ravnes des,
gla1es, gIeIs &c, &c, extending south and west Of
6iegorys and covering area oil perhaps ten square
mii.s, be anne t1e fields OF the aoors OF miners and
oay shed better evidence OF the nera wealth y.
the Rocky .our iains
The immigrants tina, had left the States, in coase-
quence OF the oi the discovery vi the Gregory Gig
gpgs and arrived IN the goi regions July and August
nearly all repaired to the region ID towar.s the
Close the m.uilg thousands haa found lucrative
,npio, meat sithin 1t, while b few hundred rcmsin
Cd the Gregory mines eDgagoa Ia ssuiclnR whatever
puyerised COLO bearing quartz they were able to OBTAIN
from the more favored beds.
Reference has already been made 10 the fact that Ia
The month OF Apru many prospccefs hal ventured W
Essquez FORK or Arar Greek, aud St Vrains FORK or
Boulder creeS and dscovercd gold IN the banks and beds
Of streams simultaneously with Grcgorye strike
placers indeed, upsned at various poius along the
south fork Of Nasque2 AraI creek. These mines be-
severally known as Jaekson's, the Spanish Chi
csgo Clion aud Other degnss They situated FROM
sx TO len male. s..e . G!.gDry Daring Inc ssaerai
Old mining ground and continued working 10 the close
OF the season
Tue oilglugs opened in the early spring ST. vrans
h ucci creek, aud several OF ito branches ksd
by bit united number OF miners during the last
The pace - were Of a s;anty description, GLd
the quartz VEINS discovered IN the sam.
fiierO not
be made available iOr want oi macuinsry The last men
toueu oggsgs are nom niseen ~ twenty five miles north
O. Grvgt and about twenty miles south OF this base
VI Long Peak.
Durnf month OF July parties OF more than ordi.
taer prospecting expeditions tho very Of
highesi pAge. aud passed western slope,
~ spite the slaughter of Several sragsers by lurking
Over the TAD OF Green rivor they continued
In southerly direction, rocrossod the dividing raags,
Gsaly a.sccudd iuto south Park. There the
beau waters a the south Platte they found traces OF god
ssked Oh slanls aud commeneed mining IN regular style
Parties despatched " Denver for supplies having made
this discovery known, the exciting news rapidly
disseminated throughout the sottncnts on the Iaias,
ano the old diggings. rbouSesas hurried 70 the
mining ground, po.nlng dauneo by the
tain journey o; hundred miee But oh their arrival
they found that the accounts which had led them ~
dernso tic "Trip were mostly gross exaggeraiions
few appeared be doing well, out the maj Jrity
stl cbng for and had already found gold As
usual exuay agant expectations gave way 10
ted desfondency and large numbers left 10
disgust. Many remained, nevertheless, and gradually
managed TO DO well Mining Was Continued m the south
Park, or iarryau diRgiDgs, until late in tue fat
From the south rarx many Of the disappointed gold
buffers saIlisd forth prospeetng They crossed tne
range dividing the waters Of the South Platte
nm tbose u the Colorado OF the West, add,
alter jouneying and prospecting for some time,
oo!slnrd the color" On one Of the branches
uIy Grand Of the tso main branches OF the
Corsno OF the West Mining operations were forthwi'h
adequacy Of the suppy u TOOLS provIsons, &c &c. Bat
tbese Drawbacks were Soon removed In oto0er several
sinas .tas.ed 20 70 100 @iles SOUTHWEST Of beaver
During the summer thu impression prevailed Ia the
gold reyns that The supposed rzor Of the climate would
bring the mining seaann 10 cose early september.
Contrary ~ expectation tbs weather continued, h9wever
surpfsingJ mid during tho entire fail With the excep
tun Of FEW sturmy days and fats OF aafa-
ton A regular Indian delighted the miners
until late In Novrmocr. On the s,h 81 December cold
map Of Arctic get r sua from that day placer
digging al icast abandoned.
In October the iners commenced embarking for their
ola ID Tie East where they anxvus to speed
the winter. The travel towards the states steadily IA
creased the advanced, AID the ist u No
vcrber of the I've tbourand miners toat rk 10
the u.uriaus TIC lst of September but about two
o. lhcre many rcircstcd tho durins No
vep'ber Qoie number, neverfhe-e, ecottusf IN the
both on The eastern and western slope during The
e..tfe winter.
The Communication between the Gregory and adjoining
mines ard the settlements at the base OF the 7untaius,
al time interrupted diving the past W1tcr nor
the sther IN the mountains ever so rigorous a. TO
b,tonie source OF hardship
i ~
nsgurs aowever were 81 frou all inter With
the mih and towns o the saps fnr many weeks,
~ stsqucnce Of The dep SHOWS OF ire dlvding ran es
Foo tuLLtsy, they had been aiiorx enough 10 lay 10
ibis raj supply uf provisions AMI er-ct comfortable log
houses they od suffer b, their ISOLATION In
he way VI rbbg hardly ans thing done curing the
winter Ia toe South Park and on the Bar.
In the nDss Of tue Esttrn slope tue arrival and cree
ton IN Ucicbw and NOvefn or II three Steam quartz
mills Cl.sed coatinpstisu 81 quaIsz quar- log shes
ever To condition of tue weather pes mittcd H. Tue
fuile proved ho~ever very rSstsfecory ard nys OF
the had b. piled M unused ~ expectation Of the
arrival Of additional ones "a the sprlrg.
Both IN the to~ and mines the sntc~ of $4,000 vas
whied way by the uhsbissns as best they could me
miners PARTICULARLY impatient OF TINS Y voluntary
dlenees aud cagf~iy awansd the rcappea nee % the
warm sssop Bot although the weather was air during
Deosber, January and February. the mouths VI Msrcn
spd April brought unpropitous ncqusncy ot cold
winds and src~ falls, which rendered esrl- reslmp
ton Of min NJ operations mpoesb's " wa indeed not
until late IN NAY that minine confaenced being carried
Oh by CITE ard starts the Es-tern SLOPE, while on
the Western, had 10 contrtt thescvcs without
work even until the h,st day OF June.
late In April quite an excitement, produced by the
tloh uat1 n th.s Ar