Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1860-11-28
Letter from P likes Peak.

Etf7 DVANtrALL1 a. = ''ePt'T -otur loOO.
DEAR BRoruRR. =Ttisa long time since
| have heard from you or received letr
ter. Perhaps you are little surprised 10
find my letter dated here. We come out
here last May, in our own conveyance =
One important object | had IN view in
coming here. was the cure of my wife's
Asthms which has been thoroughly ac-
complished She has not had it at all
since we come on the plains. Her health
has been good with the exception of se-
we're attach OF dysentery, from which she
has entirely recovered. .--------
My o%n health rs good, i have been
over FIVE .eks in the mountains hunt
ing gold mines, but with poor success |
have three Silver mine claims, which l
think will make me independent in two
or .hree years. / now practice my pro-
fession, and shall continue till SPRING
We have discovered during the past SUM
mer, the most extensive anG. richest de-
posts OF Sulphuret of Silver aud aurifer-
Gus gdena in tho known world The
principle mines are from seventy TO q
hundred miles Southwest from here--
West of the South Park, The will not
he much worked till next Summer, tt ere
has rot boon much noise about il, the old
pioneers here have not Sog6otlen the re.
suit of the fuss about the gold discoveries
of 1850 but it is the opinion OF the
best Judges that this country has more
valuable minerals than California el er
had, Mr.. Brack ct is about starting 10 Phil
adelpha to the Mint, with samples of the
ore to get it smelted, and learn the best
process for ex tracing the metal. -
The gold mines are yielding well this
season, especially the Quartz Mills are
doing a large business. There arc over
two hundred in active operation. ori .,.
!, This is Very healthy country, and IS
pretty good farming Countrywide river
bott oins cant be beat. We have in tais
City about five thousand inhabitants. a
good Presbyterian Congregation, under
the care Of Rev, DR.. Rankin, Of Buffalo,
New York, two Methodist, and one Epis-
eopal Church two Schools, and yery
fair show Of nice folks, besides any guam
tity Of gamblers and rufiians. .. Own
ri We have within, from Is to 100
miles six or eight thriving mining towns,
some containing all the elements of nice
towns. The names of some OF them are
Golden CITY," Mountain City," Gold
en- Gate" Mount Vernon" "Brecken
ridge" Tarryall," +" and Colorado City,
beside numerous small towns. The houses
are mostly built of brick ard the more
common are frame, and some of hewed
legs. t'.... ...- ... o. .r.
The price of living is very high. Board
and lodging. ten dollars per week, Pota-
toes or 10 cents per pound, and every
thing is governed in price by the price in
the States, with the addition Of ten cents
per pound for freight. ..H. r,r-..- -..
! The prices for professional service and
labor are treble that in the States, ....,
We have all sorts of Mechanics and
Machinery needed, and al, abundance Of
goods and provisions. II is good thing
TO have but small family here, i
The greater part Of laborins men board
themselves, and many o, the professional
men adopt the same for economy, Many
live in lents-a very good way in Sum.
mer. io -t. a-, r.--r t.g ---r- o,uo.v.
You wonder, perhaps, why, ! did not
write TO you tefore The reason was,
because could not write anything defnr
ite, did not know whether Ishould stay
or what should do, and /. could not
write any thing definite aoout the country
until ! had been here three or four
months. sr, o,,-- n .-,,t ..-,,a,... .-.-.,
4 could not, as some have done, come
here and know all about it in a week,
and 60 home disgpsted; but firmly be-
lieve it,ore Of the best places for the right
kind Of men TO make money, but very
few get very richin one season. and those
who do not get discouraged, are general
ly making money-some very rapidly
Iiany one wishes to know more partic-
ularly about this country, let them write
TO me, and Twill give them any informa-
tion in my power. .. a...r.. lr-rfs
You may make what disposition Of this
letter you please fit WILDE interesting
to my old friends there publish il. sa, -Dl
,...r.ey edf a.ro VIM. P. HILLS, Il