Nebraska advertiser., 1861-03-28

Correspondence from the Mines.
GoLDEB CRY, March 9th 1861.
DEAR FURsAs:
Having an opportunity Of sending this
direct TO you | embrace il with the Ger.
tainty Of its being received 10 due time,
which is not always the fate Of CORES
~PoBdence passing through tie pOnderOus
machinery Of "Uncie SANS maiI SER
vice.
] have pothing IF interest 70 write, and
hardly know where 10 m telling
what little / have to say. Everything
here and in Denver is excessively dull.
Business is at a standsnIl, and with the
exception Of saving an occasional load
Of wood, work is not to be had on any
terms. Many are working for their board
and some who are receiving wages do not
get enough to cloth them. However, all
are looking forward to the opening Of
spring for brighter prospects and better
times; but depend more for this result
upon the coming emigration than the
gold mines.
A small bar in the old bed Of Clear
Creel, about four miles above Golden
City, has been struck lately, which pays
largely. -Four claims. taken up by the
discoveries contained tie whole streak,
one Of which is now being worked at an
average Of $40 per day to three hands.
Much excitement prevailed throughout
this region, when the discovery became
known, and some hundred or two persons
-:-:.~S H. .~-~~, -~aAivus ~ sSUutv ViaimS
or prospects for dIggings equally as rich
IN the vicinity; but with the exception of
the four claims spoken Of above, nothing
was found to pay for working. Some
quartz leads were discovered some two
miles above, but have not been tested as
TO their richness.
A gentlemen in the mountains has dis
covered a method of saving the gold con.
tanned in the pyrises Of iron which will
prove exceeding valuable TO quartz min
ers. He keeps it a profound secret at
present, but the result of its working is
truly astonishing. A cord Of the pyriles
were run through a crusher and only S44
taken out. He then took a pan of the
tailings and subjected it to his chemical
process three times. The first washing
yielded in found numbers Sl3; the Sec
ond-S9, and the third S4, making some
S26 from n pan Of dirt. This is vouch-
ed for by persons of undeniable veracity.
and is beyond doubt true.
The weather here is decidedly more
unpleasant; just now than it has been any
time daring the whole fall or winter
The winds have got On a general ''high"
and throw themselves and objects not
anchored to the ground, around with a
perfect looseness, Isolated buildings. all
through the city are strongly propped by
poles firmly set into the ground, which is
not always sufficient to prevent the fall
of that house" Your correspondent not
long since hung his only extra "linen"
outside of the house for the purpose of
"freezing OUT" and was much distress
sed to discover the next morning that that
necessary article of wearing apparel was
hopelessiy non est. Several days there
after, inwardly cursing the thieyish pro.
pensities Of his neighbors, he mounted
the roof Of the domicil for the purpose
of brushing away the accumulated snow
therefrom, ard with pleasurable surprise
discovered the missing garment, held by
a projecting nail, which ha3 fortunately
caught IT, ~, csll 3gaa
will try and keep you posted, as re-
CARDS this country, but cannot promise to
write every week There is so little doing
now that it is impossible to gel enough
interesting items to Gil a letter; but
| will write as often as anything of note
transpires. alH5#s .iE
Vorrs HIIET