The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-01-10
LETTER FROM THE GOLD REGIONS.

politics have too, thought perhaps it
would be interesting to some Of your
readers to know how matters are going
on here. We have had some very cold
weather and six inches of snow, which
made fine sleighiug for the bloods Of this
city. For'the last three days We have
had fine Spring weather, end to-day there
is very little snow to be seen in the val.
ley, but the mountains ok grand, more
especially after night. We can see the
Peaks and Snowy Range by moonlight,
in all their grandeur, nevertheless they
are forty to fifty miles off. 1t is aston.
isbing how far one can see up here. We
can almost see the great secession of the
South, aud l really believe have seen a
Republican postmaster, but must have
been mistaken for one would be curios-
ity indeed-but only think We are to have
such being next March poor old BoL).
We received the election news here on
the 10th inst, by Pony Express, and
on the llth we heard of the South going
to raise Ned But as we are out of
America, We don't feel much sheered
We have VS. every day from the diff
ferent mines-some Of which | shall give
for this reason: my old friends from Tip
ton pronounced Pixies Peak all hum
bug. Now they were sincere in what
they said, for at the time they left here
the owners of quartz mills had not learn.
ed how to work their mills so as to save
the gold, and great many were pound
ing wall rock, for weeks, they not know.
ing the difference between quartz and
wall rock, aud some even put ounces of
dust in the mill and run 36 to y hours,
and when they cleared up they had nary
red, showing at once that i, was the fault
of the mills Mr.. A. McPhadden has
just returned from Georgia Gulch, where
he is mining, and reports prospects good
About two hundred men are still there,
prepared to spend the winter. The
weather is mild aud the snow only about
SIX inches deep. Most of the mining
no done is in drifts and excellent yields
of gold are obtained
There is full wlater uppy Of pro-
vision for all at present in The country.
but Mr.. McPhadden thinks t. ere will be
IA large influx Of population before spring,
when provisions will become scarce. -
There is a large quantity of -four at Tar
ryall, on this side Of the Snowy Range
He found very little snow in the park or
this side until he reached the lower eros
sing of the South Platte, and froa there
in.
The fall Of snow has been much great
er here than anywhere towards o. in the
Western or Southern mines The lates,
news from Nevada is, that the snow is
ten inches deep weather warm and
pie sant-thermometer 100 below zero
on the 10Th ult, but it didn't feel as
cold as in the States at that figure.
Some of the mills are running from Gulch
and we'll water, and are doing well -
Great numbers Of miners are at work
upon their claims and will continue to
get out quartz nearly all through the
winter Provisions being plenty and
comparatively cheap the miners will
make good headway. The supp y of good
paying quartz is not equal to the demand
for the mills, but large quantity will be
accumulated during the winter mouths.
The Boulder mines are not as good as
supposed but still the Horsefall lead paws
we'll
Great numbers went to New Mexico
and report back very encouraging news {;
there will be very large emigration
there in the spring.
Our silver mines are still the all
sorbing topic of the day, and | confident
ly believe that tons of the ore will be got
out next summer, if smelling furnaces
can be put in operation.
There is still large trains due from the
States and Salt Lake, which will swell the
flour to not less than GO, 600 sacks, which
is now selling at 50 80 to Sl2. 80 per
sacks. Best American, St. Louis brands.
bring sl2 to sl2 80: Sal. Lake, SO. 80
to $40. Corn, s. per 100 lbs. Meal
9 to lOc. Beans, 6 to s. Bacon. 80
and 30. Sugar, % to 25c. Coffee, 35.
Fresh beef, 6 and Sc. Veal, vennison,
mutton, elk, and antelope, 8 and 10 -
Mountain trout, 30 to 40 cents per lb. -
Butter, 30c for firkiu, SO to go for fresh
Eggs, 90 to 60 per doz Fresh pork,
30 and 35c. Green ap oles, Sis and $50
per Dbl. And this day, there was sold
at auction, one briude cat, for sesen
dollars $50 tell the boys to bring along
load Of cats)
The following isa report Of the Denver
Mint and Assay Office, from July 18th,
1860. to Nov. 24th, 1860, by Clark.