Nebraska advertiser., 1861-03-28

2utES are P&cDtg u stD'
men out here; bas Of what account Is
their strength without a will-without
tia, frmness he characteristic Of man!
Such men have no business ID this cOun-
Try. 1t would be much better for them
10 stay where they came from. In short
for | have already heightened this letter
more than was intended) there IS bat one
great misfortune that / can see that this
country has; that is-it is too near home.
If il was like California, situated in a
part Of the country where emigrants copld
not go and come so easy, the result wop old
be much different. During the first three
or four years after the discovery of gold
here, emigration rushed into il by thou
sands. Such was the case in regard TO
this last season. In California, nearly
all, big and little, great and small, Of
little frmness or much, had to "rOot hog
or die" Such was their only situation;
for toreturn to the States that season was
out of the question. With this country
it is altogether different. If emigrats
start early they car get here in time TO
look around 81 or three weeks, and, if
not suited, can return 10 almost any part
Of the States in time to put in a crop, or
do a seasons work at almost any thing.
Galena Gulch was altogether deserted
last fall. A large number also had been
pauperizing themselves all spring and
summer on the wrong scent, and finally
gave it up, and about two months ago, a
company of Georgia and Hulnbug Gulch
fellows went out there, jumped and or
ganized on it, formed themselves into a
company, and went to work prospecting
in a hole that had already been sunk 10
the bed rock, irst digging on one side 10
the distance of fifteen feet 10 no avail,
and then or the other six feet, when a
four foot streak was struck, hat is esti-
mated 10 be worth fifteen dollars to the
foot.
Blue River-lhe mother of this coun-
try, that last year pursued and put TO
fight so many; that gave so many the
Blues" and empty purses, is now be-
ginning to redeem herself. In the Sec
ond division of Miners District, there
has been a streak struck by the Same mo-
dus operandi as in Galena GIlch, that is
estimated TO be worth six dollars to the
foot.
French Gulch, l see by the papers, is
showing her cOlors very largely. One
of them states that a nugget was taken
out of it that weighed two hundred dol
lars. | happen to be tolerably we'll &C
quainted on that gulch and know there
has never been any such a nugget taken
out Of il. The largest was s~eventy-Rve
dollars, and the next largest ifty-four.
The only companies that have taken out
anything of consequence are the Atchi-
son and Rogers, and they have not taken
out quartz since last fall. There is no
telling what all this tumult will termi-
nate in, as the gulch is not yet complete
ly open.
The largest nugget taken out on this
side of the snowy range, was taken out
of claim No. 5 on Georgia Gulch. 1t
weighed two hundred and eleven penny
weights. and was sold the same day for
two hundred dollars. There was one
other taken out of No. nineteen, tina,
weighed eighty-fve dollars. About two
months ago, Judge Brown took out of
No. one a nugget that weighed one hun
dred and nineteen dollars.
-Four gulches have been discovered
lately in this vicinity-the Union, Rock
Island, Swan Creek, and ebraska-b but
they have not been very we'll prospec-
ted. The following are the assays of The
different silver leads received: Mount
Sterling TO the ton of ore, $500 silver
and gold together, of silver alone 50. 200;
Black Mountain $500; Bates, So, 900;
Quandary, $4,000; California $4,000;
Washington, s. 1000; Powhatlan s., GOO;
Wisconsin 81 500.
Snow n a level will average six feet
in depth. As a sample of the cold wealth
er had here the past winter, quicksilver
congealed in the house. Winter Low ap-
pears to be broken, as the last twelve days
have been very pleasant. Emigrants are
beginning to come in by the hUndreds.
The road over The Range has been kept
open most of the winter.
Yours, JEFF FAvoRITE.
Southern Dissatisfaction.
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