New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-09
GOLD MINING AT PIXIES PEAK.

m 1ss, ontains some statistics concerning but
rs ,nlnovvn rcute through the Rocky Mountains and
,ho ,ola mining regions now developed or developing
or,n The Eastern and Western slopes of the Rocky
Norn,ans between the forty first and thirty eighth
sral,es Of latitude north, and between the one hun
d,ed and 9Th and one hundred and seventh degrees
OF longitude west: A.. ....,oon the
The total population a. nI G% of sss"ds and
Ssyyane the one hundred and fifth and one hundred
end seventh west longitude, Is about 81, inhspl
sants nermapenty located as farmers, MINERS nan
is and traders, or rancheT0s. Upon the olIsIeh'
sreams-tbat ia from Cache La Poudre TO the liuer-
fsno. Greeuhorn and Arkansas, there are now taken
pp for farming alone, more tbsp GOO acres OF aTS
hnd that produce, a1d do already TO some extent,
pcdsee e0sn. sbsat barley potatoes, Oats tgrnips,
superior 6uanfs-baihy and Oats producing from n
70 As bushels per acre; wheat MUCH more.
Az grazing country, the grass excelsip nutrmens and
IN abundance that ofany other pat OF the continent
Timber though scfee In the low Land or prairie coun'
Try, e abundant in the mountains; we have besides,
coal field the eastern slope thirty milee long, that
h. from near 81. Vran River 10 the divide near tho
nine feet thick. Bog iron ore, hematte and magnetic
hon also bound, as well as good clay, aabaser, lime
stone and gypsum in the low foot hills Of the eastern
side Of the mountain range The South Park IRON IT'S
Yreat altitude s one Of the finest grazing meadows OF
Inc world, the Middle Park, beside its gold, silver
and lead nineg, also produces excellent quality OF
coal and superior ls springs. As @ catile-produclng
country has no superior on me Gog Us uaty
and richness The climate Of the South Platte Naieyl
and Of the mountain region, Is mild and regular ana
from its altitude very dry and OF surprising purity
The mining region now embraces an extent OF eoun-
Try about q by Is miles in extent, with population
ofsbout 500; that is, the Clear Greek or Gregorys
mining region. The Arkansas mines have about
2000 Inhabitants; the South Park Mines, ,NO and
che Middle Park or Blue River Mines some 800, who
remain during the Winter which Is not favorable 10
mining in the las. two regions The Boulder MINES,
eome SOC more the Of the population being In the
yaleys aud towns al the foot of mountain range In
Se quartz mining region there are at thus time put nl
and in operation the following number OF quart.
sampinq mills Of different kinds, viz: ~ steam milk
of from to Is stamps each; 81 water mills OF from
10 u stsmpe each; 40 rsstrss or Mexican quartz m'
driven by water oxen, mules or horses; each mill be
ing able 70 produce $75 20 81 100 per day OF re9rec
gold, worth from Sl4 70 el6 Is per ounce. Each
Sastrs from t25 to $50 per day. In the mountains and
and In the valleys there from 30 TO 81 steam and
water sawris, saving from 300 to 6UU feet Of iu1n'
The travei 70 the mountains and the whole mining
on during the year 1860 from the Missouri River 10
calculated to have exceeded WlVVo persons, beside
about 900 wagons and carts with merchandise, cat
tie mules and horses In such numbers as 20 defy COM
putaiion. For the business requirements Of this popu
tation for the transportation Of merchandise and proV
atoms 10 the Incorporating mining region, what easy
sndexpediloab avenues have TO IL The avenue is
wagon read of700 miles from Leayenw0rh, or st. 10
seph and 600 from Omaha 7f5 from Kansas City or
.nspss J.T md dsnoar eli that a new country
~ oaavson h, ras1yroa. 10Th mining and soricni
sraI To ,nnnort he present nonuation of IN 400
from Nov 4 is6O IN Nav 4 1851 reouires an import
onr ,onnts;n nlsins ~ at leas - OD0 600 Iornds
~ snndrias which at the rate of 10 cents Der pound
fsoht thr psasI average itbough sometime. "a high
IA Is cents and a low al centsl win amount 10
S,yTVV,sv, $500 ~ N.h,ssS .d11aIt sSno noo 90;
arg Al 400 O0S expended for the si3 montbs stock,
when freigb6ng over the plains 10 difficult impos-
shl. = -
Now, good straight Substantial road can be bqh
AOm any point on the missouri Tor flo,Vv,VV, with
rails weighing 65 pounds per ysFd, with al its equip
nent of engines cars stations telegraph and machine
hops and not exceeding GOO miles In length 70 the foot
ets, .",o 80. wv --->' - -ODs'"' w WIZ WV
Leaving on: the freshgt Of good, nom Newaexioo
Utah, and elsewhere, amounting TO t4Ooooc year.
we nave Ioi INC sosL oVss =. V,e, no ao1
one year without any more than the natural increase
~ Dopalafop.
Sop. ~ sYsa... for s,rht IN every o. 900 900
aS nes.,nsrrs by he present Esprs.. and Stage nes
10 and &ou the liver each tT-weekiy-I'Iso-st
x ne IT,, ..s.r y . 49, isaG0
Bal Io2oe
TO...p~ld out per snnum...........c.....s2 siaooO
win not here mention transportation Of troops and
supplies for the Army, the increase Of every
hrspcb Of bnsiness ooreaouent on oheauer and NOR
rapid communication but merely give those data by
which real tangible conclusion can be arrived at,
showing the necessity Of Railroad connection with
an. n,sao1vi ,Vbst X NON co.s. No hara uv;thort n
what would be saved 70 our miners. fsrmers and
nechsncs beside lessening the national burdens in the
way OF keeping an army in the field upon our frontsrs