, 1863-05-07
Q)icago Qribnne.
OUR PACIFIC CORRESPONDENCE,

OUR PACIFIC CORRESPONDENCE.
The minc=-salmon ntvcr-Powder-~
John DaJss sand Burnt River DI-zin%
-Xhe Hotso ExcltcHncnt-Fore and
HasAEre1nd lag e Of the Picture-seeea-
cnm.tancc-The Mormon Hierarchy
brigham and his NTinionsITempora-
..,dn ymarT1sEes % ofthe Arch DckaucheE.:-
ans.
FonEsT Cow, GnASp Rorxp VALLEY, OREooy,}
Feb. 18th. 1858. +
During last scason the rage and rush was In
the direction Of the Salmon river mines.
These mines were situated on the summit of
high mountain, and were Of very limited
character, being contained in marshy basin
not more than eighty rods in circumference
yet were no doubt the richest ever discovered
on the Western coast; and were in all proba-
ability formed BY the decay of an immense
lodge Of gold bearing quartz, as the rich de-.
posts IN the bottom Of the basin were found
comipgled with email fragmentary particles
Of That material, resembling white sand. The
individuals first reaching this favored
spot realized fortunes-" Old three.lngered
Smith, alone took from his claim one thou
sand pounds Of gold; while few made favor
able strikes In the Salmon river mines, thou
sands met with disappointment, By not only
falling to make common wages, but by losing
thcir ontct. their health. md in many casgs,
their lives =
During last summer. co,d vn, d;scovcrc,
on Powder. John Davis. and Burnt river.
The Powder river mines a-e sjtua,r5 I'M o,d
twenty miles southwest Of F.,rt Wall, Wall, .
and on the head waters of the stream from
whence they derive their name. are or s,h.
stantia1 character, vet cannot be worked tn
any advantage. owing to the scarc,tv of w.ta-
Tho ,,,ncs on 7oh, n,.,r d. 49,
,-a ','t.,, 10y 1.i'e4 a'e 4oca eu
about sixty miles westward from those on P.
River, and arc very rich, ;yieldiug from
TWENTY-FIVE to seventy i've dollars pcr diem to
4hc hand 1b. ,,,roe ~, pn-,+ pjro. I..,..s.
-n." ]"~ 4A4D' VI pa4ns 4'!.ef' tla'R5
n''Aea ~ tne "est from fo"aer hlFer,) arc
represented as both rich and extensive, and
are being p1of1tabIy worked Mt Mormon R,s;,.
and other no;nts Rut the ,,oe ~ +hf. t;,na
e, Po'As "a. 'ne 'asc d. LUIS I"e
is IN relation to the mines at Boise River, Of
recent discovery. Boise River Ii tributary
of anute fnto ubch II o,,,t;o, cEo IT,
-. 11',, ~ ~ 4p''ee' NV lliios
n1o" : IT, hat' anu near tnls point are sltua-
~. .n-..t e.o'pseseo
4ast 1au VIII succcts that literally drove the
gold seeking mononlaniacs mad. Tic excite
ment IN oregon and Ca!nornla obtained to IN
extent even exccllipg that originated by the
celebrated d,scnveriea IN E-,,;.. D,n..
During the present winter thousands ren,irnd
n Tho +-ont;or towns ~ t,ra,,o, 49,, 4,r.a1'
Nv -10A~t s'"A7 ~ oeson aio "asn
lnsIon leFf'1ots nearest 10 Inc point IN ques.
;n,r fhe fnrther d;=a,ncsr,nc,. of n. .,a.
70 ~ ~. VI tne sno"
from 1ne mountains; #hllc vast number
Of the more reso1ute hare already taken their
dcnarture for the new II f,o,,,o ,nor,+aa :.
snpWshoes and carrr;nr ~ Ftn,' sa.a.,i uunGeu G On
onI" h"1drrd nunds nnu from seFeaty hve TO
feclrs f'''~A0s4 y" tAeit
- ~. saccs.,on e1cr,ort 10 e+-,,n7,
I'd hnre Wn,,r Whn ,ava ~ e'y ~ lepsSseat- H.
fiaht for thc c:use ~ t1cw arnoataS 49, v9"aay hy 70
c;,ix no,nc hara - n,s,,,, aaiulsa ~" Mtve 70
y t,nt,rn,nant +6oS n La.n 10y .uI iau.ut'eg .!
~ ~ eonn nntde5oa fde3 EG th ln aespst we
Mho !. ,..;1,;n~ -. 49, es uunest5 ~ " ntan
1850 "aJ 20 ioiS ~ nGus iot ~ plinelples nc
neither h,Dcstr ~ c,n,asa tua5 onlte usse M
snmsfancc tr,nsnireJ in f,ii ~ iana m Ha
in +1,n ;u1..,,nr ~ h;s S.nto ~ ,1;a ouaGs
t,,a - t,,a ~ 'n's aau Wc1 n SUD
HNHnr $hn fiEn 3nns3fon hnJ %,t.
ci.1nas 1,,n-, .s,,ich 4h..+ i,od met; na1 s1Aen
h1a ;,n,,r1yn,,an1e ~ a - 5a,a iaus onsio:4
ths;r tt1cs ,,ntii -, o'1h - ,1iett;e secutln
n,,;red 90 1,a.t ~ ~ ~. +;,ia ~ nce was lo
nd ccn,d;pr1r i. ~ 1-ta, Luz r"ne,na rtocsss
ot,;ca tSer % n6nc,ndad m ~ saa ~ tne .is7a isnu
wthont fs1ine ~" oot, ~ ~ u nEs,,, sa'cts tltes
,nrana -. ~ ~. o.u psso;. oal ;lso
e. 'Ne 1nga, ~ - 80 u pos Iaines
a,d t'cnca ~ .Ae thn; } o. enclt tless
oi1scer r,nirsd },rn tae1i ~ h pi1n "aen In, Inc
f;1ore7 b. ;c1iv nf.nded ~ and STn. ;uei...a inSy
aa;,: .te. ~ :a'5 onSAo1as auo iAslstsu on
theI sis sneas saes "se5 ano on styie as
thsjr o.r +rns;.,.ss ~ t,S;as. ~ ntalueu M .
;,,sxor.i,io 1hnn ;n5r3.t.a n.u y; .ne oulssrs
athe 1cff the rnnm end ~ e,ro,1ad 11m ann!as d
tn--n ,+;i nront1,- 49,, thnr -at1 ota atounu
.1v v;th he c5n3Jf.,ans 1,I -aei :" toar ttai-
4tf;,oe, i,+ i,J9n ~ t,,., anu assso tuc!f
t!Ees ~ ona 5uuSJ ~ ..;sis asappointneAt,
t1,at .Ear ~ ,,.9 .ne.s n ;1nu stauns
s;. ~. .otJ .a4 soe ~ eecalI t1:les 70 tnelf
e.lns, inG uel w ene4 "tth inaluerehce,
.neM au1t ile hutW ol no
,,,n ~. -. ,naadn 49, .,S cattais wsre
3a5 p1 ho. ~ on1aa ~ % t,n thas tney
tho- o'a,.,s ~ 49,, u4'.e u,ni' anu tnt
IL a;anr ro,i;n, u "5u ts+ @ ~haca
t.n1, +het ~ +,ars,,s ,n ~, ti'.t petiGcy
c1si1ns in ~ nornir " nt thot a.ne ,siI uelo
had Leep conf}scatcd bv The Gorernmcnt S.ue w.
1hnritics Int ~ f;.w aonrs hrfnrc 'T;s noad
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