Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-10-27


Gold Discoveries IN Arlzsna.
dovsrnor areiner, Of New McKee,
writes an interesting letter to the State
Journal, regarding the recent discoveries
Of gold In Arizona, the mines being about
five hundred miles southwest Of Santa Fs.
He says that letter received at Mesilla,
says:
We have still astounding reports from
the new mines in Arizona. Tucson is de-
serted, all save by women, soldiers and old
men. Two or three government trains are
stsnding on it's streets, and not a wagon
master or teamster to be hired at any price.
A soldier writes to his comrade that he saw
brought into Tucson, by two men, thirteen
pounds Of dust and Mexican writes to
his brother that himself and partner took
out three thousand dollars in two days.
About two hundred men will leave here in
the next ten days; sndifreports continue
favorable we will soon lose two-thirds of
our population. Allwill go who can raise
the wherewith."
Another reliable gentleman writes frsm
El Paso, Texas, on the 18th ultimO
The news from the new gold mines is
almost teo good to be true. Two Mexicans
came in here few days ago with eleven
pounds of coarse gold dust, which they
said they dug in four weeks. All the
Quartermssters men have gone to the
mines, and in every instance they write
they are making a pile"
Another letter says:
"Whst is very wonderful and what
strikes the Californians with astonishment
is, that the best Of gold is found on the
summit of one of the highest mountains in
the country, and the coarse gold, which is
found varying from one dollar to eight
ounces in weight, is dug out with butcher
knives, and is found only from one inch
to four inches below the surface. The
writer himself saw two pounds Of gold
taken out in less than three hours and,
trying his hand by way of experiment,
made S2z50 by his days work One man
took out his hundred dollars day for ten
days, and still pc sisted in doing H.
Walker, the old mountsineer, with large
party, were at work fifty miles distant, and
he and his men we're each making from
eight dollars to one hundred per day.
The average, taking all together, appears
to be about thirty dollars, each man.
Goods are selling tthe "Jews onspsreent"
profit, that is dollar for dollar"
The Surveyor General of New Mexico
has made personal examination of these
new suriferous regions, and we take the
following extracts from his report:
"Many were opening their claims and
getting no gold, but saw no one who had
worked his claim down TO the bed rock,
and had water, who was not obtaining gold
in paying quantities.
"Between the Antelope and Indian
Creeks, is the Antelope Mountain, on the
summit of which is q place of most extra
ordinary richness owned by Mr.. Jack
Swilling (whom you know and five others.
The popularity Of this placer deserves
more than passing notice. On the very
summit Of the mountain there is depTes-
sion between rocky peaks, descending
slightly to the west; through this there is
quartz ledge cropping out, running in
southwesterly and northeasterly direction.
The solid rock on either side of this quartz
ledge, is covered with reddish earth
few inches only in depth, and here, Mr..
Swilling informed me, they have taken out
since the discovery few weeks since
twenty thousand dollars. The quartz
ledge which probably furnished the gold
has not been prospected, and its value is
unknown. The gold shown NE from this
placer is all coarse, in parcel of six hun
dred dollars, could not find piece worth
less than ten cents.
From my own observation and from
statements of those in whose truthfulness
I believe can rely, L an sstiEfed that
there is geld in paying quantities, in All
the streams prospected, in the entire dis
trict mentioned above.
"I can say but little in favor Of the ag-
ricultural resources of the mining region.
1 saw two small Indian cornfelds on tae
Aqua Fris, the corn in which had matured
without irrigation. The grazing was ex-
cellent and water sufficient for stock"
Interview between John Minor Bolts and
fhe Rebel Secretary Of war.
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