The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1869-05-27
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VIRGINIA CRY. NEVADA, |
May sth. 1869.
Virginia is IL miles off the @. P. R.
R., in the mountains, and contains some
5000 Inhabitants. Air pure and brac.
ing. Il IL here lhs celebrated '.Ysllow
Jacket" Savage" t"Oroxu Poior'
aud other noted mines are, and whore
At = place called Gold Hill, one mile
distant, the late terrible mining acci-
dent occurred some three weeks aeo, Of
which you have doubtless read an ~.
count. IL the daily psp,'s. Some If
these mines are over eleven hundred
feet deep. Those fires are not yet out,
and men and 6remeu who 90 below 70
try and subdus the flames are constant
y being brought up in = state If n
phyxis. = -. s''t ' 49," =
From where I nit I look down, down,
into i valley ni'ss away and beyond,
rising in solemn majesty high into tho
ETHEREAL blue, the: snow.oappsd domes
Of the Sisr.as form = background 70
the sky. When 4 lsft Sacramento ten
days ago, the air was redolent with the
perfume Of flowers and made Joyous b!
thousands Of birds ; aud in one short
hour I Vas whirliug through Snow drifts
and looking down into fathomless
depths from the cars Of the g. P. r: r.
OF this road, since you doubtless hear
| and see much about Its construction
pro aud con, will say Of as7 much as l
have passed over (eomo 400 miles,
that I never saw or rode over 4 better.
This place is within hailing distance
of the new and famous 'White Pine
region. Of the W. p. country: will
say in the expressive language Of a ma
tive, lit is = blk" that is to the many.
A few have hit upon marve]ously rich
diggins, richer than anything yet known
in mining experience; but Of tho per-
m.ueOt yield, &c., but little is known.
There are now some 10000, people
Observation-Disclosures from al parts, and
it is safe TO affirm that of these some
$50 persons al told will realize for.
tunes out Of the mother, earth. The
traders, hotel keepers, saloons, TO-, TO-,
do we'll. Considering The desperate
character Of many Of these men, their
reckless mode Of life and want Of legal
restrsints, the condition II society and
protection to life and property are Won.
derfal, and give one a, better opinion
Of human character in general. There
are doubtless men there-indeed this
may be said Of all new mining regions
where large population is suddenly
thrown together-who would cut, your
throat for fifty dollars; but fortunately
there arc hundred on the spot ready
to avenge the wrong, hence conclude
the good everbalances the bad even IN
der such exceptional conditions !. Of 50:
ciety. 49,. -. :.
If there are any at St. Cloud
who have got The W. P: fever, rs We
say at "Frlsco," and no money let them
stay away. The only per,ons to real
ize fortunes there are men, Of. means
.ud capital, who can buy. up. undevel-
oped claims, buy tho necessary machin.
cry and expend Thousands before :
return can be had. To any such, with
experienced hands, good machinery,
and willing to: run the risk Of failure,
the W. P: region is indeed tho Eldora-
do Of the Pacific SLOPE. Poor men
have no business there,, yet these arc
the very persons who Aock, TO- White
Pine and other noted mining regions.
What is called '..pl,cer'''> or ,'::surfaee,'''
mining such as California; presents now
in parts, and to = wonderful extent in
early days all through the Sacramento
Valley particularly, is tho only kind, Of
mining = poor man succeeds at, from
the fact that muscle and health arc all
that are required. To develop the min
eral regions Of the Sierras requires
capital, pluck and the best and most
expensive Of modern mining appliances.
To the farmer, merchant or mechanic
\ fair field. presents all over the Pacific
coest and most Of Nevada. ,,. ....;,
Shall SEQ White6eld in 4 fex days.
Henry MeKenty, Of st. Paul, i. in,
the real estate line At "Fsi.eo.",. Saw
young Ame,, son OF Dr.. >Ames, Capt,
stees, Of St. Paul., aud Jos. Grapdele
myer, late Of st. Paul, He is now. At
White Pine. Win leave here for the
junction Of i: the . two roads in, >, short
time, The place il called. Ogden and
consists Of some 800 .Mormens, and n
40 miles from the. city. Of the saints.
It is likely The real jsneture win b >
mile or more from the present Ogden,
and that town lote will b in demand,
TIE last issus Of thu Laks; City