The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1884-04-25
EASTERN STATES.
The New colorado Gold Fields.

The New Colorado Gold Fields
DENVER, April 2l.-The excitement over
ssse new gold discovery at Mount Pisgah,
near Pixies Peak, is becoming intense One
thousand men are already in camp and
others are going in from all directions by
hundreds. A miners union has been form
ed and the district named Golden Valley"
Hundreds OF claims were located yesterday.
Several large companies are forming here.
Leading mining men are becoming conginc-
ed that the discoveries are genuine and the
most important in the history of the state.
Leadville's charge of Sailing" is believed
to be groundless and malicious The I1ri-
6unes representative teleeraphs to night: "It
is not strictly placer ground. There is
gold bearing gravel in the gulches, IN some
places cemented into hard marsh almost
rock, and in others quite free. Colors are
often obtained by washing. The ground
bears a strong resemblance to dry placers of
New Mexico. Most of its gold is in co1nbi-
nation. but the combination is not uniformly
chemical. The best opinion now is that the
placers will prove only of secondary impor-
tance compared with the lodes sure to be
developed. The district is very large
The rock is volcanic The district is Ger
tainly of great possibilities. Several assays
have been made that average about fArty
ounces Ct gold with trace Of silver. SslSa
have run much higher.
DENVER, April 81, :.:2, "A gentleman OF the
highest integrity, well known citizen of
Denver, just from the new Golden Valley
mining district. pronounces the new discov-
cry a very important one. He brings atfi
davits OF the most reputable citizens in the
district to numerous assays OF ore secured
from various localities of the district, aver
aging about forty ounces of gold to the ton.
Numbers are hourly leaving the camp, de-
nouncins it as the worst mining fraud over
perpetrated. Notwithstanding this the
! best citizens and the best known authorities
declare that fraud is impossible, and claim
the new district will develop into one of the
most important in the country. many re-
| ports to the contrary Notwithstanding.
Trouble Brewing with Mexico.
GALVESTON, April 22 The New 5" Lar,
| edo special says: American capital has nc
| safeguard in Mexico at present Recently
| the newsboys on the Mexican National rail
way, running out OF Laredo into Mexico
were put off the train with their American
publications, because an article i'll the pa
pers did not suit the powers that be. The
!, costly and magnificent club and hotel build
| ings erected by the construction com panies
| of Jay Gould's extension of the Information
al road into Mexico have been seized and
appropriated by the civil authorities of New
Laredo, because of some alleged ifafiiITe te
comply with the general government. Con
ductor King, on the Mexican National rail
way between Laredo and Monterey yester
day on the trip to the latter point, put of
| the train an American who was travelling
| without ticket or pass. On his return t.
New Laredo he was arrested and placed il
Jail and to this time had not secured ,xtseS
lease.
The Kansas Cattle Disease.
CIrrrkcn April prof,sSor n