Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-07-07

TIE ARKANSAS GOLD MINES.

TIE ARKANSAS GOLD MINES.
The Van Buren, Arkansas Intelligencer has
the following in relation to the gold pacers
believed TO be in existence in that State.
The article is preceded by a letter from Col.
Black, describin. their search for gold in 1926
Col. Blacks letter and the intended expe-
dtion from this place in August next, in
search of the gold placer which he alleges to
have visited, have created much stir among
our citizens, and of course excited much con-
versaton. We have been furnished with the
following circumstance which led to the ex-
pedtion in 1926.
1t seems that in 1925, Capt, pryor, the
Osage Agent, during visit to New Orleans,
met with wealthy merchant, who represent
ted himself as one of the members of Pixies
il.ta,ed party, who were taken prisoners in
New Mexico in 1907. He stated that the
party were taken 10 Santa Fe and there i'm
prisoned He escaped in company with an
other man, and they proceeded towards the
waters of the Arkansas River, down the
course of which they continued.
| On Walnut Creek, as i, is now called. their
attention was attracted TO signs of mining
operations which led TO farther examinations
and finally discovery of gcid They dug out
considerably quantity run it into bars, and
proceeded down the river in Il ctntc and
arrived At NaiGhez, where they separated.
! Capt Pryor's informant went to New Orleans
where his gold enabled him to embark in
commerce and TO accumulate considerable
fortune. His wealthy circumstances were
such as TO satisfy Capt. Pryor why he did not
| desire TO penetrate the wilderness and peril
! his life, at his advanced age. He was parli-
cular in describing the creek on which it was
and gave pretty clear idea of the locality
in which the gold nigh, be found
Col. Black found the golden sands on the
creek described by this gentleman in New
Orleans McNairs discovery of gold was on
the same creek and all these concurring
circumstances contribute to establish in the
minds Of our citizens the conviction tha, they
will lind gold in that region next August.
| Another witness enters to favor the idea
that the region about to be visited is Il mine
raj country. A citizen of this State has placed
in our possession Nir pertsal, a Statement,
| given to him in 1884, at Havana, by Span
ish gentleman who was a Surgeon in Span
ish exploring party that explored the Upper
Arkansas, in 1853, and crossed over from this
river to the waters of the Yellowstone and
back again, over TO Santa Fe, and mo vis.
ted this same region, where they took large
quantities of silver ore. AT this place they
were attacked by Indians and all the party
excepting himself and eight others, were
killed. They escaped, afterwhAd returned,
constructed buffalo canoes and proceeded
down the river with their ore On their voy-
age down the river they landed, erected fur
naces, and run their silver into bars.
The places where the furnaces had been
erected were described, Our informant visi-
ted those places, and there found the furnaces.
He is one of the most eager TO so on the trip
in August.
We have, since the publication of Col.
Blacks letter, conversed with Mr.. Pickett,
who expresses full conviction that the re-
gion in question abounds in gold and he says
that the failure of the expedition in 1925,
was owning to the entire ignorance of every
member of the whole psriy, on the subiec,
OF minerals and mineral countries
The lntelligencer publishes the names ot
| q o e.. Il
party, ..... ....