The Kanzas news., 1858-12-11
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From the J1nssion sensiael
esna Russell, of tke Georgis snpsaf.
| whose name has been identified with the
Kansas gold excitement. passed through
I here on his way home from the new FL Do
rado. From him, directly. We gather the
following facts, which go faF to corrohorste.
previous statements
| The past makes the second season. the
I,Gspisik has spent;insthe mines, The sums.
mer of ,5T he did little but prospect, but
the knowledge thus gained enabled him. up
on his second visit, to proceed Immediately
to the best locality with his company, and
commence operations without loss of time.
What be has told as renders il easy to req
onciie the conflicting statements that have
come to as from time to time In regard to
the richness of those parts. For instance.
Capt. Russell met Mr.. Smedley-who has,
since his return published an article dis
suading people from immigration tbither-i
and found him prospecting with little suc-|
cess, and rather discouraged at his future,
and intending to 60 home. The Captain
tried to induce him to remain, but did not
succeed; Smedley returned to the States
disappointed sand disgusted. It was after
he left the mines thai the richest deposits
were discovered and worked with gratifying
results. Capt. Russell offered last summer
to take any amount of men to Pixies Peak
----have them remain three months-pay all
expenses-keep them in provisions. and re-
turn them to- the States. if they desired to-
return, for one-hslf the gold they might
procure. He fears there will be much suf-
fering amongst those who foolishly yentured
out this fall he met many on the way
whose cattle had nearly given out. and 9th
ers who were trying TO get back. The mines
where the Captain left his company at work,
are not, as some suppose, at Pixies Peak
they are situated SOmiles north of that no
ted mountain, and are surrounded by ex-
cellent farming lands, good timber and beau
tiful clear streams of water. - $3.50
As warning to those who contemplate al
visit in the spring to this land of promise,
this gentleman is earnest in impressing up
on ali, not to be too sanguine as to the sue
cess that may attend their adventure. There
were some in the mines who were realizingl
SI6 per ,day-others S1o-many $5 andi
upwards, while others could not get for
their days labor So HIS own company
were averaging from $40 to SIC. We can
speak from our own experience and say,
that life-in respect to the gains of labor
in the mines, is precisely as life anywhere
else in the world; while few reap an am
pie reward for their energy and industry,
the many must remain content with mod |
crate amount of the "root of evil" Wei
are so constituted that each thinks he will
be amongst the successful ones, but as they
are the exceptions to the general rule, we |
had better, philosophically, start ont ex-
pecting little, and should we gain much, the
pleasurable emotions experienced will be
proportionably greater.
From the Santa Fe (New Mexico Gazette, Oct 80.
We have seen at the store, of Messrs. |
Beck d Johnson lot of gold dust, some
ninety-two dollars in value, which was
brought from the newly discovered gold
fields which lie, according to the map, in
the regionsof the headwaters of the South |
Platte and Arkansas rivers, and in the vi |
cinity of Pixies Peak. This is, we believe, |
the general locality of the gold section off
country, though the most auriferous is per-
haps that lying between the waters of the |
South Platte and the Greenhorn, and which |
has been prospected for several hundred
miles. The specimen of the dust we have |
seen was brought into New Mexico By DR..
Kavanaugh, who, during his recent absence
from the Territory, travelled over much of
the country alluded to, and who has handed
us the following memorandum of gentle
man, who, as win be observed. has himselfI
prospected considerably over the country
81 have been seventy y-fye miles up the |
South Platte, and found gold all the way,
from thence went to Medicine Bow creek, |
and found gold on nearly every stream, ia
Guiding Medicine Bow. The best diggings
found are on the north side of. the divide |
between the Arkansas and the South Platte, !
in the raviues. The best result found was
four dollars to the pan. Gold was found
on the Arkansas and Greenhorn. The en-
tire region abounds in the best grazing. and
has cool and very healthy climate.