Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-09-22
A Now California.

The news of n great discovery Of gold in the
vicinity Of Pixies Peak, Kansas, is confirmed by
recent arrivals at Leavcnworth city and st. Louis
Miners without tools and with other appliances
than Tin pans we're getting. ut the last accounts,
from three to five dollars per day ~ the hand.
Mr. Elmore King who recently returned to
Leayenworth city from the diggings, informs the
editor of the Tnes that during the time he was
engaged in prospecting he never failed to discover
the pure ore
Several companies were regularly engaged in
the work Of digging, and, ~ a general thing, took
our from five to ten dollars II day per man.
All they had was common pans and even these
were scarce. A man, with proper tools for OH
tanning gold, could secure from ten to fifty dollars
a day.
Pixies Peak is about seven hundred miles west
Of Leavenworth. Our city is the only point where
gold-scekers can obtain proper outfit west OF IT.
Louis The gold region extends from the Sorth
Fork Of the Platte down TO the headquarters of
the Missouri, embracing the Park mountains and
extending us far west Cocholono Pass-south
to New Mexico. The richest 'diggins' are ON
fontainequ river and IIueriano is ,he nearest set
Element
The country is wild, and unsettled in the main.
1t is possessed by the Rocky ,Iountain Chey-
enncs aud Camanches. who are at present ut war.
The soil in tire gold region is Of redish color,
mingled with an immense quantity OF broken
quartz. The gold is fine, and thickly mixed with
the soil. The samples brought into Lca,enworth
were pronounced by old Cafornians as equal to
any found in that State. and worth from Sl1 to
$40 per ounce. The samples attracted much at
tenijon from our citizens.
When MIR. King left, there were from one to two
hundred miners ut work, and all were doing we'll.
The only complaint was in regard to tools. All
tho streams that came from the mountains con-
tanned the precious ore, which grow more album
dant as the mountains were neared One difficult
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which rendered explorations very difficult. 1t fire.
uuenty occurred that miners. III ascending some
creek or river, were stopped by the high and jag
gcd rocks With proper facilities for exploration,
any company would realize mos, handsomely.
I'm addition Ia the information received from Mr..
King, the Times has obtained much important III.
tclligrncc from mn old mouu,aneer. by the name
Of HYATT who has lived in the vicinity OF Pike 5
Peak for the last ten years, He eorroboratcs all
that Mr.. King asserts. and SAYS thnt "Fatornla
cant hold u candle to this new gold region.
The summers perfectly delightful, and the
winters rather harsh and severe. The country
abounds in all kinds Of game, hut exploring par
ties should carry II large stock Of provisions. The
Indians are not disposed to he troublesome, and
in no ease have they intcrcrcd with the miners.
humorous persons are making arrangements to
start for the new gold region early IA the spring,
Mr.. King himself intends returning with Il conf
pany.
We have heretofore rciraincd from endorsing
the rumors and vague reports that have come To
u in regard to Pixies Peak, continues the Times,
for did not desire to have our readers deceived,
or to encourage any false excitement. But We now
have Sttblc fIcfs to 60 upon, and do not hesitate
to say that this newly-orcnei country will prove
another California in wealth. There is no mis-
take about the gold. 1t is here to be seen and ex-
anincd. 1t speaks for itself Cerr"hora'iN" and
conclusive statements establish the truth, and il is
safe to say that the right sort Of men will soon
have an opportunity OF realizing their eternal Tor
tunes.
Our dispatches of Saturday stated that II train
Of twenty wagons left Lravenworth city ON We'd
neslay for Pixies Peak, and another of fifty wa
gnns will leave soon. Considerable excitement
exists there in regard to the recent gold dlscovc-
rics in that region.