The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-25
Latest from the Kansas Gold Region.


FoRNIA AND FRASER RIVER MINER
from the Kansas City Journal Of Commerce, Nov To-
Mr. s. s Smith, who went out from this city on the first
day of October last for the Pixies Peak gold mines,
turned on Sunday being forty four days making the trip
lie left the mines Cherry creek the Both OF 0co
Der Mr. Smith Is well known to many Of our citizens
He has been in the California mines for years and
has perhaps travelled further the past Ia search
Of gold than any man on the continent lie left Calior
mia last summer for Fraser river remained time
the Covlle mines, su driven away by the Indians
crossed the country and the Rocky Mountains 10 the head
waters of the Missouri descended the river to
Fort Randall. where he found the steamer d. A. January
on which he shipped 10 Kansas City. Arriving here
about the period II the first gold excitement he deter
mined to visit Pixies Peak, and started the first Of DC
tober, and reached Inns destination the 9th; the
2sth be went out prospecting upon the head waters Of
Cherry creek working only four hours with shovel ani
PAN and obtaining between four and i've dollars In gold
dust Obtaining such information from the miners he
deemed Of importance, he started back the next day
CHERRY CREEK.
This stream reported by the miners TO be about TWEEN
~ Ave miles long has its not in the mountains
In the praircs but some high divides About three
mikes from the head OF this stream he found nine at
AT certain OF the year tho creek Ia dry
near its mouth but for twenty miles there is water the
year round.
The miners all agreed that from Eve to twenty-five dol
lars ner day could be easily made any OF the
Of that section OF country, with the proper mining appara.
tus A. yet but very Little prospecting has been done,
Club creek Medicine bow fork Cherry creek and afew
other streams comprise the whole prospecting circu, OF
All the miners agreed in their expression Of opinion 10
Mr. Smith that far richer deposits would be found in the
coming spring than any yet discovered
None OF the miners were al all prepared for prospecting
or for extensive mining. They were, however tolcraby
well supplied with provisions large numbers Of Mexcans
being engaged In sending Tour aud beans to the mines on
pack mules
All through New Mexico preparations we're being made
Ia take large quantities of provisions 10 the sprng-a,sp
very many Mexcans we're preparing Tor mining opera
All the in good spirits aud intend to
remain IN the mines, the Indians prcphcsying mid WIN
ter.
rArK rnTp
From Cherry creek q the crossing Of the Arkansas,
Mr. smith days, finding plenty OF good grouse,
wood and water the whole distance which Mr. smith
computes 2o3 miles. He made this distance % maics
having one extra mule for packing blankets and pfovi.
he arrived at the Arkansas ihe 9th INST, at
eight O'Clock In tho evening and at eleven clock The
night the santa Nc mai arrived. Making his mnles
fast a. the mail wagon lac came the balance " the dis
taAce " "a The mail
Al Itllc Com creek ten miles this $40 * a. Arkan
sac b. found the party cncampcd which h. started WITH
On Tie way 10 he met about ny persons their way to
The mines None II the trains had yet met with any
delay IN account q snow. There hal been three ufAt
snow Storm. the snow melting in ics hours NJ
10 camrfo The winter as soon as they cou hai sIabc
camping places.
Mf smith arrived At wcsipor On Sunday at tea O'Clock
\. NJ and u this city Sunday evening.
At Diamond sIrng be overlook three u the Georgia
Company. who were coming with 81 SO. which they
informed him was VIA thirteen mn Aaa tkea ngI ~ ten
days. Tbs company has been time in the mass.
but have been mostly engaged IN prospecting hIHtn1
booking out town and min sites. &c.
Ihty have travelled over large extent u country, and
are vel tai Sized. and have sent 10 these three men %
mako pufctase ~ mlll
floCr n The mines selling NJ from so 70 s2j per
sack Whskey worth al the crossing al pcr quart
and N thc mines there tariff on The commodity.
Mr. . turthcr says that he has evidence sufficient o.
convince him that better prospects for ~ ling large
quantities ~ gold bc found any the gold regions
IL The Pacific Ie also informs that he well aware
81 gold being found IN tbs locality ten ago, but 1t
thai time che discoveries ~ California betting male
ard ~ attention was paid to the reports % gold the
Rocky Nouutalus
Dir smith made this tnp for tie express purpose IL
ascerainng how rich those mines were. order Tat he
might decide between them ana The fraser river inaes
IL l. now satisfied and next spring lf alive De viii
again he at pikc'k Peak