New-York daily tribune., 1858-12-02
DIRECT FROM PIXIES PEAK.
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Fyom The 81 Lorts Republican, Nor. -.
Messrs. A. French Joseph Bradt, William Hartley
r. {. DckeIson and Wm. Smith, arrived ID this city
yesterday, direct from Pixies Peak gold dlggiogs.
They lett the mines on the first day of October, 10
company of fourteen persons, Dine OF whom re-
maied at Lawrence, X. I. Toey are portion of
company of forty lime men, which was organized
under tie auspices Of the citizens OF L1wrenoc, for
tie purpose of prospecting in the Pkes Peak region,
information of the discovery OF gold in that section
having been brought Into the town by party OF
friendly indians. TIE company left Lawrence in May
last. On arriving at Pixies Peak, aud toding 10 goi
they eucanped aud sent out prospecting parties 10 va
rious directions, one OF which met Dochs party ON
Cherry Creek, returning from the South Platte, on
that stream. They reported that bat {! OF per day
could be de by each man. Both parties returned TO
the Peak disappointed.
TIE day aiter their arrival Mexican came into
camp, ard his repres, aOn that large quantities
Of geld were to be found on the hea1watrrs OF the
Coloraco, mbt dded in quartz party OF aoout twenty
seven were dispatched under bis guidance IN search Of
the dglugs but after Line days Of weary and uDs uc
csssfol exps Tstiop, the guide becoming bewiliered,
they lost their reckoliDg and came stTsgghDg into
camp one by one. fortunately, all arrived safely
Another party, which had been dispatched south.
ward went as far that dir, ction fort Mssssehu
setts or it has been recently Damed, Fort G.rard
thirteen miles elst OF which they reported wing dis-
covered gold in considerable qusDtites. They also
found the ore on the ieadwaters OF the Arkansas
RIVER. The two companies then prospectsd on Cher
~ Creek, just above the month of which they dis
covered wbst are the regulu digs'ngs. Tne
patty from Lawrence left that place Ftn provisions
suficeLt they supposed, 10 last them six months, bat
which gave out az the end oi the fourth month alter
their departure.
In coLs, auence of THE nine of the party have re-
turItd TO Lawrence to obtain provisions 'or their
ctmpanions; the remaining nve have come on 10 tnis
city On business and intend " return to the mines as
early In The comiIg Spring as possible. When they
lett Ch.uy Creek hey were udder the IMPRESSION Una
the the geld di-copeTi.s had not reached tns
Ststes and their first ntimston TO the coIIrny was
yedO On Dletti
tl,y came large parti-s Of emigrans On 30 way to
tie nires Tue dffereDt trains numbered collectively
about 500 men, with l57 wdgcpe. The stock was III
COCO cOna D, and, with the exception of the loss OF
few cattle by one party accident had happened 10
al Y one Of the trsins. The emigrdnts were 10 Que
spirits being Informed concerning the trae coodlOn
OF the mines, Tor the various indirect repors receiver
along the route bad somcwhst dampenei their srdor
About an equal number Of engraDts were reported o1
the southern road.
Our informant states that there at present about
500 persons in the mines, composed principally oi
Americans There are a pumber of Me1'cans ana a
few Indians. Yankee enterprise has rraiy OeSlh tn
manifest itself in The founding Of two tDwns-oue, ST.
Charles situated al the mouth OF Cherry Ireek, ana
the other, Nontsuo, about eight miles above the
former Buildings are going up rapidly; provsioos,
though not superabuDdant, are sufficient 10 supply
the immediate wants Of the miers, and no very great
suiI. rir for want Of food pro'e ton during tne
ensuing " inter is spprebenced. TIE day before our
party left, special train had been dispatched To
Newkex for provisions in case they should be
Ie.ded during the Winter. The stock may suffer FOR
want food at the mines, but there Is saio 10 be fine
pasturage about thirty piles south, 10 which place
can be driven in case Of eXigency.
IL regard To the full extent ana richness Of the mines,
nothing % yet cen be known with certainty, beyond
what the present incpent stages the mining opera
tioI sffrd. Mr.. Russell an old experienced GeOrgls
and California miner Who has prosp-'tsd "a lar horth
a. Mciicne and Bow Mountains, reports that the en-
tire sscton travelled furnishes evidence OF rich
deposits of gold. party which went back into the
.taft ~ " miles t1
had to return FOR want of provisions. Oar ihtorm4ut
says the general impression among nDers - tuat ex
t.Isive poss will be fund throughout the m 'un-
"a lie. The b. digeings located short d'tance
al, We tue mouth OF Cherry Creek where six men can
nah from 81 TO so day. The mining implements are
the pick shovel AID pan. Wa-biDgs average about
ten cents per pan though our informant 1as known rs
n uch as 81 to be obtained from one panta " SAND.
IL takes from four 10 five minutes TO wssn pam u'
Ia tire regular mines the dust is found from tao 20
Fix feet below the surface among gravel and bouiers
Reports have been started tat the ore to be ound
IN lum,s but tli- Mr. French says, - an erroneous
idea, It being seldom never found IN larger grams
than tboee the size of No. shot beaten na' he mas
s,me beautiful specimens of the dus. IN walls, ~ich
sppesrs rch as any California gold We ey.r ss~:
Tee cioate in the region ot the nlines II dehg it.
NJ snow had fallen up the time o! the departure 81
the company; the miners sleep il the open air with
lnponhy.
Tie :oi in the mountains is something similar 70
that of N,w-England, but is very rich IN ne VaNey''
About fifteen miles this eide u the merry CfoIA s
irg. there il pluery about 80 miles long and ~ of
80 wide TIE mountains are heavily Ii noer-d win
spruce pre, oak and all otEer knd Of trees peculiar 20
Nes.srn kiLsas.
Tie gebilemen from whom we Obtain the aoose ~ u,
formation hear letters of introduction from some vi
ne first and most responsible citir-ns oi Lr",elc,
We 10 LOT doubt tie truth VI then Reports. iIa1 t'a
o2ists in considerable quantities 10 the region u re
Peak W ID pot be denied, bat whether II VIII pro-
Lew California or not future exporSt ons must 'sui
uire IL cannot be but highly iIiu ieloqs ior en-
Grants TO start for the tggiugs before sprng IS o
lule Will be accomplished in the way of miui"s Y. .ul
II IN, and those there nave Iotang I" spa'e ~ '-o
way of lodgings OF PROVISIONS.
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