Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1858-10-14

he politician. however useful each may
b in his sphere, can never develop the
resources Of this country. They are oil
while upon ~ must lssulvs
Tie duty Of supplying their necessisiss I
Jet - ere encouraged BY tho assurance
tbss ~ ~ labor 70 shall be our rew.1d.
To - there 10 no inducemsst 70 sabssk
10 auisstic expeditions after remote Edo
radoes. We have inexhaustible golden
1iass upon our own farms, requiring only
ordinary sxestion 10 nsts then amply
remunesssive in addition to which there
is feeling Of Independence and true en-.
joyasst conceded with agricultural pur.
suits that no other occupation affords 70
On equal extent Lei us then be content
with osr lot, and seek BY oil the means
ss our command 70 make our labor efFse.
tive 10 accomplishing the largest smosnt
Of COED. Associations like The one which
~ this day inaugurste are in the highest
degree important. Our annual exhibitions
will tend in IN eminent degree 70 ssimu
late individual enterprise, while our con.
ssltasioas will diGuse practical information
Of The utmost importance 10 I'll. There
srs other important suxilsriss that We
should BY 10 means seglect, among which
srs sbs vslssbss aericsltarsl periodicals,
1t 20 low . rsts - to be resdily
sttsinabls BY I'll, and from the reading Of
which no one eso fail 70 be greatly beos.
6sted. Our State Agricultural College
md Far. can not fail II judiciously man.
ssed to b Of CREST service 70 the farming
Interest. We should freely commanicate
with the Secretary Of this institutions With
. view TO procure such seeds, plants, and
stock - W may require, snd We should
literally reciprocsts BY Supplying, for the
benefit Of others, whstever We may possess
shst promises to b. Of general utility.
Communication with the U. s. Patent
Office should BE- sought for the same pur.
psse, and, finally, We should cultivate the
most friendly relations one with another,
freely commsnicass sny information that
our experience may have taught us, and
gratefully receive and pro6t BY such -
others may impsrt. and always bear in
mind the valuable injunction, ado with
your might whss your hands 6nd to do"
$50
Psks's Peak Geld Disgssgs-TAs eth.
~ sias.
We append letter from WIN. D. Smed
Icy. to The Missouri E<positor, giving IN
account of the gvld mines 10 Pixies Peak
which ws recommend oil 10 rssd.
The writer is one ofs party Of nine persons
Who left Ray county on the 18th Of May
last for Pixies Peak and Cherry Creek
The party have just returned, having lett
Cherry Crock on the sth Of August. Az
ter oil is said and done, Ne have, - ap-
pears from this letter, been foolishly sold.
The Exposilor thus introduces Mr.. Smed.
ley : lstter:-"Fron Nr. WIN. B. Smedley.
. gentleman concerning whose probity ve
have satsfactory assurance, " have ~.
ceived for qualifications tie subjo;ned com.
munication. II speaks for itsslf:'
ITO tie Editor O the NGssosri Exposition:
DrAA Sls: Permit me, through the me
dunn Of your excellent paper, 10 ssy . few
things concerning Pixies Peak and Cherry
Creek disgings. / have just retsrued from
those places, and an surprised to learn the
excitement which exists With reference to
the above named place, ~ excitement for
which there u no cause. Exaggerated re.
ports may have been sent home by care
less persons, who do not think Of the con-
sequences which such statements are 50.
70 produce; while unprincipled men, sho
have some Interior ds.igp or motive in view
have been feeding The public mind with
marvellous accounts and tales Of the aurif.
srous richness Of thoss regions. until il
seems almost folly to try and lay before
the public truthful stasemsnt, With the
expectation that il will Be believed. Since
my return, ! have frequently bssn asked
he question, what have you done this sea
son ont thereT Ny answer il, Nothing.
Our party ct Cherry Creek numbered one
hundred and three men, including some
old CslaforDis and Georgia miners; and We
did - much prospecting - was necessary
in order to ascertaip Whist could b. done.
Our seasons labor yielded " sroHrExx
DoLLAas-nos Individually. but altogether.
There il little gold upon Chsrry Creek,
and in many other places which We pros.
pectsd, but not enough to pay Any one for
going ont there TO work. What there Is Of
it, Is very 6us and light. and cannot be
collected with The ordinary apparatus Of
mining.
We met many, on our return, going out
70 spend the winter there. with provisions
sufficient 70 last them until the middle Of
January, or lst Of February It farthsst.
Many Of them, l fear, will perish; and if
only for self preservation. would warn
those who have not started, 70 defer at
least setting out until spring. They can
do nothing, II they bad plenty Of gold, this
winter. A. late ~ the 18th Of May this