The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-10-07
Rich Gold Mines i'm sknnsns.

For some time past we have had rumors of the
discovery Of rich Gold mines at Pixies Peak in
Kansas territory. P.kcS Peak is about twenty
miles south Of the thrty-ninth parallel of Init.
tude, aud directly on the route marked by Col
Fremont Tor the Great Central Railrood TO The
Pacific.
we nave ro'rained from giving any of the
rumors respecting this recent discovery Of cold
'earlng that il would prove hoax. and snr,c
person might believe the story to his injury
II now seems fully established that ,hers o,e
rlch d'Ssins at Pixies Peak, and we give some
facts connected with the operations there which
may interest our readers. We copy from tho
Missouri Democrat
Inc Wyandottc (Konsas) Gazette of the 18Th
says; " Yesterday ten thousand dollars in rnlJ
dust arrived from Pixies Peak Ono n,.,,
Drought IN o,U9O as the ,esult of a few weeks
WORK small boy hal 81 900 which he saws
Tie aug down and found and the little fellow
says he can get all he wauts.'
These statements are rel;ab. p,.,;.
Ia'Iy returning for winter provisions Az
Jones, an old mouutaincer. expcndeI al onn ni
the shlllng dust IN Independence last ,vreL rnr
ms returh outfit Mr., Jones is well known in
u's Nic'hi'y' anu being an old californian. his
St",c"ie"'S lnat the Kansas mines are far ahead
OF those OF California, must be believed"
NSmi specimens of this gold have already
'tached TINS city. Several days AGO W, ,y.rc
shown quite hondtul of the scales and dus,,
sn yesterday Mr.. Cook, OF the firm of Cook &
ni".;ne"S' OF TINS city. exhibited to us a fine
specimen. IL was sent to this CITY bv Mr.
COOKS brother. 1t is ragged lumo worth
ooou' @lo, and contains few Jumps of Quartz
VIC are on the eve Of an intense gold excite
m'ht IN the West. The presence %; Iprr,
quantities OF the precious material in the npi r6
horaood OF Pixies Peak is now conceded on 9Sil
sldeS ana daring the coming winter thousands
oI adventures irum the Western States will be
pouring along the head waters of the Arkansas
NeI' Already several companies have started
rom inns city. 5y next spring the rush will be
immense from all parts o. tn, Union.
ln another article, the same paner saws.
80 great Is the demand for provisions at ST,
'oSoP'' 'or ene mines, teat Mr., lsidore Poulin, a
Wv n',Inan' OF mat place, who has been shipping
10 'hiS port large quantities of bacon, he's come
he'e TO repurchase some of that article. II,
says M" ne assisted a te.V days ago, in cqrrping
from thc steamer tPattosG, to .hc White Cio,tS
Wlrty:hUe thousand doil0rs icotth of gol1 dus,,
winch Mir, John Richard had procured from
Indians who had collected it with ig.p,ements
oil The ruueSt description, which they themselves
Rulo, Yoncton Winnehagn, anG ST. Stephcn
villages, are points from which mFrv Indians
hali,oIeedS, Gc., he'd gone to tee Agrins. Mr.
ioulin hau ccld goods FOR tie mines. TO the
d"'o".' VI "!S,UUo, end CorrObou.teS tn. re-.
ports III regard to the richness OF the auriterons
region lie is stepping at Kings Hotel
An Old California gold digger writes to the
Missouri Democrat, from Kansas City, Mo, mn
der date Of Sept. l6 as follows:
The excitement about the Kansas gold r,;,as
Notwithstanding the many prophesies 20 the con.
ttary, is still raging. Several COMPANIES have
already lett this point for the digginVS. and 9th
ers arc preparing to leave in few days One
house IN this CITY has Quilted thirty persons
aud others have nearly il not ouits. eonaled
them. Oar merchants look forward to a rich
harvest IN the spring from those cmgratina TO
Flkes feak, ana appearances Justify them in
laying m 'drSe lot o supplies suitable for the
eApehllon. noticed on yesterday an old ia.
m'llar companion in the shape of a "rocker "
Tor g9d Washing sitting in front of one of our
pan, DISPLAYING upon the bottom Of + ,he leI ters m
gold pan painted in black. This brings TO
memory mary scenes buried with INV Caljforn;n
l'le' ana almost 'maks me sigh for the mines
once more The latest advices show no csuse
to doubt the existence of gold in sutiojen,
quantities to pay well, 1t is stated thai one
man arrived IN Wyandotte, X. T., a few days
s'nce with S3 900, the proceeds of last summers 5
Ton IN the mines, This is the largest sum vet
rom the pldc'rs, and If true, will carry many
there that would not otherwise 90. Whilst Ills
report Shonld be received with allowance vet
we may conclude that it argues the existence of
So'n III some quantity, if not enough to pay
% iue undue excitement that is leading many to
tAe mines tbs fall ought not, rhink to b en-
cou'"ged iderh ar many difficulties to be met
that we little anticipate, in wmterinp in The
Rocky Mountains Besides, there is not mnch
PfoDabIiIty that those going this fall win be
aOIe 10 40 anything IN the mines before the emf
grafton reaches thore in the spring.