The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-05
ACCOUNTS FROM PIXIES PEAK. Ia VORABLE
..-.~ .r AND UNFI PORABLE
[rrom the Independence Messenger, Sept. 25th.

Several gentlemen arrived at this place Thursday
last, direct from the gold mines Pixies Peak The
parties live in Ray toiht Missouri and have spent
eral months prospecting for gold in these mines Th55
state that many l50 persons had been at the mines
this summer and had explored and prospected them to
their hearts content This party represent that nearly
all had abandoned the mines they being about the last
to leave. They say that gold certainly exists in that
whole section of country they tried at any point
but they succeeded In washing out sal quantity from
the dirt but the yield small that it would not pay
the miners at work while they there not averaging
as much as fifty cents per day The gentlemen intend
when they arrive at home in Ray to publish account
of their adventures and success in the ines together
with the prospects and inducements for others to CO.
From the Lawrence (Kansas) Republican, October 2al
During the past week there have been several arrivals
IN town from the gold regions Of the Rocky mountains
From Mr. Baker, who was one of tile Original lawrence
company, learn that that company have gone to the
Spanish peaks instead of Cherry creek The Spanish
peaks are in New Mexico about Six days journey south
from Pixies peak. The Lawrence company have been
encamped nearly oil the summer at Pixies peak, and have
sent prospecting companies into all the country round
about They found gold in all the streams but not in
sufficient quantities to prove profitable mining with their
present facilities. Mr. Baker is confident that there are
rich depostes Of gold In all that region and that with
the proper facilities for mining it could be made pay
we'll He confirms the account that there is Georgia
company at work Cherry creek 1t is from this Geor-
ga company that the arrivals of gold to Kansas City have
been received The Lawrence company have gone to
spanish peaks, anu Will propaDy WINTER IN new Mexico
From the Kansas City Journal Of Commerce, September goth
Mr.. John Horton arrived in this city yesterday, hav-
ing left Fort Laramie the Sd inst He brings most
important and interesting from the gold mines of
the Arkansas Pixies peak and Cherry creek. All the
Indian traders about the FORT and in the vicinity of Deer
creek removing their goods to the mines He
at the fort Mr. jackson, who had several hundred dol
lars worth Of the dust The greatest excitement existed
Mt Fort Laramie. The mines were poorly provided with
breadstufs not having two months supplies on
hand They also entirely destitute of mining TOOLS
Picks and shoves worth their weight in goldin
fact they could not be had at any price, There not
rocker in the mines, and sheet-ron with which to
make riddles. Mr.. Benjamin Clemmore is coming
in and will be here in eight ten days, bringing
five hundred dollars of the gold which he obtained in
about two weeks without any tools. There are
about $50 in the mines, most of whom engaged
in prospecting Cherry creek and in the vicinity of the
Medicine bow. Seven men worked two weeks and made
$500 with nothing but pans These are, in short the
particulars furnished by Mr.. Horton, who is
well known to every business in this city. This is
certainly the most gratifying intelligence that have
published for several weeks and it is the cheering
inasmuch as II comes from all know and upon
whose word we rely. Wt.