M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-10-14
Important from Pixies
PCak---Ehe Treasure AR
riViDg.

Important from Pixies
PCak---'Fhe Treasure AR
riVing.
From the St. Louis Democrat, September "a.
The Wyandotte (Kansas) Gazette
Iof the 18th says: yesterday ten
thousand dollars in gold dust arrived
| from Pixies Peak. One man brought
Iin $4,000 as the result OF a few weeks
work. A small boy had $1,000,
which he says dug down and tound;'
and the little fellow says he can get
all he wants
These statements are reliable.-
Parties are daily returning for winter
provisions. a Mr.. Jones, an old
'mountaineer, expended 81 900 of the
shining dust in Independence last
week for his return outfit. Mr.. Jones
is well known in this vicinity, and
being an old Californian, hl5 state
ments that the Kansas mines are far
ahead OF those of California must be
believed
Some specimens of this gold has
already reached this city. Several
days ago we were shown quite ahand.
iul of the scales and dust; aud yester-
day Mr.. Cook, of the firm OF Cook
& Matthews, Of this city, exhibited to
us fine specimen. 1t was sent to
this city by Mr.. Cooks brother. 1t
is a ragged lump worth $40 and con.
tains a few Jumps Of quartz.
We are On the eve of an intense
gold excitement in the West. The
presence Of large quantities Of the
precious material in the ncighborhood
Iof Pixies Peak is now conceded on
Iall sides; and during the coming win,
ter, thousands of adventures from
the Western States will be pouring
along the head-waters OF the Arkan.
.sas river. Already several compa.
nos have started from this city. BY
next spring tho rush will be immense
from all parts Of the Union.
So great is the demand for provi5-
ions at st. Joseph, for the mines, that
Mr.. lsadore Poulin, a merchant Of
that place, who has been shipping to
this port large quantities of bacon, has
come here to repurchase some of that
article. lie says that he assisted q
few days ago, in carrying from the
steamer Wattossa to the White Cloud
S35,000 worth Of gold dust, which
Mr. John Richard had procured from
Indians who had collected it with i'm.
Iplements Of tho rndest description,
which they themselves made.
Yulo, Yancton, Winncbago, and
St. Stephen villages are points from
which many Indians, haIf.breeds, &c,
had gone to the diggings. Mr.. Pou.
| lin had sold goods for the mines to the
amount Of $4,000, and corroborates
the reports in regard to tue richness
Of the aurilorous region,
From the Kansas Lodgcr.l
| The road to Pixies Peak that will
undoubtedly be the most travelled, and
which will be the most used hereafter,
will be by Fort Riley; thence west
ward along the Smoky Hill Fork by
the route laid ont and surveyed by
Lieut.. Bryan, Typographical Ensi-
Ineer, in 1866. This ronte, intend
ed to shorten the distance from Lcav-
Ienworth to Santa Fc, New Mexico,
was completed to near Bent'5 Fort,
on the Arkansas river, has been tho
roughly surveyed and graded at the
creek and river crossings from Fort
Riley to Bent's Fort, is the shortest
and quickest route to Pixies Peak;
and as it follows the valley Of the
Kansas, Smoky Hill, and Arkansas
rivers, has everywhere the three nee
essaries of those who travel on the
praine5-namely, wood, water, and
grass for stock.
The road passes from the Smoky
Hill, to the Arkansas, over a high,
rolling prairie, the distance being
some 70 miles. About midway is u
fine spring and good camping ground.
The distance are as follows, and in
geographical miles:
From Leaycnwor!h City to Fort Riley is
miles, l35
do do do Bent's Fort, 4OG
do do do Pixies Peak,
air line, 40
do do do by trav'ld road $50
do Kansas City to Bent's Fort,
(Col. Frunont,) statute miles, 51b
do Kansas City to Pixies Peak, 7Uu
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