, 1859-08-16
LATER FROM PIXIES PEAK.


Tho editor Of tho Rocky Mountain Nttas had
been On prospecting tour to the Rocky Noun
tains, which he reports u follows: July 20.
Greek, to the spanish pigsings; 70 suppose
there arc about 200 men It work here, and
perhaps 1900 on the creek generally. All hands
we're 1rety, 4ud mining was the order Of the
day. There are Eve ,eads being opened here,
o. one OF which claim owned BY Smith and
sAersille: was sold for $1,000; it gtospseted
On this creek are generally paying from IS to
Sso 70 tne man per day, and the Aexicans md
spaniards bare mostly sold cut, realizing about
1900 per claim Of 50 feet. Twelve and half
feet Of one claim sold for 81 500. There is =
hg 1s5ge anoant ofgold being taken ont Of these
lower, and it il expected the creek will be turn
Of gold.
Hence ne travelled S. S. #. for about thirty
miles, prospecting but little, but making obser-
satioas OF the surface indications, which were
satisfactory, and in some places rery tiattering.
ne tuen turned our course more westward and
suFmounted the snowy range, and nf,er trarers-
ins 1ae mountains short distance further,
mnde Tor the head waters of creek for our re-
turn: In travelling down this creek we we're
amply repaid for the difficulties we encountered
~ hTe, tthe pines in places burning fu1iously,)
-~ -V@A0 JAkAlA3 UQt 4GUll 6luE IL 6luEs U0-
Ag1ngu US TO cross the creek continually, By dis
covering the most favorable indications Of gold
We had Jet seen.
For some miles the creek runs parallel with
the leads which we're p1ainly discernable in the
rocks nbore us, opening ont to view the seams
OF quartz running nearly y. E. and S. w.. in an
unmistakabte manner.
Matters Of business compelled as to return or
We would have prospected more fully to prove
the richness Of these leads But on the whole
we became well satisfied TINT the same belt of
leads extends still further southwest md is per
haps one and half miles in width. We pre-
dict that next year these mines will be opened
for fifty miles in length.
We discovered both silrer and copper as well
rs gold in our pathway. The fact is ihis is none
other than mineral region. and ere long rich
developments will be made
Reaching tic neighborhood Of Gregory's dig
gings on our return, We will pass in fryiey tie
mining operations hcre. On Russell's branch,
(;uict digglngs, there are several hundred men
at work and they &re taking out from one to
three ounces to thu man per day. About mile
from this large numbet are Ut work on dry
bauk, hauling dirt half mile, mud obtaining
from hse to twenty cents to the pan. We did
Is per day.
me quartz leads are paying iull as well and
some better as they 20 down, being coarser
gold. Many more claims are opened and con-
siderable number or men employed. The Vir-
gina lead has opened rich inter sinking about
" ieet, IN spots it has prospected as high as SIS
10 tue pun. The Illinois lead is doing good
business; haring prospected as high as Ill to
the pan, but Ibis must not be supposed 10 be the
general average, only ricl spots. Perhaps they
might not average more than q dollar to the
pan: The Mammoth lend augurs well to be one
Of the richest veins. We have specimen Of
tue quartz which appears full Of gold, but 1t is
probable it will not 10 worked extensively until
tue company get machinery here to work ad-
rantageously.
Me-" leads aret sill being discovered and
opened-some pairing very we'll
Aess1s- Grldiey Henderson hare commenced
tunnel at the base Of the mountain to work
1heir claim: THIS is IN enterprise which may
pfoFe oenehcial to others on the same lead, and
"e look to the time when they shall reach their
claim rs test OF the richness of the quartz
leads,
Capt. White. Of Oquawka, informs us that a
company was formed some time since at Boulder
d'gglngs, who hare turned the channel Of the
creek tor more than thousand feet, aud arc
now about TO commence stuicing the bed Of tie
creek, expecting ricl, booty, rs the banks
prospected ten cents to the painful.
j., We arc satisfied the veins Of gold TINT run
,nn.:sugn the range Of mountains are but just
| being opened, but to what extent they may get
be developed we cannot conjecture, we sl,a11 no!
be surprised if the next Season's operations
prove this to be the richest gold region ever
discovered.
We acknowledge our obligations to the Lea,
venworth and piEe's Peak Express for the re-
ceipt Of one bundle Of paper, weighing 43 tbs.,
for which re had to pay Hi,fy dollars and ten
cents freight before it Tas delivered, THUS il
goes in q new country.