New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-22
INTERESTING FROM PIXIES PEAK.
A MISSOURI BIOLOGISTS REPORT.

From The ST. LOWS Bulletin, Aug. IL.
Samuel Leonard, President of the Rocky Mountain
City and Colonization Company, favored us with
vsi, this morning. and from him learn the follow
rg facts, which at this time viii be of universal in
teTest:
Mr.. Leonard arrived in this city about O'Clock last
night by the steamer Skylark. He brings with him
valuable specimens of gold in nuggets and dust, also
quartz gold. lie left the heart Of the diggings
the 25th Of July last ard came IN by private express
Mr. Leonard il a resident of louisiana Pike County.
in this State and left for the mines about the ls of
April lie arrived at the digengs the 18th of May,
having gone out with oxen. The object of his mission
vas to make thorough examination of the geography
and geology Of the Rocky Mountain region from Fort
Laramie TO Santa Fee for the purpose Of ascertaping
the extent the godbearng region and 10 select the
most suitable location for the establishment of colony
MIR. Leonard, who IL one of the fret biologists of
Missouri, pursued his explorations from Fort Laramie
through the heart of the mountains and the mining
country, far south the streams Of the Colorado.
Having thus surveyed the ground thoroughly, he
located at the mouth of Clear Creek where passes
through ths mountains. He informs that he found
gold in al the streams that have their source near the
cone snow capped mountains, and that in these
streams the quantity Of gold about the same. The
larger streams of course brought down larger de-
posts but, ss general thing, it was about the same
IN al.
In the streams that headed near the base of the
mountains but little gold was found and il WAS upon
ese streams that the prospecting Of the great return.
pg crowd OF miners WAS done. OF eouree they were
disappointed and being, like all greedy and hasiy fore
runners IN great enterprise, without means, mind,
energy, they came back The whole region of coun-
Try about the mining range has every evidence of hav
ING been tossed about by volcanic eruptions and all
the Fragments Of the crust were found ncning toward
the summit Of the main ridge
There about 40 000 people in the western end
of Ksnsas dependent upon the Mines Out of that
number about 1900 are estimated as not making their
bread They OF that class TO be found everywhere
who live off of their friends and relatives too law 10
work, yet not depraved enough TO steal About 1000
Others are accommodating large fortunes The balance
are making comfortable hying-sst.s6ed with their
labor and with the general appearance Of the country
Many politicians are also in that section, schemnS for
place and powerin many instances creating disturb
Anoss and exciting the country. In May of the
Sulches IN the mountains, near Gregorys mines the
population is a. thick in any Of the busiest thorough
fares Of ST. LoSi. In consequence of the disturbance
OF the waters in the mines the health of the people
there was not very good Al present. the reason why
larger quantities Of gold not shipped to the Ess is
owing TO the want Of for transportation. The
gres, wealth of the mines is yet untouched. In gres
cham OF mountains extending for three hundred FIVE
nuncred mules southwark of Laramie, streams
found heading near the of the mountain all about
equally bearing with the golden sands paying from
one 70 ten cents pan in the valley, al distance Of
say hity miles, from the base Of the mountains.
AT the base OF the mountain itself no gold is 90 be
You'd out OF the streams, but above the nearer the
cone Is approached the thicker TO be found tue gold
Our informant thinks that the western slope as sur
eroas a. the eas;ernoccssoned by the same upheava
and characterized by the same pecuaarties. There is
10 machinery IN the mountains for the crushing of
quartz rock and until such machinery 10 introduced
Mere VII he 10 Ieeay realization 81 fortunes, each L.