, 1859-06-29

PIXIES PEAK.

4Hc tIAtu hHlids I@4yiT p"phsnCS ttE iuil0"-
iuy letter from Mr.. n. II. Rice, reliable citizen
OF that piaer, concerning tl1e ncw gold discorc-
RIGS in the Pixies Peak country, and the terrible
effects Of tl,e May stampede The letter is I'd.
dressed to Il brother uf tue writer:
Seven miles suuti. Of here. at what il calIyd
",|ack>"ns 1|iygings," l'lc gold is very cna.>,.
was there week. and saw many pieces weigh
ins from one i" four dollars largest li"c,
heard OF being found wls worth eight dollars
~ you eau 70: tin.t it is NJ, ali Il humhuy. IT..
has hrcn rerprtcd. Many Old California inl,rI>
say they never saw anything 81 rich as ti,r.,.
quartz beds are; but they need .Inaa7 milk I"
work It 10 advantage | an perfectly satisfied
that II have NY health, can make FORUM.
here i'll fact. it do better than am ,lo;,;y
now, it will make nice pile by fall.
wisl' yum was "s1t larEc; but do mot think it
best fur .uu 10 come until next spring. T!r'
mountains will not b" half pru:pcctcd this year,
and I" start NOW yoa could nut get here to IN
Inuci this seaso1..
Thousands and thousands lave gone back dis
t'onrascd, and words cann"t express the suffer-
img> endured by sumo "f .'a csnl grants WIN
came INT al"ng III april; about .''a' came III
Will, haNd-rArts and packs. Must of them were.
poor and brought notllin. with them; lnaMv
we're nearly STARTED whcM they arrived, and rs
our markets were rather poorly supplied, in ::
the >hapc nf ca.ables, so that starvation s;arc.
the wl"c community III the face. Then c.t:ln
il heart renting scene; IL welEdEtssrA
'ncn g"i;,g from cabin To cabin begging. in ti1s
must l:'i!tc1sc manner Tor lmr$cl of bread
T!ir visa.es showed too plainly ,h1, hunger
WAS proving deeply On their blrs. Hut this
STATE Of things could Ill" lung exist; In Il few
days there was 4 general stampede fpr thu
Siates. Tley met thousand. cniln. in viii,
provisions, dc. and with base lies and t;>c IT.
presentations they turned must Of thrm back
hut few OF the brave hearted stood tic su,,,.,
and e:t1Ec fllronEh, to satisfy themselves; and
n"w they arc maxim. fortune. They told 1l,osr
they mt that there was m .ud here, and that
tbs towns had 81! been burned, and their tou,t
ers hung; and il thry canc in 1hty would Ls
robbed Of everything tlcy had. Isu, 50 iar tiuu
's''S, o1'r towns are ionr;sl:ng, and there l,;.s
been no hanging except Of lev horse thieves
Aud now the c"nntrs Is prnsI'crinc. 1sut the
worst feature If I'LL. ami "lse that will ln,s., b.:
remembered III this clntry's history, Is 1hc Snt.
firing on tho SNloky Hill route. Hundreds Der.
'Siied there with hunger aud fatigue | saw ailI
'tlkrd with Il man, VII" was ul,c If the three
survivors Of party Of seventeen who cam. hv
that rontr. They picked up III I'LL is1sc,,S!-
biz star and brought in t:u',! r2rc w;ts 1akrn
of tllc'n. Pr"vini",s are plenty here nov;
1our sells ut 80 lunsl.e pork inc l,bl. :ni
either things in th:., proportion. ] saw !. grizzly
1rar the other day that son" McAicans killed.
lhe mountain streams are full Of trout ga,tu.
il quite pirnty, such is elk, deer, MOUNTAIN
sheep. turkeys. &c.
Nov don't gci excited and think yum ca,,
mike fortune here il, day. II is irnr tia,
many will nuke Il fortune This yrur, but ti,r
gold will a>t 1"r years. and nrAt spring will IL.
i better time IN come. ! expect 70 cnrl. and
>ts yna next fall, unl return here in .rrin:..
Tisc1c arr Mu,ly curi.'sties in tlc ,nounta ajt.,
s.,cll as hol springs >mla springs and suel, likc
The sutlu sl'rint wafer is Nicr to raise hfea,!