American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-07-28
The Pike's Peak swindIe.

The statements OF Messrs. Thomas Bur.
nett, Henry Smith and DIR. ], A. Williams
who recently returned from Pixies Peak,
only more iuliy confirm the opinion we
expressed ID our paper months age. IN re:
gard to the humbuggery of the moyes
ment. True, they sawagld there. and |
prospeoted for some length oftimes ba,
they saw very few "feds,' and were
sharp enough, after testing The, matter 70
their entire satisfaction, to strike for home
while they had provisions enough to last
them to q point where they could get
more. They 'wsrs we'll Supplied. aud saw
too plainly the suffering, and even the
stsrvation,of returning fugitiyss, 10 place
ltheirown necksi under the calling yoke.
Insihis they acted wisely; am Id q F4s
Specializing paslies, out there are trying
to make another rush oi,emigralion thithar
by insentipg the most fabulous asioriss
about that sterile region.s They sfaEe
newspapers snd letter writer's bought up,
and are circulating the most stupehdous
bosh imaginable ia reference 10 the feFtil-
ity Of the diggings. -,
While human. nature remains so weak.
there always will ba fools enough 70 sWsl
low any hu rbug, however ridiculous.
Modern history is SO fall of the most sIu-
pendous ,imposi!ions, in which thousands
and even millions have been thus 10 d astray
by designing men, as 70 leave hut little
room for wonder at the lesser Illusions ct
such frequent occurrence now, The
achievements Ct the last few centuries
0 have been so extraordinary in every path
A Of human adventure, as probably 10 foster
the spirit Of creduliy. Those whose
! mind ponder over the exploits ol Corlez,
: Pixsrro, Balboa and Alyarado, naturally
q fall into the snares Of fllibustering lead.
y ers in our own days, and seek fortune and
fame under such banners as those o.
Walker, Henniugsen, Lopez. Clabbe and
Boulbon. A passion for riches bas al
ways been 50 truly the oyermasterinl
It greed OF the soul, that the esgerness o
G thousands TO listen 10 any story Of new
' gold regionis not surprising.
! Bat il is really I discreditable 10 th'
: known aealeness and shtewaness 81 Amer
!. .icans, that any such rssdlt Of a gold dshunt
6 ing expedition should ever have occurred
e las that which now affiicts the ear from th
a west, as the story of the Pixies Peak emf
grants Scafcslyhase tbess poor wretche
= had time to get 10 tie new district, be
d fore we hear that they have got back I
9. the Kansas and Nebraska settiemeats,si i
ID starving condition, and swearing sys1
gesucs agains.S those who dsluded then
: Washington Register,
y IA NEW AND DAsoERousv CouNrERFEf'
. One Dollar. Bills Of The Branch 9th
IS State Bahkso Ohio, at Cadiz, have jni
a been put in circulation. Il is slmost hul
y less in execution. and the best judge
ID End il difficult 10 deiect, them. ,rv,.9s.
q Refuses slf Ono Dollar bills Of Il
= OAdiz Branch. That isthelonlyt way
% escape from q loss. The bills lelsefsd n
TO aud signed j. r. Finn. Vice Prsaiden
D. aud VIM. Phillips. Cash. = IS sf
4. Two men have been arrested for passin
n and having IN their possession, bills 9th
|" description. A large amount was put
= circulatiou in Cincinnati before ,.he arEfl
c. OF these TWO men.--[ Whites Bank RepoE
n e.. 5ESgyATEASK EAAsby
\ sRYSee the edysVtisemet Of E.sSs EIal
hum--valuable city property for s,sAl
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