The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-13
Pixies Peak Gold Mines.

The Kansas newspapers teemng with long accounts
of the gold mines the western portion of that Territory
There doubtless gold scattered throughout that region
of country though much Of the noise that alb out
it by the Territorial papers for the purpose of drawing
emigration thther.
The Lawrence Kansas) Republican has the following
COL Nichols has just returned directly from the gold
mines He says the gold is scattered more or less
extent of country 800 miles north and south and 100
miles east and west Over this extent Of territory the
Colonel prospected himself and did not fail Of finding gold
The prospect he found anywhere the Platte
In the South Park como eighty miles up the river from
Cherry creek and there he confident the richest dig
gings will yet be found This park lies mainly north and
of Pixies Peak He also found good prospecting at
the crossing Of the Arkansas at Pueblo.
vember there were from one thousand to fifteen hundred
persons in the mines. There plenty Of cottonwood and
similar timber in tho mines and plenty of pine few miles
snow storm up, and the next day, without
digging spade full Of EARTH the most OF them started
back for home, cursng the mines and pronouncng them
The miners resolved upon carrying out the princi
pies Of squaer sovereignty TO the fullest extent they
repuate the officers sent out by the Governor Of the Ter
rtory and claim the right Of selecting them Themselves
They also repudae the election Of delegate to Congress-
claim that they do not desire new Territory now, but
are able TO take care Of themselves as they are.
letter from the mines contains the following THAT
gold exists here and plenty Of it, now placed beyond
doubt found some twenty five men busy digging out
the gold and making from four to dollars day
with their pans By introducing the common rocker
they make three times much AZ they can with their
pans. We shall winter cattle in the valley adjoining
Montana We stopped for two days some ten miles above
our present location and killed twenty deer and some
turkeys We can supply ourselves with oil the meat we
want
private letter by John D. Rocker, addressed to his
brother in New Mexico, contains the following --You
wished 10 know how much could be made the mines to
the hand day They make from % to $50 per day, and
m sy
advanta geously As regards the Mines they good
enough Come early in the spring as you can get
here Bring family with you, and by next fall
can make enough TO go and live where we please.
Another letter saysGold exists throughout all this
gon IL be found everywhere-on the plains, in the
mountains and by the streams. II Is generally OF fine
quality and averages few cents 70 the painful When
first arrived here there were but few persons about Ora
duaIy they commenced to flock In, but only the latter
companies have come with anything like the proper inn
plements for mining the gold. Most Of the early emf
and yet these have realized from % 10 $40 day per
man. according 10 the manner In which they worked
the localities where they "squatted.v
Captain Patterson is q pilot on the Missouri river. He
IN that capacity. At that time he went with company
from Kansas City the mines He has been four years
IN the California gold mines He says there are far
Inducements In the Western Kansas mines than in Cafor
ma even Tvs best days. In the spring he will return
with splendid outfit both for himself and his brother
His statements be relied on, and there s
tajpty in them, nasmuch he renqushed very lucra
tive post consequence OF the shining nducement held
out at the mines. He leaves 5000 month for them.
The best route TO the mines ID up the Kansas valley.
The gold excitement throughout the western States Is
very great while in Kansas and Nebraska II surpases
every obcr feeling private letter received from Law
renee X. t. yesterday says The gold fever Is raging
here to alarming extent, and will carry OF full half OF
our farmers In the spring.
Some Lawrence merchants have 10000 outfits prepared
d preparing for next spring.