Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-07-21

PIXIES PEAK GOLD DIGGINGs.-The spec
ulators in an around Leavenworth, and else
where on the way to Pixies Peak, are again at
work with their gold stories. Almost every
day we have Geographic dispatches from
Leayenworth, by way of St. Louis, announc-
ing wonderful discoveries or new attractions
cat the mines" These dispatches originate
with INSCRIPTIONS knaves who are willing to
pursue nefarious land speculations at any cost
of misery and ruin to others. If everything
they say Of the gold dggings were true, the
men already there would be five times too
many to operate to advantage. But it is not
true. They invent and exaggerate, and show
no mean ability to compete with Satan himself
in the business of falsehood. Piracy itself is
hardly more Internal than their style of land
speculation
Mr.. Greeley and his travelling associates,
who issued statement in regard to gold at
Pixies Peak, said very explicitly that gold had
been found only at few places in one locality,
called "Gregory's Diggings." They counsel
ed eastern people not to travel that way in
search of gold. They saw nothing to justify
this persistent outcry of the spectators; and
yet, it now appears their statement was more
favorable than the facts will warrant, for they
were cunningly imposed upon by interested par
ties And when we consider the matter care
fully, it is plain enough that nothing was more
likely to happen than such an imposition.
The speculators knew that Mr.. Greeley would
visit Pixies Peak, and that his report published
in the Tribune would be generally accepted as
honest If they had failed to contrive an
elaborate scheme of imposition, they would
have belied their own characters, and failed
to improve their grandest opportunity.
But they did not fail in that way as we are
now beginning to learn. Here is the state
ment of one witness. Capt. L. Nucbolls has
lately returned from Pixies Peak to Pacific
City, Iowa The Pacific City Herald of July
9th reports his testimony as follows 1.-THE
statement of Horace Greeley and Others was
greatly exaggerated, IN consequence Of imposi-
lions prGcticed upon these gentlemen by interested
parties" He was there at the time of Mr.
Greeley's visit, and was fully informed in re
gard to the whole matter. He knew all about
the diggings from actual observation far better
than was possible to Mr.. Greeley and his COM
panions A New York gentleman, personal
friend of Mr.. Greeley, remarks that ''whie no
man is more truthful, no man can more easily
be imposed upon" An Ohio paper, the Tus-
,arawas Advocate, throws some light on one of
the methods by which the imposition was eff
fected. 1t has letter from Mr.. c. T. Espich,
written from Gregory's diggings. Mr.. Espich
saw Greeley when there, and has read his
and says FIN regard to the rich
ness of the mines, the old gentleman was aw-
fully humbugged." Mr.. E. says he has heard |
the miners boast how they cheated Greeley by
Sailing their Sllce-bores and dirt, 6y slipping in
gold dust" They used all the tricks required
to secure the necessary deception.
We counsel those who are tempted to travel
from home in search of fortune, to beware of
Pixies Peak. If there be any persons COM
fortably situated in New England, who cannot
"let well enough alone" and rightly appreciate
the inestimable value to an individual or fam
lily of New England home, let him visit eve
ny other inviting locality and try every other
honest scheme, before he allows himself to go
in the direction of Pixies Peak.