Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-04-02
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the l6th,s publishes the following letter from
Edward Brook6eld, Esq, late Mayor 7o5f Nee
braska City, which gives an entifeE different rerftt
account of the gold mines, at Pixies Peakl,o
from the glowing statements hitherto circ1nla-'' p
ted .rari,o .5hsh4esb gI1m g. 10 liezl cE:..svG
liz : = Sr,NRA1N's CREEK, Rocky Mrs. .acl .
a ,2ea3q January 30, 1885, s}e1sc
FRIEND NORTON - Yours of Dec. l5th.,was
received this evening, and in conformity with,
your request, Immediately sit down to reply.
And firstly, If you have any confidence in my
Judgment and act on my advice, cyou viii i'm
mediately abandon. the idea of coming out
here without some other discoveries are
made than have been thus far. My impress
hunsbug-I wish thatI could write otherwise,
and particularly on my own ACCOUNT d.
should be very glad to see you and Mrs N.
here, and it would be such good opportuni-
ty for my wife to come out I have already
written her that if stayed here, j should
send for her. 100 ...gs.1. .cca.~ igaz OF C.
Where we are wiptering is about twenty
miles north of the mouth Of Cherry Greek,
and in canon at the foot Of the Rocky Mounts,
or Black Hills We have found here the best
quality of gold that has been discovered, and
cannot make one dollar per day. Billy Moore,
Tom and myself are working together. We
have built dam across the creek, and have
our Long Tom set, (the only Long Tom that
is set and worked in the country.) It!works
beautifully y--so the old Californians say.--
There are six old miners IN our settlementssI /
don't think that there is another company that
came here last fall who have done more work
or have done more extensive prospecting than
we. We have prospected Tor some twenty
miles south of Cherry Greek, to the neighbor-
hood of Longs Peak, north Besides we have
prOspected as far into the mountains as we
could get on account of the snow. g.. 10 G.
The only hope that have now is, that when
spring comes, we may find something to pay
US in the mountains. Should we be so fortu-
nate, l will Immediately write you, % 81 -
| | suppose you have ere this learned that
Mart has gone back, also. E. Muir, Stuff,
Faith, and DR.. Mathews. This 1 send by Dr.
Young, of Archer, N. T., JAS. Akin, Sam.
Akin, (Rockport Company L. Davenport,
and S. Stambeau Of St. Stephens, N. T., leave
for home in . few days; and were it not for
| the dread Of cold weather, and the hope that
we may discover something in the spring, l
have no doubt that nearly the whole camp
would leave for home. y'~.. ''''eI, Il III y
i We We're quite surprised few days since,
when we read the golden accounts in the Mis-
souri, papers, of what the miners are doing
out here. pronounce them pack of lies,
written and reported back by set of petty
ene-horse town spectators, and are calculated
to ruin manya poor devil besides your hum
bic servant. ,golyy gi taIil rr.agr enlas gl5
/ That there may be gold discovered to pay,
will not deny-hope it will. I am here, and
may as well stay until satisfied. Should any
thing turn up, l will inform you, and shall de-
pend on my wife coming with yours, other
wise, you may expect to see me on the Big
Muddy by the 14th Of July, certain.
| Accept my best wishes to yourself, and be-
lieve me, Yours truly asi'@y.? Ii.
| -,~I s-1+ s. .-, ..a- BROOKFIELD..r