The Kanzas news., 1859-03-05
pixies Peak Items.


ming mountain high in this city yesterday.
About hundred gold seekers came in on
the trains last night. The hotels are be-
coming crowded from dome to ceilar.-.&.
Joseph Journal, February 1874.
Jack Henderson left st Joseph, with a
party of fellows, on the 18th inst, for Pixies
Peak
"A steam mill, drawn by eight yoke of
cattle. passed through Omaha. n. T., a
couple of weeks ago. bound for the gold
mines. e..l
Great numbers of the Utah saints are
putting their households and harems in or
der. preparatory to leaving for the Pixies
Peak mines in the spring.
The company organized in Washing
ton city to run daily line Of stages to Pixies
Peak from Leaveoworth. has capital of two
hundred thousand dollars. w. H. Russell,
of the firm of Major & Russell, is Presi-
dent of the company. ~
The st. Joseph Journal of the i7th
inst. had an interview with Hon. j. How
ard, who has recently arrived from the Cher
~ Greek gold mines. He left the mines on
the 9th of January. and fully confirms the
statements published in regard to the rich
ness of the mines. He says the richest
diggings are on Cherry Greek and the Plate,
some thirty or forty miles from Pixies Peak.
1t is thought that the whole of the forma-
lion Of Pixies Peak consists of plaster par
is and epson. -
The source of Cherry Greek has never
been discovered. and is, consequently, yet
unknown. 1t pours through high, deep
chasm of the mountains and affords abun-
dant water power for some distance, when it
sinks in the sand and then comes out again
a bold running stream towards its mouth.
Game is plenty in the vicinity of the
mines, and consists of deer. antelope and
buffalo. Mr.. Howard says he knows two
individuals who have killed one hundred
and seventy-6ve deer the present winter.
"A private letter in the st, Louis Demo
cras of the 18th inst. says:
81 can assure you that what you read is
no exsggeration, for it is what see myself.
But what have done will tell you. l
have some days taken out myself from S5
to S1O with rocker; but it is hard work.
for there is not water to work with. In the
spring hope to do better than now. This
is about the average of the mines, for the
lack of water"
The Council Bluffs Bugis has letter
from Auraria, written by Henry Allen to his
wife in which he says:
Zone thing want you to be sure and tell
all our friends that come out in the spring,
that old Californians have no advantage over
the rest of us, from the fact that the Dig
gings beat them; but they are not confined
to any particular location, but are scattered
all over the country, for distance of over
two hundred miles. We have organized
claim laws for farming and mining which
think very good and liberal We have
preaching every other Sunday by a Meth
odist brother by the name of Fisher "a very
cleyert and good man; though Fisher for
souls,'' be is like the rest of Us fishing for
''filthy luere." Those who come out should
start early in the spring"
"A company who left the mines on the
9th of January. inform the Omaha { N. T. J
Times. that those now mining under the
disadvantages, are making from se to sl2
and often S15 per days to e2 cents per
pan. The gold is found from the surface
down to the bed rock-a depth averaging If
teen feet. The gold yet found TO a Ia ge ca
tent is float gold; some shot gold has been
found. Gold has been discovered along the
base of the mountains from New Mexico to
Fort Laramie. Lumber is worth sis5 per
Thousand; water power abnndant. The soil
Is good but not as extensive in area as could
be desired; excellent qualities of building
stone, clay for making brick, plaster paris
and marble have been discovered. Game
plenty.