The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-03-10


Ths Pixies Peak Hsnssg--The Genuine
Minnesota Geid-TAs Golden Gate.
The Pixies Peak gold mania 10 more than
subsidiDg-it seems to be collapsing. One
extraordinary fact may be taken for granted
about II Its intensity is greatest in pro-
portion TO the distance from the scene Of
operations, where the enthusiasm is about at
the Ievel which was reached by the Zumbro
gold miners Of Minnesota, after months
experience in the Oronoco diggings. There
has been nothing to show that at any time
the yield Of gold at Pixies Peak has been
larger than that on the Zumbro, IN this
although from the hold which Kan
sas matters have acquired on the journalism
Of the country, it yields longer lever, and
exerts wider influence upon public opinion
The truth Is that Pixies Peak just yields
dust enough to throw into the eyes Of peo-
pie, and II we were dishonest enough to use
our Zumbro dust for that purpose, In three
weeks We could have the "ZUxBao GOLD
MINIS " "RUsH FOR TIE ORoxoco !! ="
placarded in staring capitals at the head Of
half the Newspaper columns Of the Urited
States.
The Pixies Peak mines are not . whit
more valuable than those Of Oronoco aud
Rochester. Nothing bat the greatest suf.
feriug, added to oil the misery Of dissp-
pointment, can follow any pursuit Of this IT,
lusory phantom Of gold in the remote des-
erts oil western Kansas, and little less than
loss can follow the prosecution Of this gilt
tering Jack O. Lantern here.
There is more gold for Minnesotians in
the yellow mint OF its fruitful harvests, than
10 oil the gold fields in the world there Ii
more gold for rs in the steady prosecution
Of our great inland system Of improvements
and in regular habits OF industry, than in
all this reckless Spanish ransacking Of the
green soil for gold-even with Mexico and
q Peru TO reward the hazardous adventure
But II gold must be had, the shortest
route by which the citizens Of Minnesota can
reach profitable gold field, 10 by the over.
land route to Fraser's river. There is gold
at both ends of the route-gold for those
that 90, and for those that stay. For Min
nssota is the gateway Of emigration to the
Pacific, and let her people but combine to
seize the advantages Of that position, and
they will gid its posts with gold and arch it
with fine gold.
The following letter written by gentle.
man in Chicago, which We take from the
Chicago Tunes is one Of the numerous
proofs with which our exchanges TEEN, that
Pixies peak is humbug and failure.
AvocA, cAss Co, NEBRASKA, FEp. IL, 1859.
FRiEsp JosErW.--I have Just heard from
George Dixon and others OF our neghbors, who
went out to the gold region last September.
they speak rather dispsragingly Of their pros
poets; they say they are making nothing,
and large portion Of those out there sre dis.
couraged. They caution their friends not to
believe all these flaming reports about making
so much out there. Where some make one dol.
lar per day, great many make less. some
rare chances where persons have made ten
or fifteen dollars per day. Another company
has just come In with twenty or thirty yoke OF
cattle, which they bought out there for tl5 per
yoke They say they can make more buying
up those cattle and bringing them back to sell,
tnau thew Gan mako digging gnlI Ths shave