St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-03-24
The aWheelbarrow lManh1at Pixies
Peak.-1mmense Gold, Discoveries
CRY or lALIAuuM, on Cherry Greek. !
@ ".l1xxI{. January 10, 1859. i-r.):

Peak--1mmense Gold Discoveries;
CRY or sAI1Auunst,, on Cherry Greek 10
fo ",lTAxII January 10, 1859. it.)i1n
7s ths e'tq Eaitor t9 IF he Missouri Exposttor :a m
1ad d1DEAR 1R:-As much as has been said
I Of: the inexhaustible and transcendant
wealth Of the Pixies Peak and Cherry
Greek gold region and as many doubts
as' have been cast upon the, ,meagre. stories
of the immense gold deposits here by old
Etogy newspapers in the States, and by
edulous mountain men who obstinately
shut their eyes to the truth, ." all the
wv;.d ;1'.d and the rest Of mankind" must
now be conyinyss11 that the thousandth
part has not yet been told, and that TINS
is the most peerless-spot on the face Of the
WOrld.s3 %tgGJ ltA'iG.i- VT !, 5'.'1 ,'''-
! will mot pause to speak Of tic gold
d:.:gings on, the Peak whe1e the nuggets
as big rs the largest sized hen egg may
be mad iyf>:1e ~ ::1e:r!ekins rick up, and where the
earth wherever it IS upturl1td reveals
millions Of shining PARTICLES. T have 10
time to- dwell upon the scene that presents
itself of clear morning on the ]evcl;plain
to the eastward Of Cherry Greek, where
the prospectors have for the. past week
been much engaged, eng and which glitters in
the morning sun as YOU stand on the
heigth above, lake a sea of molten gold
Here according to as1 assay made but. yes
terday By our spirited, talanied and popu-
lar fellow citizen, Mr. Won Paul, who,
from many years connection with the mint
III one OF our largest cities, is *eminently
qualified to give a correct opinion, the soil
contains % per cent of fine foss gold.
But it is not Of such trihes as these
would speak. - Wonderful as they may
appear to our friends in the less favored
parts Of the world, to US here in this land
Of gold they have ceased to be wonderful,
and arc only regarded Us the most matter
OF tact common places. Our city, how
ever, has to-day been placed on the .qut
uice. A marvel has como to light, which,
even to us dwellers ln.the golden land,
is q marvel. Everybody is completely
wild about bout It,: t., It. is 50 strange-so mar
velously, wonderfully strange, that men
can scarcely credit their own senses, and
yetsit is every word Of 1t rueAjust as
true as some OF; thegold stories published
in some :f'dfy Ct tho papers in Kansas and Mis-
souri, .s
q. The waters Of Cherry Creek convert
everything Of a metalic nature submerged
ill., them for the space of "a hours into the
very finest gold. ...,r.y..-. II. ....
This discovery, which makes the adven
lures tqre of Sinbad, so long regarded as i'm
possible exaggerations, cease to lie d,scred
tied, came about quite accidentally -
Yesterday afternoon, about g. 'elock
finding that the tire Of my .wheelbarrov
: that whcelbarrow which has so Ion.
! been my faithful companion had bccomt
a little loosencd, I left the vehicle owe
night in tho creek !. to, tighten Thi
morning when; l took it out of the waite
: judge Of my surprise, and my amazement
to find the tire and every nail and bit Q
iron connected with it, converted into 2!
carrot gold. A thoroughYtests has bee1
i made, and there is no doubt of the genu
ineness of the metal. r.,o ,.:.... .,
The report Of course spread like wild6re
auu really begin u aPpieatiiv; ai;fi svi,,v III
r convenience from its effects. Every gul
and pistol, every stew kettle and pot il
!, Allahum, the name OF our; projected ;grea
city, have been placed in the, water; an
the twatchful owners are now squatting a
, the water's2cdge watching them, as 20
: have sometimes seensa frog watch a 1y.-
There is one blacksmith here; even h
i has taken the implements Of his craft an
submerged them also: How gold kitchc
utensils, gold anvil, and gold guns, ri<
:. to!s and knives will answer the wants Z
| modern civilization, I may, perhaps, here
after write you.
This is certainly one Of .. t.:s ,v=, : {, e.
! vo::;1.;;naryy scientific discoveries of this O
any other age:ugI Z can now account fo
many things I did not understand unit
to-day l, have observed that, every on
who remained here any length of tim
began to assume a yellowish or saffron tint
A few days ago the body Of an Indian wa
!. exhumed : at, the base of@the mountain
which was found to have become, petriGed
! so to speak, to solid gold. 1t, now SUI
mounts the corner stone Of our rrojectc'
city as q statue. s.
T lave. much more to tell@you oabou
this country, and especially would llik
to, descant upon the; magnificent future Q
Allahum, in which, by the way, l hay
several lots; but as have an old bras
candlestick and a. tin .horusiu the. creek
! I must go and see how they. are comm,
!, on in the. metamorphosis. By the, frs
!, opportunity | will send you the latte
] through which to. blow the praises Q
Z Pixies Peak: ssYell everybody to come 'ot,
and bring with them all the old iron tha
i they could gather. sl.,.zsIffc... ,assll4 81,
tss.ss5 a5,| - Yours truly, .,sas....f
.sf@gfz sa.ss WHEELBARROW Man