Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-06-18
Favorable News from Pixies Peak---Tm-
mense Gold Discoveries Reported.

Favorable News from Pike's PeRk---Tn-
mense Gold Discoveries Reported.
The LeavenWorth (Ksnsas) Times, Of the 10th
inst. publishes letter from its special cOrrespon
dent at the Pixies Peak geld mines, which, if its
statements true, shows that gold exists there in
sufficient quantities make mining extremely profit
able. We present the following extracts from this
letter. with the remark that these reports are not
credited by the hundreds who have returned from
the Pixies Peak region
DENVER CRY, June 1st, 1850 Il closed my last
letter with the remark that reports Of rich diseove
ries in The valley of the Norih Fork OF Vasquer's
Fork Of the South Platte had reached this ei and
that contemplated trip 10 the alleged gold field,
for the purpose Of investigating the matter. have
Just returned from this mountain tour, and the fol-
lowing embraces its fruits:
On or about he 4th ult., Mr B. Gregory, from
Gordon county, Georgia, started with party Of
seven, with view TO q thorough exploration Of the
northern tributaries Of VssqUeF or Clear Creek On
The 9th ult they struck what has since been called
Quartz Creek at point about thirty miles due west
of this point, and proceeded to handle their pans
and shOveIs, At a point shout thrae buRdred feet
above the right bank of said creek, the north side
Of an extremely steep hill, Mr.. Gregory gathered
pan of surface dirt took it down to the water and
was rewarded for the washing Of it by four dollars
worth of fine dust This, of course, stimulated b i'm
and company to vigorous and eXte nsive prospecting,
Whioh resulted il the striking of bed Of sand,
amidst bed OF partly rotten and partly burnt
quartz that was found 10 yield from five ten dol
lars per pan. The lead was traced over the noun
tain by diut Of layers of burnt quartz, which
fund on the surface IN O noTtheasterly and suth
westerly direction, and every member Of the party
at once took Up claims. At that time sn)W and ice
We yet plentiful in the valley and for several days
| the working OF the leads had to be delayed
sequence OF the continued blockade of the creek by
| ice None Of the claims made on the lead discov-
cred bv Mr. Gregory-from whom the diggngs at once
| tcok The usue--hsd been worked more than six
days. and yet the yields enumerated below have
| been obtained.
! The news Of the striking of this rich lead soon
reached this and adjoining towns, and various pros
ue.ting parties out, who succeeded in diseov-
ering number Of additional leads--the yielding Of
which also give below.
During the last ten days a perfect stampede has
taken place from this locality in the direction Of
the Gregory digging,, and Eve thousand men are,
undoubtedly, examining at the preseut moment
the bowels of mother earth in that vicinity. New
leads are struck almost every day, but on account
of the local obstacles in the way, Of rocks, Tich
! qrow+h of timber aad steepussss Of mountain
sides along which the leads run, &C., it will take
some time before they will be in fact in working
order All that has been done is comprised in thC
following:
J. H. Gregory worked his claim five days and tool
out 81, 100
william s. Day, John ". Zeigler, Charles NJ
Zegler, David P Spain, Archibald Defrees Wilkin
son Uefrees and William Chess, ell formerly o.
South Bend, Indiana, formed the party that accom-
panied Gregory, and had all taken claims on th'
later's lead. The irst four mentioned commenced
working their claims on the 25th ult., and took ou
on Wednesday, 25tb, S295; Thursday, 26tF, S43O
Friday, 9th, $495; Saturday, 2Sth, SS40, whicl
shows an aggregate result Of four days work
amounting to 81 $50 The three last nsniione,
worked their claims jointly i've days. during Wbicl
they realized s., 150
". H. Bates, formerly " puhuquS, Iowa; ".