Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-06-03

The soIlowag statement Of Mr. VAzE Of Jackson Michigan.
Is published in the St. Louis Democrat.
started In March VITA male teams and arrived Denver
szsrmed around and tried to induce take shares
in their town. Ola them did not wish to Speculate
wanted engage with my party in mining asked them
4 te1 knew where there were any dggngs that would pay
son. yes show you rich diggngs not far from the
asked them how much It would pay the pam They
they could shoE me dngs that YOU'D pay n cents 70 the pan
~ 49, ss SI 81 t ~ s s to "a 5s show se The s
morning. Iee them In the morning. and reported myself
ready 70 20 dggnss they said they could 60
day, great many satisfied they
humbuggng and offered 70 pay them ten dollars thay
would show mslh cOud find dirt that would pay Ave
censs then They could dc either for the veFy
good reason that there AGvs been dig0iags found n
fourth OF cent. prOspectea country ali
around visited ali the claims and dggings, and IpOsOy
day IN te best diggiAgs an The 1icfaily Of s Peal or
where about Cherry Creek and all the streams but the particles
are 50 minute that with great dicui they can be collected
and mining NeCer BE- made TO pay htere.
Mr. JAMES MAsISIs, LockpOrt " following
statements regard the geers up this swinde and the suf
sring loa that caused by relying upon the state
EDsnts put forth BY these interested parties.
There three different classes Of engaged
getting FORMULATING infamous sWindle which
caused tens Of thousands TO leave their families and homes, and
spend their last dollar % reach what they supposed to be new
Edorado lot Of land sharks who went there and laid out
towns, and then by lying and writing back false reports the
1na ~ be o Them ,ss s - s, baeeS m bT
those interested 10 the frontier Of Kansas City, Lawrence
AA4fenHcrlns AtcnlSoni 81 Joseph, OhanA
funds in these and oer send they did, drummers
East for hundreds Of mites spread their infamous lies and to
publish charts and pamphlets giving glowing accounts Of
what have to believe, they they false reports
Of the Kansas gold mines aud strange they yet persist
in publishing reports Of this kind when thousands returning
daily 10 tell them otherwise.
There has been great deal Of suffering sickness starvation
and death Of and animals this journey. II
common thing TO count the carcases Of than fifty
en- in single day Hundreds Of started Of with better
outfit than sack, others with handsrts, and with
Wheebarrows They ahead Of the emigration with teams,
and after having pase Fort kearne the only alternative
robbery death They banded together in strong parties, and
robbed Of horses mules and provisions, and
from ncean fatigue pYaon and exposure, have left
their bones Whiten the distant plains Of Kansas
fhe emigration has been large It have amounted
10 at least hundred thousand have stood upon hill
and counted fifty teams in sight at time in distance
ceedng i've miles There average Of about five
team and all the different roads Incl for hundreds Of
miles At the rate teDths Of the vast emigration have
hr return Then these haers have another lick
at them They and them, perhaps fifty miles off, with
reports that there thousand returned all the
along the TTetnat their and provisions net
worth anything the sell their
for have that hundred
doas yoke, sold for s30 Bacon 5e per b. Flour so
per cW Rice &c per h. &c, &C. Wagons that cost from
SIS to 500, for $50.