The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-04-14
had News from the Gold Mines.
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STORY.

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The Kansas City Journal Of Commerce,
Of the 18th, publishes the following letter
from Edward Brookfeld, Esq, late Mayor Of
Nebraska City, which gives an entirely diff
ferent account of the gold mines at Pixies
Peak from the glowing statements hitherto
circulated:
ST. VRAIN's CREEK, Rocky Mrs,
'''. - ~ February 90, 1S59.} ''
" FKIENn NoRroN:-Yours of Dec. 10th
was received this evening, and in consorrni-
ty with your request, .-immedia tely sit
down to..reply. And firstly, if you have any
confidence inmy judgement, and act on my
advice. youlwill immediately abandon the
idea of coming out here, without some other
discoveries are made than have been thus
far. My impression of the mines is, Mat
they are a d----k humbug. [ wish thtt
| could write otherwise, and particularly on
my own account, as should be very glad to
see you.and Mrs. Norton here, and it would
be such good opportunity for my wife to
come out. | have already written her that
if stayed here should send for her. 20,
Where we are winterins is about twenty
miles north of the mouth of Cherry Greek.
and in Canon at thes foot of the Rocky
Mountains or Black Hills. We have found
here the best quality of gold that has been
discovered, and cannot make one dollar per
day. Billy Moore, Tom and myself are
working together. We have built a good
dam across the creek, and have our "Long
Tom set, (the only Long Tom that is set
and working in the country) 1t works
beautifully, so the old Californians say
There are six old miners in our settlement.
| don't think that there is another company
that came here last fall who have done more
work or who haye done more extensive pros
pecting than we. We have prospected for
some twenty miles south of the mouth of
ChIrry Greek, to the neighborhood of Longs
Peak, north. Besides, we have prospected
as far into the mountains as we could get
on account of snow. .a
The only hope that have now is that,
when spring comes, we mag find something
to pay us in the mountains Should we be
so fortunate, will Immediately write to
You. .g.n .
l suppose you have learned ere this that
Mart has gone back, also f. Muir, Stuff,
Faith, and DR.. Mathews. This send by
Capt. Young, of Archer, Mt Jas. Akin,
Sam. Akin, (Rockport Company,)L. DAY.
enport and S. Stambeau, st. Stephens, N.
T., leave for home in few days, and, were
it not for the dread of the cold weather, and
the hope that we may discover something in
the spring, have no doubt but that nearly
the whole of our camp would leave for home.
We were quite surprised few days since
when we read the golden accounts in the
Missouri papers, of what the miners are do
ing cut here. pronounce them pack of
lies, written and reported back by a set OF
petty, one-horse, town spectators, and are
calculated to ruin many poor devil, be-
sides your humble servant.
That there may be gold discovered to pay,
| will not deny-hope it will. am here,
and may as well stay until satisfied. Should
anything turn up, I will inform you, and
| depend on my wife coming with yours, 9TH
erwise you may expect to see me on the Big
Muddy by the 4th of July, certain.
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Accept my best wishes to yourself, and
believe me, yours truly, ----
r-& "a BRooKFIELD.