Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-07-01
The Pixies PEAK Mines.


Horace Greeley Of the Tribune, A. ID.
Richardson Of the Boston Journal. and Hem
ryvillarl Of the Cincinnati Commercial, have
arrived at the Pixies Peak Dirrings, and
have given personal examination to all tho
claims. with view Of sending n definite
statement TO the Eastern States. This doc
umcnt is quite too lengthy for our columns.
They say that some OF the claims worked
nv sluice. with three or four or moro men,
have produced good sums. while Others have
worked days without finding gram. That
gold exists in many Of the ravines in tie
mountains. is undcniahle; and with capital,
energy and skill. much will b. obtained.
Capital il indispensable IN obtaining and
fitting mp claims. Manv II tho quartz VEINS
are not gold barring. Mos, the gold thus
far taken ont has been washed hva small
mountain stream Much Of the ore will
have to bc carried a long distance to he
washed.
Thu. far to show that gold is there. The
close Of their statement we deem Of the
greatest importance to the people hcrra.
bouts. II will be seen that the chances Tor
cmirrants are nearly as dismal as they have
been for few month. past. A long. cold
winter is at hand. and all the provisions to
be Trough, by mules for hundred miles,
Is no, promising look, and comfortably
situated man should not be tempted TO brave
hi. chances there for all the gold in the
mountains.
The following !. the close Of tie state
ment
We cannot conclude this statement with.
out protesting mos, earnestly against n ~.
newal ~ the iniatuation which impellcd
thousands a. rush Co this region n month
or two since. only In turn hack before reach.
ing IL or to hurry away Immediately after,
more hastily than they came. Gold min.
ing j. a business which cmincnily requires
of its yotarics capital, experience, energy,
and IN which the highest qualities do not
always command success,
There may ~ hundreds Of ravin"- in ihese
mountains a. rich in gold as that IN which
we write. and there probably are many.
hut up TO thu. hour we DO not know that
any have heen discovered. There are said
90 be five thousand people already in this
raVine. and hundreds more ar" pouring in
10 u daily. Tens Of thousands more have
been passed on our rapid journey TO this
place, ar heard of as on the their way hiih-
cr hy other routes.
+ For all these ncarl every pound OF pro-
visions and supplies OF every kind must he
hauled nv teams from the Missouri River,
some 700 miles distant. over roads which
are mere trails. crossing countless unhridg'
ed water courses. always steep banked and
mirry. and at times ~ swollen by rains As
20 he impo,sable by wagons
7 Part OF this distance Is a desert, yielding
crass. wood and water only ~ intervals OF
several miles and then very scantlly. To
attempt u cross this desert on foot j. mad.
neSs. suicide. murder. To crus- it with
team. IN midsummer. when the water cour.
scs are manly dry aud the grace eaten up.
- possible To those who know just where 10
look for grass and water, and where water
mu., be carried along TO preserve life.
\ few months hcnce-proba5ly by the
middle ~ Octnhcr-tms whole Alpine re-
cion. will be- showed under and frozen up.
80 Us to put stop To tie working OF slui'
ces Il not 20 mining altogether. There,
then. for period OF a, least FIX months,
will be neither employment, food nor shell
ter within five hundred mile for thousand.
pressing here under the dclusiun that gold
may be picked up here like pebbles on the
.ca shore. and that when they arrive here
even though without provisions or money.
their fortunes ARE made.
Great disappointment, great suffering,
are inevitable few can escape the latter
who arrive at Denver City alter September,
without ample means To support them in a
very dear country at least through long
winter. We charge those who manage the
telegraph not 10 difluse part ot our
statement without giving substantially the
whole and we beg the press generally 10
unite with us IN warning the whole peo'
PIE against another ru-h to the-e gold mines
"a ill.adyi-ed ~ that Of last Spllng-ia rush
sure 20 b. followed like that 10y a stampede
hu; on far more destructive property aud
life. Respectfully: ,,,,,,-,.
A d. RICHARDSON,
HENRY WILLARD,