Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-03-30
Yours,
Pixies Peak-The Other Side.

TING ICdh-lut OIlCl SluC'
Within the last few weeks the favora-
BILE reports from Pixies Peak have been
flowing like a flood wei the land, and
it may somewhat abate the fever which
bids fair to carry off many vigorous
young men, if they see occasionally,
something of the other side of the story.
At all events it will do them no harm to
know there is a dark side TO the picture.
The Ksnsas City Journal Of Commerce
publishes a letter from EDWARD Brook
FIELD, late Mayor of Nebraska City.
which does rot speak very fatteringly
of the gold prospects of the Pixies Peak
region. Here it is:
ST. Warts CREEK ROCKY MTs.,l
January 29th, 1859.
FE1EcD NoRroN:-Yours of Dec. 18th
was received this evening, and in con
formity with your request, | Immediately
sit down TO reply. And firstly. if You
have any confidence in my judgment and
act on my advice, you will 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. that they are a id hum
Juq-I wish that l could write Otherwise.
and particularly on my own account, as
L should be very glad to see you and
Mrs. n. here, it would be such a good op
portuuity for my wife to come out. |
have already written her that if l siaid
here | should send for her.
Here we are about twenty miles ncrth
of the mouth of Cherry Greek. and in a
canon at the foot of The Rocky Mounts,
or Black Hills. We have found here
the best quality of gold that has been
discovered, and cannot make one dol
lar 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 worked in the coun.
try.) 1t works beautifully--so the old
Californians say. There are six old mi
ners in our settlement. | do not think
that there is another company that came
here last fall who have done more work
or have done more extensive prospecting
than we. We have prospected for some
twenty miles south of Cherry Creek, and
to the neighborhood of Longs Peak,
north. Besides. we have prospected as
far into the mountains as We could get en-
account of snow.
The only hope 1 now have is, that
when spring comes. we may find some
thing to pay US in the mountains. Should
we be so fortunate, l will Immediately
write you.
1 suppose you have ere this. learned
that Mart has gone back, also E Muir,
Stuff, Faith, and DIR. Mathews. This l
send by Capt. Young, of Archer, N. T.
Jas Akin. Sam. Akin, (Rockport Com
L. Davenport and S. Stambeau.
of St. Stephens, N. T., leave for home in
a few days; and, were it not for the dread
of the cold weather, and the hope that
may discover something in the spring.
| have no doubt but that nearly the
camp would leave for home.
We were quite surprised a few days
since when We read the glowing accounts
the Missouri river papers, of what the
miners are doing out here. l pronounce
them a pack of lies, written and reported
back, by a set of petty one-horse town
speculators, and are calculated to ruin
many a poor devil besides your humble
That there may be gold discovered to
pay, 1 will not deny-hope it will. 1 am
here, and may as well stay until satisfied.
Should anything turn up. l will inform
you. and shall depend on my wife COM
ng with yours; otherwise, you may ex-
oect to see me On the Big Muddy by the
l4ih of July, certain. =
Accept my best wishes to yourself,
and believe me, Yours. truly.
BROOKFiELD.