Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-04-01
Pixies Peak Gold NEiEies---A Very
UsafaVOrahlH EgeDSrs

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
different account of the gold mines at Pike ;.
Peak, from the glowing statements hithe rt,
circulated
ST.. FEAlN's CREEK, Rocky Mountains, !
January 20, 1853.
FRIEND NORTON Yours Of Dec 18th
was received this evening, and in conform
isy with your request, l 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,
Mat they are a id humbug! wish tIlat
| could write otherwise, and particularly
On my own account, as l should be very glad
to see you aud Mrs. N. here, and it would
be sucha god opportunity Tor my wife to
come out. Lave already written her that
if l stayed here should send for her.
Where we are wintering is abont twenty
miles north of the mouth of Cherry Greek
and iu Canon at the foot of the Rock Y
Noun ,ans, or Black Hills. We have found
here the best quality of gold that has been
discovered, and cannet make one dollar per
day. Billy Moore, Tom and myself are
working together. We have built good
dam across the crock, and have our Long
Tom SGT (the only Long Tom that is set
and worked in the country) 1t works
beautiiully-so tho old Oalifornians say
There are six old miners in our settle mcnt.
| don't think that there is another company
that came here last fall who have done
more work OK have done more extensive
prospecting than we. We have prospected
for some twenty miles south of the mouth
Of Cherry Greek, to the neiyhborhood of
Longs Peak, north. Besides, we have
prospeoted as far into the mountains as we
could get on account Of snow.
The only hope that have now is, that
to pay us In the mountains. Should we be SO
fortunate, will Immediately write you.
1suppos you have ere this, learned that
Mart Las gone back, also e. Huir,
Stufft, Faith and DR.. Matthews. This |
send by Capt Young Of Archer, N. T. James
Aiken, Sam Aiken, (Rookport Company
l.. Davenport and h. Ssambsau, Of st.
Stephens, N. T., leave for home in . fsw
days; and were 1t not for the dread Of the
Dold weather, and the hope that we may
discover something in the spring, l have no
doubt that nearly tho whole camp would
cave for home.
We were quite surprised few days since
when we read the golden accounts in the
Missouri river papers, Of what the miuers
sre doing out here. pronounce them 9
pack OF lies, written and reported back by q
yet of petty one-horse town spectators, and
calculated to ruin many poor devil besides
your humble servant.
That there may be gold discovered to
pay, will not deny-hope it will. l am
here, and may as we'll stay until satisfied.
should anything turn up ] will inform you,
md shall depend on my wife coming wit b
yours, otherwise, you may expect to see ne
IN the Big Muddy by the 4th Of july,
Accapt nv hask wshaa N pnnn.Als ana
believe me. Yours, truly,
BROOKFIELD.