The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-05-18
From the ST. Louis Republican,
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SUFFERING AMONG GOLD HUNTERS
ATCHIsoN, May 1.-THE Salt Lake mail has lust
arrived, and by the courtesy of Mr.. Tracey. the
agent of the Hockaday Mail line, | have lust peru
sed letter from one of their agents at Cottonwood
Springs 1t gives doleful and most dishearten-
ing account of the Pixies Peak emigration. Large
numbers OF disappointed gold hunters were already
vending their way back to the pale of civilization
But this is not the worst feature of the business
Ihey come back, as many of them went, without
any means of living on the way. Destitute of pro
visions or means of conveyance, disappointed and
utterly disheartened, with broken hopes and blast.
ed fortunes toil-worn, foot-worn and heart-wearv
these wretched Adventures come Struggling across
the palms. in squads of dozens and scores begging
at the stations for food to eat and temporary
shelter from the driving storms. The well known
generosity of the contractors of the line will doubt
less save many poor fellow from famishinc by
famine, but what can they do to supply the wants
Of starving multitude? Although these men have
acted with great indiscretion and mprovidence in
their premature and illstarred journey to the land
of golden promise, yet they are fellow citizens and
the hand of a just and generous government should
be stretched out to give them aid in their extrem-
lty. As yet no acts of violence have been commit
ted, so far as can learn but the numbers of this
crowd of starving wanderers increase, what assn
rance will there be against scenes of rapine and
plumber amongst the trains and stations along the
route to Pixies Peak.
From the Davenport Democrat1
In CAMP, NEBRASKA Cry, n. T., April 2Sth, 1859.
DEAR DICK: In the wake of the favorable intel
Hgence which | have heretofore reported now
comes news of a most discouraging character Two
men, Messrs. McCandless and Travioli of TAYLOR
county, Iowa, who left this city some five weeks
since, returned last evening, having proceeded only
as far as Fort Kearney. They state that the Fort
and the immediate vicinity is filled with persons
who have returned from The mines and are begging
their way home from emigrants. These returned
miners state that the 'gold in the mountains" re-
gardlng which so many expectations have been
INDUCED, is total failure and that the Cherry
Creek gold mines most unmitigating humbug
The two men of whom have spoken, also state
that on the day before they left Fort Kearney, Ma
jor Morris, the commander at that station received
letter from Cherry Creek, to the effect that two
men, who had been prominent as letter writers
during the winter, had been hung by party of
exasperated emigrants whom they had humbugged
They represent that there has been an immense
amount of suffering upon the road, and that in in
stances persons who have started out poor for the
mines, have persisted from cold, and in some cases
from actual starvation.
These statements give you for what they are
worth, it being impossible, from the contradictory
character of the advces, for me to deter mine any
thing about the matter. The persons who brought
the intelligence appeared to be fair, candid men,
and their statements have created quite impress
| sion among the many emigrants who are camped in
| town. We shall not, of course turn back, unless
something certain is obtained. We shall leave
| in company with Dr.. Cole, Oldweiller, DR.. MINER
| living Broomhed, bloomington, Center and a
| large number OF other persons from Davenport.