The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-04-06

From the Milwaukee News.
Letter from Pixies Peak.
r. AVE- Eivs S %s ksona ,' Citizen e 'ss
at Pixies Peak. Every word can be relied on
- true. ~ the writer is well known in
Wisconsin as a man who has the greatest re-
gard for the truth. There evidently is gold
there:
P.KE's PEAK. March l. 1859.
Ny Dear B other II promised t. write you
good long letter soon as arrived here, and
take my len in hand to let you know that we
are all -'ell. and tn hope that these few lines
will find You enjoying the same blessing. You
know We left HORIZON for the land If gold
shout lst of February and we arrived here
yesterday. My wife stood the journey first rate.
but my five oldest Toys were nearly tired out
when they reached here. Jane, the little sic,
70 happy as lark. and saws. "tiss uncle George
for me- G"d bless her sweet heart
We had all the hardshiIs in the world, before
We got here. We lost our horses at Dubuque
they were stolen from 10. We got some oxen,
and lost them one hundred miles from Omaha.
We then tried wheelbarrows, my wife and
wheeling by turns. till the Indians stole our
barrnWs. Then we walked, till the Indians
stole all our lrovisions, and my family got sick.
30 had to carry them all on my back. Or
money gave out long before, and for two weeks
We Travelled through wilderness whore the
foot of . human being had never tired, in this
condition, seeing no living being and with ut
money to purchase even G acker at any If the
groceries along the lire. We lived on roots
till my children all look like pigs, f'om r'oting
% long. and have carried my family on my
back. till am 90 round shoulderei that Ct an
only see the blue sky and the bright sun, by
LOOKING between my legs and up t" Heavens
panoply that way. lost two hundred pounds
of fesh-h"rse meat-when started from Du.
buque, or we should have got along better.
i read in the Milwaukee Nesos that Pixies
Peak was hnmhug. But It amt, and the Nesos
knows it a. well as do. We got here in the
morning. after walking all night and though we
are now twenty -four hours In the country, are
not we'll of, but have god prospect. There
is gold here-lots Of it. The gophen dig it
cut If The ground by the hushel, and in the
MOONLIGHT the whole earth for miles around.
looks like heaven with its myriad stars, or like
pretty girl with yellow frecklcs. The WOOD
chucks dig out bushels and bushels Of it, ami
the snakes in this country look like solid gold
ones. from crawling among the gold CHUNKS
1t is found in all sized ieces. from the size Of
hens egg up to the bigness Of large stone
and Of the 6rest quality. We have raked TO-
gether what lay loose IN an acre Of ground, and
have twenty two piles about 40 big az large
sized hay cocks. Last night two hundred In.
dams came to rob US Of q sett of silver spoons
and fine comb that my wife had to use on the
children, and we bar,icaded our house with
rocks Of gold till they could not gain admit
lance. aud were forced to beg 10 make friends
with Us. The chief lay down his weapons and
came int' our camp Wien my wife used the
Emo comb on his head till his gratitude was NJ
livelv N his head was, and he was 90 tickled
that he offered I" marry my wife. and show me
where gold was t. be had in plenty. loves
my wife, you know that George, but think Ing
that might die before got rich, aud feeling
that must make some property to leave my
children, consented to the match. and she has
gone OF with the Indian, who 10 great chief
and taken the fine comb with her. Come ou
with your wife. aud bring fine comb. brother
Ge"rge.
lam going to leave these disgings for bet
ter one. tits to much trouble to tug and pr,
up the great big chunks OF gold that weigh hal
ton Of 90. and are 90 thick you can not &c
them out without danger of breaking your legs
and lam going up to ravine. where all | hsv'
to do 10 to g. to The top of high mountain an,
roll il down to the river.
The country here is fine, hut the winds ar
awful My boys got 90 light with eating rests
that can only keep them BY me. or together
BY piling Jumps Of gold about a. big as mallets
on their shirt tails, as the little innocents ii
down on the grass to play. Everything grow
here. can raise twenty bushels If wheat :
the asre. and it is worth dollar . bushel.-
Oranges, lemons and all such cnlored fvui
grows Wild here. While melons, pears. applel
peaches. apple dumplings. are % plenty thu
they find no market.
Sell of what stuff yon have in Wiscond,
and come out here. You can get rich in littl
} while. and 60 back in such style that it wi
astonish the natives.
Give my love to all the folks around the Co
ners, and post notice up on the school hons.
that you can get an outfit in Chicago for 500
Come out here brother dear. by al means.
Yours, atfectionatcly.
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