The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-30
THE PIXIES PEAK GOLD MINES.
CONTRADICTORY ACCOUNTS.
Letter from a New York Emigrant.
SUFFERING AND STARVATION.
BROTHERS EATING BROTHERS,
&C., &C., &c.


E,ERIrT HOUSE,, ST. LOUIS. Nay 70, 1909
Having seen OF "a 20 INST no af'ice
lskeB firm the Lfavenwor,h 1taes, containing n'suy
reports IRON tre sDgs" ABOUT cherry CreeA
anu indoced write you ,nis The hope mai
may he nssru9enta IA saving some IRON beios u'stan
spo falling INTO ~bst be 10 BIO toe most Rssn'W
humoog that was ever perpeTased upon tue A"er'0~"
peorie. =, .o.. s
len my home in The State New York on the soth DAY
OF harrh last, for zoe purpose # gope 10 the eou us
vsteo most OF ihe river toSns IN hsura aoo 49,
ab1ui week Ieagenwortn and three weeks ia ~.
Js~epb puring that Ine bad a goo op ,I' .a
Of zee NJ vast Plumbers o. tmersits s's, LIN s or nil
poaLis, au0 bear TOE arguments oil she ihnaps'us -
tie oni.re1t Starting points, trying 10 prove 'a' 49,
te~n WIS The best ace TO ouy IN oatat, auu r,cor
he bsst. l became satisfied tDat me oia ~,
mia road siartme from It. Joseph, vas we oes,
aud, IN company with freod, oousnt s o, 80
bl,vz:--rbree yoke of gooo Caue, eooi "Ason,s N
month, pruysi MS consr log Of every necessary aruce
that cuud tuipk of, AFRO car teotsfS ools, $3.50,
ana screvs WINDOW sash am glass a'u s a,,ivsI AZ
necessary 20 puilo Us goo ag house on our ANA ~
Abe "a p.s We lefI ST Joeyh the 2Oth a-y o. Aprl,
and Travelled west abont two haporea nhs "u ne
r. acf Bs Blue, beg 40 TO meet 'ue 'ur -
ttp anw,np bacs 10 East "a very uma'oraoe
ness from he mpes t6ls DR. no. u.Se uou ulposs'ou
mon us n, fest apo came to the con.son nA cnne
49,, 1s am,c We soold so through We coatoaed u
t.ye on Tor aDout Days aier Se passe1 Tue bue and
evesy DAY tpe smef4 % 70 .ue h W. ia aaa 10y
selves IL ss,era parties 50 that W hti about niue
", n our con pAn' Mr. JOIN Dc WV, WIN
rnrty ot five from Percy, limos, a party OF SIX young
n. SINE rom Jacksoo, MIC gan. ana soma from Mo.
,.oi,. also Iauy sIx ffon New Haven, Connectcat.
W. n,fb,o our edts, after consultation came 70 the
roncIuson that should so through anu BEE Tor our
selves. -
IN max 1000 Gay journey but bad not travelled far
,beu . mrt ecu pan, returning that through
sud sed 10 the Dues Amongst tnem were three old
acJua ntAuces fr eDd D. WITT from his
in IL nous de said they men OF truth, and could DO
re ned upon We b d tie not cit confidence IN
tneIr s,a. menss which substantially follows;
ib.s pro.pecei toe country around Cherry Creek,
and travelled mes pp IN the mouptaiss beyond where
ttey could ina the Color aud prospecet oil tue way.
They ave il thorough al, ana the mo-, they could
three csps cay IA toe IN rneY visited all
the fcfen. oegDgs, and did not hod msn that pre-
iepoen that he could than three 70 twenty
ceuts pc aay pney also all emf
grafton turning back, and advIsed ms friends and
beet oors, NJ DE WIT and party, 70 return to
tb tbs VAS 100 much FOR them The party
began Ia move. Some we're 'Reor OF returning, and
To- gong aherd We travelled that day, but did
mske much Roadway. AS we met thousands the
back trace tba road nned as far as the eye could reach
"og ps ,entns Of which wendiog toeir
ses, Steps ,osaro we EAST we eopSi"aea 70 20 ia.o
found gentleman by The sme Of Vaaess from
Jackson, Michigan, who vito hs party were on teesr
return having spent time IN the mDes pros
p,c,ipg. Mr vapess IL a gentleman Of truth, ani
well kuowa by several in eocampment. HIS state
nelt vas substantially MS tailoAs:-
STATEMENT OF Mr. yAsTSss
started In March, vita mule teams, aud arrived az
Denver city esry 10 Apil Ga ny ARRIVAL toe specula
tors lots sasrmen AROUND me and tried 10 induce
me " take some snares 10 teir nrw 'o"n vod soem
did cot wish 10 speculate, but wanted 20 engage auth
party mining. ! asked them II theY knew where
there any dlgDgs thas wo,iia pay rDey said:
" On, yes, can SHOW you fich oegnss not far from
the ,opn ="
led them how much would nay to the pan. They
they could the disgiags ,aat would pay
cents the pau. toto tnem II they woud do that
would give them Ten dollars for their trouble So they
agreed TO 60 show tue morning called
the morning end reported myself ready 20 10
the dgenes rney sad toey eouii nc. 90 TIA dag,
and made ggeat may ex uses EIs satst they
LumbuReiog me and offered 70 pay 'hsm dollars
they would shoS where cold dud dut tia, would
pav I'VE cents t,ep rbree cent, rny
could uot 90 etnrr Tor ne very gooa rasro that there
been diggicgs found where
that would CEN 70 tn pan Dor Que fourth
OF cent pros oeced thA county al around visited
the 'iams and fggrg, apd p)sitvely assert tnas no
mar has ever made more ,haa twenty Cents per dss 10
best o,gsings the vicny o. Pke'e Peak Cherry
Geek Go q DOS indeed exist there Il be fJqn
snere ABOUT Cherry rses and all the rears, nut
the neetces minute that II is with difficulty they
can be collected and ID Mug be mada to pay
there. Denver City sno Auraria consist OF few log
borses or rnts and tnere were legs nbsb, acts the
wbn left th when | arrived. fbe tosas hetpg
etsered bs AL except those eho the os, and they
hanging 90 W hopes OF selling thsm.
tr Vsness present a. the bu of 94sse,t. the DO
gus po<tmsn He states tbat Mr. Bassett han been
gsgeo wrung frau Ess'. he stid there
~ large number found hs possession, and that all
the letters coming from that cpuotry giving glowing
canrts Of the moes frsudoen, and downright lies.
The Of Mr.. ", backed up by all mis- np4ny
who were with BIN, was ba pill for MS Michigan
1psntar ces 10 sralo~, and many Of them the
they should retrsce Their tue East
sTsrgMEyT BRoTHas CnSPASy
That Cav saw two bro'bers meet 70 td-tos
the had been TO the mDes had the vinsr
there vsDt out ast fail had prrspectet ID
given thorough trial am said tina, there gold
IN paving quaptt,es 10 be found any wh.re in .aa,
=. -. 49,. ~ -. -. -. - -.
IN. mo.t ina, couo be made bg any ope-trs. tne
conn,re ,s = ba,ren wss,e-,Dat i, never can b.
s.a. r,.',,,sai oo'u,-.,, =. :, - -. q,
-, r. - 80 ~ onu ~, y o,t.o1a y, aV So,na
m .. - Tho, como nsy f,ve do ,ars mar dav !,
-, h. so 20 40 ,a,, ~, d., 4, as thaea o.. ~ ~
- . $4,000 1890, ~ e. ~ az, s -, - H :. "a
49, 49, " hs " 80 ~ , "a ~ oAn ~ = IN n W.. 49,
$500 80 s s >; = -, 80 -, 80 ~ ~ -.
e1'r ne ~ iDose n'pes Wy ~ pne, ~'rn DC o@a nave
% nus o. "as pe Fe' '~'nn eeess yer oay auu he
sr(ir or nil 1ke he ~ IN
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Wy "o' ~ue,e are w 20
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