The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-06-11
From the Davenport Gazette

100 miles west of Nebraska City, with
IN Il miles Of the Platte River, Msyl4. }
EDToRs GAzETVE-- Gentlemen Il
have delayed writing yoa until new for
the reason that have had nothing of in
terest to communicate, nor vha, regard
as definite. No doub. before this you
have heard something of the confusion
that reigns IA these boundless pra!ries. -
Within n few days past, | have seen
thousands of people going in different d.
reetions; to-day YOU meet a company
hurrylng Oh to the Peak" tomorrow or
next day, you meet the same party in
hot haste on tho return, with woful
countenances aud horrid tales on their lips
Of suffering, death and no gotd, The
Stampedc has been overwhelming, aud to
hundreds irresistible, who have Joined in
the crowds arc on their return nome.
without tc.ng able to give asinge fact If
their or" kno'cledye why they return,
aud when truth should Disclose the cause.
it will be because others were returning.
When about 80 miles out of Nebraska
City, We met party as they said on their
return from Fort kearney-- that they had
satisfactory evidence that the gold reports
about Pixies Peak was Aumhug.
Some Of The stories seemed plausible, and
| rather bore the impress Of truth, but the
men themselves, know nothing Of, and
/ In nine eases out of ten, somebody else
had heard som.bdy else say SO. Ny
company determining 10 travel on toward
| tho source OF these reports. We ha,e had
the satisfaction Of seeing the huge d.
mansions of some OF these reports dis
solve, while others have assumed an Gu
tire different complexion. Thousands of
people have come Oh these plains without
knowing anything about western life.
much less, wild frontier life. From easy,
comfortable homes, IN fine farming local.
ties in Ohio aud New York, here Intern
Unable stretch Of prairie, destitute of grass.
III the.month Of March aud April, short Of
provisions, they have suffered sadly; bad
news ahead was readily believed and when
some started to return, few could be re-
strained from following These kept on
aud suffered still worse at the mines, no
provisions, provided with none them.
selves, shey Of course must flee the coun
try; they have returned in many in
stances, and speak in discouragiog terms,
and others follow suit who have never
reached Fort kearncy, repeating the same
stories, with some enlarged views OF their
own. Ny company are not wavering-
not one disposed to return, until be has
visited the spot himself
There are several localities alon. the
route, which | will mention aud If space
would admit, would enlarge upon. A very
ordinary grave BY the road side with a
stick pushed down at the head, with an
old hat secured at the top Of it, denotes
the resting place Of wonderer at one
time over these plains, of a man, supposed
to be named Carpenter When 25 miles
from this spot, we were told this man
aud 5. ). Curtis, were pursued for the
the imposition practiced upon the emf
grants and how Carpenter fell, but Cur
It's hed--thas Carpenter had various
wounds, his throat cut, &c, 6c.,-that
forged letters giving favorable accounts of
the laud Of gold, were found upon his
person In due time we arrived at the
grave. he was disintered and the BODY
examined, sufficiently to show that his
throat had never been cut, and we. with.
out dissenting mind among US, inferred |
he had been fouily murdered for his
plumber. Letters to numerous persons in
the States were found near the body. /
speaking fayorabiy of the country, and |
IN some few instances specimens of sold