Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1859-04-02
the PIXIES PEAK GOLD MINES.

The Pixies PEAK GOLD MINES.
Gha Kaasa. Cit lal4saaz ef Gsasseree,.eec
the 18th, publishes the following letter from
Edward Brookfeld, Esq, Aates Mayor of Ne.
braska City, which giV al 81 eire@y different
account Of tie 9ad lines BIT Pixies Peak
from tl|e gloNin |statd ents Hitherto circu-
e. silly nks*'s SkEEx, 1loekY Mrs.,
January %, 1859.
|--FR1ESD NonTHoN Yours of-Dec 18th
was received this evening, and in conformity
with your request, Immediately sit down
to reply. And firstly, if you have any conf
dence in my Judgment and act on my adj
vice, you will Immediately abandon the idea
toveiis3 a1e Iinadc1 Chan have 55sen ,has Elar
My impression Of the mines is, tA>t they a,v
a-hunsbuJ: wish could write other
wise. and particularly on my own account,
as should be very glad to see you and Mrs
N. here, and it would be such good oppor-
tnnit y Cor my ita to=come= out hass=al-
ready written her that i'll stayed l should
send for her: = ] II.
Where We are wintering- is about twenty
miles pet!h icfths inpptli |of4 Cherry Greek,
Mountains Of Black Hills, I'VE have found
here ths best quality of.goid that has been
discovcr5d, and cannot make one dollar per
day. Bill Moore, Tom and myselfarc work.
inss together. We have built a good dam
across the creek, and have our Long Tom
set (the only Long Tom that is set and work
ing. in the country 1tfworks: beautifully,
so the old 'Cai,fornians say There arc six
cd miners 'ip pur settlement. I don't think
that there is another company that q came
here last fall who have done! more work or
who, who have az. d2 % %ose extensive prospecting
twenty miles south Of the mouth Of Cherry
Greek, to the neighborhood Of Longs Peak,
north. q Besides, we7have, ,prospected as far
into the mountains as VIC could get. on &C.
count ofsnow. hooz / ii If. ii aeG'.f e+s III
The only hope that have now is that,
when spring comes, We may find something
to, pay us ia, the mountains Should we, be
so fortunate; Twill imne diately write you. :.
o. suppose you have learned ere this that
Mart has gone back, also. r. Muir, Stuff
Faith and Dr.. Mathews. THIS I send by
Capt. Young, Archer, n. Jas. Akin
Sam. Aikin, (Rockport Company,)E l.. Da
vehport and s. Stam!!eau, ofSt. Stephens
in: T., leave for home in few days, and
were 1T not for the dread Of the cold weather
and the hope that we may discover Some
Ching in the spring l have no doubt but
THAT nearly. the whole Of our. camp would
leave for. home. - - l;@4I
We were quite surprised a few days since,
when we read the golden accoun in the
Missouri papers, Of what the miners arc do.
ing out here. pronounce them pack Of
: lies, written and reported back by a set ,ol
petty, one horse, town SPECTATORS and arc
calculated to ruin many poor devil, besides
|your humble servant.
T That there may BE- gold discovered to pay,
vii! not deny--hopc twill. l am here
f and may 'as| weG stay ,intilsatisfetl. Should
anything turn up,11 willinform you, and
shall depend on my wife coming with yours
otherwise you may expect to see me on the
Big Muddy on the 4th Of July certain: e
l Accept my best wishes to yourself, and
f believe me yours truly, BEooKrIELp.: