The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-06-03
JUNE 8, 1859.
Randall,s Utah Train.

RETURN OF DISSATISFIED PIKE PEAKERs.
MIR. Il. j. Randall, of Chardoh, who in
company with his brother, u resident ot-Salt
Lake CITY, hns been fitting out an ox.train
expedition to Utah. has Just returned from
Fort Koatnoy, to which point he uccompan.
led tho train. Tho wagons, as wo have
before stated wore manufactured in Geaupa
county, and u portion of the freight shipped
from this point. The teams were purchased
in Iowa and Nebraska. Nebraska City was
tho starting point--which place tho train
left about tho first Of May. composed Of 40
men. 254 oxen and 40 wagons. which we're
freighted with goods for Mormon traders.
This train was probably tho most complete
and best appointed in every respect, of any
which has been fitted out to cross tho plains.
The Cntorprising proyrietors are confident
that the expedition will meet with no serious
iinpcdimeuts in its long and toilsomo march;
and that it will yield Il handsome profit on
the Investment ihoy entertain no doubts.
Mr. Randall left Fort Koarney on his
return on tho 10Th of May. He says that
largo numbers of the Pixies Peakers who
have beon to tho mythical mines, and Others
. ! route. arc turning back for the States,
with long faces, empty purses, and in some
cases empty stomachs. The emigraDts have
seen and heard enough to mako them dis
couraged and dishoa rtened. Thoy are dis
gustcd with gold hunting in general, and
with Pixies Peak for hunting grounds in
particular. They regard tho whole thing as
an unprecedented large soil, and deal out
curses loud and deep, on all who had been
instrumental in flooding tho country will
fabulous stories of golden deposits in tie
aurifurous () deserts of the eastern slope
OF tho Rocky Mountains. The bubble has
burst they say--and thcy arc willing to re-
turn to their old aFuCa ions, and try'the slow
but sure process of "dgging gold from the
ear TIA" asagriculturaist rather than as M
nors.
Mr.. Il. informs us that the destitution and
distress of returning Pixies Pcakers is nos
so extreme as has been reported in some of
the papers. Tho accOu ITS arc exaggerated.
Mot of tho miners who havo lately left tho
States have taken along large supplies of
provisions aud, as many of" them became
discouraged along the loute they would sell
out their extra supplies and return.
In tn manner large quantity of proyis-
ions has accumulated at Fort koarnoy and
other points He tells us that when bo Ief.
tho ort flour was soIIing at 81 so per lOOib
bacon at cents per ID, and other artie,es
of minors outfit in tho same proportion-so
that no one need starve on the route h,-
cause of the scarcity or high piice of pro-
visions. He informs us that there is u great
unanimity Of opinion among the returning
emigrantS about tic scatclty of gold ut the
digglngs--that their accounts are SO gloomy
and so apparently reliable that but few of
tho outward bound venture beyond For,
kearncy OF late. The testimony is SO over.
wheImingy against the mines that the most
hopeful are mado to doubt, and the most
courageous arc appalled, at the pros eet OF
poverty and suffering which awaits them IL
they proceed - PidiHdtaier.