White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-05-26

contemplated mines. and the only Prac-
ticable Quitting point. The gentleman
who has charge Of the arrangement mas
already laid off three towns within nan
a mile of the mines, has an exclusive
ferry privilege, and has a large stock oil
second hand goods for sale ]
The same Issue contained another arti-
Gle, showing how the clovcn foot stuck
out in all the favorable reports from the
mines. We will here remark, that the
Scudder mentioned below, has recently
killed a man, at the mines. We believe
the difficulty grew ont of rivalry as to
which one of them could do the tallest
humbugging:
GoID NEws.-J. A. Scudder, formerly
a Missouri River steamboat clerk, writes
home from the gold mines very fatter-
ing letter. He says the gold is there, and
the people are bound to come. lie men,
lions incidentally, of course, that he
: and others have laid off town on the
road, that they have a ferry charter and
boat to cross the stream at the town, and
: that it is the only practicable route for
emigrsnts to take
A person writing East, from Atchison,
e says that there is no doubt of an album
dance Of gold, and Atchison is the best
starting point
r The Brownville Advertiser issues an
extra, giving glowing news from the
mines, and making the important an
: nouncement that Brownville is the nearest
: starting point
t Such is the burden Of the gold news,
Every report from the mines contains
G something which plainly indicates that
/; the writer or his favorite town has some
$ particular interest to be subscrved by
x keeping up the gold excitement. Lei
y every one read and decide upon his OWL
e course.
S March 18th, we published an article
c showing how the game of deeeiving peo'
. pie was being worked, of which the fol
= lowing was the conclusion
v a friend informs us that an acquaint
il ance of his has just returned from the
!. gold country, and advises all who go, tC
take plenty of money along to come bach
c on. He also says, to his certain knowl
edge, number of persons had writer
= letters to papers in Leavenworth, anC
other places along the Missouri River
u giving the dark side Of the picture, pro
!. nouncing the mines ''take in," and adj
It vising people to keep away. As no sucl
/ letters have ever appeared in any of thu
:. papers, the public can readily form al
80 idea Of the manner in which persons arr
being duped. The dark side is suppress
/ ed, and the bright side greatly exaggera
% ted. Persons are induced to sacrifice thu
y comforts of home, good business pros
poets, and even their property, to go t.
Ie the mines, only that they may be 6eeced
v But the fever is up, and the crowds ar,
rushing headlong to the mines. Nothing
can stop them, and they will have to b,
IS convinced by stern reality, when they ge
D. to the mines.
:, :" March oath, we published an editoria
o in reference to starting points, eommehc
ing thus:
|. AS we have uniformly advised person!
to stay away from the mines, it cannot b,
Imputed to us that we have cndeavored t.
IS draw people ont here, from motives o
a speculation but as the people are deter.
!, mined to go to the diggings, we thinl
u they will find White Cloud equal il
q most respects. and superior in some. t.
y any other town, as a starting point.
y The same issue contained another edi
torial on the subject of the mines, o
d which the following are extracts. Tn
!. last one expressed our private opinion o
d the mines:
The gold excitement is still intense
The roads leading to the mines are aliv,
lie with emigrantS, some with teams, SOM
" footing it, some pushing wheelbarrows
and some harnessed like mules to hand
carts-all bound for the mines-and mos
of them to be disappointed. But they
= are bound to go-there is no stoppin,
= them.
|" On onr first page will he found lette
!, written to the St. Louis Democrat, which
!, no doubt is strictly the truth. 1t exposes
! the gold excitement, and gives a true yer
sion of the matter. 1t shows up in hi,
true colorS. one Gen. Larimer, who is en-
= gagel in humbug specializing towns a
!, the mines, and sends favorable gold report.
!, = to the East. 1t is one of the grandes
swindles of the age, and will shortly b
: found to be such. Too many people, o
: different characters, are going there. Man,
= cannot be sileneed, and induced to senc
, home lies, to entrap others into the sam,
II box with themselves, as has heretofore
= been done, when but a few persons wer,
at the mines.
!; If there is so much gold there, why il
. it, that just as Spring Is opening. ant
- good weather for mining is approaching
hundreds are coming home d? It is no
4 only so here, but all along the river. Blu
e they cannot make themselves heard-tht
= facts they bring are suppressed by tn,
4 papers. If the papers condescend t.
= mention the fact, we have noticed tina
they almost invariably endeavor to maxi
a mystery out of il. Their principa
n method is to say that the persons whC
re bring the bad reports, keep rather shady
r and are around buying up cattle. to return
to the mines.