, 1859-06-20
TIE NEW GOLD EXCITEMENT At PlKE'S
PEAK.
Arrival Of 81 900 In. Dust at LeaTen@
.-..x - worlhs
r. from ths 1.akreu worth Times, Juns ls,1

ie kVaA ANV AlQlSts 2uS 49,
:, Another Of Jones / Russelrs Pixies Peak
E1pte2kas arrived in Leasenworth yesterday
morning., Juna 18th, ut six O'Clock, having
made tic trip in the unparalleled time OF sEycS
pArs-yee, reader, seten 41ays rom LtaceaacorM
to Ae Gold 4iats. The news is Of all ths most
hattet1ng and encouraging nature, a. the cor
rcspondeuce which We lay before our readers
fully demonstrates.
Rich leads ind discoveries ere the order Of
the duy. The whole district is turning out to be
prolific Of gold Claims Which we're considered
worthless three or four weeks since are now
commanding from FIVE TO TWENTY thousand dol
1ars.
The snow has disappeared from the noun
tains, and the miners have ample opportunity
of working to advantage. All the towns ure
deserted IN the rush to the mountains.
The heaith Of the district was excellent, and
the spirit Of the miners jubllunt.
Nessrs. sMoot l. Russall received over q
thousand dollars in dust and nuggets and quartz
gold, (of which latter they hnye some sp1en~
did samples,> and would have received much
greater supply, were it not tilt tue miners
refnse to sell for less tllan SO per ounce. As
they arc Indifferent about selling the dist ut
any price.
Horace Greeley was due ut Denver City tie
1uy after this express left. lie had quite re-
covered from oil the bad ELECTS of lis little
mishap.
lcorrtspocdeaoe Of the Leascnwouh THne-.l
Denver ci1s, Juue II. l552.
The excitement about the Gregory di.:ngs is
still on the increase. Authentic Information has
BEEN received here to-day Of the striking Of still
richer leads BY prospecting party conducted
by Mr. Gregory, and the sale OF thu origiual
Grcgory lead for not less than twenty-uuc tlsuu-
sand Dollars to party Of four, Ut whom, three.
siz:-A,nos Grillry. F. .. Henderson, from
Cass county. Ind, aud Wm- Allen, from Full
ton county. Ill.,, are known here. The brothers
l|ctrecs, who also had two claims the t;re.o-
ry lead sold THUR interest fur stu anl = ,'n.
Duc Of the Zeiglcr bruilcrs sold cuiuI, Which
he tal bought week previous fur S.n, for
s';.tA'. 4 number Of o.titr sales Of less nIagni-
tuIe are also reported. Marsl,a!l Cook Of Do,i-
plau. bought ! clain Of Gregory for $;vV, unL
,;..tnl4rI j. jones, well knnwu railroad cunir:c-
tor, two Of anothcr individual for three mules
ami *6ov cash respectively.
The exodus tu the mines Is daily extending in
ynlumc. Denver City Is Ill but deserted. do
tut think tat more than three hundred are uow
living within tile city limits.
Mr. st. Jatnes, Mexican trader of Scotch de-
scent, low don,iciltd in this plAce, bon.ht tlis
ulnruins su,,ttliing over two ouncrs Vi nu1Gr,
guild consisting Of Jumps weighing from two to
seven pcnnyW ii gifts each. They had been
brought iu from lLe Jackson tliggi.,gs.
Tie arrivals tium the Stltcs Still continue to
be farI:e, hut returning emisrants have bccone
l rutkrr scarce article. Whorrer lands here
now ut once steers f,r the mountains.
The mining in The Gregory di@giugs having to
b. done. to i considerable extent, through rocks
there exists now quite demand for busting
powder; Of which, however, but a compara-
lively small quantity is On hand. For quick>il-
Yer Il sudden market hats ul-o been created.
iwn weeks a4o it was offered OIL thu street TO
Is cents PER pound By returning emisr:ut-. aud
could mt be sold Ut that. Last week it sold fur
S4. and i now -. and will undoubtedly reach
- man t}Iysf
iii. first supply Train sent out by Messrs.
Russell j. JUne<, consisting ot twenty-five
wagons drawn by six splendid mules each, aud
iu:.ded principally with groceries, ARRIVED tcw
minutes ago II is u real god.send III view Of
the general scarcity Of almost all articles Of
DENVER tI7E, JuEe I. 7si9.
returned from, the mountains last night and
WIS out from Denver City five days, aud must
say that l was as,onl.llc.l at what saw.
was first 1T Jackson's digsings and saw men
at work with 4 common rocker, making s. per
$50, which you have seen, without doubt, be-
FIRE this. It is tile largest ! have SEN since
my arrival III the country.
II is reported that pieces have been found on
the Clear Greek drg'nss weighing Sl". have
not seen thrM, aud, Of COURSE, can say nothing
a, to the truth OF the report
After arriving ut Gregory's digS;nss I YVES
more surprised than ever. 1t had been report
ed at Denver City that they We're taking out
gold at the rate Of sl'y per day To tue rnau. but
[ was not ut all prepared to see aud know it to
be true. / saw the Indiana Company working
three men, running y sluicc. On Monday, the
ri, day, and OIL tue Saturday night before, they
had taken uut Sl,o1o-the result Of tonr days
work. To test The truth nf the matter, myself
washed out u pau. which gave ne - -. i saw
men washing out dirt from new clains in tue
gulch taking out to the pan from q to 81.
Probably sEr. tiregory's success is accounted
TOR ffs'm his being un old miner from Georgia.
i = Yours truly, M4ErlS F1ILu.