The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-02
News from Pixies Peak Gold Mines.

From the st. Joseph Mo, Gazette, May 26
We have just received letter from Mr. VIM G. Poretus
brother Of one of the proprietors Of this paper) from
which make the following extract. Mr. p went ON,
last fab, has been in the mines all the time and is going
TO remain and see the thing out He letter to hts
friends here last winter extracts of which we then pub
sbed which be gave rather dscouraeing account OF
the dggngs though he then spoke of good yields to the
PAN He now as will be observed, holds about the game
one and says his last winters report was more IA
vorabe than further experience will justify But read
the extract
don't think there is place known here where man
can make average over 50 80 per day with sluice
and by this you can Judge how rich the mines are as
yon have had aome experience gold countries
Unless better diggngs are found, think any man who is
doing well in the States will regret the hour he left and
to this country TO do better would advise all per.
to stay where they These mines will never paw
man to work them when provisions us high as thew
here Until farmers come here to settle down and
find ready sale for their produce-provsons come down
TO their proper value bacon to cents per pound flour
SO per SACK &cthen, and not until then will pay any
man to work.
that in this spring making their fortunes On y
yesterday three men came up 10 me whore wac at
work and applied for work. They OF provisions
hadn't any money or friends, they came through on
Walkers line, and were TO do something Not
finding any that could afford to pay them 20 work
they went in with miner TO work for their board
person can get any amount Of work for twelve and
fifteen dollars per month. have not heard OF man paw
ing over that for the last six weeks.
Persons that wgite such fattering news back 10 the
States men that have interest in some little one
horse town, and think very likely that they can grab
greenies az tney come in. 1t 10 the opinion of a great
many that large or heavy gold will be found 10 the noun
taips this summer.
Some little excitement was created in Market
square yesterday, by an individual who had Just ar.
rived from Cherry Creek, and who gave out that he
had six hundred dollars worth Of the genuine yellow
dust, right in his pockets, which he had brought
direct from the Cherry Creek diggings As
there is smart sprpkling Of skepcism upon this sub.
ect the crowd gathered round great numbers TO
with one accord to and show the dust which he
readily assented to, drawing forth goose Quill par.
italy filed saying 10 is. But said the multitude
"here six hundred dollars worth of goldn With
great noncbaance he OF Cherry Creek replied
Is what cost me, and by the time of you get as
much you will think this worth double that sum the
crowd Of gold hunters left the scene in hEh disgust
Messrs William and Charles Fry. Heterogeneous VOL
known the Missouri river passed down. late yester
day evening" the steamer Sioux City Just from Cherry
Creek having come the entire distance bywater
They went out to the mines early this string prospect
cd all through the richest diggings with old California
miners, and were not able to make ten cens per day.
They worked diligently FOR period OF brty DAYS and
one had forty five cents worth Of gold in Quill and the
say there some gold theH, but in such fine particles
that absolutely impossible 10 mako w,ges gathering
IL, with machinery or otherwise.
After having tested the mines fairly tho pronounced
them humbug, built small flat boat eileen feet long
by three and half wdc drawing four nche and auuch
cd It in Cherry Creek, came down that strdm to Denver
City, which place they left the lth ns Thence down
the South Platte into the Platte river the Missouri
river-mak og the whole distance OF $50 mes b, water
IN twenty days.
They arrived AZ the mouth Of the Zig Plate us M tho
steamer SOAK City WAS pushing ont T,reuay n,rnin-
sold heir boat FOR hy cents and took sisays on ,hat
steamer