The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-25
NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS.


TWENTY THOUSAND KNRAGED PIXIES PEAKERs ON
THEIR RETuRN-oMABA, ST. JOSEPH LEAvEN-
WORTH AND PLATTshoUTH THREATENED By TIE
RETURNING EhIdRANTs--DkNyER CITY BURNED.
Correspondence Of the st Louis Democrat
81 JOSEPH, Mo-, May s, 1859
The steamers IAtan and William Campbell arrived to day
from Omaha with shundred Disconnected Pixies Peak
smigrabs. They bring deplorabe accounts Of mining
prospects, and report terrible suffering and prvadon on
have their backs turned upon the mines between here
and Fort kearney, who will reach the A'ssour
river towns within fortnight Most of them are des
nute OF money and the neeessares OF he and made
reckless and desperate by of their desOlae con
ton. Threats are made Of burning Omaha ST. Joseph
1eavepworh and other river towns their arrival aud
at Portsmouth csrs Of their carrying their threats into
execution are current and Of the residents have
closed their buspess and fed the place. Two thousand
reported at Plum Creek fifty miles OF Oma
ha, In Starving condition. and considerable excitement
exists all along the river from here to Omaha This ia
without doubt the advance detachment OF the immense
returning throng which has crowded the Missouri river
towns the laet two months their weary way,
with returning emgrants In this city there ia no fear
OF violence, but some Of the upper smaller towns may
suffer injury at the hands Of the destitute and hungry
men.
will be remembered that these have not been TO
the mines, and some of them to Fort Kearney.
Their Information comes from second parties, and not
from positive knowledge The last accounts from the
mines received here from parties known St. Joseph,
quite favorable miners who have been at Denver
through the winter not only returning but have sent
for their friends TO and leave their business here
AS best they can but to leave anyhow Some OF those
which to have taken the larger portion Of the emf
grants like whrwind. just Campbell was leaving
Ruo, Nebraska man reported TO have arrived direct
from the mines with the that Denver City had
burned cannot say whether this is fresh rumor,
The old one retold
From the st. Joseph West May 1871
We yesterday morning had conversation with Mr..
Stannus, OF Keokuk Iowa, who just in from tho
Piars Mr. stannus one Of large party OF Pixies
Peak emigrants some eighteen twenty Of whom, he
says, prOepeced In the mines about eighteen days.
wss net Ut tho mines himself having stopped 100 miles
this side wa the result Of the examinations by
his friends The whole party returned having satisfied
themselves that they could make nothing the mines.
The bes. degngs they found would average only fourth
OF cent to the PAN The party tried the four dggugs
known as Cherry Creek, Arrapahoe Mexican and Table
Mountain dggngs, oil OF which about alike. 1t
thought al fret that gold would be found higher up ID
the mountains, but all who tried were disappointed the
higher up they went the less appearance Of COLA they
tonnd The whole party unite n ccndemnug thing as
bumhug gotten up by traders and spectators.
In going out the party met about one hundred emf.
grants day returning on foot, nearly all Of wnom
III destitute circumstances. They all gave the
count regard To the Mines though traders along the
road still contenoed that miners making from eight
10 ten dollars day. One OF this company, Mr.. Stan
nus states, bought all the gold he could find
and Denver ceg, amounting to SIS AZ. Ten miles yond
evidently been murdered being shot with two balls
through the head 1t was supposed 10 be the body Of
some e aso yeSrsa 10 have Sssn az
the Palms. with letters hs person giving unfavorable
biz mule, which had been SHOT Mr.. S.nnus met I'M
mepse numbers going ouin one day be thinks many
ae bl0 wagons, with three persons TO each.
From the st. Joseph (Mo.) West, May III
We acknowledge ourselves puzzled by the conflicting
reports from the gold mnes Many Of those started
out th high hopes have returned dispTed aud dissp-
pointed others reported their way back, saf
ferng, desperate and threatening vengeance against all
who have been instrumental IN deceiving them. There
who have returned 10 this place he greater portion OF
them af LEAST not in the mining region, and those
who were, only remained few daystoo short time to
acquire very thorough knowledge of the country The
men with whom conversed appeared to be honest
and truthful, and to have other OBJECT Ia than
those who had rot yet left the States ruees Jour
ney; but they had never been to the mines.
This company hailed one hundred miles from Cherry
creek and sent delegation in to ascertain the truth aud
report TO them This delegation proceeded 30 the mining
region prospeced for ten days became
that they induced the company already hopeless from
reports OF toee whom they return But while
ufsvorabe accounts brought by the returning
turers the OF the country is teemny with
well known and responsible signatures, giving far
favorable accounts than have before appeared
What to believe under these crcume
to dscreoit entirely the statements Of Mssrs Henderson
Scudder and bost of others who have been in mines
for mobths give implicit credeDce TO those who have
never been 10 the mining region having been there
remained only ten days?
We must not be in TOO much haste TO arrive at an
favorable conclusion, and while the varying reports may
well f'give psuse,"i 1T would be injustice to our
acquaDtapces and friends who have written there
Under the circumstances il would well 10 await further
advces before coming 10 any dete rminson regard
10 the mines. we're certainly folly TO start ardu
GUS venture IN the face of the conflicting testimony;
but think the evidence far adduced scarcely sun
cheat TO make out case against the mines.