, 1859-05-28
s1A7E4EST Of \ RMOrrER QF uSE OF run CON
FtNY.

Tl,ut tlsv saw two brothers meet on the read
the otr M ,he return had been 10 t',e n''ne'
had s;,eut tue winter there, went OH 'ast i;'l'
lad prosprciel everywhere, lad glvcn II th.'-
rut,.h trial and said tint there was TO Eola IN
| rayiuC guanttics 10 he found anywhere 10 'is:t
| rpuukrv-thut FROM three TO fifteen cents PER
| .iav was The mo.t ,'lat could ec tnaue " an.
| nuc-that the country is barren waste-that't
| never can bc good agricultural country-that
il is mt fit for while man to lire in-and thatlt
p]d cuul be found there in quantities that won'sl
nav live io'iurs per day, it would be nonsense
| tu ~ tl,rrt and dig il. ~ there are only aoon1
| fnur tnpnths in the yrur tllut Ii nEtn can WORK
f;crr. ,ut as il is, i is downright madness fur
a 1,:u to 70 there, expecting 7" make m"ns;s bs
mining. when hr can have no hope oa making
oyrr twenty ccuts pr day; and il he las I"
nav buu, i, il will cost linn thrre dollars per
day. ..u.
took rlacc between these two brothers. The otle
| on thu 1p4us1, said:
III, t;ed: wlrre are yon GOING"
~ au, going 10 Pixies Peak
"Nhai in thr world are y.u going to f'ke $
Penk ior: wrotc ron not tu come.
"lou wrote for ne 10 conn immediately; ana
STATED YOU we're making from five to eight dol
lars prr duy, aud here's your letter, producing
nnc tlat pur1 o:sed To have been written bs him,
| aua WAS inuilcI at .iur:,ria, but vas a fraud
The Lrntlltr outward bound returned.
| travelled in company with one who spent the
winter at Cherry Creek TWO days, and lad
u,ur in interesting talk with him. also met
a rcu,leuan, WHOM, knew well in New iork
r. wLo las Lccn s,it1er to FoTt Laramie, and has
East, lie has jus, come down fr"m the n'oun
H. tninx. and IL well informed respecting all that
"a country. licpruMounces the Whole thing mos
y; oa.raysoss hausbnq, and says that they havt
tried mining there years ago: that hc llus seer
old sluice boxes lying rotten there that i,as'
S1,nv,r mi. r71fF FtttlEs l
nav, lie sars that this is well known by tn
officers in tie army md others that have trar
/ elcd in this couusrr. Some OF his clerks le!
On him md wert 10 tic mines last tall but a3tc
- their vain efforts, were glad to return.
d. Well after having heard all The eridence, an
having seen a large number Of others who In
he bten through to the mnes, aud all te!fpg tn
81. same story. We we're overwhelmed with the ev
=. aence and returned.
e. SUFFERING o. TIE PLAINS.
There has been great deal Of suffering. sicl
ness, starvation and death Of men md ANNA
nai on this journey. 1t WAS no uncommon thing
,c count the carcasses Of more than nifty oxen IN
= - single duy. Hundreds OF men started od VI
ard no better outfit thpn carpet sack, others vi
80 handcarts, and some with wheelbat7oTs. 1h
ST. / got ahead Of the emigration with teams, Al
n atler having passed Fort Kearney, the only
= tcrnatire fur them WINS robbery or death. Th
banded together in strong parties, and robb
muny man o. norSes, mules. oxen hnu PI
n ! visions, and many from iucessant fatigue, r
~, ,vation and exposure, hare left their bones
whiten on the distant plains Of Kansas.
TIE cE1rrRs rp OF TIE sw1xp1z.
There have been tlrec or four different ella
Is Of mcn engaged il getting ur and prom,
~ qf eating this infamous *sndie which has cau'
" f"ns of thousands 10 leave their families a
u, ,homes, and spend their last do1lar to re'
m l. Whit they supposed 70 % Z new EldUfado.
:ata- ; lot Of land sharks who went out there and
+ at To- out aowns .ad then, By lriug and writing b
,e&;o fAtse reports To the East, madc rome bell
that gold, ii pairing quantities, was found
- Cherry Greek. Then these rascAls were bac'
M by those interested in the frontier town:
i Kansas City, Lawrence, Leayenworth, Atchi=
l.. IL Joseph aud 0mahs. They raised fund.
y | these nslA other towns, to srnd, rs they
I41t1 dsunme1s east for hundreds Of miles, To sp1