Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-04-02
--latest from Pixies Peak.

The rush upon the border lown is al
most incredible, the whole length of the
Missouri, from the mouth to Omaha city.
This rush rushes up the price of outfits.
Mules that you could carry on your back,
now bring more money than you could
carry on your back. Better buy a few
miles back. Keep your eye on The gun.
We clip the following from the Council
Bluff Bugle u + l. ~
Lewis Pichler, who left this city on the
18th of October last, returned from the
mines on the 9Th inst. lie left the mines
on the 28lh of January, and was five
weeks on the return trip. He came in
with an OK team. thus proving that oxen
can be driven through from the mines in
The middle of winter. Mr.. Pichler re-
ports some miners-in fact al who
will work-as doing well. He says that
they cannot work, on an average, more
than two days in week, on account OF
the cold weather. Shot gold has been
found. The largest lump he saw was
worth little over six dollars.
He says that he knows of two men who
are making fifteen dollars per day each
every day that they can work. They
work Sluice about seventy-fve feet
long, He says that little gold can be
found almost anywhere in tha! section ol
country. lie knows two men whose
claims are joining and the places where
they are a! work not more than one hun
dred feet apart. One of the men gets
from eight 10 twenty cents TO the pan,
while the other barely raises the color
half of the time-the one makes from fifty
cents 10 two dollars.
w. r. Reed, writes to G, H. Babbilt
that gold can be found almost anywhere
in the country, about the mouth of Cher.
ry Creek. He has seen several Jumps
found on Ralston Creek, the heaviest oI
which is worth eight dollars and sixty.
five cents.
Reed has discovered coal bank, and
expects to realize something handsome
from il. He says the miners are averag'
ing, one day with another, about two dol
lars and fifty cents per day.
The Leavenworlh Ledger, Of the l7tf
inst. notices the arrival in that city ofW
S. Walsh, Esq. Mr.. Walsh says:
The road TO within one hundred miles
of Denver city, is lined with emigrant:
travelling in all sorts of ways-on horse
back-mule- e-5ack-ox-b -back--in wagons
with hand carts. and on foot, but they
all seemed to be in excellant spirits, and
were getting along fine. He experienced
no difficulty from Indians. lie went &c
Denver city by the old Santa Fe route
and returned by the Smoky Hill. lie
says the latter is decidedly preferable tc
the former. and advises all who are going
to take it, from the fact that it is much
nearer, and wood and water is in abun'
dance all the way. He made the trip
from Denver city TO this point in twenty
two days. Mr.. Walsh brings aCih him
four hundred dollars aOOrth Of gold dust
rchich he dug in t,centy days acith Uery
Indifferent mining tools. He says tha
the country is very healthy, and
that the miners arc in high glee, with the
most brilliant prospects for the future.
The Nebraska Republican, of March
18th, publishes letter from MIR. Sam.
Curtis, son of Colonel Curtis, nj. G. from
Iowa, lately from the South Platte mines,
in which he gives glowing account oI
the gold found. There is great deal ol
excitement prevailing in Eastern Nebras.
Ia, which will doubtless soon be depopu'
lated. Mr.. Curtis says
At the time | left (l6.h February there
was not great deal doing in the mines in
the way Of digging. The weather, though
very pleasant for that season of the year,
would not permit Of running sluice to
any advantage. feel very confident that
miners can make from three TO eight dot,
lars per dag, with rockers, during the
summer. Where water can be obtained
10 run sluices, feel confident that from
eight 10 t,Oenty dollars per dny can be
made. .-........ ....... -. ......... ..
Gold has been found on Cherry Creek,
! Dry Creek. Platte River, Vasquer's Fork,
tThompson's Fork, San Nrain's Fork,
! Cache lie Poudre, and The Boiling Springs.
! | believe that the 5bes, diggings now
known lie on the first four Of the above
named streams, They are all of them
branches Of the South Platte, except the
Boiling Springs, which eDplies into The
Arkansas. sa .r ...re ell. .-..' 'e.rf|
Well Paddy said one Of two sons of
ould Erin, @ #aas e. Z 1'f IT.
How are you getting along I! .E.H.
Notvery wel'said Paddy. Il have not