Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-04-21
From thest Joseph West, March Is.
Pixies Peak Developm ents--startlinE
Disclosure --Emigrants Beware.

From thest Joseph West, March Is.
Pixies Peak Deyelopme nts--SIhrtlinE
Disclosure --Emigrants Beware.
Messrs Lykens d Boyd, real estate
agents, 81, Joseph, have placedin our hands
the following correspondence for publica-
tien. The reliability and well known bu.
siness qualification and character of this.
popular firm have doubtless superinduced
the application to them for aid in the
transaction proposed. Leteverybody read
the document and remember that both
documents are in the same handwriting,
and are both mailed at Iowa Point, X. T.
March 9, 1859, of which place Reed is a
citizen:
LETTER NO.
Iowa PoINT, X. T.. March 8, 1859.
Mr.. KYKESs-Sir: suppose you are
still gobbling up some of the money float.
ing around st. Joseph, las McGarvy says
and if SO, l have job for you to work en-.
Last fall went down to the gold diggings,
and whilst there helped to organize the
Auraria City Company, being member
myself. One hundred of US took section
of land and laid off the above named
city. We divided it into 200 shares, ap.
proprhting 200 of them to the city, and
had remaining 400 for the company, or
four to the man. Each one was COMPEL
ed to have house built by the first Of
next July. at once hired man, who
went out with us and remained, to build
my house, which !. suppose win be com
pieted In time. then rcturavd home dur
ing the winter and now if you can COB
BILE me mp man who will purchase my
interest of me (say $1,000 per share) ]
will give you the round sum Of 81 90 for
your ingenuity.
Auraria has now, according to the most
reliable accounts, about three hundred
buildings, WEIGH have gone up in the last
four months and about eight hundred in
habitants, and if things 60 on as they are
now, she will be a city of one thousand
inhabitants in eight months time from
now. Let me hear from you pretty soon
for as this is one of the most plausible
| speculations now out | shall expect you to
soon find purchaser. In the meantime
you will receive letter preten1inq 10 be
from Pixies Peek, which will no doubt as
sist you some in the trade.
Respectfully, your, &c,
j. W. REED.
=. Site shares have not yet been is.
sued, but will guarantee that all will be
right,tor the money refunded.
LETTER NO. 2
AuRARiA CRY, January %, 1859.
Mess RS. BOYD a. LyKEss: SIPS Having
received your address from miner here,
who also reco mmends me to you, wish to
know what DR.. J. W. Reeds fof Iowa
point interest in this city could be OBJ.
tanned for. Since he left, this place and
Denver City have united, and be may think
his chance is poor one, and would prob.
badly sell on good terms.
When you ask him his price, ask him
how much he will take for the chance OF
his four shares if you find they can be
had for $1,000 or 81 500 per share, write
to me Immediately at Fort Kearny, as
expect to be at that place by the time
He may tnke great deal less, but the
above is TIE limit. Yours, &c,
J. W. TODD.
lnelosed in this was a slip Of paper con
taining the following:
This will do very well to exhibit to those
who may wish to purchase. j. W.R.
ssh- We notice with pain, that some OF
the young men en- route for Pixies Peak,
who are stopping with us. get drunk and
whenever we see them in that condition