, 1859-08-25
LATER FROM Pixies PEAK,
Arrival of 1000 Ounces OF Gold At
Omaha.


Il m N,,d,- - th;s waak
wfh ~ 1{arles liz - ~ [i;ss ~ taiSts!s
Cnnat.i D. enas .nho ..ssuS' n.S' ~ Saat0n, Maaon
iSth. 6rinoinq with him over nns ~ tbon.sn snS sns
thirty. .three ounces Of eoid dn.t frnrn cie.r @
Greek! Nr. Leslie went 10 The mines IN Anil
laat and IN IN his retnrn IN h. % 1a+s ~ nf drIr
Durin0 bis star he xs. raossiv :. - 80
Dectine md fEinfs he hss d;:co1ar-5 =. ,snh.r
| leads ihan any which have ri bean ~ xorfed.
Thc exact locality Of these i.:ds r. T. i. r"t
u vet disposed 70 comminicste. Int be states .
reneralIy' that tbev sre situated north W. ne@ti'
| west Of GrcporV's airrinpx Mr TssI;a laff ii.
partner in charge Of III Claims and returns for
the purpose Of procuring ouartx mills md othcr
machinery to work them. The gold which be
l brought with him was obtained. bv pnrchase
from other miners Among numerous speci-
mems which he brought with him. were several
| Jumps Of gold bearing quartz. :weighipR and
10 lbs each, and estimated to contain between
$50 and eco worth Of gold.
ten Thousand persons viii winter in lho mines.
although large numbers Of them were still re.
turning-many of them for machinery proyi
sions we're becoming plenty aud cheaper: while
the miners we're generally healthy. Flour was
selling at $le per 100 1bs; bacon SOC per Il col.
s5c; candles 2oc; blasting powder 81 60; steel
scarce and IN request. Mr. L. went out By the
Leavenworth, but is decidedly in favor Of the
Platte route. During bis stay in this city, he
bis ,sss. ca ;1: f1aes
Lsrzn,-Mr. G. s. Strasberper of Janaor;11a
Wis, and E. ". BigeloE, Of Bellevue, n. T.,
arrived arrived here @ on Monaay evening. haEing left
throurh to Omaha in 1asI hors ,ne t; ;ne
or 12f days. Mr S. reports that the nnera ot
GFegoEy's lead are not doing very well, md
Prooaoly ~ not until The machinery arrives.
4Co1J
L1osts'ons Penty a1o Sneap OF NIL kinds. On
eue 4ss " AuRust, WINE N the mountains, Mr.
?: 2 neafo 0i tne discoveries OF new and rich
uleslnss "h'ca e. were reported to be on the Col
osaao 1isef, sog m'ies west OF Gsegorys; but
s a ac9nts "4e1her tns Is correct, and faTors the
ldea Il any fresh discoveries hare been made,
taey must ne on On ureen, or On the head waters
.. tne oou.n !'!a1te' as Tue reports could have
uslo!s aitNea III the time gwen IRON the Color
aao: Large numbers u miners we're leaving
ior M tne repof,eu aiScoyeries: Plenty of SNOW on
tne alsaae "aen Ar. y: LEFT. Heavy rains pre-
vailed from duly It'll till August 1st-too much
nau 1a'len t9r gaieh d'gglngs. de confirms the
| statement above tlat much sickness prevails in
some localities. Ar. 5. was i'll the mines eleven
weeks digging and prospecting, and brings with
! nm some very hne specimens Of -four, gulch
! lead, quartz and quicksilver gold. He also has
number OF ounces Of tho dust, but how much
he declines to state. II is Ills intention to return
if tho reports continue to hold cut good
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| A GhacaGoan's opinion OF the Gold
HAane""
We are permitted by Mr.. Scoyille to publish
the following extracts from a letter lust re-
| ce;rad bv hin, fr,,, Nr I'll. II c,..,- ~,,
$50 =. 13 Aa' -: 'onn ~. ciafA' We"
Ano"n ~ "ahs u our c"'zens, VINO Is now en-
! gagged in business 1t Auraria:
Arpap,A Jnlr 81 1s.e
| - Bc;nc so yc1, n,eas ased WITH M 1ro..
nects it may sur3r;so ~, that taI5 ~ a..
biz renorts wcF o raad 'ae toaa.1er en t te
mines here nc ,nnhmoz vt ~, ,,,.x 1o.r;nn
cd that suc is Tia ease ,nd r. h,I y ~ ha",
fnr 4Lo ,~-oa. 5;aasa:s, Ao III naa ~ u' peeu
heen mo'ic IN the en"ta;ns ~ Eoaa na.,, mnasn iase
date than ,hen ,aft Ch;caan ,1.' ,}La,s 30
excitement wonld h.re rsnfea ~ .hn "e r.a,es. eah
,nnst conn1ata nn1 ,na.a;Goaa. us E,s', .i.',
wss arcr Tarcsd ~, .,,a asaasSa. a1a,s uus 'na'
Ton will remember nf mr. raodtn ron,-.s rf
men making thirty, forty, and some even eighty
wages were ever made on Cherry Creek % ind
none of tile old miners will pretend that they
| erer have been. All such letters as those wcre
written for the purpose Of deception: i: and there
are thousands Of poor unfortunates who were
led by them to venture their i,t,c MI mnon the
plains this wear, that viii not Cease far manv
years to COME to regret that they 80 easily gave
them their confidrnce- Thera arn thonaa11Is
eycn, who came through, and who duo in The
mountans. where all admit That rold eYists in
fabulous quantities, who haye donc no better.
and in fact, not SO well a. tbosc WIN Nrnri
back midway on tle plains. @ "'0
The whole truth ubout the matter ia s;mn,1
this: those that came here last season IN
worked the mines along Cherry Creek and platte
River, made only moderate waces. and theT
But reasoning from the faet that ali tie @ streams
running from the mountains ut tlis no;nt were
luden with rold. tbey came tn lin cnrclus;on
and experie1ce has since demonstrated Tia trn.h
Of it--tLat gold existed in large quantities in
the mountains near the sources Of ibese rivers.
them to stay here through the winter. and mt
the prospects of the mines tley were then ,rorl.
ing. It was impossible to test The nonntain
mines until sprinr: bnt tho snr;n,, has hrnn-h,
discoveries that the most sauguine had never
o''ea ~ e@pee!.
IA" allls-FE1eE OF LunDEn.
-, good saw mill here is d sure |
yorlaaei s,s; VIII give you the figures and you
sa Gau u.aSe soar own calculation as to the pro
n1s a; OF ono here. Labor can be secured for one
ooilar per day, and board, which is, say Is cents /
more per mau- Good pine lands can be had for |
@notmng, @ or could short Time ago. You can
nave immediate sale tor all the lumber that can
eeaa ee sawed a. soo per thousand at the mill, or
GU" Ut retail! here IN the city. There are now
nm M coon as fh.v dao,do ~. ~ thaGs... w ma ~ set
ure several on the road here hel;cre Whcn
others
lumber NAV be cheuper. a]thou"h ali ,he inm'
ber will be required in this town .ione thn,
many mills could saw in year. In fact. 1un,.
ber is SO ycrv scarce here that there are nnly
three or four houses in tie civ that haye floors
in them. It is, however. n much bigger arcra.
ton bringing one (saw raill( ouI her.' ti,an W.
supposed. made inquiries Of tie PROPRIETOR
Of the one that last arrived and ELECTED ihe fo.
lowing information: The mill is larrer than
the average. having a twenty.horse uover en.
gine, To trauspori that; acfoss the n;n;ns ~.
qu!red twenty-five yoke Of oxen, six wagons,
anu Ill., e'e'en tnen. Itey were ietTeen two and
M, ~: a s aatns .e JourneJ FROM 1hls
stu W. . see .na! .he oa1h1 necessary you IN
;tuae t ;ng prosis'ons' WILL cost quite US much as
'ue 1I''i1 - "o1'n'
WILL THE MINES rAr?
The only question about maxine moner bcra
is reduced tn tf;s. Arr Tho m;nas 1o;n1 y Iii
out ard cont;nnc r;ch cnon1h ~ mnaka 2orE;m.t ~
them psru.uusuIv nr.;it tah,e hus;neees ~ ThnE; E
thew are paving hugely now no onc donhts and
presume lie ereufe,t old forv IN his th,. S,a.a. a
must be convinced by This t;me that tho Eos,"rn
slope If the Rocky Mountains is fujlv ns rich or
eyen richer than The Western. tioid is heine
taken out now III quantities fplly as Great md
some say greater, than when Greeley made his |