Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-04-02
Ae FiAe,s Peak Gold Mtnes..-A Very
5L5 sso4T Unfavorable Report. 900 'iiio-z

The Pixies Peak Gold Mtnes---A Very
4L5 ssoaT Onfavorable Report. 900 'Eilo-z=
The Kansas City Journal of Commerce, Of
the l5th' publishes the following letter from
Edward Brookfeld, Esq, late Mayor Of Me-
braska City, which gives an entirely different
account Of the gold mines, at Pixies Peak
from the glowing statements hitherto ciirccuula-
ted = 10 ,3".-.aA .-... q ~ i s:-..-gTG
Dir 8. ST.tRAIN's CREEK, Rocky Mrs, - .
I IN - .s"s1r /, January 30, 1852 c{erg
FRIEND NORTON Yours of Dec. 10Th. was
received this evening" and in conformity with
your request, I immediately sit down to reply.
And firstly, if you have any confidence in my
judgment and act on my advice, you will i'm
mediately abandon the idea of coming out
here; without some other discoveries are
made than have been thus far. My impress
sion of the mines is, that they are a id
hunsbug-I wish that 1 could write otherwise,
and particularly on my own? account as
should be very glad to see you and Mrs N.
here, and it would be such a good opportuni-
| ty for my wife to come out. have already
| written her that if l stayed here, / should
send for her. l.. G.. e.
Where we are wintering is about twenty
| miles north of the mouth of Cherry Greek,
and in canon at the foot Of the Rocky Mounts,
| or Black Hills. We have found here the best
quality of gold that has been discovered, and
cannot make one dollar per day. Billy Moore,
Tom and myself are working together We
have built dam across the creek, and have
our Long Tom set, (the only Long Tom that
| is set and worked in the country.) 1t works
beautifIlly-so the old Californians say
There are six old miners in our settlement /
don't think that there is another company that
came here last fall who have done more work
| or have done more extensive prospecting than
we. We have prospected Tor some twenty
miles south of Cherry Greek, to the neighbor-
hood of Longs Peak, north. Besides we have
prospected as far into the mountains as we
could get on account of the snow
| The only hope that have now is, that when
spring comes, we may find something to pay
us in the mountains. Should we be so fortu-
nate, l will Immediately write you,
| suppose you have ere this learned that
Mart has gone back, also E. Muir, Stuff,
Faith, and DR.. Mathews. This send by Dr.
Young, of Archer, N 7. JAS Akin, Sam
Akin, (Rockport Company L. Davenport,
and S. Stanlbeau, of st. Stephens, N. T., leave
for home in a few days; and were it not for
| the dread Of cold weather, and the hope that
we may discover something in the spring.
have no doubt that nearly the whole camp
would leave for home. ''~-- !'--
| We were quite surprised few days since,
when we read the golden accounts in the Mis-
souri, papers, of what the miners are doing
out here l pronounce them pack of lies,
written and reported back by set of petty
one-horse town spectators, and are calculated
to ruin many poor devil besides your hum
BILE servant , % B.. ~ ... r-..... ....
That there may be gold discovered to pay,
| will not deny-hope it will | am here, and
may as well stay until satisfied Should any
thing turn up, will inform you, and shall de-
pend on my wife coming with yours, other
wise, you may expect to see me on the Big
Muddy by the 14th of July, certain.
Accept my best wishes to yourself, and be-
lieve me, Yours truly. a.---.s ~
.-sr, ... BROoKFIELD.