Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-03-25
rik.. Peak Geld Mi1..-A VERY unfa,or.b.s

Report
The Kansas City Journal of Commerce,
of the 18th, publishes the following leaer
from Edward Brookfeld, Esq. late Mayor
of Nebraska City, which gives an entirely
different account of the gold mines, at Pixies
Peak. from the glowing statements hitherto
circulated
Sc. VRAIH's CREEKs Rocky Mrs,
January 29, 1859.
FRIEND NoRros: Yours OF Dee. 18th,
was received this evening, and in conformity
with your request, | Immediately sit down
to reply. And, firstly, if you have any
confidence in my judgment and act Oh my
advice, you will Immediately abandon the
idea of cunning out here; without some
other discoveries are made than have been
thus far. My impression Of the m'ncs lie
that Ihcz are a id hunbug--i wish that
! could write otherwise, and particularly oil
my oa "A ACCOUNT, as | shouid be very glad To
see you and Mrs. N here, and II w"nld be
such q good opportunity for my wife 10 come
out. have already written her that il |
stayed here | should send for her.
Where We are mint.ring is about twenty
| miles North Of the mourn uf Cherry Creek,
anu III Il IdHDafD al me IOCt vi wv ny
| Mouths, or Black Hills. We have found
here the best quality Of goid that his been
discovered. aud cannot make one dollar per
day. Billy Moore, Tom and myself are
- u, king together. We have built a good
dan, across the creek, and have our Long
Tom set, (the only Long Tom that is set and
worked il the eountry) II works beauti-
luily-su The old Californians say There
are six old miners in our settlement. | don't
| think that there is another company that
came here last tall who have done more work
or have done more extensive prospecting
than We. We have pruspected tor some
twenty miles soutl of Cherry Greek. to the
ueighlorlaood of Longs Peak, north. Be
sides, We have prospected ns lar into she
mounlsins as we could get on account oi
SHOW.
The only hope that I have now is, that
when spring comes, we may find something
to pay US in the mountains. Should we bt
50 iurtunate. | viii immediately write you
suppose you have ere this. learned tina
Mart hus s.ne back, also F.. Muir, Stuff
Faith and DIR. 81 .thsws. This | send YOU
ny Capt. Young of Archer, N. I Jane:
Akin, Sam. Akin, (R ,ckport company, } l.
Davenport aud s. Stambesu, OF ST. Steph
ems, N. Il. leave for home in u lew days
and, were it not for the dread OF the col
weather, and the hope that We may discove
something in The spring, have no doub
but that nearly the whole camp would leav
for home.
We were quite surprised q few days sine
when we read the golden accounts in tn
Missouri river papers, of what the miner
are doing out here. pronounce them
pack of lies written and reported back. by
set of petty one-horse town speculators
and are calculated 10 ruin many q poor dew
besides your humble servant.
That tn, re may be gold discovered to pa,
will not deny-hope it will. ! ain here
, and may as well stay until satisfied. Shout
5 anything turn up, | will inform you, an
shall depend on my wife coming with your
, otherwise, you may expect to see me on III
Big Muddy by the l4rh OF July. certain.
:
i, Accept my best wishes to yourself, an
bellows me Yours, truly,
BEooKFIELD.