White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-05-26

that he sees persons almost daily, who are
on their return from Pixies Peak and
Cherry Creek, and who report the gold
business an arraut humbug. Diggers can
perhaps average a dollar day. Ihey
could earn that much, or more, at home.
with less labor, enjoy more comfort ana
incur less danger. The papers oil some
Of the river towns are filed with tremen-
dous gold stories, in order to INDUCE per-
sons to visitthose towns. to purchase out,
fits and supplies. We would advise all
who have been attacked with the gold
fever. TO remain at home, and they VIII
DO the gamers by it.
On December 18th, after giving unfa-
vorablc news which had been brought in
by several different individuals, we said
These reports are all from bona tide men.
of known reiiability-not men Of straw,
invented for the purpose Of reporting
great gold stories. Our advice to all is,
stay away from Pixies Peak and Cherry
Creek, and you will have nothing to re-
pent of on that score. AT least wait
until You hear from persons whom you
know to be reliable, and until it can be
ascertained what can be done in the
Spring.
On January 9th. we gave string OF
news wehsd received, prefacing it thus !;
News FROM THE GoLD REGoNs.-No
one would be more gratiied than ourself,
to know that the gold stories constantly
arriving from our western frontier were
realities. 1t would be a great benefit to
Kansas. as well as to other portions Of
the Union. But If Kansas cannot be
made prosperous without humbugging
people, she had better go slow, and bide
her time. We cannot help thinking that
Pixies Peak and Cherry Greek are hum
bugs, Notwithstanding nearly every paper
we pick up, is filled with glowing &C.
counts from there. We are acquainted
with number Of persons who have gone
there, and they invariably send bad re-
ports. Another thing looks suspicious.
The favorable accounts all appear in pa
pers published in towns which aspire to
bs Quitting points for the gold regions
II At the conclusion Of the article, we
said
And the newspapers are doing their ut
most to gull the unsuspecting into going
; to the diggings. that the trading specula.
tors may save themselves, who went there
in the first place. in order to skin the needy
emigrants journeying across the Plains
Those papers which doubt the stories, Oh
dispute them. are hooted at. 1t is q mat
ter of indifference with us. We shall
use our feeble efforts to keep people from
going there to be swindled, until we have
sufficient evidence of the truth of the golt
stories.
In the same issue, we said in references
to the towns springing up:
Or CoURsE.-Towns are springing NJ
rapidly in the Pixies Peak region. TIVE
newspapers are soon to be started Their
-one at a town called Colano, and tn,
other at Auraria. Emigrants, upon arri
wing there, will soon, no doubt, as quick
as they make their appearance. be solicit
ed to invest in town stock. This is on,
of the objects Of the excitement Crcdu
lous people must be enticed there, anC
then skinned for the benefit of Speculation
and sharks.
January 18th, in speaking of Hcnry
Sterrett's statement. we remarked
Those who still have faith in the dig
gings, are privileged to go there. and hav,
their "eye-teeth cut"
, In the same issue we thus spoke of tn
golden numbers" which certain paper
issued on the Holidays:
Quite number of our exchanges CAM
ont on New Years, with what they term
ed Golden Issues = filed with stories
from the gold mines, and establishing tn,
: fact that their respective towns are the bes
places for emigrants to purchase outfits
Pretty New Years gifts. truly, to deceiv,
people
On the goth of January, we gave
number of reports, good, bad and indif
fcrent, and concluded thus:
We give the above statements as WI
received them. Our own opinion has no
undergone much of change. We shall
occasionally publish news from the dig
gings, but do not wish to be understood
. as vouching for the correctness of any O
: the reports which we extract from on
, exchanges. One thing somewhat stnmpi
US. If gold is so plenty, why are so man,
persons struggling back home, and ever
E Drawing the severity of Winter on tn
g plains, in order to get home? Ever
many who bring favorable reports of tn
fneness of the country and the abundance,
of gold, have run this risk in gettin,
home, and do not contemplate goinI
back again. 1t is very much like 'take
in" exhibitions which we have SEEM
Persons who go in and get ''sold," com
out laughing. and praising the show, il
order to induce others to go in and ge
hoaxed.
The same issue contained an article
, speaking of the ungentlemanly treatmen
which those persons who brought unfa
! vorable reports, received from the press
concluding thus:
IF there is gold at Pixies Peak anC
Cherry Creek, the fact will be folly es
D tablished, without this treatment OF per
sons who have failed to discover It, ana
honestly say so.