Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1859-03-23
Pixies Peak.

The excitement in r.lstios TO the gold re-
rsons, said 10 bs loes:sd in he vicinity oil
Pixies Peat, ore OF the spurs Of the Rocky
Mountains. i. becoming intense Itis'Prsad-
ing throug ghout the -h.le country. aud thou
sands and tore Of thousands are foekiug 10
this new VI Dorado in bposs 10 make their
fortunes. Every steamboat that gee. up the
Missouri is full Of passengers seeking this
lasd Of promise and he L~.ven~orth Times
thinks there will be al less, one hundred thou
ssud persons pass through that city this
spripg. in their eager search after giiitsrng
earth. The vhols western portion Of Kansas
that 10 intsrsect.d by ths souHIain range.
vill. duriny The summer BE alive With men -
Bvsry variety Of industry. every specie. OF
vice. svsry device Of chance will be resOrted
60. 70 make s~pils." Driven W sort Of
desperation. nsn will forget thar usual course
Of conduct snd indsiss in almost any thing TO
make money The associations then hat sur
round The base Of Pixies Peak will not be very
dssirsbls, nor the eoupsniosshiP very lasting
Bu, il. shere gold il tbs rrgion' That i
the important consideration.
wsbavs read With much interest. the full
accounts from svery different quarter. q The
P,t.'s Peak and chsrry Greek gold country
asd putting altogether. both for and against.
vssre fully eopvi.e-d. that gold istherr. That
the whole mouutsin rsngr running through
New Mexico. ard the western portion Of Kan
sas and s.ssssks. are susifsrous. That gold
10 dsposiIed IA more or less qsantities Tor hun
drsds Of miles up aud down these mountains
The small pieces are easily found. but The
..shank-" are so perfectly hid in the earth thst
4, 10 only seeidehssl they are Uncovered -
There 10 no doubt Of gold being there. but not
IN the quantities represented.
1t q significant fact. that almost all the
Information given 10 the country from the gold
regions. 10 through the ST Louis and Lesven
vorth papsrs Both Of those cities have a
dirse, interest in causing large emigration
,his Spring ST. Leurs has mads extensive
preparations TO furnish outfits for all those IN.
tending 10 90. and the salvation OF Leavsn
~or.h Csty depends almost entirely upon get
ting up N excitement that will cause larg.
population To pass through 1t. and remain
ssmsw here ia the Territory. Both OF those
si,i.s are desply interested al creating this ex-
sltemsnt, and both are rssorting to every
means to produce and keep IL uP. There ..
not oas we'll established instance where al IA
dlvidual. by visiting and working in those
mines has made fertune--noi one. All have
found some gold. bat few have made II ray
Comparing the number u individuals who
make fortunes in the ordinary svocations Of
life. 9th those who make thrm by Digging
gold in lhs gold mines. the difference Il
largely IN favor Of ia. former. Bat those for
,abss are generally made in property and 40
In gold. sud hence. Will one attracts butlitil'
attention. the other bseotsss q Gastsr Of pub
la concern.
The prospects for q lnrurisn; ecoF ~ ever,
thing produced By the agricul.ufisI this sea
.on. 10 indeed very nsttsrng. aud 10 eur lajg
msnt the amount Of gold made by the JUDI
sious tiller Of the soil during this summe'
will average more 20 the Individual than tia
preduesd by he miner II - not the result q
the sober Judgment Of these Who have de'e'
mined To 90 To Pik.'. Peak. but u IL The eonss
qssaee Of q peculiar excitement superibdoes
by the desire 70 sss aud hsLdls The yel!e'
gold IL fortune could be made a. Cherr
Creek in sn equally short time BY eul.i'stin
the sssl. t.e desre 10 90 and sagsse ia
would not be half 40 great 1t - the dlggin
up. OF The '.gIittsr:ag earth. that creates 80
an intsresl-aouss saeh en- smbiIloa -
there.
A this excitement ispervsiiug 10 eOnsi.
srabls extent many q the readers of our p
Per. We would simply eausioa them TO Col
sidsr we'll all the circumstances eonnects
with this matter. before thcy hazard 80 muc
ia what. IN all probability ~il prove an n
profitable underskiog. The Frazer river =
cstement. which but . fsw months aga. dr.
Thousands along the borders Of The Brittle
Possessions he's proven to be slaring hur
esg. The large nanber Of these who ne
shers lost their all. their time. and naay
shsu their health. and ws scar the ssms -
be The rssali 9TH those vAs 20 70 Plh'
Pesk this seasoo-