Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-03-16
Fro,n and TO pixies PEAK.

For a few weeks past there has been quite
dearth of letters from Auraria, Denver City,
&c. in the gold sensation journals along tie
Missouri River, possibly for the reason that the
gold diggers are too busy and successful to
write, but more probably because of lack OF ex-
citing news, rich pans and big nuggets to de-
scribe. Some of the papers, however, contnye
to feed the flame by verbal reports, and the re-
ceipt of fifty dollar nugget at Leavenworth
CITY has been dished up into almost overwhelm-
inc importance. The Times of the 18th gives
some extracts from the private letter of gentle
man now in the gold mines, which speak quite
encouragingly of the prospects The writer
was sent out last fall by large Eastern firm to
spv out the land, and report the truth, the Times
asserts, in regard to the gold deposits 1t also
vouches for his unimpeachabIe integrity. We
quote the following:
Our camp is on Cherry Greek,
not far from Denver City,
We have been thoroughly over the whole DIS
trict. in compliance with directions, and the re-
sult of nv investigation is the deliberate con-
victon that thiscountry will prove to be natural
mint Notwithstanding the win
ter months, we have done great deal IN the
way of prospecting, and not little mining
D and R say they have made
enough, without any particular effort, to pay ex-
nenses back to New York Ifit was not for my
engagements, should remain here am ce-
LIGHTED with the country, and the class OF peo-
pIe are much better than usually finds its way
out to a new land The gold is here in GbHnd
a1ee I k.aosc T. And know that next summer
will witness developments of an astonishing ma
tnra Tell r. E that this is the
place for him, and that he should lose no time
in starting So far as natural beauty Is con-
cerned, have never seen any country that
could equal this. 1t is glorious.
shall STAT for the States about the first or mid
die of April, and bring along specimens OF ''the
needful' that will open the eyes OF some OF our
New York brethren"
The remarkably mild and fine weather of Feb
ruarv and March set the Western gold seekers
in motion rather earlier than was anticipated.
From nearly every town and city parties are
already on the way, to be followed by others
The exodus is not confined to any section OF
the West, and begins to rush along from the
Middle and Eastern States. The Northwest
takes the lead in numbers, and it really looks
as if Iowa and Eastern Kansas are about to be
depopulated Terrible as is the condition OF
the roads they are thronged with teams for the
mines. and the Iowa State Democrat of the llth
learns that upwards of a hundred Pike Peak
wagons are camped along the road about ~
miles west of Iowa City, waiting for the roads
to dry so that they can pass on. -Four to ten
miles is about an average days distance of such
as push ahead.
Our exchanges from Minnesota, Wisconsin,
Illinois. Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Pennsyl-
vania, tell pretty much the same story about
the Pike Peak excitement and the forming and
departure of mining companies. The Ohio nv
er boats carry Pike Peak flags, and all the rail
roads leading that way take on more or less OF
the gold adventurers every train. 80 far' the
slave States appear to furnish but a very feeble
force of Kansas gold seekers. There Is some
thing about Kansas uncongenial to them with
or without the gold.