Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-05-11
Pixies Peak Gold Mines.

The public will boar US witness that ws have
never heen very great believers in tho stories
which have from time 10 time reached US, and
been published OF extraordinarily rich and extern
sye Gold Mines In the Pixies Peak region. We
have published such accounts as seemed TO us
we'll authenticated, giving the names, in many
cases, Of the authors, and leaving tho rest to
time 10 determine. That there is gold in all that
region Ofe0untry, as there is in New Mexico, no
0ne disputes, but whether IL will pay for the la
hor and exposure, and the outlay Of tho advent
ure is tn he proven, and that within the present
year. We hardly err who'd We say, that by tho
first of June fifty thousand persons will be con-
grcsated in the Pixies Peak region, and although
many uf them have gone there from the love of
adventure, and with no very we'll defined inten-
tinn nl doing much work--hriRg BY thar sits. as
the phrase is-thery will he enough TO find out
the extent and profit Of the gold deposit. Tho
end Of this yoar will settle this question.
Those who observed the character Of this emil
grafton this spring, must have noticed the 'ast
number who were totally unprcpared for an ex-
petition Of this kind. \ black carpet-bag, an
extra pair of boots, and substantial suit Of
clothes, with, in every almost, rifle or gun,
aud perhaps six shooters, generally constituted
their outfit for trip Of one thousand miles
OF mining implements, or anything to aid IN
separating the PARTICLES of gold from the earth,
| the exhibition was u scanty one. 1t is not prob
able that they were in better supply on leaving
Kansas city, LeayonwGrtl city, st, Joseph, Atch-
isOn, or any other point on the Missouri river
But thousands have gone, however, and it will
not b. long until we shall to what extent they
have improved their fortunes.
/ Recently, we have understood that, while many
of these enigrants have the gold fever we'll dave
. lopoI, there were hundreds, perhaps thousands
these carpet-sack and d,vil.may care boys-who
have an entirely different object in view. They
start with the intention of bringing up Mt Pixies
! Peak, or thercabouts, but they don't intend to
stay there. 1t is now said that being
once there, they can readily drop down upon So
nora and chihuahua, not exactly as tilibusters,
but with the intention Of taking possession Of
or ut least getting ioothold in-thoSe Mexican
States. Certain it is, that meetings have been
held by them at st. Joseph, it not other places,
with view to consultation about the movement.
If they do not find the gold diggings to their lik
ing. thon the thousands Of idle and disappointed
persons about Pixies Peak will bo rife for any
thing, and nothing will be easier than to engage
in this predatory incursion into the States OF
Chihuahua and Sonora. Even granting that their
inclinations in many cases, might not lead them
to engage in such an enterprise, yet starvation is
II provocative Of many wrong doinss, and it will
be 30 with them.
| That there arc many men on the road who So
riouSly ccntcm plate this expedition against the
Mexi an States, we are well assured.-.Misses7
Republican.