The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-09

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srcu alton that the Pic aa Isavenxorh and thu. u,
silo the wisp travels rom city 70 CITY gentleman
tho dinner table day assured ne that no naa om shas
they bad really received twenty i've hundred dollars
worth Of Pixies Peak gold during the week-and 1t may
be 90 Beyond what have now stated there s nothing
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srArxxur or RfrupNEb pRAxEas
This morning met two Oape Cod man who had bsen "
the dgggs and herewith send you their statement Igv
the ceilings Of the returned
Before we started for home living in ST. Joseph,
9errian county Michigan We heard Of the discovery or
gold At Pixies Peak Ike the rest OF the people, by the
Western press We frat ncredulous about the money
but by the Constant and continued repetition Of the
aerng tales our unbelef gradually gave way to con
victOn. During the winter letter from one Of our towns
men who had gone to the Peak was received by his
relatives confirming newspaper reports which effectively
sealed determination TO leave pougbng the salt ocean
purpose digging the golden beds Of the West that
had been 80 favorably pictured to our minds We ac-
cordingy made Tor starting and by the last
day OF February when We left home we were joined BY
cthers experienced California miners, who had
those dggngs for nearly five years. We came by
rail to this place to make our outfit We purchased
the necessaries and nick knacks for mining "a life
10 the desert Wild" We crossed the Missouri on the
ID Of March, and commenced our journey in company
with only another team. So great was the excite
neut and anxiety TO reach the Peak early, that no
time lost IN waiting for large company, though In
ordinary times that would have been considered essential
the score protection. Nothing particular occurred
our journey out The weather was excessively cold,
turning emrrants who warned us seainst going further
but steering that their hearts had failed Them
the more stimulated TO advance being determined to
overcome. We reached Denver City, Cherry creek
the % of April tired weary and sore yet buoyant in
hope, spirits high We anticipated finding diggings there;
recommended by the citizens OF Denver TO proceed
twelve miles further TO Arrapahoe Clear creek what
is frequently nov called vasques Fork there, we were
told miners were making from ten TO fifteen dollars day.
When arrived at this place we put up tent and
without loss OF time got our mining tools and commenced
prospecting" There were probably not than 200
miners there at work. In the first pan full Of the "dr
that We washed, We discovered the "color,' bat II
was as hne as flour, and washed away We
kept at work for rome days with the same result,
and became satisfied that there was nothing there
to remunerate any mans labor We looked around among
and found their experience the same We
joined with Of them and worked our best but the
as @ nv eyrssS orv ". su ~. csu
than foIty-snd more often still there nothing but
color When this forty cents came to be divided at night
between from four TO ten men, who had been engaged
the slrce ten hours during the day the OF
mining speculation was learned Determined to give the
Peak and every inch Of ground within view of 1t careful
test about hundred mners went in different directions
the mountains and Ia the creek in search OF the yell
low dus bu. after three weeks prospecting wherever
could drive pckaxe and shovel concluded that 1--we
had been sold and that there was gold in Pixies
Peak and Cherry creek than on any ether mountain
erson gold digging; and whoever thinks we were deeti
tnte Of pluck Stamina patience any other quality for
gold hunting advise them to 60 on and do better.
RETURNING HoME-KMioRANrs SUFFERING ON Way
DYING FROM wAST-IIyING ON hog FLESH, Ero
We returned by way Of Fort Kearny and the Platte
river. When we arrived at Beaver creek we met emf.
grants en- route for the dggings in an awfu state OF desti
tuition Some had started from LsayenWorth by the
Smoky Hill route which Was to them as the
most erect route for the Peak At Lesven worth they
told that they CO. I'D get provisions the way ana
that they could find water in abundance with the excep
could get nore The parties that we me. could end no
provisions and for upwards of 200 miles they
drop Of wafer. We first me. three men, one Of whom
We knew: they were utterly destitute, bad used up
all their provisions and the day before had throat
Of dog, drank biz blood quench their thirst, and
afterwards his flesh in pieces eat him raw and
three ~ee perfectly ravencuR, and had been five days
without tasting anything before they had sacrificed to their
snawpg hunger end thirst their favorte aud only dog
We had just co. do TO dinner when the three upon
US. Without ceremony they squatted by us aad com
menced Ike wolves, and gormandzed till had TO stop
them, they would have killed themselves We took
them With US for three or our days and fed them until
they gradually got right again. Their tale Of suffering
tic Smoky Hill route was appalling and brought tears
cHeess that had not beenso believed for May yoST
They Informed us that few days before they up
with Us, they had passed bodies In pile By the
wsy side. OF their company ten men had died of
starvation rhe hunger frlghttul, but the suffering
from thin 1T was hey all desc pton. On the way
each other. so many of their conpanions dyog by
way, and no ray OF hope to cneer them, led to the
e.esdtal though. Of what each might medi. ate
| idea OF death never from their minds
bot they ere each determped 10 walk I'M oyerpo sere
Those who mad died walked along iii they fell their
faces utterly exhausted het with tner ta life euaei
not r1uscie moved after they reached the ground.
Alter usipE every portion OF the dog the three
.inUed their route we'll rs they could, Rad to
Beaver Creek. They kept the stream, determined
20 ieave again Ri they struck to Pate
river whefethsy Anticipated meeting others getting
relief. and where they found US as already related We
continued journey back 20 ths city, whoro arrived
the 10Th, fully satisfied With experience Ia
! Nest in search Of gold.
pai.ses from whom obtained the above stalemea.
are well known Mt bouae and likewise in New York
W. J. Boycc aud Captain N Robbins, Jr. They maze
in tneis statement and ask with
nance, they believe that thousands OF credulous
| persons may be saved by statement of facts
| KILLING AT THE ING
report has just come in OF Inc murder Of two OF bS
which created great excitement and indigo icn among 10,
people generally bat more especiy among the
oiggefs. The ferry 10 owned by frenknn Marsha whit
wac elected Governor of Kansas years ago
Leconpton constitution, and worked oy Henry Williams
ns broiher-n'liw, assisted By David Tnompson au,
Peter Vaston said to be three hard TDe person
killed are Columbus Stanley, Of KanGws, Va anu WIN
other person, Joseph s. Barnum of the place. dan
gerousy wounded q. the same time The whole story
provocaion and Killing is snort enough the deed
tnatoi rev minutes Inc persons keeping tie ferrj
charged the returned disappointed 50 so for passing
the Blue wagon an team che cggers though. the de
TO pay the cents a and Keep tse Salsrs. s.sn
| ley mad got his team over and up the
bank Murray ray vas over the river, and ready
Murray told him that he had only sx shillnss and a.
tney had passed the Salt Lake trains other
|
bank shouted to Murray 10 drive UPON which Wlian
and Thompson Grew their revovars. Murray attempted
TO drive his team up the bank, On which Thompson
Williams both fred, the former when within feet
| Murray Thompsons ball went through Murray's neck
and the victim fell eess to the ground. Stanley, fear
ing Williams and Thompson attempted to avoid them by
taking refuge behind the fersy hut Thompson met nm
and SHOT him through the head. Baruup the compano;
Vi Murray seized the whip ~hen the latter fell dead
| IN attempting 10 drive the team up the bank, Williams
fired upon him and wounded him the thigh. All tb
was done in the immediate presence of fifty men,
U tn hind nrn hinder N,
and Thompson from petpetrattng the bloody deeds
have narrated from the lips OF those who witnessed then
on the western bank OF the ferry. Thompson and VIII
sms fled, and the dggers left TO vengeance
Murray is said have been very quiet and nofensivt
man; Stanley young anc impusye Ba; mum lies danger
ouslY wounded and there are but slight hopes OF bis
| covery.
In spite Of all the dshearenng reports about Pixies
feak, tmlgronts sill wend Their way westward. SoD
who have come full Of adventure keep determined TO 81
on, and should they fail at the Peak will continue u
CALIFORNIA; others make up their minds settle n the
| West.
Several companies OF Mormons have come In here THU
week en- 'onte for Utah. very large company passed