Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-11-08
4 For the Farmer.
Letter from Pixies Peak.
BRroKINnpeE, Utah Tcrriteryl
October 81, 1850. (


RnEcKINnDeE, Utah Territory
October 81, 1860. I
The great wave of travel Eastward is nearly
over. The people just in from the PLANES state
that there are as many emigrants on there way to
the gold region as there are going to the States.
The great body Of those ewing toward the
Missouri river design to return in the spring, with
their families, and bring out supp les machinery.
Those now on the way hiher are laden with sup
plies of various kinds, either for their own use or
for sale. From all indications, the immigration
of next season will be larger than that OF the pres
ent, and will consist, mainly, Of men Of a better
class
The number of persons remaining in the gold
rcGi during the coming winter, will be fully
twenty thousand. OF these less than one e.third
will r side in Denver. third more, perhaps will
be scattered in the other towns and on ranches
and the remainder will hibernate in the Mines
Many have gone South TO Santa Fee, Taos, and
other cities of New Mexic, to Eve out the cold
months among the senortas OF that land of agua.
diente There is a good though not an abundant
supply OF provisions for those who remain here
One firm has, in II single store, seven thousand
sacks Flour, and other rading houses have gen
orally fair quantity on hand. Miller, Russell &
Co. are bringing several train loads Of flour from
Utah; and Santa Fee and Taos traders are for
warding the same staple from New Mexico
Starvation will not look this people in the face at
present.
Most of the guch miners have ceased work.,
! though there are many still struggling against
cold water and cold weather. The quartz mills
will generally be able to run through the entire
winter, as they can quarry the rock without dl
Guilty. Only those run by water power will be
forced to stop. The returns OF dust from the va.
rious mining dist lets within the week past have
been very good; one firm receiving upwards Of
| $3t QUO. AS consequence, trade has revived
somewhat though the complaint Of 'hard times"
still continues.
Reports from the newly opened mines of the
San Juan Mountains in New Mexico, continue
fvora5le. A gentleman who arrived week since
from that region, exhibited in Denver handful
OF nuggets rangiag i'll value from two to twenty
dollars. Several parties have started, and Others
are about leaving for the new Ell Dorado, where
they are confident of finding gold in abundance.
The irmoi OF rich diggiugs being found in the
Wind River Mountains, 22o miles west of Fort
Laramie, is confirmed by later advices from that
region. 1t seems to be fully proved that the
whole region from the South Pass of the Rock
Mountains to FL Paso del Norte, distance ol
nearly thousand miles, is nmilcrous.
Il Tie farmers in the vicinity of Denver have
been cxhibitl some noticeable specimens Of the
vegetables OF Pikss's Peak. A beet left for in
spectun last wep, at the ctcc ol the Rocky Noun
panying it are several Onions, weighing three
pounds each, An ear Of com III the same coliec
ton, raised upon il Pixies Peak farm. measure.
fifteen and half inches in length. and has four
teen rowes of kernals. Melons of enormous *
are produced here wi but.litte labor. The as
sertlons that the country is worth nothing for ag
ricuItural purposes, must be taken with man,
grains of allowance.
The mountains to the southwest of Denver have
been on fire for several days. On Thursday eve.
ming the complete outline Of one mountain was
shown by irregular and jagged lines Of ii eXten-
ding up either side and meeting ut the apex. Such
II gigantic pyrotechnc display has never been wit
messed. The conliagrations in the forests of the
gold region have been quite extensive during the
present season, frequently threatening villages
among the mines. Last year several persons per-
ished in the fire near Gregorys.
This point is located Oh the Pacific Slope nine
tive miles southwest OF Denver itv, and in the
midst OF the "silvcr region" the discovery OF
which caused so much excitement early in the
seasN The iurore has now quite subsidized and
4 though upwards OF ten thousands claims have
been taken and recorded, all the residents are
waiting auXously 10 hear from the ore which has
been sent to the States for testing.
The specimens assAycd have generally proved
quite TOO valuable. So reh in fact, IT'S to excite
suspicion III regard to the faithuness of the as,
say Nearly all the gold diggings in this vicinity
ar Sluch nines and many OF them have yielded
richly during the summer AT present however
they nearly deserted, four. ftlhs OF the miners
having gone into the Valley or to the States. to
spen the winter. A few remain in French's
tiulch. (f0ur miles from Brechiardge.) and al e
realizing from So t SIS per day In the Georgia
Gulch, (twelve miles distant,) there are about
three hundred rcmaiung, and the diggingS yield
very richly California Caleb, (iorty miles to the
south, at one time contained five thousand pco-
pie and has produced more gold during the season
than any other section of the gulch diGgings.-
Only about four hundred people now remain, as
the cold is becoming intense, and the elevation is
nearly 5000 feet above the sea level
Many large snowbanks, from ten to fifty feet in
depth, are in view upon The northern slopes of the
mountains overlooking Breckenridge which have
rested their undisturbed for years, if not for
turtles. 1t is Anticipated that the snow will ne eight
or ten feet deep in the little valley where the town
is located, during the winter; hence the miners
and families have nearly all left for less frigid
region. Hay commands five cents pound here
and in the Georgia Guch is selling for ten cents
The streams abound in trout; and bears. antelep $
and mo ntain sheep are numerous among the
mountains, SO that the few settlers who do remain
through the winter will find fish and game abun.
dant Even the buifllos sometimes wander far
up the valleys into the mountains, and one was
killed only II few miles from here Il day or two
since.
Upon the east side of the dif'ding range, fif,
teen miles from Breckiuridge, is one Of the most
remarkable features Of the Gold region. 1t is u
smooth, beautiful section Of green prairie, Gre
scentshaped, forty miles long by fifteen in width,
located in the very heart of tn, Rocky Mountains,
called South Park, Upon the sides oft, the head
waters of the Platte river gush from the hills in
icy springs Several ranches are now established
in the Park, but though it affords fine range for
stock during the entire winter, (the grass being
little injured by irost,) the elevation is some g.,
900 feet above the sea, rendering the rich soil Of
little value, for agricultural purposes. ]. l.. B.
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