Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-06-25
Identification af Lsaac Fowler, al the
Pixies Peak Gold Mines

A despatch hem : Jo-yl a. Mo-, Ja:e 2i,t
says:
Advice, Of Jane .. from Denver Cfty. to ,v5..,,
credit is rivc", state that NJ Fowler. the ele.8a
ing New York Postmaster, whose wheic.,it u's
have been So l'ns unknown, mi about wi.a5a =
much curiosity has bern felt reported l.. slayr
been idcntihei nj P,ke's Peak. The tnaln r., .,rrs
If the statement are ~ follow:
An nIls,jual. wh.se dress an! general at4f.rar-
ance of city bred style. and his evident anS.ri
to shun particular nnticA and aH,si all questions
IN rcga'd II HIS business intentions bad to-. n
cy to attract more interest than i u.ualy = .,u
t. strangers arriving there. lie registered his
name at the hotel n Achie nrapce. Unlcr .h:s
maize he passed unidentified unill one day " hen
he was On his way 10 see some qual'z elan ir
had purchased lie came a. a small VII m
the mountains and stepped int toe Eecorlo. : ol-
flee, where he was ut once recognized BY tn id
resident OF New York city. whose name is no. tt.-
en-. as Mr.. F"w,er, who exclamcl I. WHY good
G ii, Fowler. Where did you come from ?" praucc
staggered back with flushed fafe. and tllcn
turning pale. he replied with calmnes.: "Se. "a
are mistaken; my namo is not Fowler - t,
which his accostant replied. well, if you are
MT with his whiskss III, you his twin broth.
or the devil
| Drancr was much embarrassed Enleavorinc
! to cvadc his disclosure he asked if the Recorder
OF the district VIE present, thinking TO clusc the
CONVEX sRiinu; hut his tormentnr was not willing t.
/ give HIM ny, hut approaching him and drawing
hm to another part OF the roor he said: -" know
| what | say; yau Isaac Y. Fowler OF New
! York. You have your hair cnt, your whi,kers
| shaved III and are diguisei by your spectacleS:
| hut should know you anywhere. At first prapcc
assumed firm and different appearance but lie
| soon gave way TO his feeling. and then exclaimed
| For God Almighty's sake, don't expose me. y
| Mons. Drance was, indeed. the dcinultin, New
| FORK Postmaster. who has thus far outwiltei his
| rursuers. and made his escape TO the gold MINES
and up to this time remained undiscovered 4
| private interview was had with Mr. Fowler which
the corresd indent declines giving he result e. -
Mr., Fowler was deeply affected at first hut gradu.
ally resumed his composure and rhccrtnlne.s.
Being by no means beyond the reach of the roy
| eminent he thought it best to leave the country.
Immediately for Salt Lake and California II ~
tioning Australia his probable destination. IL,
fed al once.
| Fowler, on the first night Of his arrival at Den
verGtty, il said to have entered gambling saloon
an1 Won - 900, and bet the whole amount on
one gaar. but the dealer refused to risk it. Fnw
Ter without n comment. gathered up his winnings,
went 10 their bar gracefully. took gin cocktail
and left the room. This created m inquiry rs to
VIII" he was but his fictitious name arrested this.
lie Is reported to have speeulatcd largely in
arms. The above is considered here bv persons
acquainted with the correspondent, a. wholly re-
liable. Our next advices will probably contain
something further in relation to it.
Says Prentice, the enter VI the Know. Nothing
| paper ont West with malice alorethought, I'VE
zee that the Democratic papers eve ywhere seem
to have been, within tn" last few days uncom
monty decent. We suppose their editors have all
gone TO Baltimore"