The huntsman's echo. [volume] (Wood River, Buffalo County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1860-1861, 1860-09-06
Pixies Peak News.

Fixes Peak News.
From the Denver Herald, of the 18th
inst, we copy the following items of
news:
DR.. Morrison had been exhibiting a
cabbage, raised by himself, ON his ranch
three miles below the city, which weigh
ed nine pounds, was thirty-seven inches
in circumference, and nine inches high.
The NJ. E. Church, South, are build
ing q a new brick Westinghouse on the
west side of Cherry Greek, near the He.
raid Office.
An actor by the name Of John Ian
grishe has rented Apollo Hall and in
tends opening a theatre in it about the
LIST of September.
The contract for carrying the U. S.
Mail, once n week, from Fort Kearney
to Denver-400 milea, is again adver-
tised by Postmaster Holt-Bruce, of St.
Joseph having failed to fulfil his con-
tract with the government.
A correspondent of the Herald writes
as follows, of Clear Creek mining:
The Clear Creek quartz leads are at
tracing the attention Of mill owners
The fact of the richness Of Clear Greek
quartz is now beyond dispute. We an
ticipats some fine things in leads.
Another ore has been discovered which
we think is silver and copper mixed it
is very near the color Of lead, and very
heavy. A vein was struck neal the sur
a G that was eight inches thick. We
presume the ore will soon be tested.
The Council Bluffs Nonpareii publish
cs a lengthy and able letter from l.. NJ.
Douglas, formerly of that city, dated
July 18th. The we'll known character
OF Mr.. Dsuelas is such as to inspire con-
idence in whatever he writes, we would
gladly publish his whole letter if our
space would permit, but must content
~ourself with making only a few quota
| tions.
81 hardly dare stake my reputation
for veracity, by telling you that men are
making money everywhere In the gold
mines spreading over this Rocky Noun
tain country; bat, nevertheless, such is
the case, and will be for years to come
some are making money, others are not,
Tor the reason that they are too easily
discouraged.
Our company have been busily at work
Tor the last two months, in one claim
here, without making expenses; but now
the dark cloud begins to disappear,-
What was once a doubt, is SO no longer.
Now all are light-hearted and full of
hope, that a week ago looked down-cast,
n were down-hearted. We have found
dirt that will pay from ten cents to one
dollar to the pan, (most of it is of the
ten cent kind, however, and getting bet
ter all the time. On the claim next
ABOVE the one we IRE ON, they are taking
out from n hundred to tive hundred
and fifty dollars a day, and it is getting
better all the time. On the one below,
they are doing fully as we'll. | cannot
except any claim in the upper part of
the gulch that is not doing well. But
then, it is hard work to get the gold out
OF them, and that don't suit all that
come here SO they make the excuse that
they have very urgent business at home
and, by the time they get across the
broad prairies to .he Big Muddy, they
come to tho conclusion that it is all a
sfhambugi anyhow.
New gnlches are being discovered al
most every day, and some pretty rich
ones, judging from report; il being the
only means 1 have Of telling ANYTHING
about them, as | have not been to them,
and don't think shall 60, as / have
plenty to do at home.
The Rocky Mountain Neses Of August
the 9th, states that from the first Of May
to the first of August, there had been
shipped by express, on freight, q little
over $4,000, in gold dust. Estimated
in the hands Of passengers and in drafts,
over a half a million. The Mountain
City correspondent Of the Netos, under
date of August 9th, says;
"Since l wrote yon last, there has not
transpired very much of interesting or
important matters throughout the min
ing sections through which | have been
trayersing. i find the quartz mills are
not all fully fixed for permanent opera
tion yet--and, so far as ] could find ont,
they are not YET in q situation 70 ena-
BILE me to attempt TO give you a satisfac-
tory list Of items or statistics for d week
or two hence, There are perhaPs over
one hundred mills here now, bat not
more than twenty-five of them may be
said TO be in q Acrushing'' condition
and these not quite satisfactorily settled
IN their system Of operations. In Greg
ory,,s Diggings there arc Six or more