The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1860-12-27
Letter from Pixies Peak.


OF the writer without any expectation of having il
put into the papers" but as Pixies Peak has
come to be of the institutions of the country in
winch almost everybody is interested to the exten
Oh huRbaad father, son, brother or friend, every
tning from that re- non is or less interes ting
and we therefore give the following extracts.
DENVER CITY, Nov 20, 1860.
DEAR BRoTHEK:-I have taken my seat at m,
table, this evening, for The purpose of writing Won
long letter. First and forenoon
l am III Denver City, as it is called. Ibis civ
contains from eight to ten thousand inbabitapt,
more or less-has three Daily papers, one brick
Church, (alethodist,) and several others in embryo
one Theatre, many Drinking Saloons, GAMBLING
Houses, &c.
Denver city is located about 5 miles from tbe
base of the Rocky Mountains; pixies Peak I" ri.
sing aud towering above all others, on your left
and Longs Peak, the same on your right do
not know the distan &c from one TO the other. but
should imagine 1t about 100 miles, AsIyrite my
eye takes IN from the window facing me- the lofty
ranges of snow'oapped mountains looking lik a Nh
many enormous enowbanks, glistening in the ra, &
OF the sun; rising, one above tho other, until the
SItrlt
and 1t would make your heart rejoice 20 heno,d !,
niue t''ne 10 lhdi!ge - rev cries Dn the beau
Fnul, and shall, there!o.e make shuit work oi de.
scrptive scenery
lie 81. Louis abou; lie . til Of last Nav fael
ing coh' lnced that ny rtay on eI!h would be sborr
Ia attempted 10 rc ua.. ther, and determined TO
see The 'cky II 'untai,is and he.e am l went
hfs' 10 IT @o-ePh~, t,enee down the Missouri to
LeaHeAwor,I, wnere spent some days in GETTING
up my outi'. ] p:ucu ei Il nice, light carriage
with two seats The carriage could be closed and
made as tight AS room or thrown omen at will
IL cost III the sta es 5000 The seats were so mr.
iantei that ny turning them down with tho cusb
A' VA my bcd"lng, could have almost as good
oed AZ at home aud not drop of rain could an
'er' had ali the lux ,ries and cCmforts-pillows
10 'ean aPch' ooks to read, my rifle and uistols
ali dT".ed inside, and good boy to drive pair Of
"P'ehu'u maies came in company with three
''''ef teams, taking ont set of jolly good fellows
most ol them IRON Leavenworth. took nv meals
win then and 50 had no trouble about cooL;r,
We left Lcavehwurth the 9Th of lima AMI .rr;,,e5
here on the 2Sth making the trim tbrouoh j., 90
n"'' ~ was very pleasant trip, aud enio yed
y 'o'5 mu'h mad one attack of hemorrhage ON
'he road, and was very ill for two or three DAVIS
nut nave had none SINCE, and am cnioviny bettar
general health than have for years
travelling OH the plains reminds mo some,vbat
VI '''e sea- Inc undulatious OF the prairies make
very good representations of waves, and Won find
yourself the centre of a circle, all the tima TIL.
m'nptohy Is occasionally broken by the annaar.
ance of few trees, RUNNING aIono, tto
Sihal creeks with hero and there an occasional
rs - "iuo h"F' erected by some enerpr.sinp bu.
man Tor the accommodation Of man and haast
- "e ''"uS are perfectly smooth and levei Just as
Wv" Hioo0 tiiehl NOT stone the size of walnut
To DC round. The Prairies are well stocled with
game although they ar3 beg inning to becomo Oh,
OF the main road, but there is plenty To ba f,u,d
isw miles on either side Buffalo. AnteIonos +,
oeauntul creature, about the size of a snoIl doar
una s"ut as the wind,) Foxes, Cayotes woIv.s
gnu rralfle Dogs, fine little animal. abouf the
exc ol large gray squirrel living in cities of hmm.
dfed7 OF acres. their holes being regularlv dr, =;
rows, about is or 20 feet apart each wav VIII
they are called dogs, l cannot imagine unless tits
because they keep up a constant succession or
shrlll yeirswhen any one approaches their vilIage
"'ii amer the fashion OF NANCY little ours, when
PtoVoAea' ana who yell because they have moth
s o'oe W no. Their color is about the same as
lhat oil our eastern woodehucks They nile tho
uirt up around their place of entrance, about two
ieet nigh; some, higher. Here they sit upon thar
hino legs,as straight as a stick AS Won annrosc,,
'hey Dart down their holes, with mockine, Jauob
ana the next minute, if you keep sharp look an
you VIII see the tops of their heads lust peenipo
gu" Even II you shoot one, it is very d,ficpl, 70
oo'ai Tor ne falls down into his hole and the 9TH
efs orag him out of sight and reach, The IONS If
their houses are rounded off as neat as anv mason
could DO 1t; and then four or five trenches arc d
from the top down, running six or eight feet awsv
ms Is to carry off the water when it rains; and
nave "iten seen them at work just before rain
o'oi' clearing out these trenches, to keep the wa
LOT out OF their holes. Each house contains a fam
ny Oh from two to six dogs. They also take
ooarders, pair of owls and one or more rattle.
snakes, all living together in perfect harmony.
cannot Veuch for the truth of this personally tho
every one seems to believe it; and / have 500,
time and again, owls on the top of their houses in
friendly confab with their dogships AT certain
seasons OF the year, the plains are covered with
buffalo. few of our party were very anxious to
nave snot at one of these fellows and it meeting
with the approval of ALL we camped about noon
one bright and beautiful day. and five Of us start
ed two IN wagon, myself and two others on
horseback. We were armed with Colts NAVY
Revolvers, and one Minnie rife in the wagon
We struck directly off from the road. and after
ride of about ten miles, we came upon them as
far as the eye could react. in every direction. ex
cept The way we came, could be seen BuffhIoes
and nothing but Buffaloes. l should not hesitate
to say, and | do believe 1 do not exageerate
"hen say that there was not only tens of thous.
ands but hundreds Of thousands of them! 1t was
asight that must be seen to be realized. and can
only be seen upon our broad Prairies. l was
fortunate enough to kill one of these ugly brutes
Tor assure you they are fierce and ugly enoupb
when you find yourself in close proximity to
them.
was the only one who was fortunate enough
to bring one of these fellows down, although a
great many shots were fred at them wounded