The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1860-06-21
LETTER FROM PIXIES PEAK.
MOUNTAIN City, May 81, 1860.
EDITOR DEaocRAT-
L., I L.. H. d.. "A

EDITOR DEaocRAr-
Dear Siy-I saw in the Democrat
your intention to publish the letter sent you sew
erl wseks ago, but unfortunately have got no
paper since, (that was some FIVE weeks ago. on
account of the carelcssness of the express carrier
But | amin hopes Of seeing it soon again.
Here let me remark that don't send you letters
merely to see my name in print, nor for the bene
fit Of learned critics. but for the satisfaction of my
friends and equals, whom | wish to keep posted
IN relation 70 the times and doings here in mines
and to writing to each individual that I wish
20 hear from, here.
The emigration for the last month has been roll
iDg IN by the hundred, and for the last week bv
the thousand and such a fishing as there is
now, and will be for weeks TO come, was never
seen in Plymouth From what can learn, St.
Joseph county sends than anv six counties
in the uuited States and probably half of their
number viii be back in time TO help harvest the
wheat, or corn, at fartEerest. Some turn back
without LOOKING at the mines. and the most of the
others, without sticking pick in the mines-not
even digging hole llrger than goose nest, like
our company last spring.
Most ali, until the las. week, came with mules
and horses-mosy the former--l in fine condi-
/ tion with few exceptions Nearly all their .ag-
are new, and made expressly for the trip abou,
as large IS a oneh horse wagon for span of horses
AMI four horses mules to a common wagon
Bat the last week the heavy OK teams rolled in
with cows yoked in with the teams, with lots
of women ani children and chickens. | hop,
they may all more than realize their expect
tons. Entirely to0 are Coming for the mines
/ yet discovered. unless we hal more quartz mills
We need two hundred crushers IN a district Of five
miles square; and more than that number could
be supplied with paying quartz while we have
but three small experimental crushers Most of
the leads wont pay for working the mines alone !;
but quarts and dirt pay well. Two davs ago a
man took out OF the Bobt,l leil sl0i out OF one
pan of dirt and $500 out Of a few pans That
is little the largest hall made az yet. New leads
discovered almost daily, and one very rich one
within few dts Il is said the m IN who iiscov.
cred it was offered some S35,0n0, but asked $50
0f0. Some think it is not regular lead, bu.
, blow uD,"-as it is terrned-as it can not be
'ound any other place as yet but miners are daily
digging for it, and it is bound TO be found if there
In this section Of country the bulk uf the gold
viii be from the leads. the gulches viii be prin-
cipally worked out this season Most of the leads
require capital to work them TO an advantage /:
therefore the gulches are more worked to get rea.
dy pay and some pay about an ounce per man
rar day Ycste-i,y Green Russell. he noted
Georgia and Carolina miner, took out a nuget
/ weighing Si2S, and sold it for Sl50--(fact, no
humhug-) He is the discoveter Of the gulch, has
tie choice claims, AMI makes m on.y with his com-
pany of Georgians Bat not more than one man
ont of fifty in the mines is making money, and
Enoch happens RI: 10 be that one.
! Reports come good from the Arkansas. Blue
and Grand Rivera aud thousands are hockng
there and many will probably get bit by the hum
bug, as they did last year in the South Park the
best diggings ds.ovcrcd last year--,hat is, gulch
disgin5s. We have it from good authority,
think, that much better diggings have been dis
covered on the Arkansas AMI Blue, than anything
before discovered in this region of country, and
much more extensive. Large prospecting parties
have gone over the snow range, and it is reported
the best diggInSs there. If so. ihey will be
found in defiance OF Indians, or other obstacles !;
for gol,! is what they after Thursday week
ago, the first pack animal crossed the snow range
to the Blue. The miners would drive beef cattle
AZ f..r they could for the snow. slaughter them,
haul them on hand seds and pack it on suow-shoes
rom eight to twelve miles, more or less.
ltwould surprise the natives to see the alteration.
in the short space Of one year to see the i'm
provements and hear the different sounds In
stead of the yell of the Indian and howl Of tie
wolf and other wild animals, We have the whistle
of the engine to work by: we hear the neigh Of
the horse. the braying of the mule, the sound OF
the axe and hammer, and occasionally the squell
Of child Instead Of the war song, VIC hear the
good old tunes of Old Hundred, Nelly Gray snd
the hog-eye man, &c. All excitement, full of fun
and good health Such life ,s suits Enoch-on-
ly the lack Of fruit vegetables and milk and q
little more godmoud not be Objectionable.
Now say TO all who have families. and are do
ing thriving business at home, and have their
health. to stay there and be contented. But per-
sons out of business. or wi hing change of busi-
ness. or have poor health and wish an exciting life,
here is his place: although California, but plen-
~ VI Eoit HtIts p.tHbt VI NoIh lO pct IT,
But perseverance, picks and shovels sometimes get
ii ard sometimes by luck. like lottery or GAM
bling. Those who intend coming another year,
should commence this season preparing their MIC
MACS such "a dried green beans, corn, tomatoes,
turnup, parsnips. squashes, potatoes. pumpkins,
&C., and all the dried berries you can get, for
they scarce here, and very high what does get
here. Provisions are coming down, to what they
have been. Flour has been thirty dollars per hun
dred pounds, but is selling at twenty-five to
twenty five bacon, 80 sugar 35, dried apples IS
per pound beef" 70 to l6 boarding s to 10 per
week wages for man and team 81 per hour, or
$40 per day man, 81 80 to 50 and feed himself,
or 81 so to 81 and feed lawyers fees s25 and
upward-half ounce 10 an ounce invariably in ad-
vance doctors bills, the size of ones purse and
then you if it should happen to be a small
one touse, (taos-whiskev) twenty cents per
drink, and warranted to kill and other sun,,ries
IN proportion.
! The winter has been the most mild have seen
cin 1 loft G.GfcrDi, laya L.