The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-03-17
LETTER FROM PIXIES PEAK.
BLAc3 HAWK PoIST, Colorado Ter
MARCH | 1850


Col. DASroRTH-Dcar Sir Old King Win
ter who has had our streams bound in icy
chains for the last seven weeks, has conclud'
ed to relax his grasp, and the weather TOR the
| last few days has been bcautiful-the snow is
fast leaving the mountain sides, the ice is
leaving the creeks, the water is running mer.
rily in the gulches, and the miners are again
preparing the sluices in anticipation of an
early spring, and II profitable season Sluic.
ing has already commenced on South Clear
creek,
A company Of Is men took from Illinois
bar on Thursday last 500, on Friday $500,
and of yesterdays yield have not been in.
| formed.
The leads in that section bid fair TO do well,
though that branch Of mining has not been
prosecuted to any great extent, yet 50 far AS
1t has, the yield has been good, and at pres
ent is attracting good deal Of attention
Mining in the Gregory district will be Wig
orou-ly prosecuted the coming season, and ]
have no doubt successfully, too, if we can on
ly have supply of powder at reasonable
price. Many Of the mills though laborne
under great disadvantages are doing WE'LL
The firm Of Lee, Judd Lee are enIargng
their borders, and preparing to do business on
q large scale. Six stamps are now being add
ed to the Eagle mill (thc one that carries the
broom and the materials are now being pre-
pared for new 20 stamp water mill, % feet
overshot, which will be in operation by the
lst Of May. The company also intend to add
five stamps to the old Blak Hawk, making
90 The old BlSck Hawk moves along lSun.
days excepted steady as a clock under the
competent supervision Of Aonzo Smith, Esq.
Everything is as bright as dollar, aud no
more indications of wear or tear than the
day she first started. Improvements are still
being made in crushing and saving gold, but
it will take long time to bring it to perfec.
ton, but Yankee ingenuity is bound to bring
il out.
There are now n great many men at work in
these mountains, and there is room for great
many more, but we want industrious men and
women, too--bummers and loafers are not
needed.
said that old king Winter had let 60, but
he has in nowise left the mountains, You
have only to 90 up on ncighborng mount.
ain, and cast your eye TO the snowy range,
where you will behold him in all his grand.
| eur, mantlcd in heavy piles Of wintry clouds
and drifting snow. This terrible range in
winter appears to be the store-house of clouds
and storms. More anon.
Respectfully, W. b.
For u long time the complaint Of the Ado.
ltion press against General Mcclellan was
that he did not press forward and take Ma
nassas, despite the condition Of the roads,
and despite everything that was against
him Well the general has moved and taken
Manassas--token it by superior strategy,
and without the loss Of single lite. This,
however, does not satisfy the complainanta
They seem to be indignant now it was taken
so easily and scientifically. and that few
thousand lives were not thrown away in the
operation These abolition journalists arc
very sanguinary, especially when they are
out of harms way themselves.
1t i. an old saying that, "a man is known
by the company he keeps" The telegraph,
March Is, reports that Wendell Phillips lee.
tured in Washington last Friday evening
and "Vice.Presidcnt IIamIin sat on the plat
FORM" and "Philips dined with Speaker