Year: 1861

pixies Peak.


In the Denver and Missouri River papers
the reports from the mining districts of the
Rockies begin to grow much better. 1t is
about the season Of the year when the steam
must be making to start out the train of
Spring Emigration, and hence the accounts
of brilliant openings shauld be looked a.
with reasonable share of skepticism. That
the country is rich in mineral, there is no
doubt, and that heavy machinery, with cap
ital to run it, will yield good pay, seems to
be unquestioned; but that men without
means can 60 there and get rich in one
summer, is mistake which thousands of
the disappointed will testify to. AS place
to make living, with = prospect of doing
better, the Denver region is q more dcsirea-
bic point to emigrate to now than it ever
has been. The receipts from there in 1860,
sum up near fve millions. This amount
of export treasure is considerable for a
country situated so far from the frontier and
settled mostly by those who had only their
hands to work with; the year 81 will fully
establish the value Of the region in question.
The Andes of South America, and the Cor
d'lleras Of Mexico, are rich in gold and
sivcr, and the northern extension Of this
range, called the Rocky Mountains, will
doubtless prove as rich as the more south.
crn portion. The telegraph is almost to
Denver-the Pacific railway is destined to
pass near it, and it is impossible not to see
that the Mou ntain States of the Pacific and
the Centre will be of great importance
in very few years. Those who 60 there
to remain permanently, resolved to struggle
with all tho difficulties and inconveniences
inseparable from frontier settlements, will
find themselves "well off, in few years if
they practice economy as we'll as industry.


On the other hand, the speculations at
home (Iowa) are very promising. Land,
as rich as earth can boast is offered at 81 so
to IS, and on this land the labor Of one
year will bring return for the whole in
vestment. The expense. Of very moder-
ate outfit to Pixies Peak would purchase a
small farm in this State or in Minnesota.
While you are thinking of the nuggets
which may be concealed in the pockets Of
Western ravines, it will be well to reflect
that shot gold in the shape Of grain lies i'm
bedded throughout the soil Of Iowa, and
wants only moderate labor to develop it,
In your Rocky Mountain picture you can
see Wealth and Want-it is not certain
which you will realize; while here, in the
quiet pursuit Of Agriculture, at home with
your wives and little ones, with churches
and schools to surround you, there is an
absolute certainty Of your being able to So.
cure competency. Your object in getting
gold is to come back and enjoy it in peace
with your families; if you can commence at
once to get the gold and have the peace and
comforts of home at the same time, why not
remain where you are and dig up rich vir-
gin soil rather than to badger into quartz
mountains!


AS many of our friends arc talking of 90.
ing in the early spring, we have said this
much on both sides to set them to study.
ing the case. We are addressing married
men. Bache ors can 60 as soon as they
like unless their engagements arc made-in
such cases, we respectfully refer them to
the blue or black eyes which haunt their
dreams.