英语词汇pikes peak or bust的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

Pikes Peak or bust. Long a Colorado landmark, Pikes Peak became a guidepost for traders in the early 19th century, and by the time of the California gold rush of 1849 Indians in the area had begun to tell of gold deposits on the mountain. Thou- sands of people headed West to answer the call “Pikes Peak or Bust.” However, gold wasn’t found high in the hills until 1860, a year after the height of the Colorado gold rush. The fortunes made from the pockets of gold deposits found in the soft quartz and sandy fillings of what was called paydirt established Colo- rado as the successor to California in gold mining, but crime, violence, hardship, and death proved to be the common lot of the prospector, and most headed back home bitterly disappointed—having experienced elation going up and grim desolation coming down the mountain. In fact, many of the ’59ers returned home with the words “Busted, By Gosh!” scrawled on their wagons. Pikes Peak was discovered in 1806 by Zebulon Montgomery Pike, who had been chosen to map the northern part of the Louisiana Purchase, but his badly equipped party failed to reach its summit. The explorer and army officer seems to be irrevocably associated with rocks. During the War of 1812, he was killed while leading a charge against the British garrison at York (Toronto), Canada. The retreating British set fire to their powder magazine, which ex- ploded and loosed a piece of rock that fell on his head. See piker.

词汇	pikes peak or bust
词源	Pikes Peak or bust. Long a Colorado landmark, Pikes Peak became a guidepost for traders in the early 19th century, and by the time of the California gold rush of 1849 Indians in the area had begun to tell of gold deposits on the mountain. Thou- sands of people headed West to answer the call “Pikes Peak or Bust.” However, gold wasn’t found high in the hills until 1860, a year after the height of the Colorado gold rush. The fortunes made from the pockets of gold deposits found in the soft quartz and sandy fillings of what was called paydirt established Colo- rado as the successor to California in gold mining, but crime, violence, hardship, and death proved to be the common lot of the prospector, and most headed back home bitterly disappointed—having experienced elation going up and grim desolation coming down the mountain. In fact, many of the ’59ers returned home with the words “Busted, By Gosh!” scrawled on their wagons. Pikes Peak was discovered in 1806 by Zebulon Montgomery Pike, who had been chosen to map the northern part of the Louisiana Purchase, but his badly equipped party failed to reach its summit. The explorer and army officer seems to be irrevocably associated with rocks. During the War of 1812, he was killed while leading a charge against the British garrison at York (Toronto), Canada. The retreating British set fire to their powder magazine, which ex- ploded and loosed a piece of rock that fell on his head. See piker.
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