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WEEKLY LEDGER.
SPBI.VUEH t> i»*IN(.r.BFIELP
VOLCANO,
SATURDAY MORNING, NOV 3. 1856,
.71 v. 1.. I». lislier
In our authorised a (rent in San Francisco, for
procuring advertisements, and transacting other
ouaiucsß.
(jiiirdlner A Kirk
Arc our authorized Agent* in Sacramento, for
procuring advertisements, Ac.
Tlr. Hour) S, Ilynm,
la our authorized agent at Flddletown, for pro
curing subscription*, advertising and Jot) Work.
Fall of Sebastopol
The most important news by the mail steam
er Sonora, is from the Crimea On the Bth
September, the allied forces, (after a bom
bardment of three days)randc n terrific and
final assault on the fortress of Sebastopol.—
The Rcusians retired on the night of the Bth
to the north side of the town, crossing over
on a raft that had been constructed for such
an emergency, and which they afterwords dis
connected and carried to the nortli side. The
Allies were left in possession of the town,
public buildings dock-yards, kc The lius
sians before evacuating the town, bhw up
and destroyed a large portion of it. The
dispatch also says ,• The destruction of the
last of the Russian fleet in the harbor was
accomplished by the Russians. Three steam
ers alone remain.” The loss of human life
from the commencement of the three days’
bombardment to the evening of the Bth, can
not be correctly estimated from the news by
the Sonera. Probably as many as 2i),000 or
30,000 men, on all sides, were placed hors tie
combat. The fighting was of the most ter
rific character, the besieged and the besiegers
exhibiting the most dauntless bravery
Taken all in all, the siege of Sebastojxtl has
no parallel in the history of the world. The
allies probably had the finest army ever sent
into the field, and their engines of warfare
were at least two fold more destructive than
nuy ever before used in besieging operations.
TV Vu-iinns, with a comparatively small
force, maintained their position lor twelve
months, notwithstanding their fortifications
(against an attack on land) were thrown tip
after the siege commenced. The loss of life
daring the siege has been immense. Nessel
rode asserts that the Turks have lost 100,000
men, the French 40,000, and the English 30,-
000. The Russian loss is not given. Sec
how blood is spilled by the command and for
the benefit of crowned heads ! Had the axe
fallen ca their necks two years ago, no such
wholcsalesale slaughter would have taken
place
Sebastopol hosTallen but Russia is not w hip
ped—uor even crippled. She will be only
stimulated to more vigorous action. The
war has been prolonged ; not shortened.—
Russia w ill fight to the last
ftfirThe first expression of almost every
uau who visits Volcano is that “ the place is
well named.” The basin in which it is loca
ted is surrounded by high hills—the basin
itself being dotted here and there with min
iature mountains of rock, piled up in such
confusion that the idea of a huge crater and
volcanic eruption is at once suggested. The
blackened appearance of the rock goes to con
firm the suggestion, and the beholder finds
no difficulty imagining himself standing in the
mouth of an immense volcano that tens. (He
has no doubt that he stands in the streets of
a good big Volcano that is.) Notwithstand
ing the rocky character thus given of the lo
cality, Volcano is surrounded with romantic
scenery; and in the course of lime, when onr
streets shall have been straightened, and
some other improvements made, there will be
no handsomer town in the mountains of Cali
fornia By-the-way, we can gaze with a deal
of satisfaction upon confused heaps of rock
when we know that every speck of dirt
around and beneath them is rich w ith gold.
Bthangibs. —Our town is full of strangers!
at this time, ami still they come. Both lines |
of stages running on the Sacramento road '
arrive daily loaded to their utmost capacity. |
Kever since the first location of this camp, |
has Volcano attracted so much attention as
at the present time. The prospect of soon '
having n bountiful supply of w atcr for mining
purposes has induced hundreds of miners to
leave other localities and take up their abode
among us; and tills hag caused many traders
and mechanics to follow. We say come on
—there is still room for many, more with
a fair prospect of doing well. The mining
ground in this region lias been proven to be
good, but has never boeu extensively worked
for want of water. Look out boys. “ there’s
a good time coming,” sure.
Gout. —During the week we have hud
very cold nights, and pretty heavy frosts.
Should Volcano he Incorporated J
This question lias been asked frequently of
late in business ami social circles. Indeed, it
is a subject that commends itself to the can
did and earnest attention of all classes of cit
izens. We have a jiopnlntion, in the basin,
of between four and five thousand souls—
sufficient, it is stoutly and very reasonably
contended, to warrant the incorporation of
the town. In the older states,‘no unincorpora
ted tow n of equal size can be found, and
probably not in California. These facts
alone, not mentioning that our population is
rapidly increasing, renders the asking of the
question propounded at the head of this ar
ticle by no moans a matter of surprise. Many
think a more proper inquiry would be, “why
has not Volcano been incorporated iH'forc to
day ?”
It is not our purpose in this article to dis
cuss at length the propriety or impropriety of
incorporation ; but merely to throw out a
few suggestions for the consideration of the
public. As before stated, it is a matter that
commends itself to the attention of our citi
zens ; and it is discussion that will enable the
sovereign people to arrive at a correct con
clusion in the promises.
The first object of incorporation is system
—system in the building up of a town, and in
the management of affairs in which the w hole
people ore interested. There is no truer ad
age than that “everybody’s business is no
body’s.’’ In an unincorporated town, it is
nobody’s business, and notjody possesses the
power, for instance, to preserve any regulari
ty in the width and direction of streets. The
consequences of this want of system are la
mentably observable in Volcano. It may al
most be said that wc have no streets ; cur
thoroughfares might, ]verha]«, be more prop
erly termed lanes and alleys, without any
starting point, any given direction, of uncer
tain and variable width, and without any ter
mination. Now it w ill certainly suggest it
self to the mind of each individual citizen,
that such would not be the fact if the town
should be incorporated. There would then
l>e officers who would possess the power, and
w hose duty it would be to “lay out” the tow n
with as much regularity as possible. The
irregularity of that portion of the town al
ready built up (and Volcano is as yet only in
its infancy) might by judicious management,
be very much bettered. The property of in
dividuals would not be injured thereby, but on
the contrary an increased value would be con
ferred upon their premises. The part of the
town yet to l>e built up would of course be
ronstrueted with strict regard to regularity—
the whole resulting in convenience, increased
value of property, and a generally improved
appearance. In a town numbering os many
families us we can truly and proudly boast of
in Volcano, some regard for taste should cer
tainly be observed.
Numerous other reasons are urged by the
friends of incorporation, to which wc shall refer
hereafter. Not only have vve a population in
creasing so rapidly that we may shortly (if not
now)lay chum to the title of a city, but there
are other evidences of “city elements ” in our
midst. Look at our costly and elegant brick
and granite fire-proof buildings; stores stock
ed with goods in such quantity that a stranger
might suppose that nothing but a wholesale
business was transacted at Volcano; splendid
water-works being rapidly constructed, Ac.,
Ac. Not much w onder, is it, that people a,-k
the question earnestly and seriously, “ should
Volcano be incorporated ?”
Horses.—Never, during our residence in
California, have we known such a demand
for houses ns exists in Volcano, at the pres
ent time. Turn where you will, and you will
encounter some one in search of a dwelling
or business house. An old friend of ours,
from Sacramento, spent two days in fruitless
search for a house, in which to locate his fam
ily until he could build. (*ome gentlemen
carpenters and others, this will not do, where
there Is so much good lumber lying idle at
onr saw-mills.
liermetrically Sealed Fruits. Family
supplies for T. A. Spriuger. Compliments
of
On returning from dinner Thursday, we
found the above note on our table, and ac
companying it several cans of delicious pre
served fruits. Who seat them we do not
know, but of one thing wo are certain, on
the shelves of Messrs Kelley A Symoiidsmav
be found articles of the very same kind, in
abundance.
*oTAt a Regular Meeting of Paradise Tem
ple of Honor, So. 2.% held on Wednesday,
Oct. 31st, 1855, the following oflieers for the
ensuing term were duly elected :
R r T A. Gibson, W C. T; John Philips
W. T. T.; J S. 15, Jewett ; W R. ; J \V.
Dcnuhur, W. F. It.; Lewis Deuing, W. T.;
■I. 11. Miller, W. U.; John T. Vanmeter,
W. D. U.; Win. Jones, W. 0.; Kobt. Stew
art, W. B.; Geo. Johnson, I). 0 W. C T
of this district.
A grout Indian war is progressing in
Oregon The Indians commenced by the
wholesale murder of twenty-five white fami
lies! rhree thousand well armed Indians
are in the field, while two thousand whites
have been mustered to opjwee them. We
may expect to hear of a bloody battle.
Water Works-Hose Company.
Tlic enterprise now being vigorously pros
ecuted by Messrs. George A - Horn's, is wor
thy of es|H>eml notice and commendation. In
a short time they will he ready to supply the
town with an abundance of pnre, cold, and
health-preserving water. It will be pumped
by steam power from the exhamrlleas spring
beneath the pile of mksou which Masonic
Hall is situated, and deposited in a capacious
reservoir on top. This reservoir will be at an
elevation that will command tlic entire town,
and from it the water will be distributed
through Iron pijiea that are now being put
down in onr streets.
The advantage of this enterprise as a pnl>-
lic benefit could scarcely be over-estimated.—
No town or city in the slate will have as good
ami certain a supply of pure and frtsh sp, rag
vain. Every man can have it in his house,
store, office or workshop. It will be a con
venience that we feel certain cannot fail of
proper appreciation.
Apropos to the above it would be well for
onr citizens to organize a Hose company with
out delay. The Water Works of Mes
George & Harris will furnish an abundant
supply for fire purposes; and in view of the
wauls of our citizens in this respect, they
have procured a number office hydrants, that
will be attached to the main pi]>es in different
prrtaof the tow n. The pressure from their
reservoir w ill carry water over the top of
nearly every house in town. Thus it will )*•
seen that a good Hose Company in Volcano
will be fully as efficient and even more efficient
than the best Fire Engine in the cities below
Let some of onr enterprising young men
meet together at once, and form the company.
By writing to Sacramento and San Francis
co, it will he an easy matter to ascertain the
cost of apparatus. No great sum w ill be re
quired. The company should be organized
and ready for service us soon as the water
works shall have been completed. Who will
be the mover ?
Local Intf.rksi'S.—As intimated in the
first number of the Tsdgtr, it is onr intention
to devote especial attention to the local in
terests of A'olcano, and vicinity, in particular,
and Amador county at large, in general. As
much «*»'■« as cau be filled with local matter
of a character calculated to advance home
interests, will he so appropriated; and wo
feel certain dial this course will meet with
universal approval. We arc not here to pub
lish a paper for San Francisco or Sacramen
to, or for the northern or southern portions
of the State, but for Volcano and vicinity.
Will those who desire the advancement of
local interests lend the enterprise a helping
hand, and furnish us with such items of in
terest occurring in onr community as full
under the head of this article?
jP«r Ihe Wetkly Ledger,
The Flame Across Welsh s Flat—
Orleans Hotel.
Mr. Editor; — l was taking a walk last
Sunday along the head of Indian Qulch,
when my attention was attracted hy the ap
pearance of an immensely tall, gaunt skel
eton of. a flume at (he lower end of Welsh’s
Flat. 1 supposed that it was some monster
hydraulic, hut on approaching found it to he
an aqueduct, for conveying the water of the
great Volcano ditch across the valley. I
was subsequently informed that the timbers
are (>7 feet in height. They are neatly hewed
and framed. The miners have now the pos
itive assurance that this gnat and vast val
uable work, will be completed by the first of
December, and the whole ditch will he in
perfect running order just as soon ae the
ground becomes saturated with the rains.
After leaving the aqueduct, wc (not your
figurative editorial, “we,” but my compan
ion and self,) turned into an old dilapidated
log cabin to get some water of the inmates,
when we behold a long table set for dinner.
Being cordially invited to partake, we sat
down, believing that we hnd a “ very good
thing of it.” Dinner was good—chat agree
able ; and in due time we left, thanking our
host. Scarcely had we got clear of the door
w hen we observed a large sign inscribed, “Or
leans Hotel.” I instantly returned, bogged
the landlord’s pardon for mistaking the char
acter of the house, and offered to settle our
i hills. But the gentleman assured us that he
was a strict .Sabbatarian and never received
money on that day. So sir, whenever it be
comes necessary for you to “ break for tall
timber,” just go to the lag aqueduct and
you'll be right amongst it, with the Orleans
Hotel hard by- grub free on Sundays.
C.
biAOK Link.— The flue from Volcano to
El Dorado, (Mud hpriugs) via, Indian Dig
i gings, Brownsville, Fairplay and Diamond
I Springs, has been re-established by Messrs.
Davis and Barnard This line is a great coa
j vcnlenoe to the travelling community be
tween the points named j and we understand
that the present proprietors are determined
to make regular and punctual trips.
Aqueduct Cm-. As at all other points
in this vicinity, the miners of Aqueduct City
are anxiously waiting for water. We know
that there are as many of as rich claims there,
as can !>o found in the State, aud only rain is
needed to insure prosperity in this delightful
location.
Correspondence of the Weekly Ledger.
AIIIDCCT CITT. Oct. SO, IP.'>s.
Enron ok Lkdoer —So it seei m I’oicano hM
learned to r.u x Wonderful child that, to talk so
soon) Many of her kindred of other lands, horn
ages ago. still live in the muteness of their walls,
or at beet but speak the imperfect language ol
their sign hoards. Hut Volcano apenksl It waa
but Saturday last we first heard her voice in our
streets, along the thoroughfares, among the people,
in the cabins of the miners, the rooms of the no r
chante. the “hops of the workmen, and the homes
of the children. May her voiec.be the voice of
truth, and utility, and morality, so that from it »c
may reap the fruits of a more extended knowledge.
She speaks of herself with a anile of joy for the
present, and with a bright and golden hope she
spesks of the future. So may it lie for her.
If her young sister Attune* had a voice, what
would aha say? Could “be talk? We leaf not.
Do not those who famish on the desert, for want of
wnlrr. lose the use of their voloea la-fore they fi
nally die? We appeal to the Medical fraternity,
and to the hundreds of our people who have nar
rowly escaped the dangers of the Utah deserts In
vain does Aqueduct pursue the mirage of the des
ert. (proraisesof water) but what delusion! It van-
Ishiei; it keeps ahead ; it constantly appears on the
distant landscape; it nerves to intensify the pangs
of thirst by contrast: she looks up to the blue eni
pirean and prays, but there is not a tear of sympa
thy in theheavens for her. Now that she is well
near reduced to fall among the hot sands, that mi
rage again appears. It seems nearer. “It is not a
delusion this time,' - says one, but another says it is
the mirage still, Tor her take wo trust that thi
n-freshing river that appears huta little way ahead
may prove real, and the* end of the weary desert
travel, if so, then soon will she bilk: hut for the
present, if she could speak, it would b<- say, with
the great Gffisar in his siekues, “Gin- me some
drink.”
We think she would say so if she spoke truth.
How much better, for every reason, would it lie
could every town utter not their happiness or mis
fortunes. but the reasons of such Our queenly
cities on the ?>■» shore and the plains of the valley
would in their moments of dullness lift up their
voices and cry, “the easiest diggings are exhaust
ed and thou in their moments of relied ion, they
would call aloud on their ricli populations to “go
aud open the costlier miues.” They would beseech
this for their own sake*.
Where once did we find deserted streets? tenant
less houses? customerloss coon tors? unclaimed
riches of mines? Such places once were Placer
villa, IHamond Springs, Mud Springs, and a host
of others in the )ear 1851. But water came. Un
hold the transition ! Not less marked will be the
change in Aqueduct City when water shall have
circulated among the hills of her habitation.
“ Money makes the marc go,” and pray tell us
where the money is to come from, if not out of the
ground? Invain doea credit try to supply the cash.
Credit rides very well at the start, and on short
trip*; but very soon be wears himself out, and the
mare too, so that neither can “go.”
Whether apropos of marcs or not, I w ill say, that
while 1 am writing this, there is quite a sight to be
witness d in the street before our door, la the shape
of a California mustang mare, 12 years old, being
broke to work In harness. The process has been
going on for some hours ; and though foaming with
sweat, ami much exertion, yet she seldom moves a
step without accompanying it with divers ascents
of her heels into the open air ; aud they are deci-
Cedly “ bloody hee ls,” too, as our friend. Jack Kat,
would say—for, from kicking the traces, blood
flows profusely. While wo receive from (bis an
impressive argument of the necessity of teaching
the young in the way they should go, and when
they get old. Ac. \et we are not »o stupid as to
require that we should approach near enough to re
ceive a more forcible and impressive lesson from
her heels as their joints craek, whip-like against
the air. Mr. Tanuer. who has charge of this wild
fury, seems os Inveteratcly determined upon break
ing her as over was Van Amburgh upon taming a
lion, though we doubt the possibility of making
safe work-horses of California mustangs.
Though the principal subject of reflection here
(as in other dry camps.) is in regard to the various
little money-making operations, (among which
cord-wood cutting seems to he favorite,) necessary
to meet current expenses “until it rains,” yet we
think that there are objects of science sufficient to
divert for a moment our attention from ordinary
things
Chief among those Is the geology of one of our
hills which stands just east of the large reservoir
of the Jackson Water Company. A shaft sunk up
on it, after reaching a depth of some sixty feet,
struck a soft blue rock, which could be brn -n up,
however, in I docks, by hand blows from the pick.
In this rock are iuimraerahle traces of leav es of
trees of many varieties. Some of these I obtained
perfectly preserved, some of which i send accom
panying this communication. On penetrating into
this rock a few feet it*becume firmer, and blocks
were taken out which were evidently fragment* of
trees in quite a degree of petrifaction. Under this
were found boulders, und other water deposits,
overlaying u slate bed-rock. This formation is a
page in the history of the hills; and its location is
well worthy of a visit from passers-by.
NIL DESPEB.
Wf* Since the flight of Santa Anna from
Mexico, it ha* been a question who was the
proper party to receive the three millions line
on the Gadsden purchase, Santa Anna bad
assigned it to individuate. Our goevnunent
has decided to pay it to the existing govern
ment of Mexico.
Granite UriLDiXGS,— There are granite
buildings, thorouglily fire-proof, in Volcano,
that would astonish u Sacramento or San
1 raocteco builder. Indeed, they are unques
tionably tlic most substantial buildings to be
found in California.
V' teirA teamster a few days ago look on a
load at Sacramento for Grass Valley, near
Nevada. Hut instead of going there, he
brought his load to Utile Grass Valley, two
miles from this place, and did not discover
lus mistake until he arrived here.
Mixing. —Wc 1 ono mining news of im
portance to chroi !c this week. Several
companies who ar at work immediately in
the vicinity of tow: are doing a first rate
bnemeea.
Written for the Ijtdgtr.
A Statistical Sketch of Volcano.
Among the many nourishing towns and
Tillages which within the last six years, have
sprung up m if by magic in the mining re
gions of California, there are few, if any,
more worthy of notice than that of the town
of Volcano. Its locality is on the banks of
Sutter Crock, and on the north-western mar
gin of an irregular flat or basin, nearly of an
elliptical form, and in extent varying from
about half a mile to a milt iu diameter. This
basin is formed by a chain of high and precip
itous mountains, by which it is completely
surrounded, and which arc all overgrown with
forest trees—pine, oak and cedar—of im
mense size l , the whole forming one of the most
romantic landscape scenes to lie met with
anywhere.
The town—proj>er, is composed of three
principal streets—Main street, which runs
nearly north and south ; Consolation street,
and Jackson. Main street is long and of re
spectable width, and can be made a handsome
street, and boasts some as extensive trading
houses, and as handsome and substantial fire
proof buildings as any inland tow n in Cali
fornia.
The commercial advantages of Volcano
are very great, standing ns it docs in the cen
tre of one of the richest and most extensive
mining regions iu the Slate, and with excel
lent roads direct to Stockton and Sacramento,
e.s well as to the various mining camps in the
vicinity, it cannot fail to command an exten
sive rash trade, so long us the industrious
miner is able to obtain competent remuner
ation for his toil and enterprise.
In the fall of 1860, Volcano as a mining
camp, had barely got her name, lids was
suggested by the evidences of volcanic action
which were exhibited here in the immense
ledges of granite rock which lie tilted up iu
enormous piles all over the adjacent foot hills,
particularly those on the northern side.
There was then but little appearance of a
town or village over and above a few rough
shanties, and some canvass tents scattered
here mid there, with but little promise of a
permanent settlement. Uut its prospects and
progress were upward and onward. Many a
toiling miner has made Ids pile in its vicinity,
and many a one on the very site on which
part of the town now stands.
Mit Is the increase of population, enter
prise and commerce also increased, until now,
when for the number and respectability of its
inhabitants, the enterprise and energy of its
merchants, the extensiveness of its trade and
commerce, together w ith the richness and du
rability of its mineral resources, it may be
justly ranked among the first class mining
towns in the Stale.
By a careful enumeration of the houses
comprehended within what may by a recent
survey, be reckoned the town of Volcano ;
the number is somewhere about 242. includ
ing some few dwelling houses in progress of
erection. Not a few of these dwellings, are
built with a view to permanance,elegance and
comfort that would compare favorably with
the private mansions which ornament the
suburlwi of our seaboard cities.
More Anon.
ftaj-.Messrs. Page & Cameron, with their
accustomed promptness and |K)litcnosa, have
kept us supplied with Sacramento and Huy
papers. Thursday evening, they also loaded
our table with A tlantie and European jour
nals, which arrived by the last steamer. At
their establishment, our readers can procure
almost any paper that they may sec fit to en
quire for.
Lively The Right Wat.—Thorp i.i no'
town in California that to-day presents a
livelier appearance than Volcano. From
morning till night the streets are crowded
with a busy throng, all intent on the pursuit
of some legitimate avocation,while the miners
(notwithstanding the scarcity of water) are
delving into the earth in every direction.—
Ihe busy throng, and the “ big pay ” obtain
ed by the miners, forcibly reminds one of early
times in California, but there is nothing to
call to the recollection the immorality of that
day-no gambling, no street rows, “ no making
-night hideous” with brawls and badi
analiun dissipation. All is peace and quiet
ness, even to see a drunken man on the street
is a rare occurrence.
Upper Raxcheria.—This place is situated
at a distance of four miles from Volcano.—
We learn on good authority that the mining
region in that vicinity is exceedingly rich, and
that the prospects for the winter are decided
ly fluttering. It will be an important point
us soon as the rains commence.
Military.—A number of young men in
\ oleauo are talking about organizing u mili
tary company—infantry, we believe. The
material for an excellent company is here.
«TL. & A. Seligman, young gentlemen
ol exquisite taste, huudsome and courte
ous.—Muuntain Democrat, ( J'lacenu/e. )
I/q» mid Abe handsoml That Trill do,
junior. Suppose you scud those handsome
young men over here ; wo are certain they
could do well, —particularly A lie.
e learn that Hook & Ladder Com
pany, No 1, will turn cut to-day in full dress
tor parade.
For lh, H’ttUy U ,
Mining Prospects
Ml Editor : —I Imre no doubt I 1
many of the philanthropic citiz 13
: town have felt alarmed for the pcc U i ha .11
fare of the hundreds who hare urr ;, 1
, lately Indeed I hare heard man- ■1 i
■ old residents express their ntlcr ai,;.. [I
l at the rapid growth of the town, a, 1 . 1
belief that j>eo[)le were coming to di> 1 1
1 ment and poverty. It ia difficult f or I .
who hare lived for years in a place u [ t
having made any money, to realize th |!!
hility of strangers coming and d< I
wealth, where they had supposed the ‘I
notliing but utter barrenness. |j u t if I
victims of hypochondriasis or the 1,1 I
you like the terra better, would onlj I
courage to ascend the hills in any *Jir I
from Volcano, and survey the mining g
whicti have their reputation for excel ‘
established, they would find the glooi,
jk lied from their minds, and a view* of V I
eano’s destiny presented in a light more I
liant than moderation would permit thr I
describe.
Though pretty well acquainted will, I
resources of Volcano and vicinity, yet |
not rambled ranch for some time, and 1
Ix'gun to beUev a little in the moody
ses I heard, and ‘o think that it was .
sign of the wealth of other mining do I
to find so many crowding into this. So )
eluded to stroll around and gee what th ■ ' I
had been doing. 1 went, sir, but if 1
to tell yon all I saw ,md heard, and I
were my conclusions as to the prosperity I
our town, many would say I was gating i I
the 1 >ower of a forty-horse beliows. S I
it to say that any person who will vi, L 1
mines within a circuit of three n iles ar *
town, and see the number of good ch I
that are known to pay good wages, w I
water can be had, will be very cer .nin to c
elude that tlicre arc not yet half men eno . I
in A oleano to work these claims ut the s.
time. I
Commencing at the mouth of Irnn Bou I
Ouleh, there is a continuous line of cla I
running over the hill to Suiter, a d stance I
more than a mile. These range frrm ten 1 1
fifty feet in depth, besides tuuiicli ig dai:. I
Thence from the mouth of Lower llumb I
to its source is another stretch of claims, souc |
for tunneling and others for sluicing. The I
Soldier’s Uulch, from mouth to source; then!
another mile or so of tunneling district, ru \
uing to Welch’s Mill—all taken up and Ik in. |
worked; then Jackass Ouleh, running f 1
the upper end of town N. W. half a mile j
At the head of this there are many dee; I
claims said to promise good pay, be Me- I
splendid tunnel being run in by .Scott A ( I
Everything about this tunnel is doing in th. I
neatest and most substantial manner. In I
this I had 11 fine ride on their cur, propcllii
myself rapidly by pressing my hands again t
the timbers on each side. Then there ia In
dian Ouleh, with its multitude of noiol
claims From the head of this a tunnel
being run under the backbone that divides
from an extensive Flat uliove. Tliis tnnn
when finished will pierce the flat forty feet be
low the surface, and open « tremen Jons bod
of mining ground.
But I must stop, although 1 have o*'
glanced at a lit lie slip of country along on
side of Volcano, nearly all within the scan
of the dinner Mis ; and yet I have not men
tioned the half of the mining ground, prr
peeled and highly valued, that is within «
mile of Volcano. Then if you extend l!
circle to a radius of three miles, you will nc
ask where is the work for all these hands
but, where is the water and where are th
hands for all this work ? And this is nr
mere surface, two or three feet deep; tb«r<
are mountains literally to be moved and ur
known depths to be explored. As an instant J
of depth, and by no means a solitary one,
may mention that a company in China (iui
sunk a shaft in the bottom of their preset
cut, which is about twenty-five feet deep, t
the depth of eighty feet, without finding nn
bottom, but found the pay to increase as thev
went down. From all I have seen, therefore
I conclude that no one has cause for despom
eney here. Industry and economy will race
with their reward; the idler and the spent
thrift would be poor anywhere.
PROSPECTOR.
tejr \\ e neglected to notice last week ths
Mr. Lolkli II had commenced running a slaj
between this place and Jackson—leavir
Volcano every morning and re-turning in lb
evening This is an accommodation that ot
citizens have long felt the need of.
ftdjrOn Thursday evening next, a gruii
Introductory Ball is to be- given at the- Mom
tain Spring Ranch, one mile from this place
by Mr, P. C. Guyety. We le-aru that al
the necessary arrangements have been made
®ia?*V hat has become of the contempts
ted project for tunneling the bill at the head
of the canon, for the purpose of draining
the flat on which our town is located.
I sou* Diggings. Won’t H. W
I-- ""—n, furnish us with un occasional let
ter from this growing mining camp Com-,
wo know you can do it, so roll up your sir
and go at it