February 12, 1856 (4 pages)

THE 1 © GRAS VALLEY, Feb. 12, i856. W. B. EWER, EDITOR: Give us Water. Give us water—we don’t mean ‘. clouds directly, we mean frém the * AGENTS. , is get authorised Agent to trankact _ E. Esteys Hier ills, from whe Th.ey may be fo at the Post Office Litetaty Depot, . Th'rd St., next door to thie Post Office, Mr. L. P. Fianer is our sole Agent in SanoFrancis. aqueous favors. #X We. mus eo. He ls empowered to réceive adrettisements, and fj the rivers : reecipt for the same. He may be found at his desk . oe e Tivers, in the Tren Building, oppdsite the Pacific Express Of . and in abundance. ~~ . then‘up to the hi] tops in the, REMOV Ad. . . ; Want to piteh ovr tents at som Tae Otter of this Paper hasten eMlfiove! to the . sini there. independent alike Of ®nd story of Loutzénheiser’s News ik “ uildigays pa. ; wig : ihe corner of Main and Auburn @ ~@ } Winter, rain or shine. The, bug ark . onde obtained, that ‘thet: ~ meNTo VaLtey Ram Roanis'. mee Tue SatramMeNte VaLitey Ram Ro is sive out, has now: beéomg, now fairly under way from Sacramente 6 x 4 agi +, {intelligent mi Folsom, a distarice of shout 22 miles, WAKP Vperinnyen+ plader mining af'the State, to say will probably be the upper terminus @f the . . . ME es etbininc. ietet but in iets road for some time tocome. The roadisal-. , 0 0° 4 ia hips mining, is yet but in itsin ia tos vee hicks of maeeees fancy, and all that is needed to fully develop ready doi air business, whic AUIESe . . , business fer this re in Nevada and throughout all : eee the upper portions of the County. it nays e del vig miiders GARDINER & “ere our Agents in Sacraménto.— below. P rend upo they are tos Nekle! iidhtpo anniv al in fa. oO CANS carry Gat State.at enewto.its . In the detail#'which we have kratofore . two days, each day, from s'* to eleven Ibs. will be zr \¢ increased as soon as ge ed, sintefx fosperity. is water—water . given, and probably in these whic we may lof gold to each ex ypany Saldwell & Co., . amd henge innins Let % : : a ; yi . tl dbxe i ry ous oe and teams# Ae Tunning to ey A tops and water on the ridges— . hereafter give, our readers will bserve @. poaa & Co., Valentine & Oo., Glassford & which they soon will very generally co. # z +. iL & “ni 1 Cad Ww IM MeN Cee TA openingggt \g) ‘. will ec bi ns watt ; ey the era in Califori® 6 >t ae eee pinot affor’Mto reep alor g'at a suai)’s pace. sult in the coyerilg of ‘he entire Statesipps . a complete net * 8 em Pt ergethem’ wih tuanels and sound them Union presents a more inviting flelq for sath. +: EP Ba ee ‘ oid w3 i shafts. proyided the capitalists will then enterprises than this, and all that hag been . 4 aa * x : . cone to their. §d@. nod bring along ibe water ‘wanted is for some one to a6€ the bail in mo} : Sei? i it wilt roll andl . Wits whfeb te work their claims tion, and prove that it will roi and 2 ‘eamn. which ae Jate as well in California as tn the older. os dats te Abdi Weasior ahd ask theie States. The first road is now if the full tide4 . ee ; a the develo See of the So al of successful experiment, and we already hear Pg -. s P " ie i Of microns tailreid “Groleats. in various . auriferous deposits, the existence of which is E rqaedeey ocdigeeee _. fally known, but which cannot be wrought other paris of the State. The chief of these ; , & for the lack of water. is one from Benicia to Sacramento, and anoZ ; store Ss Persons unacquainted with mining, except ther from Benicia to Marysville, which latter * ER bil Re will probably resolve itself into an extension we. Sepbhegee " ee é % = ee of tile Siveith Wiis Uperemanto to Marysville. along the river beds, and in the neighboring holds thane codaiiers aasGd upvc the probagulches, can form bat a faint conception of ble early contingency of the total obstructhe Homense undertakings and out-lay of capind Of pavigaiion a@ea Seccamento and . ital; how in progress, in what is technically termed dead work—that is, running tunnels, sinking shafts, &c., in order to reach the auriferous deposits which lie “deep in” the almost “unfathomless depths” of our mountain sides. There are hundreds, and perhaps we might say thousands of tunnels, which have been from one to two years and more in progress, night and day, which have not yet reached the point sought for, bet known to exist, rich inthe precious dust. Money and labor enough has thus been invested by the miners of our State to build two such cities as San Francisco, and yet when the point is reached, still other thousands and millions of dollars will be wanting to bring the water from the beds of the rivers to the elevated points where the richest of those diggings are found. Now the miner asks the capitalist to comé to his aid and bring along the water wherewith to wash the gold from his claim, and to construct the railroads and bridges over which may be transported his provisions and tools to his mountain home. He offers, in return, to divide the: proceeds of his labor with his friend the capitalist. He presents the most indubitable evidence of the feasibilFeather rivers, in congequence of thé immense amount of sediment washed down those rivers from the mountains, GoLp IN THE Coast Raxnce.—Quite a little excitement was created in San Francisco last week by the discovery of a gold placer, on the opposite side of the Bay, on San Antonio Creek. It was first found by some parties digging a well. The gold is quite coarse, evidently derived from the debris of a quartz vein in the immediate vicinity. Several pieces of quartz containing gold have been found. Several hundred claims have been staked off,some twenty or thirty only of . which have as yet been toucked with the pick —the indolent many preferring to stand by and watch the result of the labors of the industrious few. In nearly every case where . the miners have sunk fair prospects have been obtained, and a company of some forty men has been formed to bring in water from the creek, taking it out two miles above, which will give plenty of water for a thorough test of the ground. Should it ultimately prove worth working, ar abundant supply can be obtained, with plenty of fall within the distance of five miles. A few have already gone ity and profit of the enterprise, and pled ges to work with their rockers, with what success the pre-investment of his own labor and limwe aan probably be able to report next . jteg capital in evidence of his sincerity and week. belief in the profit of the undertaking. Uran a StatE—Trovusie AHEAD.—The last We are fullof faithin this matter, and arrival from Salt Lake brings the intelli. would most earnestly advise capitalists to gence that Utah is taking the preliminary . look carefully into it. and see and jadge for steps for a State government, and will pro. themselves. A wide field for investment is bably ask for admission during the present . here opened, which if it were properly imCongress. Will the advocates of popular . proved, would give anew and healthy imSovereignty now in Congress, vote for the adpetus to the growth and prosperity of our mission of that band of polygamists, adulterState. ers and blasphemers, who have congregated . Much has been said about encouraging imfrom the four quarters of the globe and built . migration to California, and many schemes this modern Sodom? Will they hold out the . have been considered to that end. Our hand of friendship and bid such a community . friends below may rely upon it that there is to come into our blessed Union on terms of only one plan which can succeed, and that . equality with the virtuous, intellignt and enlightened citizens of the older States? Or will they exercise their rights as men and citizens, and claim the priviledge of dictating to them the terms on which they may come in to the great sisterhood of States, as copartners and co-equals in our prosperity and glory asa nation. Ifweare not mistaken, the merits of this modern doctrine of “squatter sovereignty” is about to be tested, under eircumstances little dreamed of by those who first asserted the principle. Bye aud bye we will see what we shall see. is shadowed forth in what we have already written.* We have more miners in the State . now than ye have water wherewith to set , them at work. Give us water, friends, and . we will not only pay you a good price for it, . but we will turn half the present population of Califorhia into an “Emigrant Aid Socie. ty,” every. member of which will take an ac. tive interest in bringing out the frinds he has . left behind in the older States; for they can . then find something for them to do. In Nevada county there is at this moment . known and developed mining ground suffibeeeee Tien Pcersind,.icles ante tk . cient to employ double the populatin now enMordoff have issued their notices for a ‘“So. gaged in mining here, the one balf of which Sad Darts? ig ciatt olf. ah Mie Hheborn. cannot Be wrought for want of water. So it House,” in this place, on Thursday evening . a with every mining county im the State. next—St. Valentine's day. Thesplendid en. Bring “us water. gentlemen capitalists, and tertainment got up by these gentlemen, énw . ¥° wil send for gur friends. our brothers, recent occasion, is a sufficient guerantee'that . OF -Wimes-and-our children, and we will wih ciate, dio Sistede Tag bees ete. willing te open om the pil . a¥9 would'@acnest y Imvite the attention of . nothing will be lacking on Thursday ne ito tnake the occasion all that,the lovers of gocial intercourse would have if. There are 1 old associations and cystems peculiar t8 the day selected which make it especially appropriate for. such a gathering, and we should not be at all surprised to’ hear, the day after, that Cupid had honored the company with his presence, and transferred the contents of his tiny quiver to the heaving bosoms of “The hapless swains and gentle dames,”’ who may chance to be gathered together on that interesting anniversary. Man Trap.—A dangerous hole is, or was a day or two since existing in the Wolf Creek bridge near the Winchester mill. A gentleman of our acquaintance had the misfortune to disappear through ita few nights since very much to the detriment ef a new suit « clothes, and the consternation of abevy o creatéan 4 and commerce which will soon double.angMreble, not only the value, but the 7 any . extent Of your cities on the plains or on the coast. We will.return you four fold for your investments ; and wé will find you plenty of customers for your now empty ware-houses into the bargain. Give us water? Tae Devocratic County Convenrron.— From a notice in another column, it will be seen that the Democrats of Nevada county will hold a’ Convention at the Court House, in Nevada, on the first day of Marth next, Delegates to said Convention will be chosen, in the several -townships, pursuant to call,on the 23rd inst. ga The “Alta California” corrects us with regard to the statement we made last week, to the effect that Col. Joe Grant was about leaving New Orleans for Nicaragua. The Alta says that the Col. “may be found young ladies whom he was escorting home at . °V¢ry day among the money changers of Mérthe time. chant Street,” in San Francisco.Bey fd Pa . Quartz Mining. _ The business of quartz mining must even' nd tus lly beceme to California what the manuee) . fing interest is to New England—the hijl{ great staple business of the State. Hence it 7 is thaf‘in its present incipient conditlon, we ‘should Took with peculiar interest upon every isolated effort at its establishment. It is with this view that we shall continue from time to time to lay*before our readers the progress . . which the different Companies are making in 4 the deyelopment of their mines and im,the Bo . [email protected] working of their machinery. It Tis our purpose to visit and report upon every . mill and mine in this locality, where such visits may not be deemed intrusive by their proprietors or agents. We shall also endeavor to collect similar information from all quartz operations in all parts of the State,and shall esteem it an especial favor to hear i companies ata distance, and be placed in possession of such facts as may be deented of interest to the public, or those engaged in this particular branch ofindustry. . investments in this basiness, Ther ‘s a rea. sort for this, and perhansie:geed@ane \ The: j { . operations are acting in the capacity ©. pri. Fate individuals, managing and attendi:g t i their own concerns, having no siock j . tant lands or in the market, and . responsible to the public w or lose. learn what these companies are realizing from their investments—whatit costs to raise and crush their rock, and whatits precise yield and their profits—we must nevertheless . beg to be excused fram prying too closely . into our neighbor’s business to learn the facts, even though we may have for an incentive the laudable object of the “public good.””— That they are generally doing well, however, may be legitimately inferred from the fact that, for the most part, they keep constantly at work, night andday. Since the panic which succeeded the first excitement in regard to quartz mining. we hear of very few failures—less probably than in any ether business in the State. While we shall endeavor to avoid the appearance of too much inquisitiveness into the details of the business of those whose works we may from time to time visit, we shall still at all times deem it an especial favor to be placed in possession of such .information, as shall enable others to judge more definitely of the comparative profit of this description of mining. We have some promises of such information, which we believe will be reliable, and which we shall lay before our readers at the earliest practicable moment. There are, however, some general facts of interest and value, which any person, at all acquainted with the business, cannot fail to observe, on even a casual examination of mills or mines. The different kinda and arrangement of machinery, and the general characteristics of veins and their ores, and notes of the progress of the workings at the mines are facts which possess an importance, well worth inquiry by all who feel the slightest interest in the progress and success of quartz mining. Such observations are always open to the public, and we shall avail ourselves of every opportunity to spread such information before our readers. whalit ir% bether they make Grass Valley Quartz Mining Company. A few days since we paid a visit to the mine of this Company, situated on Osborne Hill, about two miles in a south-easterly directionfromtown. The vein was first opened in the spring of ’52, but little, however, was done towards developing, either its extent or value, until the fall of 53, when the principal portion of the mine passed into the hands of this Company. Messrs. Crosset & Scott, the managing agents of the Company, then com. menced working it on a more extensive scale. From the time they first commenced operations up to last spring, about 2000 tons of ore had been taken out and hauled to their mill, near Boston Ravine, about two miles distant, and there crushed. The results from this rock were highly satisfactory, and enough had been crusbed to prove not only the continuousness, but also the yield of the vein, and to establish its reputation as one of the best paying ones in the State. Satisfied upon this point, the Company now resolved to make preparations for a still more extensive and thorough working of the mine. To this end they placed a steam engine with a pump and hoisting apparatus at the mouth of their main shaft, and enclosed the same ih “a substantial frame buildlng of suitable dimensions and construction. The pump—a force and lift pump, of six inch bore—was placed in the main shaft, which raises the water ‘to the surface, a distance of 107 feet, at which depth said shaft intersects the vein. Since this pump has been fixed they have -gone down on the dip ‘of ,the vein sixty-five feet lower, and are now putting in another pump. with a six-inch working barrel, which will work on the incline of the vein, and raise the water from the present lowest point of working to the well of the main pump, through which it will be raised to the surface. _ All the hoisting is done by steam power. The shaft is divided into two compartments, . in one of which is placed the pump and ladders for the descent of the workmen, and through the other the tub for raising the ore and waste dirt is worked by means of the machinery above, [The length of this article will render it necessary for us to delay the detail of the underground workings and other general observations with regard to this mine until-our rnext issue.], ‘claims which are Dow yielding . dred pounds of gold dust id ito days. . most of the Companies now engs zed ‘» qjartz lare thought to be on that portion of the lead ! : j where the mountain appearsto leave what Fg As much as we may ve desirous to. Rich Claims, The Calaveras Chronicle says that 0 celebrated Murphy’s Flat, which has been worked every year succeeding that of its discovery, with increased gnccess, are several fortunes to their owners, and are, doubtless, among the most valuable in the Southern mines. McNeese & Rooney, the fortunate proprietors of them, have lately been engaged in washing a pile of dirt taken from their claim within the past few months, and realized therefrom the sum of one hundred and thirteen pounds of gold dust. About four months ago, one pan full from a crevice yielded forty-two ounces and five dollars—the gold being in slugs, in value from one to fifty dollars. These claims arein the famous Table Mountain district, and are among the most productive in the State. The “Sonora Herald,’’ speaking of another locality—Shaws Flat, also in the Table Mountain District, says that the following named Companies recently washed out in i he . ler — icniar? i hic ‘ ¢ £. $ jlrae, it might eventially be broueht there . #°« of " ——— ayes i a 8 oe . Co,, Collins & Co., Alexander “ Co., Captain miners; hat we are a fast peenie and . be nos: desirable to parties contemplating Mann & Co., Columbia Co. ‘vet one bunTheve iast mentioned claitas we belies is supposed to be the old river hed, rende; dis. ing the lead easy of access, It issupposed tho: the lead extends from the present place o! working underneath the mountain ; and it is mainly upon this suppesition, we believe, that the richness of Table Mountain is based. The ‘‘ Christian Advocate.” We received a call, a few days since from the Rev. S. D. Stmonns, ene of the editors of the “Christian Advocate.’ We understand that Mr. S. is visiting this portion of the state with the view of extending the cireulation of this paper, which is the organ of the Methodist Episcopal Denomination. We wish him all the success which his efforts in . behalf of the moral and religious growth of the state most richly merit. The “Advocate” has ever been one of the most earnest and devoted papers, in the state, in sustaining all the great questions of reform and progress, which are agitating the community; and we are pleased to learn that its efforts have been appreciated, and that its eirculation is already wide and constantly extending. f&We would call the attention of our readers to the advertisements of the Sacramento Valley Rail Road Co., which will be found in another column. Teamsters hauling freight to and from Sacramento will find something there which may be of advantage to them. AntTimony.—A correspondent of the German Journal from Los Angelos, says that a mine of antimony has been found in the Eastern portion of San Bernardino, in Range 13 East, Township 9 North. The mine, however, is at present worthless on account of the distance from market and cost of freight. f& In thirty counties of this State there are 251 saw mills. Of this number El Dorado has 40, Nevada 32, Sierra 25, Yuba 22, Trinity 20,and San Joaquin 3. The 251 mills are capable of turning out 269,648,045 feet of lumber annually. #8 A very dangerous obstruction to rapid street navigation exists just this side of the stage office, on Main Street, in the shape of a protruding stump—the remains of the old flag staff. In the absence of the pecuniary means for its removal by the town authorities, we would suggest that “‘an axe be placed at the root of the tree,’’ and that every one who is annoyed by its presence should give it aclip. We are very much mistaken if it would not soon disappear beneath such a shower of blows as would thus be visited upon it. Express Favors.—We are under obligations to the various Express Companies, for the regular reception, during the past week, of papers from all parts of the State. Though the Companies have got into a very naughty ‘war with the publishers of the Union, we are. happy to perceive, from the flourishing condition of all the belligerent parties, that it is to be no Kilkenny cat affair, after ail. J We would call the attention of those interested in developing the various interests of the State to the article upon ‘The Silver Mines of California’’ on our outside. Weare indebted to a recent number of the ‘‘Sacramento Union” for many of the facts employed in making up the article: -~-—-~ InrormaTion Wantep of Mrs. Mary Jane Wheeler, who with her two sons, Samuel and Marcellus, emigrated to California in 1850, and were for a while engaged in a bakery establishment in Marysville. Any information in relation to the family will be thankfully received, in behalf of inquiring friends in New York, by Mr. Edward H. Whiting of this place. Marysville papers will do a favor by noticing. Benton’s Excoancx.—We understand that the popular landlord Mr. Benton, has associated himself with Mr. S. Brigham, the gen. ’ tlemanly Agent of the Pacific Express, by whom the House will hereafter be conducted. They have taken the entire management of the whole house, and are now ready to receive and entertain their friends from abroad in a style not surpassed by any House in-the mountains. We hear of the arrangement just as we are going to press, and shall allude to them more particularly next week, when Messrs. Benton & Brigham will present their “card to the public. ee ~ ‘culation throughout this and the eden e-1--neonetindedied Steam Boat Explosion---¥iany Lives Lest 5 have been filled the past week with the horrid détdils of another terrible Steamboat explosion, by which some twenty persons lost theif lives, As usual, im: such @ases, there was’no apparent cause and nobody to blame! So the jury and surviving officers say, and #0 a great many people are foolish enough to beliéve. Now we don’t believe any such thing. On the contraey we believe there has been some hard lying, or some outrageous carelessness somewhere, or the disaster never would have occurred. New Srace Live.—Messrs. Warden & Co., have just started anew Line of Stages between this place and Iowa Hill. The stages leave Benton’s Exchange, ‘after the arrival of the morning stages from Nevada, and connect with a line. of saddle horses’ at Illinoistown for Iowa Hill. The stagareturns ffom Illinoistown the satne day, arriving in Grass Valley in time for the evening Ulgog to Nevrda. Thus the trip may be made through each way, daily The stags crosses Bearfriver at . g 4 Tosaccd Setb.-We have received from: Messrs, Gredgie; Heath 4 Allen aypackage of ve the upper crossizg. Sa genuine Virginia Toba: ie Aig opted. anita. of tle various portions’: f thie State for producing Tobacpo. The few experiments which have hitherto bean wad@ icave little room fo . doubi that tébarco can he raised in Califor~ nia eqnal to the inést Havana. few papers left waich we wilf hand to any person who may be desirous of trying the quality of their soil for the. production of “the weed ;” and we shall be pleased to hear the results of all such experiments, so that we may place the same before vur readers. Tar Sournery MINES.— The Gazette says that the principal portionof the claims in the immediate vicinity of Mariposa are at present paying enormously well, to its “certain knowledge.’”’? On the Chocilla the miners are making extensively strikes.” The Calaveras Chronicle says that the most cheering intelligence of the suecess of. those engaged in mining operations, ontinues to be received. The late copiotis rains have swollen the streamssupplying tke varions ditches and flumes—whereby an apundance of water is now distributed over our rich placers. Ditch owners are reaping firich return for the expenditures incurred ig constructing their invaluable improvem@fts, and the miners are realizing a precious reward for months of weary toil and lavor, Rica Dieciwes.—A. L. Johnson & Co., says the El Dorado Newsjhave discovered rich diggingsin a ravine leadfnmg into Dead Man’s Hollow, which paid“them forty-five dollars for two day’s work, one piece weighing seventeen dollars. Their claim will last them until next fall, and will pay as high as seven dollars per day. , Morper at Iowa Hitt.—-We learn from a gentleman just from Towa, Hill, that a most unprovoked murder was’ committed at the Alta Saloon, in that place, about 10 o’clock on Sunday evening. Our informant states that two men, one named Jobh Gallega, formerly ofthis place, and a man called “Sam” wele engaged in a friendly sedffle, when Gallega, becoming suddenly enraged at “Sam” hurled him from him and drew apistol, with which he fired twice, the second shot passing directly through his body, and producing almost instant death. The murderer was immediately arrested, handculfed and placed under a guard of four men,tit his own house. The deputy Sheriff soon after appeared and ordered hisirons taken off, Which was finally done at his imperative eommand, contrary to the protestation of the guard. The culprit soon after armed himself with a pistol and bowie knife,; overpowered the ‘guard and eseaped, and has thus far eluded-pursuit. The people of Iowa Hill are greatly enraged at the couduct of the deputy, which, if the facts stated to us are’true,can only “be viewedas in a high degree criminal. CorrEsPonpENTS.— ‘SIZ.” " willybear with us for defering his commdnicatien another week. “Blanco” must also excuse us, for a similar delay. Wehave beenmuch occupied, the present week, in preparing our forthcoming “Mining Journal,” @nd have been » compelled to trench somewhat upon our f usual variety of miscellany} in order to provide matter for it. To “Logan” we would say that the game he fires at is hardly worth his powder.“ «+. ¥ a “CALIFORNIA MrniNG JourNaL,” @n Toes. day next we shall issue. the fret ~nunmeer of a paper bearing the aboveititie. Twa. be issued monthly thereaftery ang@ill be made up chiefly from the Miding matter’ of the “Telegraph,” .-It is designed fof genera}.cirntic states. It wlll contain 22’columns offtlosely printed reading matter; of the size of this paper. Tht objects’and designs of the “‘Mining Journal” will be fully set fo in the first numbar, which will -be issued 2s above, 8nd placed for sale in all the principal “News Depots” in the State. — ae For Nicaracua.—lit is estimated that at least,one hundred of the passengers who left on Tuesday last on the Nicaragua Aeamer, puposed joining Walker’s army. § xy —--=-=--—————————— . 3 #& On Monday 4th inst., the house of Wells, Fargo & Co., in Stocktbn, received $98,500 in gold dust, the pgeceeds of Nhe Southern mines, PS The Mail Steamer Golden Gat} is due at San Francisco to-day. She will being dates to January 10th. —_ ing the capacity . We have a, . youth, who are better prepared tego than . the brother in whose memory you now wear The Burial of a Cadet of: Wemperance. The Section of Cadets in this place, were called upon, on Wedneday last, for the first time since their organization, to bury one of their number. The members of the section, male and female, turned eut very g@nerally to pay the last sad rites of burial to their departed playmate bier st6od iit the familye. e lid of the coffin was thrown back. and each in turn took his last, sad, farewell look upon the pale countenance within. Then, slowly and sadly the brothers, clad in their regalia, new dressed with the weeds of mourning, followed him to the grave. The symbols of brotherhood still rested upon the little coffin, as as they gently, and with tearful eyes lowered him down into his narrow home. “Dust to dust and ashes to ashes’””—the Worthy Patron announeed a brother gone, while the surviving brothers,from many lands, as they mournfally passed, one by one, the open grave—looked their last look and gave the heartfelt “Farewell, Brother !”’ ty Well prepared aud would be as willing to go the little brother you buried on Wed“Tt is not al! of life to live, 2 Nor all of Geath to die,’ There are few households where the DeathAngel has never “left his print apon the latch,” ‘amd there are few called, in early the badge of mourning. P.S. Since going to press we are pained to learn that a brother ef the youth above alluded to, died last night of the sdme disease, an affection of the throat. The names of the young men are Flavius Josephus, and John E. Neal, sons of Maj. T. K. Neal, aged respectively 13 and 18 years. The faneral of the elder brother will take place this afternoon at three o’clock, from the residence of his father, on Neal Street. Free Lecture.—The Rev. S. D. Simonds, of San Francisco, will deliver a free Lecture at the Methodist Episcopal Church, in this place, this (Tuesday) Evening, at half past seven o'clock. Subject—Proaress, its Principles and Promise. J A series of “Cotillon Parties” will be commenced under the management of Messrs. Benton & Brigham, of ‘‘Bentou’s Exchange,” on Tuesday next, and will be contiuued weekly for the season. ja? The Marysville Express is informed that a banking house in Oroville, purchased on Sunday the 3rd inst., $10,000 worth of gold dust. Thisis pretty well for one day for a new town. Tae Nevapa Drrecrory has been laid upen our table by the pubtishers, Messrs. Brown: & Dallison, of Nevada. It is for sale by Kendall & Spencer. Dircu FNrerprisEes.—The Sonora Herald says that one million of dollars have been expended in ditch enterprises in Tuolumne county during the past year. [COMMUNICATED.} Messrs. Jamas Watsu, Powers, & C. Marsa, Board of Supervisors of Nevada County. Gunts : Will you inform the undersigned— Ist. Who has taken the contract to build the County Court House and when was it exeeuted ? 2d. When by the contract was, or is, the same to be completed ? 3 3rd. The contract price, and the time of the payment of the instalments?” 4th. How much has been paid to the contraetor, and when paid }and by. wh 5th, What amount of. w k s.already been done by ‘contractor, and’ the ‘supposed value Of the same ? ‘ 6th. According to present indications when will the building be completed ? 7th. Has the contract becn violated, and if so by whom? 8th. According to amount of work now performed, and the amount of money paid contractor, will the Court House cost, the County when completed (if ever !!) much less than the sum of $100,000? We apply to you Gents of the Board of Su-* pervisors, from the fact that you are our Agents to attend to this as well as other matters of interest to us. $ In the event that you are unwilling to give the informatian above requested, will the’ District Attorney answer the same, and thereby favor TAX PAYERS. Grass Valley, Feb. 9, 1856. We copy the following from a late number of the “Golden Era,”’?’ The Era man must have a Cheek to suppose the thing‘could real-‘ly have emanated from a “fair correspon‘dent.’ THE WAY--THE THING WAS MANAGED —A fair correspondent thus scientifically acconnts for the formation of the Table Mountain soap ‘ lead. Although somewhat different from the expressed opinion of Dr. Trask, our State geologist, we are not now prepared to take” sides against it : When nature’s God upon a sinful world,For the offending sins of erring men, Furious wrath and indignation hurled, To check man in his wild careér, then Convulsive nature heaved with all its throes ;° Huge rocks and hills from their foundation . EE RR Sees ee ae And in their stead a foaming sea Uprdse, And to the bettémhé went ; Reptiles and beasts !rashed »from the «horrid scene, : Sought safety ina new formed desert plain, Where late the bottom of a sea had been ; By falling rocks, all in a mass were slain, And 'by the heat which that great mass con4 tained, All, all were melted into grease, I op’e, And by a lie, which in that place obtained, . Was manufactured one large cake‘of soap ! tom~ i '

THE 1 © GRAS VALLEY, Feb. 12, i856. W. B. EWER, EDITOR: Give us Water. Give us water—we don’t mean ‘. clouds directly, we mean frém the * AGENTS. , is get authorised Agent to trankact _ E. Esteys Hier ills, from whe Th.ey may be fo at the Post Office Litetaty Depot, . Th'rd St., next door to thie Post Office, Mr. L. P. Fianer is our sole Agent in SanoFrancis. aqueous favors. #X We. mus eo. He ls empowered to réceive adrettisements, and fj the rivers : reecipt for the same. He may be found at his desk . oe e Tivers, in the Tren Building, oppdsite the Pacific Express Of . and in abundance. ~~ . then‘up to the hi] tops in the, REMOV Ad. . . ; Want to piteh ovr tents at som Tae Otter of this Paper hasten eMlfiove! to the . sini there. independent alike Of ®nd story of Loutzénheiser’s News ik “ uildigays pa. ; wig : ihe corner of Main and Auburn @ ~@ } Winter, rain or shine. The, bug ark . onde obtained, that ‘thet: ~ meNTo VaLtey Ram Roanis'. mee Tue SatramMeNte VaLitey Ram Ro is sive out, has now: beéomg, now fairly under way from Sacramente 6 x 4 agi +, {intelligent mi Folsom, a distarice of shout 22 miles, WAKP Vperinnyen+ plader mining af'the State, to say will probably be the upper terminus @f the . . .. ME es etbininc. ietet but in iets road for some time tocome. The roadisal-. , 0 0° 4 ia hips mining, is yet but in itsin ia tos vee hicks of maeeees fancy, and all that is needed to fully develop ready doi air business, whic AUIESe . . , business fer this re in Nevada and throughout all : eee the upper portions of the County. it nays e del vig miiders GARDINER & “ere our Agents in Sacraménto.— below. P rend upo they are tos Nekle! iidhtpo anniv al in fa. oO CANS carry Gat State.at enewto.its . In the detail#'which we have kratofore . two days, each day, from s'* to eleven Ibs. will be zr \¢ increased as soon as ge ed, sintefx fosperity. is water—water . given, and probably in these whic we may lof gold to each ex ypany Saldwell & Co., . amd henge innins Let % : : a ; yi . tl dbxe i ry ous oe and teams# Ae Tunning to ey A tops and water on the ridges— . hereafter give, our readers will bserve @. poaa & Co., Valentine & Oo., Glassford & which they soon will very generally co. # z +. iL & “ni 1 Cad Ww IM MeN Cee TA openingggt \g) ‘. will ec bi ns watt ; ey the era in Califori® 6 >t ae eee pinot affor’Mto reep alor g'at a suai)’s pace. sult in the coyerilg of ‘he entire Statesipps . a complete net * 8 em Pt ergethem’ wih tuanels and sound them Union presents a more inviting flelq for sath. +: EP Ba ee ‘ oid w3 i shafts. proyided the capitalists will then enterprises than this, and all that hag been . 4 aa * x : . cone to their. §d@. nod bring along ibe water ‘wanted is for some one to a6€ the bail in mo} : Sei? i it wilt roll andl . Wits whfeb te work their claims tion, and prove that it will roi and 2 ‘eamn. which ae Jate as well in California as tn the older. os dats te Abdi Weasior ahd ask theie States. The first road is now if the full tide4 . ee ; a the develo See of the So al of successful experiment, and we already hear Pg -. s P " ie i Of microns tailreid “Groleats. in various . auriferous deposits, the existence of which is E rqaedeey ocdigeeee _. fally known, but which cannot be wrought other paris of the State. The chief of these ; , & for the lack of water. is one from Benicia to Sacramento, and anoZ ; store Ss Persons unacquainted with mining, except ther from Benicia to Marysville, which latter * ER bil Re will probably resolve itself into an extension we. Sepbhegee " ee é % = ee of tile Siveith Wiis Uperemanto to Marysville. along the river beds, and in the neighboring holds thane codaiiers aasGd upvc the probagulches, can form bat a faint conception of ble early contingency of the total obstructhe Homense undertakings and out-lay of capind Of pavigaiion a@ea Seccamento and . ital; how in progress, in what is technically termed dead work—that is, running tunnels, sinking shafts, &c., in order to reach the auriferous deposits which lie “deep in” the almost “unfathomless depths” of our mountain sides. There are hundreds, and perhaps we might say thousands of tunnels, which have been from one to two years and more in progress, night and day, which have not yet reached the point sought for, bet known to exist, rich inthe precious dust. Money and labor enough has thus been invested by the miners of our State to build two such cities as San Francisco, and yet when the point is reached, still other thousands and millions of dollars will be wanting to bring the water from the beds of the rivers to the elevated points where the richest of those diggings are found. Now the miner asks the capitalist to comé to his aid and bring along the water wherewith to wash the gold from his claim, and to construct the railroads and bridges over which may be transported his provisions and tools to his mountain home. He offers, in return, to divide the: proceeds of his labor with his friend the capitalist. He presents the most indubitable evidence of the feasibilFeather rivers, in congequence of thé immense amount of sediment washed down those rivers from the mountains, GoLp IN THE Coast Raxnce.—Quite a little excitement was created in San Francisco last week by the discovery of a gold placer, on the opposite side of the Bay, on San Antonio Creek. It was first found by some parties digging a well. The gold is quite coarse, evidently derived from the debris of a quartz vein in the immediate vicinity. Several pieces of quartz containing gold have been found. Several hundred claims have been staked off,some twenty or thirty only of . which have as yet been toucked with the pick —the indolent many preferring to stand by and watch the result of the labors of the industrious few. In nearly every case where . the miners have sunk fair prospects have been obtained, and a company of some forty men has been formed to bring in water from the creek, taking it out two miles above, which will give plenty of water for a thorough test of the ground. Should it ultimately prove worth working, ar abundant supply can be obtained, with plenty of fall within the distance of five miles. A few have already gone ity and profit of the enterprise, and pled ges to work with their rockers, with what success the pre-investment of his own labor and limwe aan probably be able to report next . jteg capital in evidence of his sincerity and week. belief in the profit of the undertaking. Uran a StatE—Trovusie AHEAD.—The last We are fullof faithin this matter, and arrival from Salt Lake brings the intelli. would most earnestly advise capitalists to gence that Utah is taking the preliminary . look carefully into it. and see and jadge for steps for a State government, and will pro. themselves. A wide field for investment is bably ask for admission during the present . here opened, which if it were properly imCongress. Will the advocates of popular . proved, would give anew and healthy imSovereignty now in Congress, vote for the adpetus to the growth and prosperity of our mission of that band of polygamists, adulterState. ers and blasphemers, who have congregated . Much has been said about encouraging imfrom the four quarters of the globe and built . migration to California, and many schemes this modern Sodom? Will they hold out the . have been considered to that end. Our hand of friendship and bid such a community . friends below may rely upon it that there is to come into our blessed Union on terms of only one plan which can succeed, and that . equality with the virtuous, intellignt and enlightened citizens of the older States? Or will they exercise their rights as men and citizens, and claim the priviledge of dictating to them the terms on which they may come in to the great sisterhood of States, as copartners and co-equals in our prosperity and glory asa nation. Ifweare not mistaken, the merits of this modern doctrine of “squatter sovereignty” is about to be tested, under eircumstances little dreamed of by those who first asserted the principle. Bye aud bye we will see what we shall see. is shadowed forth in what we have already written.* We have more miners in the State . now than ye have water wherewith to set , them at work. Give us water, friends, and . we will not only pay you a good price for it, . but we will turn half the present population of Califorhia into an “Emigrant Aid Socie. ty,” every. member of which will take an ac. tive interest in bringing out the frinds he has . left behind in the older States; for they can . then find something for them to do. In Nevada county there is at this moment . known and developed mining ground suffibeeeee Tien Pcersind,.icles ante tk . cient to employ double the populatin now enMordoff have issued their notices for a ‘“So. gaged in mining here, the one balf of which Sad Darts? ig ciatt olf. ah Mie Hheborn. cannot Be wrought for want of water. So it House,” in this place, on Thursday evening . a with every mining county im the State. next—St. Valentine's day. Thesplendid en. Bring “us water. gentlemen capitalists, and tertainment got up by these gentlemen, énw . ¥° wil send for gur friends. our brothers, recent occasion, is a sufficient guerantee'that . OF -Wimes-and-our children, and we will wih ciate, dio Sistede Tag bees ete. willing te open om the pil . a¥9 would'@acnest y Imvite the attention of . nothing will be lacking on Thursday ne ito tnake the occasion all that,the lovers of gocial intercourse would have if. There are 1 old associations and cystems peculiar t8 the day selected which make it especially appropriate for. such a gathering, and we should not be at all surprised to’ hear, the day after, that Cupid had honored the company with his presence, and transferred the contents of his tiny quiver to the heaving bosoms of “The hapless swains and gentle dames,”’ who may chance to be gathered together on that interesting anniversary. Man Trap.—A dangerous hole is, or was a day or two since existing in the Wolf Creek bridge near the Winchester mill. A gentleman of our acquaintance had the misfortune to disappear through ita few nights since very much to the detriment ef a new suit « clothes, and the consternation of abevy o creatéan 4 and commerce which will soon double.angMreble, not only the value, but the 7 any . extent Of your cities on the plains or on the coast. We will.return you four fold for your investments ; and wé will find you plenty of customers for your now empty ware-houses into the bargain. Give us water? Tae Devocratic County Convenrron.— From a notice in another column, it will be seen that the Democrats of Nevada county will hold a’ Convention at the Court House, in Nevada, on the first day of Marth next, Delegates to said Convention will be chosen, in the several -townships, pursuant to call,on the 23rd inst. ga The “Alta California” corrects us with regard to the statement we made last week, to the effect that Col. Joe Grant was about leaving New Orleans for Nicaragua. The Alta says that the Col. “may be found young ladies whom he was escorting home at . °V¢ry day among the money changers of Mérthe time. chant Street,” in San Francisco.Bey fd Pa . Quartz Mining. _ The business of quartz mining must even' nd tus lly beceme to California what the manuee) . fing interest is to New England—the hijl{ great staple business of the State. Hence it 7 is thaf‘in its present incipient conditlon, we ‘should Took with peculiar interest upon every isolated effort at its establishment. It is with this view that we shall continue from time to time to lay*before our readers the progress . . which the different Companies are making in 4 the deyelopment of their mines and im,the Bo . [email protected] working of their machinery. It Tis our purpose to visit and report upon every . mill and mine in this locality, where such visits may not be deemed intrusive by their proprietors or agents. We shall also endeavor to collect similar information from all quartz operations in all parts of the State,and shall esteem it an especial favor to hear i companies ata distance, and be placed in possession of such facts as may be deented of interest to the public, or those engaged in this particular branch ofindustry. . investments in this basiness, Ther ‘s a rea. sort for this, and perhansie:geed@ane \ The: j { . operations are acting in the capacity ©. pri. Fate individuals, managing and attendi:g t i their own concerns, having no siock j . tant lands or in the market, and . responsible to the public w or lose. learn what these companies are realizing from their investments—whatit costs to raise and crush their rock, and whatits precise yield and their profits—we must nevertheless . beg to be excused fram prying too closely . into our neighbor’s business to learn the facts, even though we may have for an incentive the laudable object of the “public good.””— That they are generally doing well, however, may be legitimately inferred from the fact that, for the most part, they keep constantly at work, night andday. Since the panic which succeeded the first excitement in regard to quartz mining. we hear of very few failures—less probably than in any ether business in the State. While we shall endeavor to avoid the appearance of too much inquisitiveness into the details of the business of those whose works we may from time to time visit, we shall still at all times deem it an especial favor to be placed in possession of such .information, as shall enable others to judge more definitely of the comparative profit of this description of mining. We have some promises of such information, which we believe will be reliable, and which we shall lay before our readers at the earliest practicable moment. There are, however, some general facts of interest and value, which any person, at all acquainted with the business, cannot fail to observe, on even a casual examination of mills or mines. The different kinda and arrangement of machinery, and the general characteristics of veins and their ores, and notes of the progress of the workings at the mines are facts which possess an importance, well worth inquiry by all who feel the slightest interest in the progress and success of quartz mining. Such observations are always open to the public, and we shall avail ourselves of every opportunity to spread such information before our readers. whalit ir% bether they make Grass Valley Quartz Mining Company. A few days since we paid a visit to the mine of this Company, situated on Osborne Hill, about two miles in a south-easterly directionfromtown. The vein was first opened in the spring of ’52, but little, however, was done towards developing, either its extent or value, until the fall of 53, when the principal portion of the mine passed into the hands of this Company. Messrs. Crosset & Scott, the managing agents of the Company, then com. menced working it on a more extensive scale. From the time they first commenced operations up to last spring, about 2000 tons of ore had been taken out and hauled to their mill, near Boston Ravine, about two miles distant, and there crushed. The results from this rock were highly satisfactory, and enough had been crusbed to prove not only the continuousness, but also the yield of the vein, and to establish its reputation as one of the best paying ones in the State. Satisfied upon this point, the Company now resolved to make preparations for a still more extensive and thorough working of the mine. To this end they placed a steam engine with a pump and hoisting apparatus at the mouth of their main shaft, and enclosed the same ih “a substantial frame buildlng of suitable dimensions and construction. The pump—a force and lift pump, of six inch bore—was placed in the main shaft, which raises the water ‘to the surface, a distance of 107 feet, at which depth said shaft intersects the vein. Since this pump has been fixed they have -gone down on the dip ‘of ,the vein sixty-five feet lower, and are now putting in another pump. with a six-inch working barrel, which will work on the incline of the vein, and raise the water from the present lowest point of working to the well of the main pump, through which it will be raised to the surface. _ All the hoisting is done by steam power. The shaft is divided into two compartments, . in one of which is placed the pump and ladders for the descent of the workmen, and through the other the tub for raising the ore and waste dirt is worked by means of the machinery above, [The length of this article will render it necessary for us to delay the detail of the underground workings and other general observations with regard to this mine until-our rnext issue.], ‘claims which are Dow yielding . dred pounds of gold dust id ito days. . most of the Companies now engs zed ‘» qjartz lare thought to be on that portion of the lead ! : j where the mountain appearsto leave what Fg As much as we may ve desirous to. Rich Claims, The Calaveras Chronicle says that 0 celebrated Murphy’s Flat, which has been worked every year succeeding that of its discovery, with increased gnccess, are several fortunes to their owners, and are, doubtless, among the most valuable in the Southern mines. McNeese & Rooney, the fortunate proprietors of them, have lately been engaged in washing a pile of dirt taken from their claim within the past few months, and realized therefrom the sum of one hundred and thirteen pounds of gold dust. About four months ago, one pan full from a crevice yielded forty-two ounces and five dollars—the gold being in slugs, in value from one to fifty dollars. These claims arein the famous Table Mountain district,

and are among the most productive in the State. The “Sonora Herald,’’ speaking of another locality—Shaws Flat, also in the Table Mountain District, says that the following named Companies recently washed out in i he . ler — icniar? i hic ‘ ¢ £. $ jlrae, it might eventially be broueht there . #°« of " ——— ayes i a 8 oe . Co,, Collins & Co., Alexander “ Co., Captain miners; hat we are a fast peenie and . be nos: desirable to parties contemplating Mann & Co., Columbia Co. ‘vet one bunTheve iast mentioned claitas we belies is supposed to be the old river hed, rende; dis. ing the lead easy of access, It issupposed tho: the lead extends from the present place o! working underneath the mountain ; and it is mainly upon this suppesition, we believe, that the richness of Table Mountain is based. The ‘‘ Christian Advocate.” We received a call, a few days since from the Rev. S. D. Stmonns, ene of the editors of the “Christian Advocate.’ We understand that Mr. S. is visiting this portion of the state with the view of extending the cireulation of this paper, which is the organ of the Methodist Episcopal Denomination. We wish him all the success which his efforts in . behalf of the moral and religious growth of the state most richly merit. The “Advocate” has ever been one of the most earnest and devoted papers, in the state, in sustaining all the great questions of reform and progress, which are agitating the community; and we are pleased to learn that its efforts have been appreciated, and that its eirculation is already wide and constantly extending. f&We would call the attention of our readers to the advertisements of the Sacramento Valley Rail Road Co., which will be found in another column. Teamsters hauling freight to and from Sacramento will find something there which may be of advantage to them. AntTimony.—A correspondent of the German Journal from Los Angelos, says that a mine of antimony has been found in the Eastern portion of San Bernardino, in Range 13 East, Township 9 North. The mine, however, is at present worthless on account of the distance from market and cost of freight. f& In thirty counties of this State there are 251 saw mills. Of this number El Dorado has 40, Nevada 32, Sierra 25, Yuba 22, Trinity 20,and San Joaquin 3. The 251 mills are capable of turning out 269,648,045 feet of lumber annually. #8 A very dangerous obstruction to rapid street navigation exists just this side of the stage office, on Main Street, in the shape of a protruding stump—the remains of the old flag staff. In the absence of the pecuniary means for its removal by the town authorities, we would suggest that “‘an axe be placed at the root of the tree,’’ and that every one who is annoyed by its presence should give it aclip. We are very much mistaken if it would not soon disappear beneath such a shower of blows as would thus be visited upon it. Express Favors.—We are under obligations to the various Express Companies, for the regular reception, during the past week, of papers from all parts of the State. Though the Companies have got into a very naughty ‘war with the publishers of the Union, we are. happy to perceive, from the flourishing condition of all the belligerent parties, that it is to be no Kilkenny cat affair, after ail. J We would call the attention of those interested in developing the various interests of the State to the article upon ‘The Silver Mines of California’’ on our outside. Weare indebted to a recent number of the ‘‘Sacramento Union” for many of the facts employed in making up the article: -~-—-~ InrormaTion Wantep of Mrs. Mary Jane Wheeler, who with her two sons, Samuel and Marcellus, emigrated to California in 1850, and were for a while engaged in a bakery establishment in Marysville. Any information in relation to the family will be thankfully received, in behalf of inquiring friends in New York, by Mr. Edward H. Whiting of this place. Marysville papers will do a favor by noticing. Benton’s Excoancx.—We understand that the popular landlord Mr. Benton, has associated himself with Mr. S. Brigham, the gen. ’ tlemanly Agent of the Pacific Express, by whom the House will hereafter be conducted. They have taken the entire management of the whole house, and are now ready to receive and entertain their friends from abroad in a style not surpassed by any House in-the mountains. We hear of the arrangement just as we are going to press, and shall allude to them more particularly next week, when Messrs. Benton & Brigham will present their “card to the public. ee ~ ‘culation throughout this and the eden e-1--neonetindedied Steam Boat Explosion---¥iany Lives Lest 5 have been filled the past week with the horrid détdils of another terrible Steamboat explosion, by which some twenty persons lost theif lives, As usual, im: such @ases, there was’no apparent cause and nobody to blame! So the jury and surviving officers say, and #0 a great many people are foolish enough to beliéve. Now we don’t believe any such thing. On the contraey we believe there has been some hard lying, or some outrageous carelessness somewhere, or the disaster never would have occurred. New Srace Live.—Messrs. Warden & Co., have just started anew Line of Stages between this place and Iowa Hill. The stages leave Benton’s Exchange, ‘after the arrival of the morning stages from Nevada, and connect with a line. of saddle horses’ at Illinoistown for Iowa Hill. The stagareturns ffom Illinoistown the satne day, arriving in Grass Valley in time for the evening Ulgog to Nevrda. Thus the trip may be made through each way, daily The stags crosses Bearfriver at . g 4 Tosaccd Setb.-We have received from: Messrs, Gredgie; Heath 4 Allen aypackage of ve the upper crossizg. Sa genuine Virginia Toba: ie Aig opted. anita. of tle various portions’: f thie State for producing Tobacpo. The few experiments which have hitherto bean wad@ icave little room fo . doubi that tébarco can he raised in Califor~ nia eqnal to the inést Havana. few papers left waich we wilf hand to any person who may be desirous of trying the quality of their soil for the. production of “the weed ;” and we shall be pleased to hear the results of all such experiments, so that we may place the same before vur readers. Tar Sournery MINES.— The Gazette says that the principal portionof the claims in the immediate vicinity of Mariposa are at present paying enormously well, to its “certain knowledge.’”’? On the Chocilla the miners are making extensively strikes.” The Calaveras Chronicle says that the most cheering intelligence of the suecess of. those engaged in mining operations, ontinues to be received. The late copiotis rains have swollen the streamssupplying tke varions ditches and flumes—whereby an apundance of water is now distributed over our rich placers. Ditch owners are reaping firich return for the expenditures incurred ig constructing their invaluable improvem@fts, and the miners are realizing a precious reward for months of weary toil and lavor, Rica Dieciwes.—A. L. Johnson & Co., says the El Dorado Newsjhave discovered rich diggingsin a ravine leadfnmg into Dead Man’s Hollow, which paid“them forty-five dollars for two day’s work, one piece weighing seventeen dollars. Their claim will last them until next fall, and will pay as high as seven dollars per day. , Morper at Iowa Hitt.—-We learn from a gentleman just from Towa, Hill, that a most unprovoked murder was’ committed at the Alta Saloon, in that place, about 10 o’clock on Sunday evening. Our informant states that two men, one named Jobh Gallega, formerly ofthis place, and a man called “Sam” wele engaged in a friendly sedffle, when Gallega, becoming suddenly enraged at “Sam” hurled him from him and drew apistol, with which he fired twice, the second shot passing directly through his body, and producing almost instant death. The murderer was immediately arrested, handculfed and placed under a guard of four men,tit his own house. The deputy Sheriff soon after appeared and ordered hisirons taken off, Which was finally done at his imperative eommand, contrary to the protestation of the guard. The culprit soon after armed himself with a pistol and bowie knife,; overpowered the ‘guard and eseaped, and has thus far eluded-pursuit. The people of Iowa Hill are greatly enraged at the couduct of the deputy, which, if the facts stated to us are’true,can only “be viewedas in a high degree criminal. CorrEsPonpENTS.— ‘SIZ.” " willybear with us for defering his commdnicatien another week. “Blanco” must also excuse us, for a similar delay. Wehave beenmuch occupied, the present week, in preparing our forthcoming “Mining Journal,” @nd have been » compelled to trench somewhat upon our f usual variety of miscellany} in order to provide matter for it. To “Logan” we would say that the game he fires at is hardly worth his powder.“ «+. ¥ a “CALIFORNIA MrniNG JourNaL,” @n Toes. day next we shall issue. the fret ~nunmeer of a paper bearing the aboveititie. Twa. be issued monthly thereaftery ang@ill be made up chiefly from the Miding matter’ of the “Telegraph,” .-It is designed fof genera}.cirntic states. It wlll contain 22’columns offtlosely printed reading matter; of the size of this paper. Tht objects’and designs of the “‘Mining Journal” will be fully set fo in the first numbar, which will -be issued 2s above, 8nd placed for sale in all the principal “News Depots” in the State. — ae For Nicaracua.—lit is estimated that at least,one hundred of the passengers who left on Tuesday last on the Nicaragua Aeamer, puposed joining Walker’s army. § xy —--=-=--—————————— . 3 #& On Monday 4th inst., the house of Wells, Fargo & Co., in Stocktbn, received $98,500 in gold dust, the pgeceeds of Nhe Southern mines, PS The Mail Steamer Golden Gat} is due at San Francisco to-day. She will being dates to January 10th. —_ ing the capacity . We have a, . youth, who are better prepared tego than . the brother in whose memory you now wear The Burial of a Cadet of: Wemperance. The Section of Cadets in this place, were called upon, on Wedneday last, for the first time since their organization, to bury one of their number. The members of the section, male and female, turned eut very g@nerally to pay the last sad rites of burial to their departed playmate bier st6od iit the familye. e lid of the coffin was thrown back. and each in turn took his last, sad, farewell look upon the pale countenance within. Then, slowly and sadly the brothers, clad in their regalia, new dressed with the weeds of mourning, followed him to the grave. The symbols of brotherhood still rested upon the little coffin, as as they gently, and with tearful eyes lowered him down into his narrow home. “Dust to dust and ashes to ashes’””—the Worthy Patron announeed a brother gone, while the surviving brothers,from many lands, as they mournfally passed, one by one, the open grave—looked their last look and gave the heartfelt “Farewell, Brother !”’ ty Well prepared aud would be as willing to go the little brother you buried on Wed“Tt is not al! of life to live, 2 Nor all of Geath to die,’ There are few households where the DeathAngel has never “left his print apon the latch,” ‘amd there are few called, in early the badge of mourning. P.S. Since going to press we are pained to learn that a brother ef the youth above alluded to, died last night of the sdme disease, an affection of the throat. The names of the young men are Flavius Josephus, and John E. Neal, sons of Maj. T. K. Neal, aged respectively 13 and 18 years. The faneral of the elder brother will take place this afternoon at three o’clock, from the residence of his father, on Neal Street. Free Lecture.—The Rev. S. D. Simonds, of San Francisco, will deliver a free Lecture at the Methodist Episcopal Church, in this place, this (Tuesday) Evening, at half past seven o'clock. Subject—Proaress, its Principles and Promise. J A series of “Cotillon Parties” will be commenced under the management of Messrs. Benton & Brigham, of ‘‘Bentou’s Exchange,” on Tuesday next, and will be contiuued weekly for the season. ja? The Marysville Express is informed that a banking house in Oroville, purchased on Sunday the 3rd inst., $10,000 worth of gold dust. Thisis pretty well for one day for a new town. Tae Nevapa Drrecrory has been laid upen our table by the pubtishers, Messrs. Brown: & Dallison, of Nevada. It is for sale by Kendall & Spencer. Dircu FNrerprisEes.—The Sonora Herald says that one million of dollars have been expended in ditch enterprises in Tuolumne county during the past year. [COMMUNICATED.} Messrs. Jamas Watsu, Powers, & C. Marsa, Board of Supervisors of Nevada County. Gunts : Will you inform the undersigned— Ist. Who has taken the contract to build the County Court House and when was it exeeuted ? 2d. When by the contract was, or is, the same to be completed ? 3 3rd. The contract price, and the time of the payment of the instalments?” 4th. How much has been paid to the contraetor, and when paid }and by. wh 5th, What amount of. w k s.already been done by ‘contractor, and’ the ‘supposed value Of the same ? ‘ 6th. According to present indications when will the building be completed ? 7th. Has the contract becn violated, and if so by whom? 8th. According to amount of work now performed, and the amount of money paid contractor, will the Court House cost, the County when completed (if ever !!) much less than the sum of $100,000? We apply to you Gents of the Board of Su-* pervisors, from the fact that you are our Agents to attend to this as well as other matters of interest to us. $ In the event that you are unwilling to give the informatian above requested, will the’ District Attorney answer the same, and thereby favor TAX PAYERS. Grass Valley, Feb. 9, 1856. We copy the following from a late number of the “Golden Era,”’?’ The Era man must have a Cheek to suppose the thing‘could real-‘ly have emanated from a “fair correspon‘dent.’ THE WAY--THE THING WAS MANAGED —A fair correspondent thus scientifically acconnts for the formation of the Table Mountain soap ‘ lead. Although somewhat different from the expressed opinion of Dr. Trask, our State geologist, we are not now prepared to take” sides against it : When nature’s God upon a sinful world,For the offending sins of erring men, Furious wrath and indignation hurled, To check man in his wild careér, then Convulsive nature heaved with all its throes ;° Huge rocks and hills from their foundation . EE RR Sees ee ae And in their stead a foaming sea Uprdse, And to the bettémhé went ; Reptiles and beasts !rashed »from the «horrid scene, : Sought safety ina new formed desert plain, Where late the bottom of a sea had been ; By falling rocks, all in a mass were slain, And 'by the heat which that great mass con4 tained, All, all were melted into grease, I op’e, And by a lie, which in that place obtained, . Was manufactured one large cake‘of soap ! tom~ i '