The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-09-26

"Naw CONES lie hard reality oicslliaF',
MIA. You rise ~ ( o'clock, swsllOw =
hasiy BIC oF two, Then leap into your
e hole" and delVs ilFTe nn 4 O'clnek-
The sun pnuEs down. most sCHEehlng-
ly-Ihe high perpendicular rocks on
each side rraeel tie heat. and make q
t0nbly oyerp0seTing-ah0se al. you are
sleaming suss yDur life IN a deeF hole.
Just large enough for lull swing in your
horrid lshor--and al breezeless as The
gfare. The fesblesl one in The company
rorks The machine. The sinngesl Digs IN
the hole. and The other earries The earth.
AZ last you retire lnr the lorrnuun. 20
srolrh over cooking The dinner. and loli
painting in The sliace I'll 3 or o'rlnrk.
II you haze nisde anything in The MORN
ing. this i The time Ia :. blow geld from
he Ene black sand IN ulrh The final
washing leayes il. Then. uEiil dark.
work is pushed.
This Is mining life. snfda, ,of course,
IS dsy ofresi. Tien ciolhes ale washed.
visits exchanged, books read. and all pub
lie business transacted.
The ihefulbmeIer mlls slsnos; ineIedi-
bic stories. ~ the mines. According 10
nv personal observation. Al lwa o'clock.
T. ~. il raiiges from 100 10 no degrees
Fair. IN The shade. In The sun, ] have
know il 10 rise 10 lit. Al night il is be-
iweenl 80 and 10. Al any lime between
3 A. NJ and 5 p. NJ. an egg viii be cook
cd by Tie sand III q minute and half.
This has been tried. Some say, but for
this raf,rrl rblicll. ihai throw Tea leaves
into cold wafer. and half an hour in The
sun makes ihe mixture good Tea.
Sueh intense heat is beyond Ill powers
Of description. | have ranged ihroash
esery ,arieiy Of climate. -have been be-
calmed week under the line.--sut nefef
before felt or dreamed Of seeh Nhhering
FIRE rs fills The atmosphere every day Al
noon. Add 10 ihis i've fact thai digging
for gold Is most sesefet weakening ist'o'.
aud ynu will mol WORKER that y hah Of all
The emigranis kare Ire mines uIihia he
fret week.
Most men are not able 10 work IN ihe
sun. Us ,hey must u they would work Ia
ahy advantage, ard many ~ho are able,
will mol toll thus I. iuf all The gold in Is
hlolnia." Al The mifes we heM some.
/ mes ~ lucky msn IN rich .lcai,'
who is making fortune; but lie general
crt j.. +" What lnUis We al wcte, 10 leave
comfortable homes Zoe lhis corner of HI. I"
The man who ran and viii work hard,
averages from halt an ounce 10 an ounce
! daiiys and viii soon quadruple thai
amurhi. His board. il he ruoks Tor him,
sell, COSTS nearly - per ,li:m.
Some companies have BEEN cutting
canals. to diver The river and leave IL.
golden bed exposed. lflhcy succeed ID
Dung this their hartesi will he as,onisll-
ing. aud there is uhl, this If III the ease,
The President Of ure Of these ronpanie:
offers 1000 and board. for four month.
labor. and can lind Few 10 acrep,, 50 con
6dcnlly do all count upon tie fall Of tho
river, aud better diggings nearer lis bed.
The general h,alil, OF the miners Ia nov
exreiieu,. Oscrwork aud csrusnfe 10 M
-. -. e = - ss-s< -. f-fsN
river water Is melted snow from The nom
iains. and nothing ran be more pleasant Of
hcalihiul. TIE sunW. h0weter. is nearl,
all melted, the river falls fast. and will 500,
be supplied By springs poisoned by br,l-
Of copper ore. The water must then b,
boiled teIofe il is drank; but sc, il Is IN
possible 10 atoid Tie danger 81 ,lysenlery
slfi all diseases incident 10 i ic,crish Eli
mile. SILL this IS the best season fnl
digging. and mtn aiIl hemp up their GOLD
dust I'LL death slrihcs them down npur
their pile Of pelI.