Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1851-06-20
CALIFORNIA LETTER.
CULLoMA, Ell DORADO COUNTY,
April, oath 1881

CULLoMA, Eli DORADO COUNTY, J
APRIL oath 1851.
MEssRs. EDIToRs:
You will please accept a small Autograph
view Of Culioma, the place where gold was first
discovered, and by reason of which the whole
world is in agitation. The view was taken some
time last summer, but the place has materially i'm
proved since then. 1t will be recol!ected, that
this is the county seat of FL Dorado county, and
second to no county, but one (San Francsco) in
the state, as you will see by the report of the
commissioners. Gold is found more generally
dispersed throughout the mountains, and ravines,
in this county, than in most Others and is found
in many places at present. where heretofore no
attempt had been made to discover it, and is a
new feature in mining, and shows conclusively,
that so far from being exhausted in a year or two,
they are nearly mexhaustable, and it is my opin-
ion, that there will be more gold obtained this
present year, than in any former one since it
was first discovered. Rich deposits have been
discovered in this country, in various places
throughout an extent of 800 or 400 miles, and
should the season continue as favorable as it has
commenced, immense amounts of the precious
metal will be obtained by the hardy miners
There are thousands of the miners, upon the va
riouS rivers formed into damming companies. and
are only waiting Tor the waite TO fall in the NV
ers. Some of them have already commenced
building their dams and digging canals, or max
ing fumes Of wood to carry the water through or
over the bars OF the river, TO enable them TO
wash the bed OF the river, ont of which frequent
ly thousands, on the back of thousands of dol
lars are taken.
A company at this place cut tunnel through
a low mountain, some 800 feet, at a cost of l03,-
600 dollars, in order to drain the bed of the South
Fork of the American river, a distance ! ] miles,
L.,
Warded. il is general rule among miners, that
they are Untitled to all they discover, should it
extend , or miles. Quartz mining is at pres
ent attracting the attention of men who are de-
sirous of continuing in the business, and scve-
raj Veins have been discovered in this county,
some OF them are rich, and presume to be the
most successful mining in the country. The
gold is plainly preceptibe in the rock, and is OBJ
tanned by crushing the stone, and washing over
quicksilver. | saw few days since a lump of
gold ntersectcd with quartz, which weighs over
5 lbs, and worth $2S00.
Many of the vallies in this section of country,
now being cultivated, and promise to yield
well, and in all probability, will supply the coun-
try with vegetables the coming season. provis-
ions of all kinds are plenty, and cheap in the
mines, which will be material advantage to the
miners generally. The legislature of this state
failed to elect a u. s. Senator the past winter,
that the elections to take place this fall will
be in view of that office and there is no doubt
now but what the state is democratc and
democratic y. 5. Senator will be chosen next
winter, unless the opposition to Fremont in the
Locofoco ranks should defeat both. The dem
Ocratic state convention meets at Benca, on the
third Monday in May, and the whig state con-
yention in June. County conventions are being
held throughout the state, and party strife is
likely to rage as high here as elsewhere. The
most stringent law passed by our legislature
this session, is that making grand larceny
capital offence. The law seems barbarous, but
if this ever was an excuse for such a law it is
now, for offences of that kind prevail to an alarm
ing extent, and it is now common thing TO
hear of persons being hung for stealing, and the
state of society is such, that it would be done
law or no law. 1t is very healthy throughout the
country, and have hardly seen sick day since
| came into this country. | shall return to the !
states in a month or two. More anon.
Yours V. DANIELS.