Litchfield enquirer., 1853-01-13
lFrom California.

iIOm young man whose parents now
reside in this village. Il u dated at
Columbia, CalifoI mia. Oct. l2, 1851
EaH.S 49, ..a
The sabbath 10 the least sacred OF Rll
the week. Ii there are auction sales. II
there are shows, clrcusos, cOck fights 10
be 1xtsibited, Lt,Is 10 tho day. Tue criuT
with MS toll or u bani vt 'D.ssic with DE-.
unI,g Dammrrs 60 from street to street 10 ut:
tract, aAtIeNtIVm 10 whatever object 10 prOpOs-
ed. d Is decLiUdly day IIISe'iIomt -
Inc miluer after having tUI.cd. all Of .lIo
; week, On tins Jay Purchases hts weeks
supplies, nIenIs his clOIhes, does -iIls waSla~
I,ix, writes AIS IellRrS. ahG loo IISnnY AZ!
Seild' Tile gambling saloons. TOR recrr"fI Ohs
rilrse SALOONS ARE iltrds APP IN the 'mOsl
costly and attractive MIaWner .InagnItIceGt
caa.deilsTSsa sc IrUuSsttIruuslI0uS tho hig
halIs-tIIeIr sides are covered Wtth pictures
tn magnificent tr.s,IIUs, lhO pea ccS genorr
ally Ut exquisite 6uIsil M;;d always Vt OBJ,
sSeuo .tIal,.'Gt. A bar wilerd every thing
that eau loAIpt MIon ~ ulIuk - display cd.
Stage where plays are performed or
sU1ixs suug duiimS tllus7llaittanys gambling
tAOLss aIsti seats arS their 1ufMllure. Nlusic
Is always ~ attendance aud tnervOice aud
presence. vi wOnlon are mort lacking 10 clieer
alld. ouilvem the fooiiugs. Sunday ~ the
day Vt all Gays more P"r,lculAry Oh which
nj. at these stElS are r0sOrte1 ~. 10 attract
TIE Attention vi iiie. Iniuer-l.quOr, tOO. has
IS d. SmmIC no sinaIl parI-ls It wOnder
.Cl,cl ttlMt men who nave tOlIou Nard all the
wssk. sieeptig oh tie hard GROUND. under
the projection of some wide spreading tree,
Or nj tllo,r dark aud gloomy caoins, should
10 excited ai,d tenIpLeI ~ seek their tor~
tu ne la more easy and less l"boti"us
WAY Lie soes pwO mon apparently miners
hike, himself reviewing tile ianles 81 IT'S gilt
leriag had all ID tempted 10 risk piece
perhaps ut gold, may be IT silver. The
dealer has observed his close scrutiny,
when he makes his, fist risk, however
small. tie lowing bar tender IL summoned
by silver bells iIqdUrs are called tor and
drank at the exponse Vt Tie hank. the pour
slIi'ier goes home thai night wMh Irregular
steps a.I.t SIMPLY pOcKels. ruined isaAn--
the passion has Uulrred tits soul, the next
week no ID there ~ redeem his iOrtuue,
but ho tever makes tive soc thus lm all
it's stages all around as daily, ys. hundreds
refuse, 70 9ake RaT ping. -. -,
The mlnsr's life is the hardest Of any
that YOU eau possibly imagine. La the
States the habits aud life vt q canalsr 10 u
life far superior to that Of Q mlner--saks
tor instance a part Of my own experience,
we were i0ducsd to change our deslinn>
tion. SviiAch WAS -Sshen We leit home, Me-
vada. and come U uA'S point ia tLo sou.',or"
mines.. We aGrtyea" here ~ o"t
10 Stockton aud stage 1fo!n tnsfe u Ibis
point aoo0s ttAe Miduis " May. AT ~, l. :
Hav'"S afs'voo "t Tue Ptacs % out uos>
t'na;'on, o0s "fst oo)ocs Was 10 400 pmce
which Rfessnte1 sahclent ln1nse'ie0"'s
70 warrant our Working y. VIA. A''S w.
)ecl I" view, we travelled the coo4tty Mt
aild nsar wlta Pal:- PICK ASA Shovel u eA-
lpcalllies' ~ We Iound u pace tt.st
would pay Ut ce"ts Ut uPMa'ue " vac
painful W cslnSiaeEeu u >s"'"s'eat'y '''e"
70 pay tor w4rkIns. Ihis IfoAeA "0 a"Sy
MATTER for where t''eEo WAS "".sE. aug
wneie there Was none III a""osI avs P'"0">
bio and "nRgopani9 'l,eacoss We HVua~ s'"""S
stuck ami potssoS PJstod' -; Z.
Wseeoasid indeed 1uy cMins' OUT ~ y
prize ~alirtr seemed to US Iulty 1p''O NaH''
tor"ia'e si"''dard Vt pr'ces; ai'sF 'sna"y
= -" ~ e..
90 an " place on WoDa CfeoK. no1 IAt
from SONORA and Dstweoo snAl 'Ptace anu
tnls-t4H gf0uid~ We thougha woulc pay
aud we Weat to work WIN all tne o"eTsy
aud AL tne glowing ant'csih 't''hs OK onn'tiaI
led miners '"akiag tiaeIr nfst efRoft' intee
Ut Us worked for at'oat 10" days with good
resOfutlUn, que day throwing dir, Stone
and mud, aad allJ,ner day 'n1d.. water,
stone ana diri. ust'I tiiiaily our energy bs>
gan to 9oze out vt the ends Vt our hngers
aud we began to iOng " s0e lne dust
We had glxen our hsst Tclaliil . thorough
and tllirl tRlHk, and th0 result was three
peilny Walghi9 s0t" goid,E worth about two
dollars aitA lofty eo;iis's thus We had sunk
thirty. .aays''r iajOr atid us sllany days
bOards This tgial' balaAcet showed TINT
This our hrst claau would not pay, aud We
unanimously resolved 10 close up business
aud lOssk eIsewhere.- About this time the
water began to tail in the place digs Jugs.
and We found u more difficult to get
claims. higgins. W6no~orth, my bfvtllsr,
and myself Uongiit small clai,m and t0Ols,
TOR wn,c;, we gave twenty five dollars
,LAis clalnl WAS. near the ditctl Of the TGO-