The Nevada journal., 1853-10-14
Correspondence Of the Journal.

GRASS VALLEY, Oct. II, 1858.
! EDITOR JoURSAL-Sir: For a considerable
time, we remember that the news current in
this place. as we'll as its interests-its business
and its various sources of wealth, were, with
apparent care and industry, represented over
the anonymous signature of pike"
To communications of this kind when as yet
Grass Valley had no paper of her own, you
yielded much space in the most prominent part
of your paper. For such consideration Grass
Valley owes and extends to you, feelings of
gratitude for the past and good will for the fu-
ture. That sordid and treacherous sentiment
which would prompt to the desertion of a
faithful friend, when we can no longer use him
to the accomplishment of our selfish ends, we
should hope to despise.
Therefore, with your permission, notwith-
standing we have beautiful little sheet published
in our own place, which as a channel of news
and general intelligence will exhaust every
tributary, when circumstances conspire to make
it opportune, we shall write to you, by way of
Iintimating to you our kind feelings and friend
ship, if for no other end.
This place, as well as every other part of
Nevada county, is making strides of unex pected
rapidity in the way of improvement; and when
| say improvement | use the word in its most
extended sense applying to everything, archi-
tectural, agricultural, educational, moral, and
religious, calculated to promote the positive
welfare of our people, and to augment the IA
cilities for contentment and happiness.
The white cottage on the hill side, peasingly
enVironed by fertile gardens of vegetables and
flowers of variety and tasteful culture-the neat
school house, full of faces all joyous with smil-
ing youth-the church Of expansive size and
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the store, the apartment of the artifcer, all
built in the most substantial and enduring man
ner sufficiently evidence 10 the intelligent and
reflective mind that the mountain heights Of Cal
ifornia-tbe Italia OF North America--will re-
cord on the dingy pages Of time the complicat-
ed and exciting history Of an adventurous an
nea+ry r.ua posterlCJ r0t uuwor bv OF ;t = jtti
and enterprising paternity Let us remember,
that wisdom may become Us in al that we do,
that in these Sierras We are nCl temporary
abIderS, buS permanent residents
AS with individuals so with towns, cities and
countries, the amount of improvement generally
sustains a ratio corresponding to the extent OF
resources
The resources of Grass Valley at present
consist principally, "a most entirely, in mining
in its various departments, and lumbering.-
This last, probably, is not so well appreciated
have taken some little care to ascertain the
amount and value Of this business. The num-
Der of feet of lumber manufactured daily with
in the limits of Grass Valley may be set down
at $4,000 feet. This as about one-sixth of il
is planed at Winchester's and the Mt. George
Mills, will average $50 per 1000 feet, making a
gross income from this branch of nearly $1,000
per diem.
I must say, Mr. Editor, that of late you have
done two things that commend you to the pub
lie you seek to benefit, and distinguish your
Journal by the character Of its editorials from
others in the state. / allude, first to your lead
er in late issue on the advantages and impor
tance of expensc!ess incorporation of our towns
and, secondly in your last, in relation to the
organization of common schools, and the draw
ing of the common school fund wherever it car
be done throughout the state. 1t is to be hoped
that these measures will be properly appreciated
and practised by the public.
Sluice diggings of great richness have beer
discovered three miles below here on Vol
Creek, that prospect from 20 to $50 cents te
the pan, by Stephen Lay, pike county man
They are christened Uncle Sans Diggings. -
Steve, as unsophisticated as he is big, raw
boned, strong, and good-natured, had ridlcu-
lous fight over these diggings, that I'll some
time tell you about.
On the evening Of Sunday last, by posters nu
mcrousiy circulated through town, meeting
was announced to be held at the Alta saloon
for the purpose of making arrangements for a
Public Dinner, in honor of S. G. Richardson
who is about leaving for the Atlantic States
am unaware of what has been done.
The Congregational church under the paste
raj charge of Rev. Mr.. Hale, will be dedicated
to the service of God on Sunday next by Rev
Mr.. Benton of Sacramento.
Cupid and Hymen are busy-the one is in
defatigable in creating amours, the other in eel
ebrating nuptials. Two Weddings are on foot
for the next week. We shall soon raise children
of our own.* Yours truly, w. A. P.
*We congratulate our friend on his gooc
prospects. We were not aware he designed get
ting married.-ED.
| Who IS Hs?-A writer in Putnams Mag
azine says that "the man who will be President
of the United States in 1900, is in all likeli-