The Sierra citizen., 1854-08-19
Downieye Sierra County, California Saturday. August 49, 1854


he took piece from his pocket and stuck
it in about the roots, and then commenced
scratching away with his knife. Pretty
soon along comes Mr.. Gold-seeker, and
just as he passed the tree Jack picked out
the slug; greeny didn't know what to
make of it, so he downed blankets to
pitch in alongside of Jack. "No
you don't; this is my tree; go and find one
for yourself"
Here the Major has omitted the eli
max to Jacks plot against the greenhorn,
or we have lost page Of manuscript, and
will have to fill it out by presuming that
"Pike" finally climbed the tree to get the
slugs out of the bark !
Foster had the first store at the forks,
which was built of two logs and tent
stretched over them. Slater sold the
goods-potatoes, three dollars pound
&ater-"Two pounds of potatoes? hadn't
you better take three? you know I havn't
any change" "Well, give us three" Sla--
ter weighs out the price of them with a
half ounce weight, and junk Of lead to
make the dollar. He is not the only ore
] have seen ask person to take twenty
pounds instead of ten when his purse was
pretty full, and then again, when it was
"book it" won't eight pounds do? the
scales won't weigh any more.." Hes sold su-
gar and butter, also, three dollars pound.
AS we were out of diggings those
days, we thought it best to get a small
supply of "Oh, be joyful" and, sending
out general invitation, the fun COM
menced; and we kept it up pretty we'll for
some time, when proposition was made
to drink all the whisky and brandy at the
forks; SO one was despatched to Slater to
see what he would sell all he had fer. He
would not sell it by the Wholesale, as he
only had part of one keg; but to oblige us
would sell what he could spare! In the
meantime Whisky Jack was at an under
hand game-a small private spec. He
bought all the Eeg contained at ten dollars
bottle, and slowed them away in the
snow st the back Of the cabin until the
boys got dry, which was not very great
while. We thought we'd have to dry up,
or send down to meet the train that was
expected, when one of them said he would
give an ounce for bottle. Jack thought
it was about time to dispose of his grog-
shop, before any more came up, and
| brought in one bottle-after that was out
he thought he could get another. All this
time none of them knew that he had it in
the snow, as he pretended to have gone a
long distance for it, and in an hour or two
come stamping the snow from his boots
and tbs bottle rolled up in his coat. He
would tell us how deep the snow was be-
tween this and down the river, and it was
as little as we could do to invite him to
help himself after such tramp He
would go behind the cabin and listen to
them wishing Jack would comeback soon !!
A SHREwD REMARK.-Prinse Hilohilo,
a member of the House of Mobiles in the
the Hawaiian Government, in late re-
port made by him to the agricultural So
ciety of Honolulu, says: "the natives Of the
Sandwich Islands are like other people
when the scriptures coincide with their
prejudices they believe in them deyoutly."
GRASS vALLEY.-The Telegraph says,
'The march of improvement in our
thriving village is still attracting the
attention of all who visit us. Our
streets are being graded and improved
new buildings are in process Of erection
and old ones are repairing; families are
constantly moving to this locality, trade is
looking up, new and rich strikes are every
day heard of in our Immediate mining vi
cinity, and cheerful faces tell us that gene.
raj prosperity is the order Of the day.
The CITIZENS OF PLUMAs COUNTY are
holding convention at Nelson Greek to
day, for the purpose of agreeing upon
some point for the location of their County
Seat. An effort will be made to concili-
ate all parties, and have the matter ami.
cably and satisfactorily adjusted.
The point pitched upon will, most like
ly, be in the American Valley.-Moun-
tain Messenger, dug. II.
1t is ESTIMATED, that to count the mo-
ney dug from the mines of California, in
silver dollars at one second, would re-
quire fraction over thirteen years, allow
ing twelve hours to work each day.