Butte record., 1854-01-14
II ri1- Prc717.ss.

The fv'r1or lintrv dry weather We Qre now
having j. very unprofrah'e 70 the miners in
thi- vic nifty l. it IS almost imno~-ihle TO pro-
cnre water for nnnv Of the scclous which nrp
believed 10 contair rich dcpo~ira of the pre-
cous metal. The litrle caull-, win ling a'onc
the SIDE hills are near'y dry. aul he miners
friend. rhe gallant T M j. lnv;nr ille or da
ing 81 little THAR tie rro,luc-s are scarcply no.
ticel The wln- of wa-er is severely fl;, and
j. ueco~s1rv IN orler 20 arrive at fl r d-vel-
opmeat Of the m ner.l wealth of fhs section
The ureseat win -ar nr,ges C "a slqs ra'y hati
viii no' 10 to delan upon 'he wet % ,son. for
water sufficient 10 enable the miners to un-
earth the vast Treasure huriel deep in the hills
anil gulche~, ia the reg on extendiug from the
South fork of Fetther River to the valley
section Of country which is known to abound
in rich deposits, in many places 50 much so a.
to enable the miners to pick it up BY the aid Of
a very little water.
The richness Of this section Of California has
never been doubted hy any who have taken
the trouble to inspect it. and we have heard it
a'serte by those whose experience entities
them to belief, that nearly every foot Of ground
from the South Fork, down Middle Feather. -
the Valley, vcud yield wages if sent through
the Tom. This Sc ton embraces Forbes own.
Wyandotte, Wyman's Rayine, Cherokee Ba-
vine Sc, nearly Ill places which have been ld-
vantageousiy wor ID when water could be rro-
cured, and they have not been abandoned only
US the dry season reminded the miner that he
was at work in dry diggius" and compelled
him to prospect for places where nature had
placed her wsalth within the reach Of some
rushing rll, or impetuous mountain torrent,
and many : miner has locked Up his cabin in
the spring, posted a notice Of his claim uron
tree at the door, shoudercd his pick and pan
end wended bis way into the mountains, 30
labor until The wet season beckoned his return
We do not wish to be understood as conveying
the impression that the mines are richer in
this vicinity than those higher up in the noun
tains, for the value and extent of the Noun
tain deposits have beer too thoroughly tested
and are too well known, to permit Of such n
conclusion, But the mines Of which we are
now speaking have been worked 10. better
than four years, and have never failed in their
yield when water could be had to work with
The question then arises, since the wet sea-
son 3 have failel to work them out, how water
can be procured, il sufficient quantity to fairly
develop their extent, and their WORTH II
is practicable 10 bring tie water Of the South
Fork op these places ia sufficient quantity to
enable them to be fairly worked, should t not
be done, and done at ouce' There are several
more extensive water companies than it would
require to carry out this project, already in
operation in California, who reap 4 rich re
ward for their labor and capitol, and The mines
thus worked are not richer, than those we
have mentioned are known to be, and would
ain prove should The waters 0. tie Sou h
Fork b turned nto t IN
We hope to see this project assume, form,
shape aud vitality, an prosecuted with energy
TO successful completion, believing rs we do
tina; it would oren "a vast exten: of mining
coun.ry, and lrove Of invaluable service To
tins portion OF our yer undevelopel State So
mote it be.