Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-02-02
I'm and about Grass Valley.

1m ana 0DOuC UIdASS
We feel highly gratiied with the changes
that have taken place in and about our vii
lage within the last week. For long time
our hotels were crowded with discouraged
and pennyless miners. Landlords were
themselves in the same deplorable condition,
while as to our merchants and business men
generally, their appearance was that of men
who were forced from the "horn of plenty"
to the extreme 'little end of hard times"
Indeed some of our heaviest business men
were often heard quoting that sublime pas
sage in Shakespeare which reads
ITO be or not to be, this is the question"
Having wisely decided not to be too hasty,
however, they are now rejoicing over the
prospects of a glorious harvest, in that,
they have already commenced reaping the
rewards of their labor.
We are informed by the Agents of Banking
Houses and Express Offices, that the increase
of their gold purchases has already been 80
fold. The Quartz Mills which, for the last
two or three weeks, had suspended OPERA
tlons, are now again in 'full blast" Besides
the mills that have heretofore worked to good
advantage. there will probably be two Others
that will commence the work of crushing in
very few days-to one of these we alluded
last week; the other one referred to, is the
Gold Hill Mill, which for size, capacity and
beauty of machinery, is perhaps superior to
that of any other Quartz Mill. in either Eu-
rope or America. Mr.. Atwood, the princi-
pal and director of the company, informed
us that it is capable of crushing from lao to
$50 tons of quartz per day. We consider
this mill credit not only to Grass Valley,
but it is o credit to the State, and we sincere
ly hope, that its energetic and gentlemanly
proprietors will realize from it, the fortune
which they so richly deserve-that twill be
remunerative we have no doubt.
The Saw-Mills which were temporarily sus-
pended from running, are again doing an ac-
tive business. In short, every branch of our
mountain business and trade, is decidedly on
the improve.
AS to the miners, we are happy to say that
they are rapidly making up for the long
weeks, in which they were obliged to remain
idle. They are to be seen busily to work in
every direction throughout the mining por-
tions of our country. The mining resources
Of Grass Valley and vicinity, are perhaps
equal, if not superior to those of any other
portion of California, and though there are
already many to work within our vicinity,
yet there is room for many more. So then to
all honest and industrious men, who are out
of work, both in the valleys and cities, we
say, come on, we have room-and to spare,
we have mines, they are rich, and by indus
trlous labor, you can do profitable and safe
business in mining either for yourselves or
for Others. This week we shall notice the
mines in the vicinity of Grass Valley, only
In general manner. Grass Valley Slide,
true to its former reputation, is again alive
with its busy laborers, many of them, we un-
derstand are doing remarkably well.
AT Ureka Slide, they are also doing a cash
business; one company that we have heard Of
ere taking out an average of 200 dollars per
day.
Tnere are some very extensive works going
on In this slide. One company, we under
stand are sinking a shaft on the ton of the
hill, in order to effect which they are RUNNING
tunnel some 300 feet in length, and about
100 feet in depth in order to make drain to
facilitate the working of the shaft. tits con-
fidently believed that this entire hill is i'm
mensely rich in its gold deposits, and we
doubt not that fair prospect will make some
golden" revelations to the weary miner.
The celebrated Lola Montez diggings, which
nave heretofore created so much excitement.
have recently changed hands and will. by the
first of next week, have as high as dozen
or twenty hands at work, ferretting ont its
hidden resources.
we might also mention the work that is
sohg on at the mouth of Wood-pecker ra-
Sine' Oy company who have ever been the
.Ur'u"a'e proprietors of good diggings.
'"e'r "orK at this place is quite extensive.
And we prophecy for them handsome return.
We might mention MANY more nlocoe in
our vicinity of which high hopes are enter
'A.ned, but at present, our space will not per-
.'' before closing this article, we will call
"'sentlon to the improvements that aro oo;no
ornn ~ ~ our village. Houses are going up on
eFy street, and though there are now but
~. I c .ness in town through the dav time
y1' "rASs valley is by no means dosortad
sne sound of the hammer and the botehot tet 80 :,
nearo on every side, while the pnfs;nr of
steam engines, together with the s Nh. u
noise Of Saw-mills, and the rattlina, pplng al
Ing and humping din of Quartz Mills lear