The Nevada journal., 1854-05-26
Correspondence of tho Nevada Journal.

Correspondence of tho Nevada Journal
New ORLEANS FLAT, May Is, 1854.
Editor Nevada Journal: Without preface
we introduce you to New Orleans Flat. Thi,
steppe, stage or intervale is situated in the n
E. portion of Nevada county, about twenty,
two miles from Nevada city. 1t is perched on
the left bank of the Middle Yuba, having the
thriving towns of Moor's, Minnesota and Ne.
braska in its immediate vicinage
! The probable area is one hundred and sixty
acres, resembling in outline an irregular Glib,
oous seml-circle. Its discovery retrodates to
%, being made by party of "down Casters"
who named it Concord. The white noun
tain state or the amicable relations of its set
tement inspired the appellation To the honor
OF her sons either derivation is acceptable
Those pioneers being unsuccessful in their has
ty prospecting, decamped, shortly after locating
on bar at its base, which they also called
Concord--a name retained to the present time.
Fortune favored their efforts there, enabling
all that embraced ito 60 home with we'll
filled purses.
In 1852 a company of Southerners re-
located the fiat, and in honor of the Crescent
city, re-baptized it New Orleans Stimulated
with that tenacious and chivalric ardor which
characterises the South, they prospected, proved,
and held on to the ground, though surrounded
by many difficulties and reyerses. Many of
these can now look forward trustfully to pile,
and sincerely laud that energy and persever-
ance which guided them onward on mammon' 5
race course to the winning post.
We tottered into this place early in 1858,
foundering in snow 5 OR feet deep. Our i'm
preston was that Liberian convicts were as
comfortably loca ted and provided as our new
acquaintance of New Orleans All nature
looked forbidding, dreary and desolate.-
Cabins, claims and provisions were scarce and
easily summed in catalogues. The mines also
were unfavorable-larger abroad than at home.
Candidly, we mostly regretted the selection, and
imagined we were sold :" but obstinately re-
solved to bear company with our seducing con-
spirators. The revolutions of mining have
since reversed all unfavorable opinions the
prosperous aspect of affairs making all radiant
and smiling, which in our initiation showed
gloomy, stern and lowering. The Flat is now
dotted with numerous buildings, and contains a
population of over three hundred. aai 81
Comforts, necessaries and luxures are al ways
"on hand" and in plenty. Several stores supply
all the requisite varieties of diet and clothing
at reasonable rates. The mechanic, shops are
busy and prosperous.
Individual enterprise has erected two tenn
Piles and several shrines to the red faced bottle
nosed God of the yine-where repeated and
ardent libations are fervently quatled by a
large and jolly crowd of sincere believers -
Fortune also hath here her lustrous, glittering
exchange Offices. Her priests and devotces are
seductive and fascinating as in other sections.
Poverty, frenzy aud remorsc are always in the
train. Record to our credit that Sirens nor
Circe have here no representation or constit-
uency-though we may confess that the re-
straints and precautions of Ulysses might be
necessary to restrict conversions, were the tenn
pie opened for such amicable worship. sG; - :
ALI our ladies are honorable "coverts"--ex.
hibiting virtue and marital fidelity in their
matronly fecundity. 2 'aa4 % af.s'
Anglo American energy supplies water in
great abundance and at low rates. Our frater-
nifty are no longer green enough to take, pipe
clay for bed rock. Thirty six cuts now perforate
t,the disc ofthe fat yielding weekly crop oi
about $1,000. The above figures can be relied
on, being obtained througha clearer medium
than that Of the fallaeious mirage Of mining
reports. We call this .'doing well" for incip-
lent operations, and can confdentaily predict
heavy strikes at no very distant day. -
r The health Of this place is remarkable mo
death having occurred endimically, naturally
or accidentally, since its settlement. . By this
/ you'll not be surprised that; our doctors are
engaged in washingidirt, hosting boulders and
packing pebbles, in. lieu Of concocting medi-
cinss or prescribing recipes. .sr That we be mol
considered malicieas to- the revercd faculty o
M! DIS, we append that all professions are
ievelled to equality in our, halls Of Ploutus : :
where favors are dispensed, with that haltness
blindness and indiscrimination which are ths
| marvel aud wonder Of his motley subjects.
Is sg.anea aat faegi sa9ssl1st8s p. F.D.
John Carey has been sentenced at An
burn for Eve wears Imprisonment in th,
t State prison, for an assault with intent t
commit rape. ''iS4'~Ss.A -