The Empire County argus., 1854-06-24
Correspondence of the Argus.

VoLCAyovILLE, June 20ih, 1854
FRIEND ARGUS That | am not an interested
advertiser writing ad captapdum, you will readily
believe when told that the pay of writer and prin-
ter is precisely equal And lest should seem to be,
and what write be classed by the Journal among
the 'Alunchausen stories Of the interior papers, |
will even divest my object of its azure hue No
borrowed accessories required to lend notorlety
to n region, the known wealth Of whose leads and
deposites Of gold attested alike 10y the SUI face
speculations of the scientific and the under ground
researches of its net arays successful but euer hope
full and industrious population. Township No. l.,
awaits no new announcement to be colon eel. And
your humble friend, Briareus, having taken census
of the unterrifed representatives of its 'squater
sovereignty. could not wish, even though he were a
politician the addition of single sovereign to the
number He proposes merely, to report some OF the
mining and business aspects of its several localities
IT, than Others the mining and business import
ancc of this place has been less prominent in the
past it projects farther into the future In its near
vicinity, is the once equally coveted and celebrated
ou,r!z ,c,d. first owned ly three distinct COM
panies, two Of which were united under a
oh utor in May, 81. W tn the corporate me
Of The Volcano Quartz Min ng Comp n ,
thus consolidated. the and hopeful Company
onened an Office at 7S Broadway New York. where.
accompanied by piece Of quartz taken from the
lead weighing llS lbs and containing S25OO Of
nurc gold it opened its bucks for subscriptions to II
capital stock Of S5o0000, on shares of 100 each
Besides ,his large rl &c n.el, smal e bui richer
ones in the hanis Of the Co.'S agents were held up
to the greedy gaze of the Crystal Palace and were
among the most admired 'on exhibition. piece
from the same lead, weighing in gross 30 ozs., and
supposed to contain 5000. nay he seen by calling
upon Richard Murphy. Esq. at the Office OF Adams
& Co.. Georgetown. 10 see it is well worth IL walk
across the miniature broadway of the place
Now friend Arg,S, am not going to write
stock obbcrs jeremiade. nor grow doorous over the
decline of this Co.'S fortunes But is it not strange
that it has failed to.scl stocks accompanied 10y such
tempting evidences of its value that founded on
such rock it should tetter to its fall. And yet it
is not more matter of surprise than of fact that it
has utterly failed to accomplish any thing in its
corporate capacity Nor is this more true than the
popular estimates Of all such undertakings like the
beggars thanks wait on fortune Hence. having
provoked no bpci JM and ber ba ting in Wall
Street. the stock Of the Company. and its metallic
basis as WELL excite but little interest and inquiry
ut home.
But the valuable and yet convertible lead, minus
a few thousand in SWartWouei specimens is us rich
as ever and holders are firm The Company and
its credit and cl arer may expire together and its
mill, rot down, but the yellow harvest shall yet be
gathered, and the golden grst be gronnd in other
mills and Volcanoville realize its golden age.
But it has nearer Of prosperity in the de-
post diggings in its vicinity. Otter creek and its
tributaries are to he subjected during the present
summer. to more thorough and systematic working
than ever before Those acquainted with the dig
gings and having claims. will probably average 30
Der dav Besides, on the table-land between Otter
creek md the river many ravnes and flats. that
think will nav very WELL and immediately on the
completion Of the Pilot Creek canal they Will have
to '1,gorge
This canal was projected by the FL Dorado Co..
and is progressing under the tried and energetic
suneryision of Thomas Wren, Eslr. 1t is to be the
tuiher of Waters among our 0ne-suce d.tches anu
is to run along this table!lnd ON II line so central
and on IL level high. as to be easily extended or
diverted to any part of the Township. To the ex-
pectant miners along the river 1900 feet below its
descending waters will be perfect God send from
the very windows of Heaven 1t is also another
artery to the future life of Vocanoviile, and very
important one it is. Three Companies at Mt Hope
and like number at Mt Gregory. are laundering
like 1tans in tunnels from $50 to 500 feet in length
an aggregate length Of 1900 feet. These twin
enterprises are encouraged and stimulated hy in
creasing indications OF success
Add to this survey Of the summit and central
sections of the Township, the trade and patronage
of three Stores. two hotels, a sanshter-house and
some littlo agricultural arrangements and you have
its mining and business aspects and prospects
These latter arrangements cover somewhat less OF
the earths surface than the Spanish grants but
are very nice in their way And to those en-
gagged in them it is difficult to tell which they cut
cate most, their gardens, complacent airs about
their farms and farming They have kept on plume.
ing themselves till am forced from very envy tc
ruffle their feathers.
Thelriver region remains, as preext for troub
ling YOU with another communication. in which
will itemize, epitomize, generalzs and galran'=e the
fossil poetry of the subject in half the length o
this | will then bolt the subject and try my .pren
tice hand ut politics BRtAREUS.