Volcano weekly ledger., 1855-11-03
Correspondence of the Weekly Ledger.
AoEpucr CRY, Oct, 30, 1850

soon Many OF her klnureu oi othcI MINUS 49,
ages ago. still live in the muteness Of their walls
or nt best but speak the imperfect language o
their sen-boards But Volcano speaks II wa'
but Saturday last we first heard her voice in ouT
streets. along the thoroughfares among The people
in the cabins Of the miners, the rooms Of the ner
chants. the shops Of the workmen, and the homes
of the children May her voice. be the voice oi
truth and utility, and morality, so that from il vi
may reap the fruits Of more extended knowledge
She speaks Of herself with a smile Of joy for the
present, and with bright and golden hope she
speaks Of the future. SO may II be for her
If her young sister AoEDucr had voice, what
would she say? Could she talk We fear not
Do not those who famsh on the desert, for want Of
rafer. lose the use Of their voices before they f.
nally die? We appeal to the Medical fraternity,
and TO the hundreds Of our people who have mar
rowy escaped the dangers of the Utah deserts. In
vain does Aqueduct pursue the mirage Of the des-
ert, tpromises Of water) but what delusion Itvan-
ishes it keeps ahead il constantly appears on the
distant landscapes Il serves to intensity the pangs
Of th-st by contrast she looks up TO the blue en-
pirean and prays but there is not tear of sympa-
near reduced to fall among the hot sands that mi
rage again appears. II seems nearer. 1t is not a
delusion this time says one, but another says 1t is
the mirage still For her sake we trust that this
refreshing river that appears but lilteway ahead
may prove real and the end Of the weary desert
travel If so, then soon will she talk but for the
present If she could speak II would be to say, With
the great Cesar in his sieknes, "Gve me some
drink
We think she would say so If she spoke truth.
How much better for every reason, would IL be
could every town utter not their happiness or mis-
fortunes but the reasons of such Our queenly
cities on the shore and the plains Of the valley
would in their moments of dullness lift up their
voices and cry, the easiest dggings are exhaust
ed \" and then in their moments of reflection, they
would call aloud on their rich populations TO 60
and open the costlier mines" They would beseech
this for their own sakes.
Where once did we find deserted streetsl tenant
less houses? customerlcss counters? unclaimed
riches Of minesl Such places once were Placer
vile, Diamond Springs, Mud Springs, and a host
of others In the year 1851. But water came. Be
hold the transition Not less marked will be the
change in Aqueduct City when water shall have
circulated among the hills Of her habitation.
Money makes the mare CO." and pray tell us
where the money is to come from, if not out of the
ground' lnyain does credit try to supply the cash
Credtrides very well at the start, and on short
trips; but very soon he wears himself out, and the
mare too, so that neither can "gon
Whether apropos Of mares or not, will say, that
while am writing this, there is quite sight to be
in the street before our door In the shape
Of a California mustang mare, l2 years old, being
broke to work in harness. The process has been
going on for some hours and though foaming with
sweat and much exertion, yet she seldom moves a
step without accompanying il with divers aseents
Of her heels into the open air and they are dec-
cedy bloody heels" too, as our friend, Jack Fat,
would say-for, from kicking the traces. blood
hows profusely. While we receive from this an
impressive argument Of the necessity of teachinS
the young in the way they should go, and when
they get old, &c. Yet we are not SO stupid as to
require that we should approach near enough to re-
ceive more forcible and impressive lesson from
her heels as their joints crack, whip-lke against
the air. Mr.. Tanner, who has charge of this wild
fury, seems as invcterately determined upon break
ing her as ever was Van Amburgh upon tanning
lion, though we doubt the possibility of making
safe work-horses Of California mustangs.
Though the principal subject of reflection here
(as in other dry camps is in regard to the various
little money-making operations, (among which
cord-wood cutting seems to be favorte,) necessary
to meet current expenses suntil it rains,r vet we
think that there are objects of science sufficient to
divert for moment our attention from ordinary
things
Chief among these is the geology of one of our
hills which stands just east of the large reservoir
of the Jackson Water Company. A shaft sunk up
on 1t, after reaching depth of some sixty feet
struck a soft blue rock, which could be broken up
however, in blocks, by hand blows from the pick
In this rock are innumerable traces of leaves of
trees of many varieties. Some of these obtained
perfectly preserved, some Of which send accom-
panying this communication. On penetrating into
this rock few feet lt"became frmer, and blocks
were taken out which were evidently fragments of
trees in quite degree Of petrfaction. Under this
were found boulders, and other water deposits
oyerlaying slate bedrock. This formation is
page in the history of the hills and its location is
well worthy Of visit from passers-by.
NIL DESPER.
R1- Since the fight of Santa Anna from
Mexico, it has been a question who was the
proper party to receive the three millions due
on the Gadsden purchase Santa Anna had
assigned it to individuals Our government
has decided to pay it to the existing govern