Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1856-02-14
California Correspondence.
NEVADA, Jan 2, 1856.


am induced to write you.
Nevada is situated 75 miles from Sacra-
mento, and is place of some Importance, in
an extensive mining locality, and supplies
a large scope of country above, with provis
ions, and the necessaries Of an every day
lie. The population Of Nevada is atou'
5000, has five handsome Churches, and
many large and substantial bricks, with good
schools, Theatres sc.
Within the past two or three weeks
great deal of rain has fallen, but as yet do
ing but little good, except TO give the min
ing population a warning that the "raiuy
season" would soon be on hand, and shower
down in torrents the long looked for article /,
-water-whch this State is so much de-
pendent upon. The eyes Of the miners be-
gin to gllsten with JOY, their pulse beat more
regular, and that melancholy look which
has SO long dweled upon their countenances
has vanished, and all appear elated, at the
bright prospects before them, and every one
who has mining claim is exerting himself
10 prepared when water comes.
The population of this county and the
State at large, are made up with people from
all parts of the world, including the Amefi-
cans, Danes, Swiss, Holanders, Portuguese,
Mexicans, and large portion from the
"fowery land" China. The latter class of
people however, are now on the decrease,
and are leaving the State by hundreds
The leavying of a So lax on their heads, per
month, by all act of the State Legislature is
more than they are willing TO stand, so they
leave for China-disgusted with California
and the people in particular. The revenue
heretofore derived by this country from the
"Chincse tax" has amounted 10 about 49,
: 000 year, now that the tax has been in
creased from SO per month 10 Sc, the
amount will not exceed, one-third as much,
for the same length of time.
f The State Legislature convened az Sacra-
mento yesterday, with goodly number oI
members in attendance. Some very impor.
: tant business will be brought before thG
Legislative body this session, in which The
people of the State at large are greatly in
S terested, and on the termination Of whicl
/ depends the advancement or digressi II o
f the interests of the State. \. [. 5. Sena
! tor is TO be elected, and should such thin!
: take place it will surprise us greatly, as i
n will be somewhat difficult 10 get any tw'
c parties 10 unite on one man.
k The Sacramento Valley Rail Road ha
e been completed IS miles distant from Sucra
e mento TO Alder creek. The road thus ia
II finished is said TO be one of no ordinary con
d strucl;on, is laid with the T. rail, and i sal
It &c combine both strength and durability
5 The locomotives are reputed to be of lin
= hest make, one is named after the Leve
n city" Sacramento" the other after thi
: county, "Nevada" 1t is the intention q
: the company building the road 10 extend
4 to Negro Bar, some so miles from Sacra
e mento, and it is quite probable that ii wi
s. be extended to this place. With view c
C the extension of the road 10 Nevada, a larg
y number of capitalists from San Franeisc'
% are investing heavily in real estate in thi
lie county, consequently it has advurced yer
ut rapidly in the past few months. Lots
le this place, that were sold 3 months sine
~ for $4OO and $500, cannot now be bougl
d, for less than $1,000 and 20Oo.
en- The prices OF stock, cattle, sheep &c
e. still remain low, with plenty in market
NO supply the demand for time TO come. f;
il Beel cattle, on foot are worth l2cts per i
nd the prices of horses and mules vary fro
$75 10 5000, head as per quality
Flour is worth SO and $40 per bare
a coffee 90 cents; sugar 20 cts. per lb
nd barley 5 cts. per lb.; venison, ducks, hs
to and 'grizzlys," have been abundant in O'
We marA ct for the past two months. "Gri
let zly roasts" sell readily so cts per poun
We venison 40 per ID. Christmas turkeys v
he ry scarce-sell at so els per lb., and CO
ue sidered rery low at that.
- Great changes are being made thrOugho
California, in moral way. There isle
led dissipation, carousing and gambling, a
more attention paid TO the cultivation OF {
Of mind than the bottle, and now instead
seeing rumbottles slrewed around the
ner's cabin, the inmates boated and fill
his we see strewed around papers and bool
Ise, and a neatness and comfort within, viii
but few years ago was total stranger
INV is true that we now and then come acros
,rs forty,niner, who prides on being one Of
n | "boys,n and still possesses the same P
pensities, but they are fast dwinding av
U Morality and industry are taking d
He hold; and in few years (when we h
INKS more ladies among us) we will see a
different state Of society.