The Nevada Democrat., 1857-02-04
san Inan Correspondenee.
NORTH SAN JUAN, Jan. 20, 1887

NORTH San JUAN, Jan. 20, 1887.
Editor Democrat Our town begins to assume
its usual cheerful aspect, and though our citi-
Gems have lost their standard topic of converse
ton 1.-THE merits of the strife between miners and
ditchmen) we feel that we are greatly the gain
ers by the resumption of operations. OF the
cause Of the strike need not speak.-its ''ef-
feet" on the business Of the town, has been Sc
verely felt and as the matter has resulted,
cannot see who are the gamers in the contro-
versy,-not the miners, for the difference in
price of water 81 cts will hardly compensate
them for the idle time they have passed,-not
the ditch companies for their water has been
running to waste, and surely not the merchants
and traders for operations in town have been
almost entirely suspended
The strife is now ended. and hear no COM
plants except on the part of those few, who,
not being ready to work, were anxious that the
strike should continue. Smiling faces are gen.
orally worn, and operations in town and in the
diggings are being carried forward with great
vigor The latter is shown in the large receipts
of gold dust, in the various offices for its pur-
chase here, on Saturday and Sunday last, and
the former, through the ringing of the hammers
and the clicking of the trowel.
Improvements are going on apace-brlck
buildings in the various stages towards compile
ton, namely: FINISHED" 'going up, and
"thought of note the confidence of our citizens
in the permanency of the town-and neat dwell
lings, on the hills around surrounded by shade
and fruit trees, and embryo gardens, note that
'household gods" are erected in our midst.
Families are still settling among us. few
weeks ago, the school marshal in taking the
census of the number of children, found eighty
families in the town proper, with fair average
of the young responsibilities.
The various benevolent societies are flourish
ing here. A few weeks since the Odd Fellows
organized under the title of San Juan Lodge,
No. CT, with the following officers: NJ. Craddock.
N. G.; Geo. D. Dornin, V. G.; W. Clegg, Sec;
]. L. Gaskell, Treas. A hall for the use of the
fraternities is talked of and another season will
probably see one erected.
Water is abundant, though neither ditch is
running its full capacity; when the climate is
more genial, so that the head of the bitches will
not be encountered, we jewellers in town, will
have some 5000 inches of water running in fine
fumes over our heads, for the use of the miners
on the hills about us.
| A petition, applying for charter of incorpo-
ration has been in circulation, but the usual
fear of the expense has prevented its success in
obtaining signatures The matter has perhaps
been rather prematurely brought up. though
the safety of property and the quiet of the town,
require some authority to restrain the vicious
and careless.
Much complaint is made at the negligence of
the Washington officials in the matter of our
Post Office Over six months have elapsed since
a petition with 500 sgners was forwarded and
we are yet obliged to look to other Offices for
our mail matter. 1t is hardly fair, that the
third town in size, in the county, should be
without proper mail facilities. IT'S said the
''press' has mighty influence, can it help us
| in this matterf
That newspaper" has not yet made its APP
pearance. In the proper hands think one
could be sustained here. We have the entire
ridge, from Woods crossing to Moore's Flat as
II field of operation. The scmi-occasional APP
pearance Of the "San Juan Pioneer" was look
ed for with Impotence and read with much sat-
isfactlon; hardly know how to account for its
non-appearance recently, unless its labor in
bringing forth the pictorial" was too much for
its constitution. think however, if the citizens
can ''stand the press" it will soon be issued on
u permanent basis.
"NoUs VERRoNs."