The Placer herald., 1857-11-14

Iue 0late' Men l1uu upon our snOres Wlttl
stout hearts and willing hands, but none Of
this worlds goods. They betake themselves
to the mines to try their fortunes, and in
time they may accumulate few thousands,
which in many instances is invested among
the very men who complain so badly against
their neighbors in the "diggings." Many a
honest-hearted, hard-handed miner, whose
only wealth is his pick and shovel, log hut,
and sound constitution, would be glad to
have property upon which to pay taxes, and
would willingly exchange places with the
grumbling valley men, and pay the tax
cheerfully on improved farms, thriving herds,
and comfortable homesteads.
This querelous Santa Clara Grand Jury
find that their farmers have suffered in
their crops by drouth of three years, and
what little was remaining beyond the amount
Of their own consumption has been eaten up
by taxes. This is certainly bad if it is true,
but how little comparison will their loss bear
to the continued illsuccess of thousands Of
miners, who have yet to have one CLEAN Of
the sunshine smile of fortune Who have
worked months in the rivers, and when their
labors were finally promised reward, the
showers Of heaven in few hours carried
their property and hopes away upon the
bosom of the flood. Who have worked
many weary hour, night and day, through
adamantine rock, to experience in the end
heavy loss and disappointment; and who fire.
quently have to wait months before the skies
will yield the element that will alone enable
them to make ordinary wages. Santa Clara
farmers may have severe trials, but if they
possess half the patience and fortitude of
the hopeful Miners they will have enough
to immortaize them and their Grand Jury
beside.
1t is to be hoped that the dernier resort,
so mysteriously limited at in the closing part
OF the above paper, may not have reference
to anything tragical. We know that big
lot of tea and much blood was spilled, dur
ing Revolutionary days, about the same
thing of which this Grand Jury complains
Taxation without Representation we
would certainly deprecate measures so ex-
treme at this time, in California. Will no.
thing else but blood answer?
New 1rEM.-The Sacramento locals have
come into possession of new standing item
The late freshet in the American has caused
sand bar to form across the Sacramento,
opposite the city, that promises to be a seri-
Gus obstruction to navigation The ferry
boat has had to change its landing from |
to the foot of street. to find deeper water
The bar has given rise to much discussion
among Sacramentans some contending that
another flood will wash it away, and hers,
that it will be increased in size. We have
no opinion to offer on that subject but our
Sacramento contemporaries will remember
the warning we gave them few weeks ago:
that when the winter floods came they might
look for more ''hogs backs" than previously
familiar to them; and we now find that a
two days rise has caused bar to form of
twelve feet in hight in week.
A weeks rain in the mountains, we be-
lieve, would carry an amount of sand and
mud to the Sacramento that would materi-
ally effect the navigation of that river. The
Sacramento bar is the first deposit from the
mountain banks. There is plenty more of
the same sort left
GRAND JuRY.-The Grand Jury were en-
panelled on Wednesday morning, and
consists of Messrs. Joseph Colgan, Fore
man, I. B. Uotchkiss, II. c. Ladd, VIM.
Collins, j. S. Colgrant, E. L. Watson, NJ.
B. Tubbs, Danl. Orr, VIM. Wright, Wm.
II. Hardy, George Mares, Geo. Humphreys
J. L. Goosbury, Austin Morgan, E. Mandel,
Geo. Culum, f. Ii. Kelly, N. L. Day, Chas.
Ivis, Geo. Bishop, j. Carter.
POSTPONED AGAIN.--Miss Emma Stanley
was advertised for this place on Monday
and Tuesday evenings last; but being taken
il. in Nevada the performance was postpon-
ed until Thursday and Friday; and we are
now requested by the agent to state, that
from the continued indisposition of Miss
Stanley, her PEI formance is indefinitely post
poned. Due notice will be given when the
lady is able to resume her engagement
BALL AT ToDD's VALLEY.-Mr. Danforth,
Of the Long Island House, at Todd's Valley,
intends giving Ball on Friday evening,
November 9th. The lovers of dancing are
solicited to attend. An excellent supper,