San Andreas independent., 1857-11-14
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
Trip Through the Mines.

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On Sunday last, we started on gen
eral prospecting tour, southwark and east
ward, to see our old subscribers, get new
ones and raise !" grand cash" to meet tn,
urgent necessities of importuning, dun
ming creditors. Taking time by the fore
lock, and Messrs Dillon & Co. S stage fol
Angels, we hied into the to us, unknown
regions, where the INDEPENDENT dotf
most circulate. At Lower Calaverita.
the neighboring miners were all assem-
bled to assist in elevating monster foot
log across the creek. Some forty mer
were busy log-rolling, (mustachios of the
Argus, local items, we don't betray /
confidence or tell "Jig whopper'' il
saying it, } the greatest number at the bic
end, just like politicians hosting candi
dates into ofhce-the least requires small
est stassistance. We noticed the new quartz
discoveries near Scott's bridge, and be.
leve the iron and other sulphurets to be
equally as rich as those of the Angel lead
Seven or eight claims have been taken
up, but on account of the recent rains
but little prospected Lower Calaveritas
Is dull place with only two stores, and
but little trade. The San Antonio ditch
supplies water to the mining region be.
tween Calaveritas and the Hawk Eve -
the water had just commenced running
and miners were making and setting theil
slulces for the winter campaign.
FoRMAN's RANcH-At the Fourth
Crossing We ''smiled" with mine host and
noted some fine road Improvements in
the shape Of three large stone piers. of
solid masonry being built under the
bridge. Mr. Eppley is the contractor.
We are indebted to Milt = for numerous
favors, and to the EYiriir, for much GOOD
teettng. Like the gods, in smoke, we
rolled away over the nicely planked bridge,
only wishing that we had the genius of
Homer or ANNIE" to sing of the divin-
ity that there reigned uppermost in the
Elysian fields Of "superanuated" memory.
Oh! Tim, had you been there, "ker-
'souze' you would have went, mustachois
and all, into the angry flood of slum-
gulllon struggling for vent beneath the
piers of the bridge. Old Jovc's biggest
thunderbolt would not have saved YOU, nor
that Goldfish sweetheart's daguerreotype
improved the picture. Mining, of the
placer order extensive, down and up the
creek-also, on the southern slopes of the
hill.
At the Hawk Eye ranch, we noticed
mining preparations also, some quartz
mining.
AtFrench Camp, mile north of Hawk
Eye, are some rich claims. Agriculture
Is a pursuit Of some note in this vicinity:
several fine fields are now being success
fully cultivated, on the different ranches
Ill the neighborhood.
W WINTERToN.-By general consent, we
believe, the new town at the forks of the
road, Is to be called Winterton 1t is a
beautiful place, favorably located, and
unsurpassed in facilities for large and
prosperous town-wood and water con-
venlent, level plateau to build on, wide
and straight streets, and the finest noun
tain scenery, north and south, in full
view. Mr. L. j. Frazier, who is largely
Interested in the enterprise, has Just fin
ished an elegant residence. Mr.. C. s.
Reeves is building fine cottage resi-
dence, and dozens of others are now 90
ing up A new Foundry, of large size,
has just been built, by \. Gardner, J.
NJ. Wooster 4 Co., and new Restaurant
by VIM. Bates. The finest house in the
place, Is two story, cut-stone building.
put up by Mr.. b. r. Prince, an Italian !;
the lower story is used by the proprietor
for his store and ware e-house; in the upper
story is an elegant and wel-furnished
billiard saloon. The building is one of
the finest in the county. The Foundry
Will soon be prepared to cast all the reoui-
site quartz machinery used in the neigh
borhood. The Specimen Hill Quartz
Company are having all their machinery
cast at the Winterton Foundry. Mr.. j.
Ward and IL. Nininger have fine saloons.
and good supplies of everything requisite
to health, wealth and recreation. not for
getting roast beef, plum pudding and
lager beer
QUARTZ MILLs-Between Winterton
and Angels is the extensive quartz lead
which has given such an impetus to trade
and enterprise, in the vicinity. In less
than years time over fifty quartz mills
will be running, crushing the rock and
suppurating the imperceptible small par
tlcles of wealth, to swell the golden tide
which necessarily GIBBS and flows on the
commercial ocean. Proceeding down the
gulch towards Angels, the first mill is
that of Fretz & Co., built year ago it
is idle now, waiting for greater supply
of rock, before commencing operations.
1t is steam mill of seven horsepower
engine, (?) and runs 10 stampers, 50Ofbs.
each, good machinery and all the i'm
proved facilities, and cost near SO, 900.
The rock is of the grey quartz and the
gold in pyrites and pockets, the same as
the quartz in the vicinity
No. 2.-The next claim is the Messrs.
Winter 4 Bro, so well known as to be
almost useless for us to mention it
Their mill is water power, has IL stamp
ers, 5O0fbs. each, wheel 80 feet diameter.
and crushes eighteen to twenty tons of