Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-05-30
SpAN1sHrnwN. May % d.

FRIEND CRosETTE-SIR; Having seen
nothing from these ''.Nefarious Mountain"
since we gloried in our nancy battles. and
believing that hard times has removed all
that would deprive us Of the name of a Sun
day go to meeting com nlunity, and that we
can now assume with IMMUNITY our proper
position, have therefore in view of these
facts taken the liberty of scribbling these
few lines which you eau take for what they
are worth and credit them to the comet.
Our town has assumed rather a lively ap-
pearance for the past few days owing to the
Jordan Fill Tunnel having struck through
the rim rock, and found the precious metal
in profusion. How large their prospects
are I cannot say, as | have not had the op
portunity Of visiting them, but judging
from all accounts. | am of the opinion that
the diggings are rich and extensive at auy
rate find most of the honest miners who
have visited them think they will do to bet
on, and are preparing to follow the example
of the pioneer company in the way of tun-
Melting and take the desperate chances Of
their pay part on the "fother side Of Jor-
dam
Town property has advanced about one
hundred per cent since the Jordan pros
pect, and you see our folks wearing cheer
full couuteuances, opening wide their doors
to let old SCI peep once more into the pre-
cnts of solitude and chase from cxistance
the gloom which has for the last few months
been an inhabitant of our Mountain home.
have been informed by those intimately
acquainted with the ditch affairs, that the
water will actually reach us in the course
of few weeks as it has been turned in ut
,he head and as soon as the dry portions can
be puddled and little fioomihg done, we
will have plenty of water. bpt we are a lit
tie sceptical and not disposed to believe until
we see, as this would only make about the
thousandth time we were disappointed,
therefore we will withhold an an expression
Of our hopes and fears
The Jordan Hill quartz ledge am told is
being opened and is preparing for machinery
which is on its way.
At Yankee Hill the Virgin claim will
very probably have their mill completed
anu III WoIkiuH OrueT uurinR Inc coming
week, and from what have seen of their
diggings | of the opinion that their
claim will average more gold to the man
than any ledge that has been opened in this
county. The Butte Quartz Mining Company
are also progressing finely with their works,
and they expect within month to have their
claim opened and ready for machinery.
These claims--the Virgin and Butte Quartz
Mining Company adjoining on the same ridge
possesses peculiar advantages for the success
tul working of which no other lodges in
this section does, being located on the ridge
where tunnels can be run to the Ledge sew.
eral hundred feet below the surface and
the quartz extracted at a small expense
There are many other claims which have
been prospected lately and found to be ricf
on which machinery will be erected durine
the coming season, among which are barley
MeCleland & Co., Benny & Co., Cross y Co.
and others too numerous to mention
Knowing printers to have peeullhr aver
sion to long communications, and most par,
ticularly when not very interesting ana
having peculiar regard for their feelings
will bid you adios in a hurry. More POGO
tempo. PHhLIA'