San Andreas independent., 1857-11-07

CARSON HILL AND ANGELS CAMP
Having just returned from visit to Car
son Hill and Angels Camp, Calaveras
county, | have thought that slight
sketch of matters and things there might
be interesting to your readers
Carson Hill is no longer what it was
in 81 and 50, with its four thousand
miners and traders, &c. Its present dull
and ruined appearance would almost Gre
ate the belief that the decline of its once
brilliant prosperity has been followed by
an unfortunate want of confidence and
an apathy truly deplorable. Still, there
is no doubt, that a judicious Investment
of capital at this place, will some day rem
der it formidable rival, to its, at pres
ent, more than active neighbor, Angels
Camp. 1t was quite refreshing, after
leaving the deserted Carson region, to
arrive at Angels, amidst the busy hum
of an evidently prosperous town, where
were heard the constant stamping of many
mills and the whistling of engines, work
ing night and day. Still more crafty
ing was it to observe, at Angels, the ex-
istence of temples of worship, halls of
temperance, and well attended schools
On Monday, October 10Th, splendid
new steam mill, on the Chrystal Mine,
was started, and the occasion was duly
celebrated by the presence of many neigh
bors who partook of the hospitality of
Ran,on,,, u Vontu-ortb +bo .,,,oooee of
whose enterprise was enthusiastically
drank in bumpers Of champagne. As
usual on such occasions, sundry appropri-
ate speeches were made; that of Mr..
Davis being remarkable for great amount
of sensible and instructive information on
the geological formation of the immediate
vicinity. | would like to give some notes
of this speech, but the matter is too
lengthy for my present letter. An old
and long-talked-of project, of giving a
new name to the upper portion of the dis
trict known as Angels Camp, was bro't
up, and it was unanimously agreed that
the fast increasing settlements, from the
new mill, north, towards the Cherokee
House, for about one mile, should be
hereafter known as i" Winterton," in COM
pllment to the Messrs. Winter, to whose
energy and perseverance the present pros
porous state of the quartz mining inter-
est in the district, is acknowledged to be
mainly due.
Of the "Winter lead,' enough has
been already said but may as we'll men,
tion that, on being favored with a view
of the certificate of a London assay house.
| found that Mr.. Winter did not send
ton of ore-as might be inferred from
late article in the Bulletin-but only a
small specimen of sulphureted rock, which
yielded at the rate of 1,722 or, or about
$50, 900 per ton. As yet, no quantity of
ore has been sent to Europe; but unless
California enterprise is promptly directed,
by competent and honest men, to the
erection of suitable metallurgical works
for the purpose, there is no doubt but
that large quantities will be eventually
shipped. The only partially developed
riches of this region are already so great
as to warrant the immediate direction of
capital to this object. Within the dis
tance of three quarters of mile, the fol-
lowing mills are already erected and in
operation
Fretz, steam mill, 10 stamps; Winters,
water-whcel, II do; Hill, water-wheel,
a do; Mailman, water-whcel, Il do;
Chrystal, steam, II do; Brodie, steam,
8 do; Bouton, steam, 4 do; Baker & Co,
water, TO-
And in course of erection in the vicin-s
ity, there are the following mills: Par