The weekly ledger., 1857-05-30
TRACKS OF A TRAVELLER.
My last track making was where l am at
in the vicinity of

of the hosptalities of the Michiganders and
having seen all the sights ] am better quail
fed to map the place in its due proportions.
This place is situated above the head of
navigation on that stream rendered immortal
in the poem by "The Bard of Pike" which
begins,
"On the banks of dark Mocosme
Lives peert and hanson maid,
With her loveyer, (wish he was me,)
Settin in the big trees shaid."
The poet has taken little license in the
photography of the name of the river
Cosumnes," with the accent on the first
syllable is not an easy word to rhyme, there
fore the change was necessary. Confound
this poetical depression; it has driven my
geographical train of thought entirely out of
nv head. Come to think of it, Peter Farley
did not quote poetry. If he had he would
have found himself in more straits than he
has laid down. Well, the town is pretty
much the same as it was with the exception
of new fence recently built by young
man, who rumor has it is to be made happy"
before long, according to law.
AS to the people, they are not so easily
described; mostly engaged in mining, they
are therefore of course honest, of which they
are told regularly by every ofice-seeker of
high and low degree. By-the-way, the politi
cal cauldron is beginning to simmer in this
section, not by its own heat but from the
Goals that are silly slipped under it by the
politicians from the city. Already have can
didates for all the Offices been here feeling the
public pulse and laying wires for the ap-
preaching campaign The late ball Of the
l. o. of o. f. drew together many gentle
men who have for years figured conspicuously
in political circles. OF course they were ur
banity itself, and took especial care to assure
every one that they were delighted with the
whole affair, supper and ALL
The nsidious wiles of the opponents Of the
Democracy can be seen here only in the en-
deavor to have it believed that the old Brod-
erick and Anti Broderick feud is to be revi-
we'd. The Old Guard here as well as else
where repudiate the idea of a schism, and
only ask for good men as nominees. This
has been the strong hold Of the American
party, but the great majority of those who
voted with that party last fall will, without
making asses of themselves by noisy renun-
Citations, now 90 with the Democracy; and
some will stand aloof entirely, while a few
are in for opposition The Republicans will
go with their party.
AS to news, there is but little. No "big
strikes" happen to attract the floating popu-
lation. The dggings are of various kinds,
gulch, deep, surface, bar, river and tunnel, the
last of which is just beginning to attract no
tice, good leads having been struck in lone
hill near town. and the general opinion is
that it is not the only hill which will pay for
working. The bitches here do not bring the
water in at an elevation sufficient for hy-
drauic therefore vast deal of ground is
worked at a great disadvantage. On the
bar on the north side Of the river, several
deep claims are being worked by carrying of
the top dirt in barrows and cradling that
which will pay. From where write several
convas awnings are in sight under which the
miners in these last named claims are work
ing. They remind one of so many tents for
q circus
The comet causes some talk, mostly of
humorous nature, in every assembage into
which you may "drap!p In fact whenever
conversation begins to lag the expected, fiery
visitor is sure to be lugged in by the ta-ears
| mean, to fill up the time. Such things are
god-send to difident young men-and
saves the weather from many a remark. l
think of issuing book of directions for
cometary illusions, showing how to dove-tail
it with other matters in an easy style For
instance, bashful lover when speaking of the
comet could delicately add, with sigh that
he was already being consumed by the fires
of love. But / will not unmask my plan.-
Look out for my book and the comet
Itisrumored here that there is war brewing
between the whites and Missourians the diff
Guilty originating from a man having called
corn pone Indian bread" whereat the bor-
der men took umbrage, declaring that their