Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-11-21
WEAvERvIILE CALIFORNIA SATURDAY, NOVEMBER q, 1857.
The Claimant of all the Rich Quartz.

In one Of the quartz mining camps through
which passed in the course of my travels, aud
where all the mines are upon the same lead, OBJ
served some rich specimens of quartz rock on the
counter of one of the hotels was Informed that
they came from u mine close by which | visited
u few days afterwards. Happening to ask the
proprietor whether those specimens dld come
from his mine. was surprised when. after con
siderable hesitation, he replied Well, don't
like To answer such questions. have got my
self into several scrapes hy saying that rock did,
or did not, come from my mine Afterwards he
informed me, that certain parties. who were
specnlatng in quartz in the neighhorhood, with
out his knowledge, had either stolen, or else OBJ
tanned from the workmcn. rich specimens OF rock
from his lead, and taking them to San francisco,
had cndeavUred to use them in dsposlng OF poor
leads to capitalists by representing that they had
been taken taken from the leads they offered for
sale and that plenty of rock of that quality was
to be had. &c. | was surprised Mt the charge,
knowing how easily specimens are obtained, aud
also how precisely similar is all the quartz OF that
ncighhorhuod.
A few DAYS after was presented by this gen
tleman with rather rich specimen of his rock.
which also exhibited the peculiartles common to
all the quarts of that neighborhood. with the re-
mark there, that's the kind of rock we get from
our mine aud If anywhere In the State You ever
see n piece of rock like that you may take your
oath in minute, that it comes from oar ieId'-'
| NcCtnleU lnP NptCllncu Win luuuhNs uuN eupNkut
to myself: If there is ever any such swearing us
that to be done | would sooner you did 1t than
H.
Calling few days after at q mine well known
to be on the same lend, but n little lower down
saw number of very rich specimens that had
just been disodgcd by blast taken from u
shaft They were fully equal to any others in the
neghborhood, There remarked the proprietor
you see what kind of rock we get from our dd !;
aud yet the proprietor OF the -- lead has been
swearing to every one. that had to steal spec-
mems from hiS lead and palm them oil ms my own
to make good showing in favor OF my mine, and
to sell ii by, Why. confound such mani |
will he able to buy out dozen such claims MS his,
just ms soon as get my mine open. My claim is
now worth ten OF his with all the work he has
done on it. | tell you, I've struck the main lead,
and he is only on u sort OF spur-a mere of-shoot
from it,
These little exhibitions of jealousy between
persons who we're entirely independent of rach
other, and both possessed Of really rich claims,
amused me not little ; and | was informed that
this was the style in which they usually spoke Of
each other. There was II person at II claim aud
m II situated Just between them, upon whom both
parties were In the habit of calling, and some
times they would be there within half nm hour OF
each other. The first would say Has --
b IN showing any more rich specimens stolen
from my lead, aud saying they came from his
shatisY Aud then he would add = | despise
man who who would steal rich specimens to sell
poor leads by Presently, the other one coming
along would ask Well, has any body been
stealing more Of ----'s specimens; Whose
rock is the last he has been claiming? Why,
conlound the fool he thinks there is no rich rock
In California but his own. | wonder he dom
have the Alisons arrested for stealing his rock
They must have got il from his lead for It, rich,
and that's the way he knows his rock, intend
10 buy him out at his own pr CO. when get my
L. au1 I'D Ibun u.Il .ai ..in !
wouldn't take much to purchase whole tribe of
men like him.
The truth Of the matter was, that the spcoi.
mems which had given rise TO the charge of steal
ing had come from neither one claim nor the
other, but had been loaned by the owner Of the
middle claim to the owner OF the lower one to
exhibit as samples Of the kind of rock which
would certainly be obtained npon opening his
claim. The richness Of the rock | saw taken
taken out, fully demonstrated tho truth OF that
promise, and the parties who loaned the money
were not deceived. - Cor. Bulletm.