Mountain Democrat., 1857-04-04
COrrcrroraeuse Of The Democrat.

NoLD SfKINGS, ApTll ISL, lOOL'
MESsrS. EDIroRS: Notwithstanding this
is one of tho oldest mining districts in
the State, the pcrScveriIg and induStri-
uuS miners here realize from four to eight
dollars per day to the hand. True, you
seldom hear Of big strikes" being made
in these dgsiu.E, yet there are many
claims that yield their lucky owners hand
some profits. Mr.. William Miller claim,
in the immediate vicinity Of Cold Springs
is paying twenty doliars per day to thr
hand Our worthy and c,tiu:ah!c fellow
citizen John :. Lamb, who has been IN
rather "hard streak" Tor thc last couple
Of years, purchased Il few days since, n
mining claim fey the r"u,inal SUN Of fifty
dollars. in which hc has struck pay dirt
that yields twenty five dollars per day to
the man, with prospects OF its lasting for
q year or eighteen months to come. Sue
cess attend him, say we.
But the most attractive feature of our
town at present is the Cold Spring Frank
lin Lycrum. The Methodist Church, our
place Of meeting, is ,icn>cly crowded eve
ry "Wednesday evening 10y the hardy sons
Of toll and the business men Of the place,
who take great interest in the welfare
and prosperity Of the Society, and the
fair daughters Of Cold Springs honor US
with their presence too, and encourage
us with their approving and hr"i;ching
smiles. Any enterprise that merits the
approval, countcnancp and support of the
-Iadivs musEbe-, worthy aid -laudable
one. Indeed the advantages accrting
from associations Of this character are in
alrulable-especially 80 to the young
men of California. They have n tendency
to alirnatc their affections from those al
turing hauntS Of vice and iniQuity where
many noble youth has sacrificed his
health, wealth and reputation. We have
debated many interesting questions this
winter, of which the following is one:
"Resolvcd, That the people Of California
would be justitable in regulating the
illegal indebtedness Of the State. b" The
affirmative was advocated by McssrS
Lockwood, Jones and Buttcrmorc the
negative by McsSrs. McFaruahan, Laird
and Tracy. Mr.. Lockwood's speech upon
the occasion was fine specimen Of TO-
rcnSlC clOQucncc. MT. NC aThullaH re-
marks were also pertinent and to the
point. After warm and exciting dis
cusSion, the President decided the weight
Of argument to lie in TIE negative. The
audience then voted OH :hc merits of the
question, and to their honor be it said,
they also voted in the negative unani-
mouSly; that is, they voted to pay the
entire Indebtedness of the State At
our last meeting \. Laird, ESQ.,, was elect
ed President of tho ASsorialion
Although some Of us were opposed to a
removal Of the county scat from Coloma,
we do not want old FL Dorado divided.
We arc, almost to man, against diviS-
ion. Il rcmonstrancc against it We cheer
fully signed, and petition in favor it,
has never been circulated in this neigh
borhood. 1t would be useless to send
such a petition to Geld Springs
We were pleased to notice in the Dem
ocrat of last week, the return to his old
home in FL Dorado, of that sterling Dem
ocrat, accomplished gentleman and faith
full friend, S. j. X. Handy, Esq.
"TIlE OLDEST lNlIABlTANT."