Amador weekly ledger., 1858-03-20


the people there are so easily hoodwinked
If our representatives should seek to enslave
the masses to few monopolists, they would
soon find themselves without supporters, and
be invited to that obscurity they would so
justly deserve.
Gentlemen, turn your attention to your
fertile valleys, encourage the founding of
homes, enable your constituents to each sit
under his own vine and fig tree, with no
"Lord Of the Manor to molest him; and
you shall drink the wine of their prosperity,
and eat the bread Of their contentment.-
Would this not be far preferable TO bending
"the supple hinges of the knee to million
ares for the few crumbs that may fall from
their tables. 1t is with you, if you are dde-
quate, to give your constituents an adequate
representation. viii you do it?
UNION HnL--This point, on the south of
the road between Willow Springs and For
est Home, is now being successfully worked
by two companies who own the entire hil--
The east end is owned by the three Mum
brothers, Samuel Rogers, VIM. Crowell &
Chas. Dealing; and is paying regular aver
age Of 81 day to the man. AT present
they are drifting it out and wheeling the dirt
down to water. They have ground enough
to last at least three years. The west end is
paying better, ranging from 81 so to $l1 so
per day. 1t is owned by John Mum &
Gray Last week they took out s153
This claim embraces 375 feet of the bill. If
water could be put on the top of the hill it
could be made to pay enormous wages As
industrious, gentlemanly men, these compa
nies deserve success, and they have it.
AMADoR-The principal mining here is in
quartz which furnishes large number of per-
sons with labor; yet there are those who
make it profitable to work the sluice Among
these may be named John Franklin and Chas
Young who have near 500 feet Of fume in
the bed of the creek, just at the town. They
work six men, three by day and three by
night and make IS day to the hand. Such
enterprise always succeeds. There is another
bed rock aume below this also doing very well
We understand that the old Amador Quartz
Mill is doing good business, as usual
MICHIGAN BAR.-By an arrangement be-
tween the Michigan Bar Ditch Co and the
Prairie Ditch Co. this section of Sacramento
County, bordering on Amador, will have
constant supply of water. The following
gentlemen have the lease Of the two bitches
below Arkansas Diggings, and the entire
Prairie Ditch: Nicholas Davis, A. f. Hur-
ley, Henry Blair, John O'Brien and -
Gorham. On the fat in the south part Of
the town are several first rate claims paying
good wages-at least $40 day to the hand,
and many others paying well. Above the
Bar are many good claims On Yankee Flat,
mile from town are five or six claims pay
ing from s. to S. per day. The town is ey-
identity livelier than it has been for years;
and the coming season, when the miners can
get into the river to work, the times will be
even better than they are now
Cooks BAR.-This mining locality, on the
Costumes, below Michigan Bar, is supplied
with water by two shorC bitches owned by
Henry Blair, Esq. The one on the north
side is one and half miles long, furnishing
now, eight heads of water and the one on
the south, five heads. Several of the claims
on the north side are paying very largely and
are deep, lasting diggings As the river falls
many more claims will be worked. There
has been great many fortunes dug out here,
and many more are to be had by persevering
labor. In the gulches around the Bar are
several companies at work with water from
the Prairie Ditch. We think good hill dig
gings will yet be found here.
SEBAsTcpoL = Bennett q Sewer, at this
place, in thirteen days, took out Miriy-seren
ounces of gold and have plenty of ground to
work. The McCarty brothers, near this
place, in their last weeks washing with tom,
took out $3.50 Water is plenty and cheap.