The Shasta courier., 1858-03-27

r<sSbe 6rst great di6icully which presents itself
il whether il is best to appropriate all my FOOLS
cap ibut ream and half) to this letter or not !;
however, after mature deliberation and philo-
sophical reasoning, conclude that will extend
it.as my ideas demand, and let the paper take
care of itself.
The High Water Pressure, which has for a
long time clogged the locomotive powers of this
place, has at length given way to the Pressure
of Circumstances and miners have commenced
work again.-in rather bad spirits it is true, but
still of amuch better quality than is usually in
them-esrecially on Sundays.
Stephe, pur much esteemed Waterman, who
has been absent for some time, is again in town,
favoring the miner with particular call once a
week, and looking as smiling and good natured
as though there never had been a strike or he
were not-a married man,
am sorry to say that one of our townsmen-
a member of one of the Learned Professions, be-
| come non EST short time since; but whether he
is stock-ing up his medicine in some northern
city, or poie-ing his way down the Sacramento
| is unknown at present. But one thing is GER
tain, and very interestingly so to certain parties
Our enterprising citizens, Stockton aud Duffy,
whose fumes were carried off by the high wa
ter some time since, have consolidated their
bitches and are now at work preparing the bed
\ for large hume, by which the water is to be
taken out of the Canon. May snceess go with
them, and the bars over which they take their
water be richer and more enticlng to the miners
than the splendid bar of Duffy's Exchange,
and less dreaded by prospectors than that al
which our friend Stockton sometimes oficiate:
| as bar-keeper.
Like all other mining towns, we have great
many spiritualists and few very powerful me.
diums, who, when in direct communication
pretend to see ian unbeliever cannot) everything
in chaotic confuson-eyen the ground or fool
! % which they are standing assumes a perpen.
4 dicusar position so close to them as to be very
i Iun1leasaRb and from whicf--such4is the infli.
eece of the spirits they have the greatest Diff
Guilty tosremove. As yet have seen no tipping
OF chairs nor rapping of tables, but have wit
messed some tall tipping of glasses and rappine
of heads. The latter, however. is but little prac
tised, as it generally has striking influence in
weakening the medium. All kinds of spirits ar,
employed in producing these phenomena, from
ten dollar smooth bore to gain twist, warranted
to kill four hundred yards
Take it all in all, Horsetown is some" if no
"more." If you want to see mining and wha
we have done here. just take walk over tn,
hills around the town, and judge for yourselves
As for fun it has no equal. Dog-fghts are o.
daily occurrence and to see Jew peder's mul,
streaking it out of town with a tin pan tied t.
its tail, Is not uncommon; whilst for mino
] sports, to fill up the time, we have any quantit,
of billiards, cards, &C., with occasionally foot
race or horsc-race, and tail races till you cam
rest To remove all doubt as " the truth of the
latter-ask Regan & Co.
! Serenade bands are to be had to order-in.
struments found; are usually under the imme-
diate inspection of chief-bugler Cooper, assisted
by drum-major Gardener, and commanded BY
Capt. Shaver Orders for services should be sem
to Passenger.
As for volunteers for the Mormon War" all
| have to say is, we'er thar We would like
to be called out this spring just for the fun
| of it.
am happy to say that Messrs. McGec and
Leary are improving rapidly and are as CON-
| Portable as broken legs will permit. Had it not
been, as understand, for the great presence of
mind, undaunted will and hercuean strength of
| Mr. Larkin, who was knocked forty-four feet and
| four inches clear of the bank, in pointing the
| hydraulic pipe in the direction of the injured
men, there would have been little need of send
ing to your city for a surgeon
Imy next will give you a bird ds-eye view Of
the political aspect of things in this part of the
| country as it is highly important in view of the
next Presidential election.
With much respect remain yours, &C.
MERcuRY.