San Andreas independent., 1858-05-29
LETTER FROM MURPHYs.
Correspondence of the Independent.

cult to analyze and which am utterly unable
to describe; but having been partially prepa-
red for this sad event, our sorrow is not as
deep and lasting as it would otherwise have
been, and as its brief existence went out like
lamps fickering flame after severe attack
of many months, the Flat does not intend
to go into full mourning, but merely to silence
its thunder for a time. Attempting to spring
into being and completion as Minerva did from
the brain of Jupiter, it has most signally fail
ed, and paid for the rash attempt with its ex-
istence. Now, whether it is really defunct or
only in trance, we must perforce leave for the
future to solve. But | am of the latter opin-
ion, and candidly think that strong dose of
ready and available funds, given frequently
would resuscitate it again, and make the
mourning Mother Flat rejoice aloud 1t has
been whispered around that the Trustees in
tend to wear Grape upon their left arms for
the space of ten minutes, and to have one of
the Big Trees cousins named The Flume
gone up which one is to have a marble slab
affixed to it, with this inscription cut thereon
=" Requiescat an pace thou eternal consumer
of powder, strength, time and. sap-jacks.p
Knowing that there are always certain
number of malicious reports in circulation,
after the failure of any great or important
project doubted the truth of the abovemen-
toned assertion for considerable time; but
finding that no one had the hardihood to con-
tradict it, have naturally concluded that it
was true. The mining news of this camp
might be gathered into a nutshell; for all the
claims are paying WELL with fair prospect of
an increase. The old and wcfl-known claim
OF J. Silver h Lapham seems to be inexhaust-
ible, and is paying at the present time, from
SIS to $l00 per day. Those engaged in
quartz, are busy in getting out rock, feeling
assured that they will be richly repaid for all
their toll and trouble hereafter
Mitchers Equestrian Theater was here
few nights ago, and after performing all that
their bills called for, they very generously gave
US perfect representation of Hogarths great
picture, "The end of all things" Whether
they really intended this as part of the per-
formance or not am unable to decide but
this | do know, that it was perfect, and
could not repress a smile at the ridiculous en-
bodiment of that sublime idea. If am not
mistaken | noticed Mr.. & Mrs. Robinson, of
the Robinson Family. Yankee Adams and
friend Put, of Yankee Adams Company to-
gether with Mrs. Julia Thoman's; in short
the odds and ends of all the dsbanded troupes
in the State
The representation of old Put, plunging
down the stone steps at Horseneck-I believe
it was Horseneck-was beautiful thing, and
admirably executed by the gallant Put tum-
bling over his horses head, nearly breaking
his neck and pulling the bride off in his
downward fight, and finally backing his good
steed to the top of the precipice, where the
British are supposed to- be stationed, and ba-
zng away at him all the time. Such perfor-
mances might delight the Valleys, and hum
bly, suggest that they should henceforth and
forever be devoted to them exclusively We,
the gray-shrted miners Of California are not
so confessedly ignorant of such matters as to
allow ourselves to be duped and swindled by
every loosely hinged party that may fancy our
dollars and be willing to take them in ex-
change for few silly songs, stale jests and
negro dances. Unfortunately for just ap-
probation of their merits. we have visited
some of the best operas in the Atlantic
States and Europe, and although we could
not possibly expect anything alarmingly grand
or sublime, we do look for something pleasant,
agreeable and attractive, and will not be salts
fed with the refuse of Sacramento and San
Francisco. We are always glad to see our
friends, the Minstrels, when they perform as
they should. But for those small and loosely
made up theatrical companies which visit US
from year to year, for the express purpose of
selling wholesale, at the most exorbitant re-
tail rates, their worthless trash, they should
have been included in the late act for the ex-
cluson of Chinese and other worthless ami
mails If they will come let them do so; but
if they escape scathess, and with the same i'm
punity as heretofore, from the criticisms of
those same gray-shirts, whose very Judgment
and good taste they have so long insulted by
weak representations of still weaker plays
songs, with gems of slang sparkling at almost
every other word, and dances made up of steps
from forty others with Aurora Borealis man
ners-and composed for the especial benefit of
the poor deluded miners, s,-if they get off scath-
less, repeat, it will be because they are be-
meath our contempt; and not because we are
unable or incompetent to judge them as they
deserve to be.
There was miners meeting held in Mr.
Burrows Hall, last night, for the purpose of
enactlng laws to prevent those claims upon
the Flat from being jumped, until such time
as the Flume should be completed or aban-
doned entirely AS the meeting was a Sec
tlonal one, they were unable to frame any /
laws which would have been binding or
legal, and it was adjourned until the 26th-
Several semi-sober fellows annoyed the meet
ing very much with their nonsensical mutter-
ings, while their leader gave US a specimen of
his astounding eloquence Methought be-
held Balaam's ass in the act of addressing US.
1t is to be hoped that they will either keep aui
ct or forget to attend the next
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