Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-07-31

MorTH or Con Canon. Carson Valley,
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MOUTH
July 18th, 1865. =, |
EprroRs DENOcRAr: In Upper Cars1n valley
| understand, Pcace and harmony appear to reign
supreme, and all angry feelings Of the past are Dn
ried deem in the bnsOm Of the Lothian river. The
citizens now, instead Of quar- cling. fighting ana
"OLInciag tqgtrs at each other, are buslly employ
ed in rcaing moving and gathering the proceeds
Of their industry Of the last Spring MI seem to 1c
bappy and contentcd-th their watch words, " Broth
erly love and friendship" Lct II so be-. =,
| Our valleys are lOoking beautiful indeed. HOW
different from their appearance nine years Ego When
vOur CORRESPONDENT first bchcld them! Then they
| we're fair To behold, but now they are the mircS'
among ten thousand, and nltOgeiherl"Ney. NheIe
then The savage roamed in his native Witness ana
tho wigwam Of the AbOrigne stood IN gloomy soI-
tude now civilization the stately dome ana 'he W"
rrd works If art arrest the attention ct the traveller
Where then the rank thistle nodded in the WIND, now
waves the rich aud luxuriaDt harvest! ALL al, mGi-
cate that these valleys-ibe valleys Fast oI Tue d.
ezra Mountuns-if Uncle Samuel will only give us
a Territorial government, will sOOn be one OF the ~
not Me brightest stars in the galaxy Of our govern
mcnt. -,
On Sunday, the 18th inst. Capt. Cook, ct the
| Mormon train, arrived here with sixteen tamlrs-
All II them appeared to be in high spirits ut their
near approach To California or ut point where thcy
will be protected by the Government OF the hIicu
States None Of them were b,ydIHiSfS, and none Of
the women believed in more than "ne wife to hus-
band. Being gIlhthf myself, c"nverscd NANNY
with the far Of the train, aud learned from them
that they received aid from Gov. CummIps' or tncE
/
| Lake; that Brigham would not have permitted them
| 10 do 90 but would have punished them, aud that
too, severely, for wishtng tn desert hi'" alan
learned from Of the gentlemen Of the train, that
| il was his impression that uur Commissioners sent
there by the G0vcrnmeht were L0nghf, or Ttrt N"r-
mons at heart, "r the difficulty never would have
l been settled without fight ~. lie also said that
such was the impression Of the whole trln, This
news learned after the train had gent al
ludcd Ia remained here half - 49, hingcr than
| the train. or would have cOnvcrsrd with Capt
Cook IN the subject, and been more confident "f tho
| correctness Of the statement Mr. Smith one of
the tran-I am informed intends to make this place
his hume, and will be back here within one week,
with his family, when will be- able to give you fur
| thcr news If the dOingS Of the M0m"nS. \
1.-THE L. y Mail passed here ON the 10Th INST, at
IOclock r. NJ in charge Of Messrs. Linsey, May field
and Chauvin. Three better men never existed, n"r
never will. for such trip The most "f your read
crs will readily know Mr.. I.nsey. when say he was
ne ba.A'Rs man If the Legislature ri CallioI MA III
| lSjG he being representative from, Nevada county
"A good and true Democrat not Hr"dcIickiir. but
a National Democrat, a worshiI'er At NJ one man.
| but IL devntce 10 his Government. sub men are
Democrats according to the true meaning cf the
word Ar to John MAJ fell, every body who ever
Travelled IN stag" or horseback, or IN font knows
him to be gentleman, an "old school gentleman,
and always ready Ia obigc and accon. mndLie. Mr..
Chauvn. ditto; and, in hne 4. u. IighimIc Maj
Copcan's Agent at Sac. City, could not possibly
have employed three better Or more worthy gentle
v prn than the above naI,th. -
Iortanrc. excepting that Mc>>r$ r. So Co., Will
have COM ltcd their dii,h, to convey water on
the Hat at the mouth ii Gud Canur, where my CHI.
nlmnn will be aLl to maxi their rrgu.. tau i LA; ;
er dAv This | vcily believe, II. IN tsc f.,t that
some Il the CrlcStiI> Can g. cut # evening and
carry water "n their back some two hundred tnId>.
and rock out" from two to fur dollars IN 50 many
hours. | do not understand the China A".., hnt
Ms I.lO Unierstind tr,m Mtm-d Ia m"ie Frazer
River. Bows that's all.
Mrssrs. W"rlcv. Trskns 4 Co. seven mon in all
arrived here some few days az" IN pr"Slcc!in.
tour They have prospectcd irum Kern River ,"n
the eastern slope Of tie mountains. to this place,
but, AS yet have not found any mining country bet.
} ter than that Of Kern River. In their tour, they
passed Owen Lake Valley and Walkers River. At
Owen Lake, they found 1.-The color, but not Suff'
cicnt to pay them They speak in glowing terms 1t
the Valley Of Owen Lake They say il Is fifteen
miles ide and one hundred in length. with n fine
and Siubrious climate; pure. cold water grass
and clover in great abundance, and have no dnub,
but that il will prove good agricultural country.
At Walkers River they prT pcctcd and could make
only from three to five dollar per day. Al present
, they are prospecting some live miles above this
place should they Ind ANY Thing rich, Ill inform,
yOu in nv next.
) see y"u-I mean the Democratic party--havc
met in Convention and Nominated yaur ii>ket.-ll
ia GOOD ticket. For instance, N0ur nominees f'F
g the Senate Now, Where can t.mI hLd better, n
more int"ll gent. higher minded or more hnnora
bile gentleman than that sam" odd bGch, ArthnT
-. &. Denver And then, DR.. |. = THUS is-cA.
cusc me, Dnctor- but ahttlc behind Arthur. Then,
your Assembly ticket. COnd"r. S.iuircS-succcs-
to You, ogden -Dnugass and Upton all excel
lent men (the others are strangers to me-. and W."
may assure Them that, although not be the
polls To vote myself, | shall cndravor Ia get >"ihc
one to vote fur me. the whole ticket. Ion src
gents, have turned Democrat since the Am, rican
f r~rty has become dcfunct When | say I am II
y, nocrn, mean that am tru> I't,~trdt III |,
IA Americans shout be. / am inclined to the hc-
lief that Frederick isG gone aver, "b"dy and soul
TO the Black Republicans. thiuk :" ''oLn the fact
that tue Republicans are culogiIing ard cndrr>"sc
HIM. I"u must by. all means defeat them. ,Ihc
Brnds.J at the coming election. BE hrn :" NJ d
success will be Yours.
Et nunc, vale.
| GERRY"