Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-07-03

ing. despite the eSe aOrttnaTy hu hut WI y
crSditable efforts If the Steamship Company
and it, runners, land speculatorS and their
hiruling correspondents, merchants Of unsafe
able goods and other interested parties, Il
keep il up. The fattering accounts Of the
richness Of the new mine1, without the gold
20 confirm them, the unfavorabe statement,
of diSintercstcd witnesses, the constant cry
that the rivers are still t0O high TO work, the
return Of somc Disguised from the proitleS>
krip. 70 Gar TO dissipate the extravagant ideas
Of the letter writer's. Prudent rrhrcting
men have come to the conclusion that there Is
prospect Of the whole thing turning out a
huunbug, and that It is bette to work sure
diRRingS ct reasonable wages than run in
search Of imaginary ones, or at least undS-
covered ones. The thOughtlcss aud RECKLESS,
heed no advice, disregard the warnings Of
their friends, believe what is favorable only,
and look at the bright side Of the picture,
continue IN pirate about the richness Of Fra.
Ter and are making preparations to leave but
they at present compose but q small number
Of our citizcns- A few m"re dscouraging RI.
ports, and the whole matter will b. dropped.
Three letters from fOi mcr well known citi-
Gems Of our county, dated at Victoria, have
beed kindly Furnished Us for publication, TX
tracts from each We give. McSSrs O'Nval and
n .redith are old miners, and left good claims
here some weeks ago. Mr. SquircS was Dep.
uty Clerk, and started With the intention Of
remaining II the mines proved good. His let.
ter is addressed to n. X. Elstnrr, our county
Collector, and is dated Victoria, June 28i,
1883" Ills statements may DC strictly reli
ed upon. lie says:
II win 20 up the river Frazer on the Surpri.e
tomorrow. b~t ISO o. ris.'. for am Of the opin-
ion am TOO early. Singular ne II may sccm 10 ION.
can or rAthcr cs'ud hear nOwS Hp,rS SltLstGrfory
Cncorning the mines ia FLacSrc,i>, than can here
.4Ragrse that Il.e mines odnm0t prss.iiy bs mrk.i
f~ mSatA yet srASH y0W gat 10 them. mud that II il
n'1t to impossible T., get TO them now. fralrrIi'
WiB very high, OVERCOMING IT'S balIks. The steam.
er runs 10 torI Hope no further, and the liver is
very high above, With on alnr'>I irresistible cur.
rent and the county around impossible. T,e:e are
Some doubts with regard to the extent II the mines
Of least theF1A chance for tn be k.mi+y.
~" THE place. WhatGom and Sel.Ome are lllrd with
rNat estsCd eRrcGtdfOTs. and they running wild
10 whAteOm and Srh"me mile apart there ARE
sbOut four thousand prUplc,A number If whom
are building boats preparatory to starring up tie
river, and yUu may expect 1" hear If many " them
being loSI. for they knON nuting abuut Tie river
SSGs are waiting for the C"ncli"n oG the TRAIL IN
lending TO G" On that. a. the IIVer r"u's is known
ta BE- dangerous snd BY Enu" To Le inlpracucr biz,
The trail Vsesr RniskAi. il the route bn, fear
tie humbUg. gotten up {" build Wh,C,n. II is
rumored that they are 1T work gu the ir4il hat
you cannot lind any one that has er.n been out On
It: or evsn knows how many are working IN II, or
~ ~ they are at work.
Il IL neither warm nor cold up hero. vet nor
dry. Il has rAincd ever, dny a ltIr since hav 1.
bsen here The days arc now about sr.trr hours
IOng The sun gets up" uL' VT = O'clock \. ~,
ssd shut. dow n about =. T. ~ Fact!
" Now. Ailt. k'tr o-I; tell every one iN keep
col. u the mines are g'|0d-qucS,iunahr in,vrd
Il To better IN RAFT unu. the rivers e" down and il
rvads ere paSaabIr than a. come now had in
Na0hO4 IN the Ia. l,t
snSttera run aw bile. but lind the >"rJ,-r Hr.
Fort Hope in day or two, ." III 20 littl, iuiInrr
And see. Don't Lee't ~laI the COR spondcu;s
Yours, SQCIRES.
Nj. NcrCdith'a letter is addressed 10 NJ.
Thatcher, our POStmaGt,'r, and is dated ''What.
com, June goth, 1853 lie writes briefly
cad gives Us nothing new. lie saws:
81 am not sick Of my trip set. l know M, how
cum may be. Men eume down from the mes
every day ~ith small 1nAnt'ti,s 81 dust. which is
sumeiene e'idenCe that gold .aS been found n tue
nvrra' An old m'nr: sA!S - Irn .n' mis- he can
make all the En"uc, he want. bit don't tAinA
thai i'll do Ia e. b. altogether int NJ to scrt'r
m!'tH and lake n" mai Wu'd IT. II, IL is DIR.
eull 10 SAY who speaks the ,tnIh. l.; lie
nsolant prites ARE asked tn p'UVSnGs an! -.
my 10 Try the trail IN wees ct ;wn. II an ri war
fiends talk 81 coming :" this Land u gold. just tel
Shem not IN hDk a" leaving h"u.v uuil M IRE II
AVgNH. and Gy the time :Lr, Z Acic Ih tNe.>
mw be down. BE- sure md tell 'hcm pot t" -
WitA t~ss LkIn ro.r h""drsd .ha1,Ds. 1t Is ne,r>S.
" 70 have money here Yours, T. II. ~
The letter Of Mr.. O'Ecal is similar II that If
Mr.. Meredith. and We deem il unnecessary t"
extract from il. II our miners can see any.
thing in the extracts We have quoted >uth.
GENTLY encouraging to induce them to Nbar.
dou good paying claims with the remote prob
ability Of doing better, they are easily I'll.
coursEed. The letters come from good men.
vhO have no inducements To make fa>c
statement. and who have many VAIN f n,l>
in this nCighborhood Th,ir accounts are in.
partial and wosthy Of confidence.
ORR Ro1 EAAzSR.-Ws sincerely hope our
sGlaemcd young friend who sends Us the fol.
lowing, whose absence VIC shall deeply r, greet
~hot6 6srvicrs ere appreciated, and Whose
pacQ eannot easily be supplied, will chang"
hiS determination and CONCLUDE to rc:mancn,
y Settls in old III Dorado. lie IL a loyal,
earnest, working, influential Democrat, and
his prospects are certainly brighter h re THAI
they can possibly be on Frazer. Come. old
friend. be contentcd for little while long.
e.. throw. aside little Of your Ahync<E r..
mAiWf Nth hnR and vOn will .snhn Ia, "a hat u,