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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-01-30

THE HOLIDAYS IN WASHINGTON. cor
respondent of the Boston Transcript gives a
lively report of " New Years" festivities in
Washington, from which we take the follow
ing particulars:
The President received TIC crowd in his
usual urbanc manner and, considering his
years and his rather bulky figure, seemed to
hear remarkably we'll the cxcrtions incident
to the occasion. Miss Lane, his lovely niece,
who bears very striking resemblance to the
portraits ofQuecn Victoria was the focus of
attraction, and received the homage of the
visitors as they passed onward to the cast
ROOM where egrcss was made through one Of
the front windows, from which temporary
platform extended to the side walk 1t has
been estimated that not less than eight thou
sand persons visited tho White House during
the three hours it continued open.
Among those whose hospitality was most
literally extended on this occasion, none gave
n hcartier greeting to their guests than Col.
Orr, Speaker to the House Of Representatives.
AS entered the reception roorn, he manfos-
ted so much pleasure at meeting me, by
cordial grasp of tho hand, and an immediate
introduction to his cstimabe wife and the
other ladies of his household, that fancied |
had been anxiously looked for, and that my
absence would have seriously interfered with
his happiness; but when observed that all
who approached him were received in SINH
lar manner, came to the conclusion that his
heart was fountain of Kindness not easily
exhausted, and that was ofless importance
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-01-30
Pennings and Clippings.

TnE MARKETS. of less than a .lun.
dred bales of cotton per day are making, iii
Charleston, at 8 to l04 cents per pound.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-01-30

LET JusrIcE BIZ poNES S--Thc MIR. Hen
drict Who Was expelled from a rrofcssorshin
in the n, o, University last year on account.
of his open advocacy of abolitionist doc,
trines, hss been rewarded with elcsksliIp
by the new Mayorof New York Itwoula
seem thas his Hmartyr6on,'' has not been
exeeesingly profitable ia peeunislfy point
ct considerations But mankind arc noto-
ri0esly ungratefqt, anu illc least evidence
shows TINT our srionde tho abolilionists are
but human afteralI,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-01-30

RosEs IN JANUARY. .--The editor Of Jhe
Richmond (ya.) Dispatch was presented, on
Monday, by a lady with q beautiful rose, as
fresh and fragrant as any ever seen in the
month of May, accompanied by n note, stat
ing that the flowers, strawberries and tomat-
oes had unfolded their golden petals, even in
the midst Of winter
a NEW CoU3TY,--A new county--W White
has been laid out from Habersham county,
Ga. The county site is Mount Yonah, nm
elevated point,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-01-30

WAsHINGToN's lioME.-Both branches of
the Virsinm Legislature have passed a bill
providing for the conveyance to the State of
Virginia of the birthplace of Washington,
ana the homes and graves ofhis progcnitors
in America The adoption of this measure
may be regarded as patriotic prelude to the
eonsnmmation of the noble enterprise in
which the Ladies' Mount Vernon Aescc;a
ton is engaged
The hydraulic press. (North San Juan, Nev. Co., Cal.) 1858-18??, 1858-11-27
THE NEW ALMADEN MINES.

The action of the U. S. Government
in reference to this property is exciting
considerable comment throughout the
State. tits thought that if the work
ing of one class of mines, held on suf-
ferance from the Government, can be
stopped, so can the working on every
other class, and it is feared by some of
the Press that this New Almaden case
is but the initiative of a course of pro-
ceedings against all claimants of miner
al lands, of whatever kind, with a view
to restoring them to the possession of
the General Government.
IF it were demonstrated that this suit
is brought at the direct instigation of
the Government, and not for Interior
reasons by its agents, this fear would not
seem groundless; but there is reason to
believe that, however the case is deci-
ded, the United Statas will not be gain
ers. According to the San Francisco
Call, it has been asserted that Govern
ment aid has only been invoked because
the claimants under certain Spanish
grants have failed SO dispossess the Or
iginal workers of the mine. The mine
belongs either to those claimants or to
the party now in possession, and Gov
eminent has been made to interfere and
GUST parties from the mine, not for its
own benefit, or the interest of it's citi-
zens, but to profit spectators who are
shrewd enough to make " Uncle Sam
pay the expenses while they pocket the
gains" We are inclined to believe
that this is correct view of the matter.
Certainly if the Government brought
the suit for its own interest, there is no
reason why it should not extend its at
tention to every class of mines in the
State. But it is not probable that, af-
ter ten years of forbearance, during
which time the entire mineral region Of
California hasremained in peaceable pos
session Of citizens, and been worked by
them say it is not probable that
The hydraulic press. (North San Juan, Nev. Co., Cal.) 1858-18??, 1858-11-27

the General Government will now seek
to assert the claim it has virtually aban-
doned, and GUST the miners from their
diggings. No doubt the want of nation
al legislation on the subject has been
the result of a liberal policy-the gov
eminent not wishing formally to surren-
der its claim, yet willing it should be
occupied and worked without restriction
and it is not likely to commit such in
justice as a change in its policy in this
particular would certainly occasion.
The hydraulic press. (North San Juan, Nev. Co., Cal.) 1858-18??, 1858-11-27

FRAZER RIVER GoLD.-Thc s. F.
Prices Current, paper very correct in
its statistics, says that the depostes at
the Mint of Frazerrivcr gold, from May
10Th to November 18th were, before
melting, 9,092.S6 ounces; after melting
S,333.56 loss in melting, 750.2O oun-
ces, being S.35 per cent, which is 5.14
per cent. more than the loss on Califor
MIA gold. The total value of the gold
deposited was s146,3SO.35. The S. f.
Herald says that from the information
obtainable, the amount of gold that has
reached San Francisco from Frazer river
is S425, 900. This must include the coin,
which, as it necessarily went from Cali
fornia, should not be included The
Call says that the receipts of gold from
Frazer will not exceed $3.50 900 at most.
Surprising there were 10000 gold-seek-
ers, this would give S. to the man, from
which, if we deduct probable expenses,
say 500 to the adventurer, we should
havea net loss of S95 each, or an aggre-
gate loss ofS2, $50, 0O0.-Ne0ada lepy
Ocrdt.
The hydraulic press. (North San Juan, Nev. Co., Cal.) 1858-18??, 1858-11-27

The NAME OF OUR PAPER is the
cause of wonder on the part of some
who see it and of dislike with others.
One friend writes :-"There is only one
thing puzzles me about your paper, and
that is, its name. Why Hydraulic p
Are there any peculiarly hydraulic in
tercsts or afinities about San Juan-any
water-works or water-lots? Or is Neya-
da county sheep-raising locality, and
its fertile vallies covered with hydraulic
rams? eace bet! ] Do you calculate to
gel. anybody lin tight place. with
your hydraulic press, or has it got non
In one! am curious to know all about
it."
Well, be it known to all men-within
the limits of our tremendous circulation
that the diggings around North San
Juan are exclusively of the hydraulic
character is, worked by water
power; that these diggings gave birth
to the town, which gave birth to this
paper, which gave birth to the above
queries, which gave birth to this concise
and ought-to-be satisfactory answer.
1t isn't our fault if hydraulic presses
and rams were institutions before the
existence of the paper which has pro-
voked so many wretched puns. We
thought the name one of great local ap-
propriateness, and when it ceases to be
30, we'll call it "by any other name"
The hydraulic press. (North San Juan, Nev. Co., Cal.) 1858-18??, 1858-11-27

@The following passage, which
strikes us as being quite beautiful, is from
communication in the Marysvillc DEM
ocrot of Thursday, signed by the strange
title of "Shallwrite. An original ar
ticle from the same writer will be found
on the outside of this paper
1California has been a land of sin, of
grief, and of bitter disappointment to
thousands She has wrung scalding
tears from the hearts of the gray sire and
the mother, the brother and the sister,
the wife and the clinging children !;
hands have been shaken in agonies of
grief, never to be clasped again; lips
have been pressed to lips in silent fare
wells, never to meet again; goodbye
has trembled from tongues to ears to
ring upon the heart the last echo from
the lips Of the dcarest-loved on earth !;
tear-stained eyes have looked farewell
when speech was dumb, and in that look
looked on their loved the last.
ooh! California all lovely
land-for every grain of precious gold
thy auriferous hills have yielded, from
human eye love-warm tear hath fallen.
But the day is dawning, fast dawning,
when thou shalt atone and feed with
joy thousand hearts for every one dis
reSed."
The hydraulic press. (North San Juan, Nev. Co., Cal.) 1858-18??, 1858-11-27
THE STATE AT LARGE.

The majority of our exchanges for
the past week are taken up with delin-
quent tax lists. The Butte Record is
half filled in that way, while other pa
pers have been obliged to publish sup
plements. The Nevada Journal pub
fishes one of twelve columns, and the de-
linquent list of San Francisco, issued
from the Daily Times office, swells to
the immense size of sixty-four columns,
in small type. People must like to see
their names in print. Rich quartz
has been found in Trinity county. A
Mr.. Cox has published "Annals Of Trim
ity. A paper to be called the Northern
Californian is to be started Dec. lst at
Uniontown, Humboldt county. Capt.
Messec has had another enga gement with
Indians; five or six killed and six or
eight squaws and children taken prison
ers. One white wounded. Trinity
Journal. The Beacon says Red Bluff
is without parson. Advocates the
raising of sheep in Tehama county,.
The Shasta Republican describes the
hanging, by small mob of whites, of
two Digger Indians, who, in fight with
three white men few days before, had
wounded one MCGOWAN SO that he died.
Brave Americans The Mountain
Messenger says that the Sierra Grays, a
military company of Laportc, arc fast ac-
quiring the science of war. The Bright
Star claims, at Rowland Flat, employing
30 horse power engine, yield 1000
per day.. The Sierra Citizen chron-
icles the yield of 343 ounces at the Gold
Bluff Quartz Mill. IA free road is
being constructed between Wisconsin
and Iowa Hills, Placer county. There
were Is schools in that county and S54
children for the year ending in October.
Number of children ensuing year 1869.
Chinese theatricals are in vogue at Au-
burn.-Hrald The Humboldt Tel
egraph is completed from placerville to
Carson Valley, according to the Nom
tain Democrat. There are 1876 child
rem in Ell Dorado county. Stranahan's
tunnel in Table Mountain is 2,700 feet
long. The inclined tunnel feeding it
with fresh air is ti5 feet in length. .....
A new Presbyterian church has been
commenced at nora-ILeraM. 800.
The Morning Star, new Democratic
paper, has arisen in Sacramento. A.
Montgomery, editor. 1.-The Golden
Age took out on her last trip S., 173,-
603 in treasure and only 40 passengers
-. There are 2S6,OOO acres of land
capable of being cultivated in Yolo coun-
ty.......No States news of importance
last week. There was an arrival over
each route. Travel does not appear to
be seriously impeded. They have not
yet got into the habit of bringing sup
ply of papers along. The Tuolumne
Courier intimates that a public library
is to be started in Columbia. A grand
water celebration came off there this
week.
The hydraulic press. (North San Juan, Nev. Co., Cal.) 1858-18??, 1858-11-27
REHABILITATION Allemanv publishes

s~A Archbishop Allemany publishes
a pastoral letter in the San Francisco
Monitor, stating that Pope Plus k,
on the occasion of his return from visit
to the people of the Pontifcal States,
has granted ga plenary indulgence to
all the faithful throughout the uni
verse"
Now, that's what we call good in
him. Pho Nino is a liberal old fellow,
and don't confne his indulgences to the
inhabitants of this little planet No
pent-up Utica contracts his power; the
whole boundless universe is hissen.
The hydraulic press. (North San Juan, Nev. Co., Cal.) 1858-18??, 1858-11-27
SUDDEN AND TERRIBLE DEATH.

SUDDEN AND TERRIBLE DEATH
On Monday last, just before noon, as
Mr.. Michael Craddock of this place was
driving his team on the top of the hill,
near the residence of Mr.. Harrington,
the horses started to run, some old
boards on which he was seated, and
which were part of house he was
hauling, slipped forward and precipita-
ted him to the ground in such manner
that the wagon wheels Immediately pas
sed over his breast, leaving him helpless
in the road. Mrs. Harrington ran to
see if he was hurt and called others to
her assistance. He was perfectly SEN
sible and very calm; designated the
physician he wished sent for, desired
some one to look after his horses, and,
when conveyed to the house of Mrs.
Harrington, did not wish to be laid on
clean bed as he was covered with dirt.
DR.. Johnston reached the spot almost
Immediately, and ascertained that the
ribs on the left side were all crushed in
and that congestion must at once cause
death. Mr.. Craddock was rapidly dy-
ing, and even remarked once or twice
that it was call overall over" In a
few moments he quietly breathed his
last, surrounded by his wife and children,
many of his friends and brother Odd
Fellows. Mr.. Craddock was a we'll
known and industrious citizen, aged SO
years. He immigrated to this State from
Harmony, Indiana, in 1852, and before
coming to San Juan, two years ago, re-
sided at Camptonville and at Garden
Valley. His almost instantaneous de-
parture from the scene of health and la
Dor has inflicted upon his wife burden
of the keenest sorrow She has the
sympathies of all.
The body of deceased was taken charge
of by San Juan Lodge, No. 67, |. 0. of
O. F., of which order he had been a
prominent member; and ON Wednesday
afternoon he was buried by the Lodge
with the beautiful ceremonies of the or
der Rev. II. B. Sheldon, of Forest
City, preached an affecting sermon over
the coffin at the church, after which
lengthy procession of Odd Fellows from
this and surrounding towns, together
with concourse of friends and citizens,
all preceded by the Brass Band playing
most touching music, accompanied the
body to the grave. AS the procession
came into Main st. from Flume the mer-
chants simultaneously closed their doors
and kept them closed until it had passed
through the street. This was a decent
and touching tribute. There never was
before, in this place, a funeral accompa-
MED by SO many affecting and beautiful
circumstances.
The hydraulic press. (North San Juan, Nev. Co., Cal.) 1858-18??, 1858-11-27

p9r 1t is said to be in contemplation
to construct plank carriage-way to the
graveyard from Main street, at the low
er end Of the Grizzly Reservoir. It is
also said that the graveyard is to be en-
closed with aneat paling. That's right.
Some one energetic person start it and
it will be done. Treat your dead as if
you loved them once.
The hydraulic press. (North San Juan, Nev. Co., Cal.) 1858-18??, 1858-11-27

The HEspERIAN.-Why is there
not an agent for this excellent family
paper in San Juan? There are many
In the town and vicinity who would
subscribe if they were asked Mrs.
Day seeks to benefit her California sis
tiers, and to be welcome visitor at their
houses, as she deserves to be.
The hydraulic press. (North San Juan, Nev. Co., Cal.) 1858-18??, 1858-11-27
r@-A troublesome illness must be our
excuse for whatever deficiencies are no
ticed in this issue of the Press.

Mining items are scarce this
week, but from no inactivity on the part
of the miners. They are all busily
working, and through the quiet night
when trafficing citizens turn in their
beds they hear the dull reports of sub
terranean blasts and drop asleep again
with half-finished wish on their lips
for good luck to the poor miner.
There aye several companies washing,
but we could not conveniently ascertain
results. 1t is an almost certain thing,
however, that when claim is opened
and being washed on this hill it is hand
somely paying. The weekly yield per
set Of claims seldom falls below $1,000
when circumstances are propitious, and
has risen as high as $4,000.
The number of claims that are wash
Ing bear but small proportion to those
which are being opened, pierced with
tunnels, &C., and it is quite probable that
San Juan will not see her best mining
days for two or three years yet to come.
Every claim around the hill is occupied,
and newcomers can only acquire an in
terest by purchase.
The Bloomer company took out last
week the neat amount of 62 ounces.
The famous Deadman cut, which has
been paying ever since 1858, yielded at
its last cleanup the sum of S3400.
Another bank-blast was tried in the
claims of Messrs. Moore & Hillard at
Manzanita lately. Twenty kegs of pow
der, making 500 pounds altogether, were
tamped into the bank and exploded with
terrific effect. The earth was not thrown
down, but fairly broken up where it
stood, by the immense expansion. I'm
der the application of powerful stream
Of water, it will now glide away with
rapidity and more readily yield it's pre-
cious particles. Solar, the gunpowder ex-
pertinent is decided success; now let the
miners use electricity to fire their blasts,
tunnel and otherwise. The bank BLASTING
saves time and money; electricity, sub
stituted for safety fuse, would save many
priceless lives.
The hydraulic press. (North San Juan, Nev. Co., Cal.) 1858-18??, 1858-11-27
THE COUNTY.


NEvADA.-There are many in this
vicinity who will read with especial plea
sure the following item from the Necada
Democrat, for the reason that it indicates
the deserved success of friend and for
mer neighbor whom we need not name.
LEcoMPToN QUARTZ LEAD.-Two
hundred tons of rock taken from this
lead, the crushing of which was COM
pleted at the Oriental Mill, last week,
turned out little over thirty dollars
ton. This, we believe is the lowest rate
realized from any one lot of rock out of
that lead. There are several quartz
leads in this county which pay better
than the Lecompton, but the latter, in
consequence of its size and location, is
one of the most valuable. 1t is so stu
ated that five tunnels have been run to
the vein, one over the other, and all are
above the water level. From these tun-
nels the workmen are enabled to quarry
from ten to fifteen tons daily. The cost
of quarrying, hauling and crushing the
rock, is thirteen dollars ton; and if we
estimate the yield at thirty dollars, and
tho amount taken out daily at ten tons,
the lead is paying it's proprieturs net
profit of S170 day. There is every
reason to believe that for the next few
years the profits from the working of
this lead will exceed rather than fall be-
low the amount above stated.
GRASS VALLEY.-The Nevada Ma
tional says the quartz mines about
Grass Valley will easily support twenty
thousand people. The ladies of that
place lately gave a supper and ball for
the benefit of the Episcopal church.
Messrs. Primrose Il Bronson, near
Eureka, says the same paper, cleaned
up $1,000 worth of gold, aftera twelve
days run of their mill
ORLEANS FLAT.-.-"H Henry ia
cob . writes of this place to the Marys-
vile Democrat as follows:
"At this season of the year, this, like
many other mining towns, is dull; still,
there is apparently fair supply of wa
ter, and some mining done. Mining
here is of a very heavy character; it is
almost impossible to give descriptive
account of the extent of work that has
been done-it must be seen to be truly
realized. Acres of ground have been
torn down by the force of the hydraulic
system from surface to bedrock, many
places over hundred feet; tunnels
have been run through hard rock, which
have been the labor of years, costing
many thousands of dollars, but in most
cases, companies have been reimbursed
for their patient toll and outlay"
From the same source we get the fol-
lowing concerning
WooLsEY's FLAT-This is a place
where more mining is being done, and
more money taken out than in any other
locality in this region. 1t is well sup
piled with water for ten months in the
year, and would be the whole year, were
it not that tie bitches freeze up in the
cold part of the winter.
The hydraulic press. (North San Juan, Nev. Co., Cal.) 1858-18??, 1858-11-27

"a The speedy erection of large
hall for theatrical and other public uses
is great desideratum in this place
We understand that such an edifce will
be constructed shortly, on Main street,
above the drugstore.
The hydraulic press. (North San Juan, Nev. Co., Cal.) 1858-18??, 1858-11-27

The California Home Journal is a
solid literary paper, not the poorest part
of which is the editors Glow back
Chat" all that We ever find time to
read. Duncan is very laborious, con-
scientious editor.
The hydraulic press. (North San Juan, Nev. Co., Cal.) 1858-18??, 1858-11-27
HONEY LAKE VALLEY.-The entire

HONEY LAKE VALLEY.-The entire
assessment for Plumas, for 1858, is
Sl,O72,926, of which sum $76,777 is
assessed on property lying in Honey
Lake Valley. Honey Lake Valley has
a population of 25O; divide amongst
them, equally, S666,666, the amount
necessary to yield $4,000 at our rate
of taxation, L per cent, and it gives
to each individual the sum of s2,666;
the richest community not only in this
State, but in the Union -Punaas Ar-
gas.
How do you figure that up, neighbor!
The hydraulic press. (North San Juan, Nev. Co., Cal.) 1858-18??, 1858-11-27

g-Lola Montez has kind word
said for her by the Nevada National.
that paper says:
eve recollect her riding many miles
over the hills to carry food and medi-
cine to poor sick miner. More than
once she watched by the bedside of a
child whose mother could not afford to
hire nurse. Repeated instances of a
similar kind are currently known here"
The hydraulic press. (North San Juan, Nev. Co., Cal.) 1858-18??, 1858-11-27

bellies LETTERS.-It is said that a
new monthly magazine is to be started
at San Francisco and that tits. to be devo-
ted to the Jelle-zettres of CS mia. Hope
it will meet better encoufS nent than
Ewer's Pioneer Magazine. If it sue
ceeds it will afford immense relief to
newspaper editors by drawing off that
crowd of poetasters who are always bo-
ring them with unreasonable nonsense.
People who are infected with an itch
for writing bad poetry-heavens! what
an absurdity there is no such thing
as bad poetry; we meant bad rhymes
are providentially and blindly ambitious,
which makes them aim high" and
twang their lines at the great periodical
suns instead of at the little newspaper
stars of the literary hemisphere. They
dive into Pactolus at once, scorning to
battle their rich fancies in minor tribu-
taries. The bellies and the beaux will
send their illusions to the magazine, the
magazine will kill them, "and there an
end" Amen!
The hydraulic press. (North San Juan, Nev. Co., Cal.) 1858-18??, 1858-11-27

DWThe Thanksgiving Ball at French
Corral was numerously attended and
very pleasant to all who participated.
The hydraulic press. (North San Juan, Nev. Co., Cal.) 1858-18??, 1858-11-27

SOME parties cut the hose in the Lowe
claims, and lawsuit has sprung from it.