Daily national Democrat., 1858-09-26
9ailg Natloual Democrat,


MINING AND OTHER ITEMs.-We find the fol-
lowing matters of general interest in yester
days Butte Record:
The CAFE CLAM.-Early in the week
rather discouraging reports were brought
down from the Cape, but by Wednesday
we began to hear Of rich strikes, and since
then the cry has been 'still they come
with big sacks fll of the precious metal
great heaps of which can be seen at Emery's
Bank as proof of the truth of the statements.
Cape stock holders faces are being abbre.
waited.
FAIRFIELD BAR-Our ever enterprising
friend, 0. M. Evans is, it seems likely to
reap rich reward for his industry and ener.
gy, from that richest of all spots Fairfield
Bar, at which locality he and others have
humed the river again this season This we
believe is the fifth time the river has been
turned at Fairfield, and every time so far. it
has paid largely, and continues to hold ont
like "the widow Cruises oil Jug" A good
proof that Fairiieldis turning out well, is the
advertisement conspicuous about town for
twenty-five men to help the work along
Good for Fairfield
The SPANIsHTowN Drcm-Extensive ope-
rations have been projected in connection
with the Spanishtown Ditch, which now ter
inmates at Monte Vista. The company pro-
pose extending the lines as far as Thompsons
Flat In order to obtain IL sufficient fall of
water at its terminus, or rather, in order to
bring the water at all to the point in aues.
ton, line of iron pipes will have to be laid
over Table Mountain, and laid in such man
ner as to admit of fall and rise of the water
which they are to carry, of 800 #. The carry
Ing out OF this plan, it is thought will in
volye an expense of some $4,000. We
learn that the extension will be very shortly
began. When this project is successfully ac.
complished, the rich mining region about
Thompson's will be furnished with a large
supply of water the year round
The Butte Record come to us this week
without "a head" We suppose they are
having the kinks combed out -CaIayeras
Chronicle.
oh, no; not kinks" lively Shan
non. We had concluded not to trust the
Records head in the Chronicle office, until
we could forward with it a preventive. or
rermn EXterminator, and bottle of Hair
Restorative
CHANNEL Rock CLAnI-We hearreports of
very rich prospects from the above claim.
Three hundred dollars to the pan is told Of
Inc Ohainel ROCK Is pronounced bV good
Judges to be the "richest looking claim on
she river"
SENTENCED FOR RArE.-Sheriff Ryers of
Plumas county, passed through Oroville on
Thursday with two prisoners in charge who
were convicted at the last term of the Dis
trict Court for Plumas county of the crime
of rape on the person of Squaw The Sher
itf and his prisoners are en- route for San
Quentin.
The Cow CLAIM.-We learn that in eight
days ending last Thursday, eleven thousand
dollars had been taken from Capt. John
Lytle's "Coye Claim" the upper one on the
main river. The cost per day of working
this claim is about $3.50.
The NEBRASKA CLAm-This claim has
been drained, and sluices were to have been
set yesterday.
Sickness on THE BLUFF-The work on the
deep shaft" has been suspended in conse-
quence Of illness among the company that
has it in charge We learn that great deal
of sickness exists among the bluff miners !;
more than any previous year