San Andreas independent., 1858-04-03
LETTER FROM POVERTY BAR.
POKER PoIsr, Calaveras county, I

All Fools Day, 1853.
MR. EDITOR 1t " hasn't rained nor
nothing here for the last week, forit had
no chance, and the thirsty miners don't
so much on water when it's pure tbino
LINES In this part of the county are very
brisk, and considerable mining is done
here Gall with the hydraulic pressure
and as general thing, it pays WE'LL
Poker Point is one half mile above Power.
ty Bar, onthe Mokelumne river, and from
the appearance it presents | would pro-
nounce 1t an inexhaustable mine. The
next place of note is Poverty Bar, where
quite extensive preparations for gardening
can be seen; new buildings are going up
IN every direction, some very substantial
ones, too, which establishes the fact that
the residents of Poverty have faith in the
permanency Of the place. The most noted
House here is the ''Bon Ton" kept by
Richard Martin, who is as polite as a
dancing master, and always on hand to
wait on those who favor him with a call.
At the Bon Ton may be found a general
assortment OF all those fancy refreshments
which are usually kept in upper-tendom.
Dick makes an excellent cock tail, and for
less than dozen of them to produce in
toxlcatlon, is out of the question.
The sports are playing lively string
now, as they are under the impression
that the Gambling Law is a dead cock in
the pit, and if a "Josh" comes along with
any tin in his pockets and is on the
buck" he can be accommodated with
either monte, rondo, "draft' or anything
in the "keerds"
The camp, at present, is well-stocked
with bummers and lunch-eaters of the
different varieties, who may be readily
found. The sporting hummer, the whisky
hummer, the dance house hummer and
the general hummer, are all doing a
thriving business. The latter, l think
has the best chance of any, for he is
always on the look out for "sleepers" and
never lets an opportunity slip by when he
thinks there is chance to make scratch
Stop. here is the professional hummer,
had almost forgot to notice, whose time
has been for several weeks occupied in
robbing Cinnamon. This game they have
reduced to science; not only on the
Cinnamon is it played, but on any one
that is supposed to have few dollars, and
susceptible of operation; only some three
days ago the store of Mr.. Wambo was
entered in broad day light and $50 taken
1t is my honest opinion that the fraternity
would all do we'll to make themselves
scarce, for should any of them fall into
the hands of Judge Lynch, the " High
land saoing" would be the last " act" il
which they would appear-the Hangtowr
man and Yuba giant to the contrary, not
withstanding.
We will now take look at Sand Hills
one mile below Poverty; at this place may
be seen some of the most extensive opera
tions in the southern mines; the Hill is
about three -fourths of mile long, and is
all claimed; sixty of the claims are now
being washed away, by the hydraulic
process; the natural advantages for work
ing are unsurpassed in the State, being
from 80 to IS feet above the Mokelumne
river, the miners can run off their tailings
for lifetime, without the trouble usually
caused in hydraulic sluicing. At the
upper end of the Hill are the claims Of
Messrs. Dutton & Co., which are the
richest that have yet been opened; from
one pan of dirt they took So, and from
80 to 1926 are common prospects in
their claim. AT the same end of the Hill
Messrs. Hadley & Fouts, (late of your
town, have claims which are now opened
and paying 81 and sS per day to the man.
Quite serious accident occurred on
the south end of the Hill, last week. A
man by the name of John Ross had his
shoulder badly broken, and was other
wise badly bruised by the caving of a
bank of earth; he will probably recover.
For the present | will close. "No, stop"
| can't quit without giving you an invita-
tion to come down and see that Wire Sus-
pension Bridge, at Poverty Bar; it is a
free bridge. The Chronicle man pro-
nounced it bully arrangement. My
candle is about to 'drap'' into the bottle,
so [ will let up. Yours, as ever,
BUTTS.