Amador weekly ledger., 1858-02-06
lone City Correspondence.

tllhg looks SO cheerful and inviting that
feel 'aeited to give you few items regarding
the general prosperity and the news
First and foremost is the farming interest,
in which lone yies with the most favored
section Of California Last year, as you are
aware, two Of the farmers Of this valley took
premiums at the State Fair on their products;
there were Others here whose crops were full
as deserving as theirs; yet, as they were not
placed in competition but little notice has
been taken of them. Yesterday | was shown
some heets, raised by Hull & Clark on the
farm af Judge Carter that measured over
three feet in length and foot through; the
number of tons raised on the acre | am
afraid to tell as | would doubtless be charg-
ed with, at least, stretching the truth. They
are being sold here in town for cent pound
DR.. Lyon intends trying another lot of his
premium corn. BY the way, the Doctor has
been having a large quantity of his corn
ground into meal, and having tried some of
it, can youch for its good qualities All
the farms here look finely, are well fenced
and appear aourishing; many of them have
really fine dwellings on them and exhibit an
air of comfort and taste not to be seen else
where. More fruit trees have been set out
this winter than in any previous season.
In mining, lone is not behind many of the
camps in the county. / have recently visited
some claims on the creek above town, and
found some of them not only paying well,
but largely. That of Messrs Gibbon &
Sons is averaging about Sl5 day to the
hand, as near as | could learn; while Wood
ling & Weber are making $40 per day each.
These claims are where many Others have
prospected, and the ground declared worth
less, but by going down to the bed rock very
rich dirt has been found In the same vcni-
ty are the claims of Mr.. Clayes, Of Farms
worth & Co., and others, but they have not
yet reached the pay dirt. 1t is doubtless
the case thatin many other places here, where
the top earth has been skinned of, the best
pay will be found Oh the rock Gold dust
here, if well retorted is worth $l7 the ounce
and there is none that brings less than $40 go
The last weeks sale of dust here was within
few dollars of two hundred ounces.
In the past ten months there has been twenty
nine new houses erected in this vicinity, in
Guiding two brick stores, and the brick dwell
ling house of Mr. Hickey. Mr.. Hall (of the
Mountain Pride FIGURING Mill, has built him
a dwelling in the lower part of the town that
is quite an ornament to that section. Mr.
Preater has also been among the foremost in
improving his premises by building. He and
several others contemplate erecting brick
the coming season.
The two mills here arc now idle, for the
want of grain. They have done great
deal of work, and have now large lots of
flour on hand. $40 per hundred is at pres
ent the ruling price Of first quality -four.
Owners of that article here are not disposed
to get up panic in relation to high prices;
but sell at the market price, leaving consul
mers to Judge for themselves as to the chances
of a rise or fall.
This winter Mr.. j. H. Ferris has in sue
cessful operation, reading room and library.
50 a month entities subscriber to all its
privileges Connected with the Reading
Room Association is Lyceum, in the de-
bates of which the ladies take part in writ
ten articles The meeting of the Lyceum on
last Monday evening is now all the topic here,
leaving Kansas matters entirely in the shade.
The subject discussed was that of womep's
rights. Arguments from three ladies of this
place, Miss H, Miss HAn and Mrs W-n,
were read and decided by all who heard them
TO be not only the best used on the occasion
but decidedly credtable to their authors
The next subject for discussion is as to
whether Nature affords sufficient evidence to
convince man of his immortality. | believe
the Lyceum meets on Monday evening of
each week.
There is general appreciation here of the
letter in your last paper, signed "a Settler"
They think his views on the Pico Grant are
correct and clear
l have recently seen the pictures, by Mrs.
George Wilmington, that attracted so much
nttention and took n nreminm at the late