Daily national Democrat., 1859-07-22
Mountain Correspondence.
FosrER's BAR, July Goth, 1859.

Long since it has been said that California
was "gone in'-tho mines had given out.
This is true of some localities, and to some
extent this, but with an acquaintance of sew
eral years with the mines here, and vicinity,
| have every reason to believe the yield Of
gold this season will equal that of any of
the last few years. The miners were unusu-
ally late in commencing operations this sea-
son, on account of the high water, but as the
late warm weather has swept the snow down
from the mountains so rapidly, the two Yu-
bas are now as low as usual for them at this
season Of the year; and as every years ex-
perence tends to expedite them in their ope-
rations and overcome obstacles that few
years ago would seem insurmountable, the
improvement in machinery, such as water
derricks, sluices, instead of the old fashioned
long-toms, wing dams instead of fumes,
(where it is practicable are means of say
ing both time and money, which puts the
miner of the present day, with poorer claims,
on an equal footing with his predecessor
Among the Claims that are now being
worked, are A. Diver & Co.'S, which has
been paying for several months 5000 to 800
per week, working five men. Holmes & Co.
are preparing to wash, and will soon be tax
ing it out, as justly they deserve.
Mining on Willow Creek, of which the
Nevada Company are the principal operators,
is hourishing They are at present engaged
in blasting and lowering their hume. They
have already expended a large amount of
money, and the present job will cost from
$4,000 to 100000 This species of property
is known us a tail.hume, and is one Of the
most costly, as well as lasting, and in time
will be the best paying property in Yuba
county The tailings that are washed are
those of the neighboring hills Youngs, Ga
lena and CNmptonville, and flow distance
of some three miles. The company are
working some twenty-five men, under the
uperintendency of Patrick Henry, whose in
defatigable energy and good judgment will
insure the project entire success.
Long Bar, from which this place derives its
commercial benefit, is distant about two
miles; there are about 60 men daily at work,
and they are prosecuting their operations
vigorously This camp will afford employ
ment for a greater number of men in the
course of a few days.
The companies at work on the bedrock
are the Illinois, Canada and French Compa-
nies, whose claims are paying from IS to SIS
per day to the hand. The Bamboo, Long
Bar and Texas Companies are sinking their
pumps and have flattcring prospects.
Oregon Hill is a mining town of consider.
able importance, and affords employment to
more men than any other camp in this vicin-
ity, The character of the mines are princi-
pally creek and ravine diggings. which gen
orally pay well; the quality of the gold is
fine, and the genial disposition of the boys
makes Oregon Hill the "place of all places"
Jenkins q Co., of the Sugar Pine Mills,
and Hodley q Co., of the Empire Mills, are
converting the stately pines into lumber
with that rapidity which steam as a locomo-
tive power is capable of performing, and
thus affording employment to a large num-
Der of men and adding another important
link to the commercial chain.
General confidence is felt in all branches of
business, although the unwory have been
led to suspect the honesty of the Lecompton-
ties in their late professions of Democratic
principles; and 50 sudden a seeming endorse
ment of the principles of non.intervention
and popular sovereignty has created great
CONSERVATION in their ranks.
1t is II well known fact that the Lecomp-
tonites are and have been committed to the
doctrine of. Intervention ever since it was
first enuneiated by our infallible Chief Magis-
trate; it was readily endorsed as Democratic
doctrine, from the fact the President said it.
Even our worthy Federal Appointee has not
yet extricated himself from this horn of the
dilemma, but the change is hourly looked for
by host of friends. Whether he is endea-
voring to disprove by his acts, an inward
conviction, or fears decapitation, is not
known
The Republicans, too, have endorsed the
grert and magnanimous principles of non
Intervention and Popular Sovereignty in or
der to keep pace with the times, but reSerye
the right to intel rene in case their doctrine
operates to make sta, States instead Of free
This kind of trucking policy by party so
wofully in the minority that they cannot
hope to elect any portion of their State or
county ticket, looks as though they were at
tempting to piller our artillery, and in return
have it discharged from their own ranks
claiming, as they do, to hold the balance of
power, and at this time, when there is no
object to be attained only to show their
strength at the cost of defeat to the Demo-
cratic party, who were the originators and
defenders Of this great principe-the right
of the majority to rule-and who stand
pledged to abide the result of this doctrine,
for or against our individual preferences
Judging their sincerity by their acts, l can
but compare them to the Jacobins of France
who "imprisoned three hundred thousand in
the name of liberty, and sent to the gullotne
one hundred and fifty thousand in the name
of their Fraternity" Let those who desire
the application and success of the doctrine of
noninteryention and popular sovereignty,
as applied to the Territories of the United
States be found doing battle fer the ticket
headed by Curry and Conness. These are
the honest yeomen of the Democracy, who
desire neither to cheat nor be cheated and
thus show to the world, as they ,ciH, that
the freemen of California are not dupes, to be
duped by any such unhalowed and despica-
Die professions Of principles, which they ad
vocate but to defeat, and endorse but to con
demn. OCCASIONAL.