Daily national Democrat., 1859-08-30
Mountain Correspondence.
TINpucroo. August 9th

lIMDUCToo, August 2Ith.
EDIToR NATIONAL DEMOCRAT In my COM
munication of the 18th, l was erring in sta
ting that Mr. Bovyer was the sole owner of
the ten foot llume now building at this place.
Alr. McCullis is part owner, the work being
constructed under his superintendance.-
Washing in the claims is entirely suspended,
that the workmen may complete the upper
end, which will require some three weeks
labor.
The Antoine Claim. at this place is doing n
good business; their last weeks run paid
them near S4OO per day.
The Michigan Claim, owned by Stewart
d McCalis, is paying over 5000 per day.
AT independence Hill, Mr.. Parrey d Ev-
ans has been making 800 per day, clear of
expenses. They employ some twenty men,
and it will take several years labor to work
the ground out
Lintod q Langrige washed out fifteen
boxes of their hume yesterday, which yield
ed l40 ounces of amalgum. This was the
result of three days washing, the ground
having been previously drifted the expen-
ses were about $780,
There are several companies at work in
the bed of the river, between Cape Horn
and Landes Bar The first is the Enterprise
it is next above the famous Cape Horn claim,
which has paid so well for three years back.
The company is composed of twenty shares.
The ground is drained by fume $50 feet in
/ length, "a feet wide, and 4 feet deep, which
is sufficient to carry all the water at present
running in the river This fume drains near
500 feet of the bed of the river, after which
some % feet of sand and tailings has to
be stripped and wheeled off before any pay
of the river is visible. During the next
week they will commence washing-then
look out for Cape Horn strikes This com
pany employ SO men in the day gang, and
26 at night. Mr.. Frank Brady, of Timbuctoo,
has the entire charge of the work. His sr-
severance and economy in directing so many
men in u work of the kind, has won for him
the golden opinion of the stockholders. 1t
has required some six weeks to complete the
work, at a cost of $4,000.
The politicians have selected this as n
place of summer resort. During the entire
campaign we have not been more than day
without visit from them. MIR. Wickersham
has been here for some days trying to show
the fairness and impartiality of the Long Bar
Convention, which Lindley. Love and Rule
had everything his own way for two days
This evening, his opponent, Mr.. Gorham
with that sterling Democrat, John Collins
made their appearance, which made Wick
appear like a poor boy at frolick He
suddenly became much fatigued and retired
early, with severe head ache Messrs.
Moore and Sharkey were here the first of the
week. Mr. Moore, during his term of office,
has made for himself many friends out side
of his party, and at this place will lead his
ticket many votes Mr. Sharkey, being an
old resident of the county and having fam
lily and property in it, the county interest i.
his interest. He has grown up amongst II:
he has helped to make the county what il
is, ard his unremitting attention to the du-
ties Of his office, has won for him a zealou:
support from many old citizens and heads o
families, without distinction Of party. JEFF