The Nevada Democrat., 1859-09-28
IETTER FRonr sTsKIYoU COUNTY.
Result of the Election-Fiacer and Quartz NM
ing--badiGn Difficulties, etc.
FprNcu GuIcH Sept l4th, 1859.


ing-h,diGn Difficulties, etc.
FRENCH GULcH, Sept. l4th, 1852
Enron DEMocRAT.-The election is over, and
with results not at all satisfactory or fattering TO
the Anti-Lecompton branch of the political family,
narticulary in this county, where, contrary to all
expectation, our opponents carried every officer with
tho exception of two Justices of the Peace in Scott
Valley township. We are defeated, badly defeated,
hut neither wiped out nor discouraged; and even
while the other party rejoicing over their victory,
the members of our own, with mistaken faith in
the purity and integrity of their principles, are look
ing forward to the great contest of next year, when
they will be found united and ready for duty again.
Aside from the election, butttle of general inter-
est has transpired in this section since the date of
my last communication.
In most of the gulches about here, work has been
suspended in consequence of the failure ofwater, but
along the main creek, number Of companies are
still at work, and with supply of water, that will
probably last till the rains fall again. these are all
making good wages, but none of them anything big.
The excitement over quartz is gaining in inten-
sity, and spreading to the most remote portions of
this county every day we hear of new ledges being
struck which show good prospects, while those that
have been opened and worked for several months,
increase in richness, and yielding return which
far exceeds the most sangune expectatios of their
owners.
The New York Company completed their mill two
weeks ago, and have made steady run of it since,
without having cleaned up anything more than the
rifles. The amount taken from the rifles, howev
err plainly indicates the certain of their en-
terprise This mill is furnished with rotary bat
terry of eight stamps, and engine Of sufficient pow
er to work another battery of the same size. The
Sskiyou Company, also finished their mill week,
and started it on custom work; they are crushing
rock from ledge owned by Messrs. Higdon, Harp
ham & Co., and which bids fair to rival in wealth
the renowned Allison Lead in Nevada county. The
company keep two men employed with cradle,
washing the decomposed rock and dirt, who take out
from six to twelve hundred dollars per day. One
thousand dollars to the pan has been taken from the
lead, and it is estimated that pile of rock drifted
out by one hand in less than day, contains over
ten thousand dollars. There is now over thousand
tons of quartz quaried in this vicinity and awaiting
chances for crushing 1t is mostly from leads that
have never been prospected and should half of them
prove to be paying leads there will be good opening
for several custom mills. AS anticipated, sue
cess in this branch of mining has given fresh i'm
petus to the growth and prosperity of little town
which is spreading rapidly and filling up with pop
ulation that will doubtless prove permanent.
At our neighboring village of Fort Jones, fight
occurred day or two since, between one w. w.
Stewart and man named Pete, in which the form
er received six cuts, and is dangerously if not
tally wounded. The affair created considerable
citement among the citizens of the place for time,
which, however cooled down without assuming any
tangible or effective form.
The Indians along Pitt River to the south, and
the klamath to the north. of us are again getting
troublesome. Scarce week passes that we do not
receive information of settler being murdered
his dwelling burnt, his fields laid waste, and stock
driven off by the red men, 1t is disgrace to our
that it cannot or will not protect it's cit
liens in the homes that they are endeavoring to
build up among the fertile vallies in this portion of
the State. Had one-half the money that it has
spent in supporting its peaceful humane policy of
treaties and reservations, been invested in powder
and lead and dealt out to these Indians from U. S.
muskets, they might now have been subdued, if not
exterminated. number Of valuable lives that
have been sacrificed would have been saved, and the
development of the agricultural well as mineral
resources of this section greatly advanced. com
pany of volunteers now out among the Pitt Riv-
Indians, and doing good service, having in short
time succeeded in capturing near hundred of
them. but winter will soon force them to abandon
the pursuit, and fear before they will have thor
oughly accomplished the subjugation of that tribe.
Yours, &c. c. G. q.