Daily national Democrat., 1859-06-03
Daily gational Democrat.
Long Bar Correspondence.
LONG BAR No. l. Nav %

LONG BAR NO. l., May 29th.
EDITOR NATIONAL DEMocRAT Thinking
few items from this locality would be of in
terest to some of the numerous readers of the
DEMOCRAT, make bold sending you the fol-
lowing hotch patch of news:
Things in general, as regards mining, look
NOT very bright just now. Owing to the
high state OF the river the miners are oblioed
to suspend work until the river f,lla sufi-
ciently to start the pumps, in order to get a.
the glitering "ore." Two companies at this
place have been stripping" their claims for
the last six months. They expect rich
harvest, and SO does the writer of this You
may reasonably expect to hear cheering news
from this place in the course of the coming
season.
am glad to have it in my power to in.
form you and the adherents of True Dsmoe
racy, that this place will give a good account
OF itselfin the comming contest. So far |
have not seen single man at this place who
is willing to sustain the sham Democracvi in
its shameless violation of the fundamental
principles of Democracy. This place, think,
will still do better than last year-out Of "a
voters there only tpO Lecomptonits.
1t gives me pleasure to announce the or.
rival amongst us terrestrials of two of Gods
best and last gfts"-one the wife of Mr..
Samuel Mcneil, and the other the wife of Mr..
Joe. Smith, son of old Pegleg-both
charming, either in manners or conversation.
This may seem triding to you who are blessed
with the sunny smile of woman, but to US il
is an oceurrance of vast importance. We
never had any ladies here, excepting one, who
left us nearly two years ago, and no great
loss either. 1t is needless to mention tho
reason.
According to my way of thinking, il would
be one OF the greatest blessings, if each Of our
young bachelors would try TO induce somo
blooming young Miss to become his wife,
and by that means purely our social atmos.
| phere. Although not so bad place as many
l could mention, still there are many evils
now in existence, which would be entirely
unknown with the presence of women.
The new improvements on the turnpike
road are finished. These improvements make
! ~ oHe ol Tue oest fOaus IN the State The
work on the Sierre Turnpike Road is pro-
gressing finely. When last seen by the wri.
ter, Mr.. Dickey, with his gang of laborers,
was below Snake Bar, and consequently,
over the worst part Of the ground When
finished, this will be one ofthe most delight
tul drives in the State for the pleasure seek
| ing community. Mr. Atehison must. think,
have plenty to do just now. Besides making
new road and improving the old one, he
has commenced work on the Truckee Lake
Ditch. 1t is to be regretted that he holds
out such small inducement to work on that
branch of his different works. AS it is, the
men will rather lie idle than go to work for
$50 per month. Beside these very low wa
ges, he binds the men to accept work for
Two months, or else lose twenty-five cents on
the dollar. There is one feature Of this
bondage still worst-id ect d: should the Boss
see ht, he can, as matter of course, send the
man away, and all money due him for labor
done, will be subject to reduction Of 25 per
cent. Comment ON this is unnecessary. This
last mentioned condition deters good many
from going TO work. They are afraid they
will be sent away before the expiration of
the conditional two months, whether they
work faithfully or not, but for the sole res-
son of gain.
| There is no man in this section Of old Yuba
who stands fairer before the public than John
Atchison. Therefore, am 10th 10 believe
that 1t is his intention to do wrong. shall
indeed be glad to hear of his having taken
of this last mentioned and most obiectiona-
bic feature from his management of the work.
Vale, GERMANIous.