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THE LAKES OF BRITISH CoLUMBIA.-British
Columbia is in every part thickly studded
with lakes, some of them of considerable
magnitude and nearly all remarkable for
their depth of water, feature traceable no
doubt, as general thing, to the abrupt char
racter of the mountains in which they are
imbosomed. Some of even the smaller have
been sounded to depth of 400 feet without
finding bottom. In shape they are usually
long and narrow, and in several instances lie
in chains linked by connecting streams along
deep depressions, to all appearance the beds
of former rivers. Some of these lakes are
between fifty and sixty miles long, and from
eight to ten broad. The water is cold the
year round and, for the most part, exceed
ingly clear. To this, however, there are ex-
ceptions, as, for example, the Lilooet, the
color of which is a dirty green, caused prob
ably by its feeders running over a species of
argillaceous earth, that imparts to the water
its turbid appearance. A few of the small
er are somewhat alkaline, but not to de-
gree that forbids their use. During the sum-
mer months salmon of an excellent quality
abound in both the rivers and lakes and
form the principal food of the natives, who
take them in large quantities, consuming
what they require while fresh, and curing
the balance for winter use. The salmon sea-
son extends from June to October.
Alta California
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MYSTERIES OF VEGETATIoN.-There are
some singular phenomena in the operations
of nature relative to the appearance and
growth of plants. When piece of woods
is burnt over so as to entirely destroy the
growth, new and very different kind of
trees spring up, to take the place of that
which has been removed. The same thing
has been noticed in regard to plants, new
and strange species appearing upon the To-
cality after desroying fire. After the great
fire in London, in 1866, the ground was COW
cred with species of cross marked Iris,
which was before that time stranger to that
locality. And yet in such profusion did these
plants spring up from the burnt land, that
it was calculated that Europe besides did
not contain so great quantity. So it is with
a lake or pond which is dried up: the ground
subsequently bearing kinds of vegetation
totally disimilar to that growing on the banks
of the adjoining land. Thus, when certain
marshes in Denmark were drained, some
years ago, plant called the carex cypero-
ides came up in bundance-though, before
that, an unknown production of the island,
it being native of Germany. Similar phe-
nomna is observable in this country and the
subject is we'll worthy the attention of the
curious.
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FACTS IN THE BRITISH CENsUs.-According
to the late British Census, 956,O3O persons
have passed 20 years in Great Britain; 129,-
900 are over four-score years; 10000 over
80 years; 2,O38 over 95 years, and 119 over
100 years. The picture given of the NOR
tality of children in the large manufacturing
cities is frightful. 1t is stated that of 100
900 children born in Liverpool, only 44,797
live to the age of 20, while in Surrey that
age is attained by 7O,s75 out of the same
number of children born. The probable life
time in the unhealthiest towns is six years.
In Manchester lOO, 900 children born are re-
duced to about half that number in six years.
The males in the three kingdoms, at the
soldiery age of 20 and 40, amount to 3, 3O0,-
600 men. The number Of doctors in the
kingdom is about 10000. The blind are to
the population as one in 975; the deaf and
dumb of Great Britain are said to be more
common in the agricultural and pastoral
districts, especially where the country is
hilly, than in those containing a large
amount of town population.
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contemporary wisely suggests that read
ers of newspapers are little aware whatthey
lose by destroying the issues they are daily
in the habit of reading. If preserved and
bound (Which could be done at trifling
expense) they would havea connected re-
cord of current events in the most conven-
lent and comprehensive shape, which would
be invaluable at times as book of refer
ence, besides affording great pleasure in
reviving old recollections and associations
in the mind of the reader He will there
in have chain of history-essentially To-
cal, yet somewhat general in its character
growing link by link, yearly becoming of
more interest and value. 1t would be an
encyclopedia, a cabinet of literature, of in
formation in the sciences and arts, history
and biography; volume embellished with
an occasional gem of thought of the first
water, which if not thus preserved would
be wholly lost. 1t would be museum in
which the most inveterate statistician could
find deposits worthy of his attention, while
at the same time it would afford field
of delights in which the most accomplished
in intellectual attainments could revel for
days and weeks.
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IsoLArIoN.-The California Home Journal

IsoLATIoN.-The California Home Journal
expresses melancholy truth when it says,
'In entering the arena of life, you might
as well be aware of what awaits you. Do
not rely on others, be not grieved and dis
appointed in meeting treachery and unre-
lenting meanness And know that wherever
you turn, into your face will stare spectre,
whose name is-Isolation. You are alone
in the universe!"'
Did we say truth? Can we say, in truth,
each one of us is alone in the universe?
What !are all souls prisoners in solitude, or
despots over themselves? Should we think
SO, feel so, make it SO? No! let US rather
be convinced that there is a common kim
ship of hearts hereditary from the Deity of
creation. Isolation and desolation rise in
the subordinate impulses and sink in the
first warm premonition of manly sympathy,
which has it's seasons like time and is ir-
resistible like the ocean tide
Sierra Citizen.
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The AGE OF OUR PLANEr.-M. Boue of Vi
emma, is the author of an interesting commu-
nication to the Geological Society of France,
containing some memoranda of NJ. Unger's
History of the Vegetable World. In it there
are some considerations respecting the
age or antiquity of the earth, drawn from its
rate of cooling. 1t is supposed that the
planets of the coal period required temper
ature of twenty-five degrees Reaumer. The
mean is at this time eight degrees, being
fourteen degrees less. By experiments on
the rate cooling of lavas and melted basalt,
it is calculated that nine millions of wears
are required for the earth to lose fourteen
degrees Reaumer. NJ. Hilbert puts the period
of FIVE millions. But supposing the whole
to have been in molten state, the time that
must consequently have elapsed in passing
from liquid to a solid state is fixed at three
hundred and fifty millions of years.
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SNow SPoUTs.-A singular performance of
the wind is noticed on the hill-sides near
Monte Christie; air currents strike snow
drift, and piercing it catch the dry flakes,
bringing them forth and rising in the shape
of water spOuts at sea. Frequently, a num-
Der of the spirals form and unite at hight
of from thirty to fifty feet when they separ-
ate and fall like water spray. The phenom-
enon, while it resembles the water spout as
perfectly as could be, is more astonishing,
and it certainly belongs to the most remark
able order of natural wonders.
Sierra Cftizen
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The N. Y. Herald gives the following ac-
count Of most terrible catastrophe that
occurred in the sea of AzoR: A catas-
trophc occurred about the beginning of Feb
ruary last, which involved a loss Of life
most unparalleled. It appears that some
three thousand inhabitants of Tanganrog
proceeded to the Azoff Sea to fish upon the
ice. Suddenly Q storm broke upon them,
and before they could reach the shore, the
ice was broken from the land and drifted
toward the open sea. The whole ice was
broken by the waves, and at least three
thousand persons found a watery grave.
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BATHING IN JAPAN.-In their personal
cleanliness, the Japanese present marked
contrast to the Chinese; no deformed objects
meet the eye in the crowded streets; cutane-
Gus diseases seem almost unknown. In Ma
gasaki, toward evening" a large portion of
the male and female population might be
seen innocentlys clubbing" at the corners of
the streets. In Jeddo they frequent large
bathing establishments, the door of which is
open to the passer-by, and presents curious
spectacle, more especially if the inmates of
both sexes ingenuously rush to gaze at him
as he rides blushingy past,
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An EvRsrru4 CAnsBR-According to the

An EvRNTFUA CAREER.-According to the
Sacramento Standard Col Frank P. Anderson,
ex-Nicaraguan filibuster under the grey-eyed
man of destiny, has had his life since 1855
crowded full of events, perils and hair
breadth 'scapes.' S Sc
At the battle of Rivas in June 1856 he was
one of fifty-six men contending against six
hundred, and received two wounds. In the
retreat he walked nineteen miles, after hav-
ing fallen in a pit and sprained his ankle. He
returned to California in September of 1855,
to get cured of his wounds, which compelled
him to go about some time on crutches. On
the 9th of December of that year. he again
sailed for Nicaragua, accompanied by one
hundred and ten men, with whom he joined
Cen Walker at Grenada. At that time he
was not entirely recovered from his wounds,
and obtained a furlough, upon which he went
home to New York. In March of 1856, he re-
turned again to Nicaragua, in time TO be in
the fight of Rivas of the ilth of April, as a
commander where he was a second time
wounded. He was also at the battle of Mas
saya, on the 10th of October, 1856. From
thence he went to Grenada, and thence sailed
for New York, on business of Gen. Walkers
Government. He again returned from New
York to Nicaragua, and was on the steamer
in. Scott, descending the San Juan river,
when the boiler of that steamer exploded,
killing some twenty men, and wounding some
thirty or forty others. He was blown by the
explosion twenty or thirty feet into the air,
and injured, although not very severely.
Again he returned to New York, and from
New York again to Nicaragua, on the steamer
Fashion This time lac was accompanied by
forty men, with whom he landed at the mouth
of the Colorado river. With this small force
he captured Castillo, defended by eighty SOL
diers and six pieces of artillery; taking thir-
ty-nine prisoners without the loss of single
man. Sometime afterwards he was arrested
by Commodore Paulding, together, with 9TH
ers of the Nicaraguan Army, and taken
prisoner on the man-of-war Wabash, to the
Atlantic States. Subsequently, he started
back for Nicaragua on the schooner Susan,
and was wrecked within sixty miles of his
port Of destination. He left New Orleans for
San Francisco on the 18th of january, where
he arrived a few weeks ago.
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Sea captains are the noblest and meanest
of men. Their almost unlimited power over
their crews, the constant causes of irritation
with which they are assailed, either develops
tyrannical and cruel disposition, or leads
to the formation of such habits of self-con-
troll patience and forbearance, as constitute
particularly strong and noble characters.
- Pacific Methodist
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A Wise kvEsrxEST.-The people of Wis
consin during the past ten years, have ex-
pended for the education Of their youth, half
million of dollars more than the entire cost
Of sustaining the State government This
is fact so honorable to them that it should
be made of lasting record.
The hydraulic press., 1859-04-23

Letters from Syria state that carriage
roads actually commenced at Beyrout, which
is to terminate at the ancient city of DAM
ascus, the oldest city on the globe, accord
ing to biblical chronology. When the carts
and other apparatus for beginning the new
highway made their appearance-for cart
was probably never before seen by any Of
the inhabitants, with the exception of foreign
residents-quite sensation was made in that
out-of-the-way part of creation.
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A HANDSOME CosrRIBurloN.-The amount

A HANDSOME CoNTRIBUTIoN.-The amount
already contributed to the Mount Vernon
Fund by Mr.. Everett is $6O,sO3 81. About
$1,000 accruing from the delivery of his
washington" was outstanding, but would
be received and paid over by Mr.. Everett.
Half ofthe purchase money has already been
paid to Mr.. Washington, and there is a con-
siderable sum collected beside.
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GoD EvRYwHERE.-Jean Paul says: God
and love are everywhere; in light, in colors,
in flowers, in the beauty of man, in the hap
piness of animals, in the human mind, in the
endless spheres, as the sun shines ON all,
alike yet differently, and is majestic on the
ocean, sparkling in dewdrop, ruddy on the
ripe fruit, silver on the stream, many colored
in the rainbow, and pale and tremnlous in
the moon.
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MOUNTAIN TIMBER-The San Andreas In
on the value of our mountain timber, men,
tions the fact of its rapid disappearance from
the lower mining regions and up to the high
region of the sugar-pine, which must here
after afford all our supplies of lumber for
fencing, building and mining purposes. This
sugar-pine region, extending to the very
summit of the Sierra Nevada, for hundreds
of miles in length, will prove the source of
immense wealth to the State, and the Inde-
pendent may well be astonished that the many
excellent sites for farms and timber claims
which it presents have been so long neglec-
ted by our people.
'sEvery acre of this timber-land which lies
anywhere along the lines of canals that tap
the sources of our rivers, will, in a very few
years become of the greatest value; because
if we wish to build barn, house, fence or
fiume, we shall have to appeal to our upland
neighbors for the lumber and timber neces-
sary to the work. Thousands of princely
fortunes are lying dormant in those noun
tain regions, inviting the hardy and enter
prising to rescue them from the wilderness.
There are numbers of healthy, vigorous
young men in the State, constantly deplor-
ing the evil fortune which has cast them in
land where there is no employment for
willing muscle; they imagine that all the
roads to wealth or competence are blocked
up; that the springs have been exhausted by
the early pioneers; &C., &c. If suchwi on
ly turn their faces towards the snowy regions,
and settling down, permanently, upon one
hundred and sixty acres fthis splendid tina
ber-land, go earnestly to work to make farms
and homes, after years will convince them
that all the chances for fortune are not YET
exhausted gfr
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Rrna tbr fulluming.

This certificate sent us by agents at Patter-
SOL n Y, which is also certified to by several Of the
heiglibors of Mr.. Ballard.
Messrs. A. B. h D. SANDS: Gentlemen,-It gives
me pleasure to send you the following statement in
regard to my son. lie took a cold, and after
eight weeks of suffering the disease settled in
bis left leg and foot which sweed to the utmost.
The swelling was lanced by his physician, and dis
charged most prousey; after that less than eleven
ulcers formed on the leg and foot at one time. We
had five different physicians but none relieved him
much; and the last winter found him so emaciated
and low that he unable to leave his bed suffering
the most excrCciating pain. During this time tho
bone had become much affected, that piece after
piece came out of which he has than twenty
five preserved in BOTTLE varying from onehalf to
and a half inches in length. We had given up all
hopes of his recovery; but at this time we were In
duced to try your Sarsaparilla and with its his
health and appetite began Immediately to improve,
and SO rapid was the change that less than a dozen
bottles effected perfect cure.
With gratitude remain truly yours,
DARIUS BALLARD.
Prepared and sold by A. b. & d. SANDS,
Wholesale Druggists, 100 Fulton-street corner Of
William New York.
For sale by DEWITT KTTTLE & Co., H. JOHN
SON & Co., and REDINGTON & Co., San Francisco;
RICE & COFFIN, Marysville; r. H. MCDONALD
& Co.. Sacramento; and by Druggists generally.
Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-09-17

NorE FOR GOVERNOR AND CoYGRESsNES.-
The returns make bad showing for the half.
breed candidates, who, before the election,
claimed to have so large q majority in the
State, and wero going TO sweep everything
before them, as an avalanche, rcbuke Old
Buck, ovcrwhClm the "Custom House, knock
"LccomptoniSm" into cooked hat, and play
the devil generally. Tho people have shown
themselves devoted to principle and Democrat
ic to the backbone. "Coyoto Joe" failed to
fll the blanks in his record, and has found
that the sovereign people AS he claims the
Administration to bc,- were determined to
put him down and qucnch the fire Of his brill
liant talents in the cold stream Of disgraccful
defeat and utter population. Curry will have
q chance to run for constable next year, and
Joc can return 10 the "coyotc hole" from
which he was so ruthesSly drawn when the
Democracy committed the great mistake OF
sending him to Congress. WO take the fol-
lowing synopsis Of the returns from the
Standard Of Thursday:
All the returns which havc been received
and published by us up TO this date show the
following vote for Governor: Latham, -, 300;
Curry, %, 1870; Stanford T,000-moking La
thanS majority over both candidates, (inclu.
ding his reported maiorities in Sierra, Mari
posa, Plumas, Mcndocino and Los Angeles, }
l5,963. Scott, $3.50; Burch, 34,S36 Ba-
kcr, Sl,7l5; McKibben, 81 $50; Bolts, 8 1903;
0Mearc, 99,T4S.
Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-09-17

ForL PLAy.--Coroncr Doughcrty informs
us that the skeleton Of . man was recently
found in Long Ravine, near Kings Store, sup
posed TO be that of victim Of foul play. 1t
was clothed as follows:
White shirt, cotton undershirt, white
cotton drawers, blue ovcralIs, white linen coat
with ivory buttons, peggcd boots with two
patches on the toe Of the right boot and one
on the toe Of the left, blue cotton socks, and
brown slouchcd hat made by j. Hartman
1871 Kcarney street, San Francisco The skel
cton Of horse that had hCcn shot through
the head, was found near by; also, pair Of
lcgCings. The horse was light sOrrcl OF
roam, three or four years old, some white feet
light manC and tall, shOd all round, with a
rope, spliccd IN the middle, around his neck
Cannot some one identify tho poor fellow
This is the only murder that has ever been
committed In that section Of our county, and
tho good people there are exceedingly anxious
that tho murderer should be fcrretcd out, il
possible.
Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-09-17
The Result in Ell Dorado

In our last issue. We were unable to give
the result Of tho election in this county, on
account Of the returns not having been re.
ccived from the more remote precincts. We
were confident then that Latham had received
= handsome majority, and that the majority
Of our county ticket had been elected. Now
that the vote has been ranvaSScd, we lind that
the Democracy have achieved another great
victory over the combined odds and ends OF
all factions and isms, and have come out OF
one Of the most holly contested campaigns
that has ever been had in our county, crowned
with an honorable success. On the part Of
tho Democracy, the canvass was conducted on
principle. Our speakers discussed the politi
cal questions Of the day candidly and fairly,
and appealed to the soundncsS Of our policy
and the purity Of our political tencts to sus
tain our nominees before the people. Every
act Of the Administration that had been de-
nOunced by the OppoSilion-evcry plank Of
the Democratic platform that had been pro-
nounced unSounl, was discussed freely and
fearleSSly, and our cause left TO the great jury
Of intelligent frecmcn, with aRAbiding conf.
dcncc in their Judgment and patriotism. Their
verdict was in our favor, and judgment has
been entered up against the opposition. We
feel jubant over the result, although We en-
tertained no doubts Of success during the
campaign, and we can say 10 our friends
abroad that tho lon.hcartcd Democracy Of
the Empire County have cxpunged tho word
I'll fail" from thOir vocabulary, and that hOre-
after success shall ever crown our efforts with
the laurel wreath Of victory.
Although We are justly proud Of the result,
NO have to regret that three of tho best men
on our ticket have been defeated, Mr.. Lar-
kin, our candidate for Collector, DR.. Lawyer,
for Treasurer, and Ned. Wvlton, for County
Surveyor. This bar to our complete success,
VIC can account for only by nttributing 1t to
the extraordinary cxcrtions that were made
by the opposition 10 secure those three offices,
and the detection Of q few sorchcodcd Demo-
Gratis. The gentlemen defeated bear unim-
peachablc characters, as men and Democrats,
and we arc at loss for reason why Demo
crate should scratch their names from their
tickets.
On our third page will be found the officinl
vote Of the county.
Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-09-17

CoSsoLISG.-Thc Sacramento Union con.
solcs itself for tho Waterloo defeat Of the half
breeds In California with tho idea that the
Opposition will have majority in the next
Congress. 1t says" Ifthcy are not Endorsed
by tho State they are by the country" Good
for tho Union. The ancient dame who occu.
pies the tripod Of that highly respectable in
stitution is philosopher Of the first water,
and Is entitled to our profoundest respect
We presume tho Emperor Of Austria ought to
console himself for the drubbing he has just
received from Louis Napoleon with the fact,
that several hundred years ago. the English
licked France like thunder, and didn't hall
try. In order that our philosophical contcm.
pOFAFy may have bushels Of consolation Of the
same sort, and lest tho fact may have escaped
her observation, we beg To- inform her that all
"of the new members" Of the British ParliA.
ment and the entire Mormon Nation" are
also opposed to the Administration Of Mr.
Buchanan.