The Placer herald., 1859-03-26
Dutch Flat Correspondence.

Mr.. Eaitor:-Dutch Flat, (by the way a
harmonious name), is acquiring some re-
nown as mining locality, and bids tar at
no distant day to receive its share OF public
patronage also newspaper adulation.-
But lest some of your readers should think
we are an isolated community, deprived OF
the genial rays which woman's presence
alone can impart, allow me to state for their
benefit, that we have now some seventy
families here, and although "vagrant' min
ing community, l believe in point of mo-
rality and virtue we can vie with that found
in the more refined atmosphere of Jonah.
The past summer and winter good school
has been taught, and we have large com
| modious school house erected and in fair
way to completion.
Our Flat, which is a narrow ravine between
two smashing hills, contains some three hun
dred buildings, among which are four respec-
table taverns, (he one owned by G. Setfins
our P. NJ, is lathed and plastered through
out.) Eight dry good and clothing stores,
Zone of which, L. Armstein's, is fire proof)
two boot and shoe stores, DC. &c. OF drink
ino saloons we have some twelve to many,
but these think must be considered neces-
sary evil, as they are found in almost every
community and licensed by law; ours, | be-
lieve, are as respectable and orderly as the
generality.
But first and foremost Of all are our rich
mineral deposits. Miles around this place
the hills are filed with the precious orc, and
all one needs to bring it forth in quantities,
from small to large, is water. Ave. millions
for water is the cry. But our enterprising
Observation-Disclosures. Brady q Trim, who al
ready Tin the rainy season) furnish this town
with some 1900 inches of water, have sue
ceeded in lately purchasing what has been
known as Gays big ditch, and propose bring
inc it into our Flat as soon as labor can do
it, Also Mr.. b. Pollard, (familiarly known
as Yankee), has another ditch well under
way from Bear river. That will also be in
here by midsummer The deep SHOWS have
impeded the progress of both, but they are
coming, and Mr.. Editor, there will be JOY in
Dutch Flat when they arrive. We have no
bull dogs to peal forth notes of gladness, but
we can blow up some of these side hills and
raise a muss generally.
"Winter still fingers in the lap Of spring."
but we sincerely hope for the good of the
public in general, and miners in particular;
that the flood gates Of the mountains will
soon be opened. If not, | imagine that
Theatrcals, Circuses, Gypsey girls, &c, will
not find as rich harvest ahead, as for the
past three months. But notwithstanding all
impedments, Dutch Flat is lively camp
and those who have water, and they are not
a few, are steadily furnishing our express
with more or less gold.
BY the way, we have two Expresses here
Wells, Fargo & Co., and Freeman & Co.
The agent for the former, b. +. Moore, is one
of natures finest fellows, always right side
up with care. The other, Dr. Edwards, hav-
inc lately arrived, am not personally ac-
quainted with but has every appearance of
beirg g Of the right stripe.
Our drift claims, as far as they Lave been
prospected, pay very handsome dividends
The Badger, at present is the star clam.
Our hydraulics, average about fifty dollars
per day to the pipe. If other localities can
beat this, oN riqht-I hope they mav-for
we ''vagrants' or "white Chinamen' will have
need of none, when forced from this State
Fearing your patience is already exhausted,
| close for the present.
Yours truly, DON PEDRO.
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