The Nevada Democrat., 1859-04-06
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| LETTER FItOM OME0As
The Torn "gOne ia''-Efect Of the sersrs Wmter-
| The Mals-Mnapg- Dancing ISehOOt-Pike''
Peak, &c.
OMEGA, March 81, 1859.
EDroR DEMoCRAT-Our frinds at your place
no doubt thnk that Omega and her forces are,
TO use mountain phrase, ''gone in" must
acknowledge, though with some reluctance,
that it is, or has been, too near the case. The
long continued snow storm came very near
"freezing out" both miners and merchants;
put complete stop to all mining operations,
and left us here idle and without any amuse-
ments, except singing and dancing schools, and
chess playing. Chess is great game here.
and erry body PI0ysa. $50 Gl
The road to this place has been completely
blocked for two months, and unless we have
several days Of warm rain it will be blocked
for teams at least six weeks longer. On the
26th inst, the rain set in in good earnest, and
continued for two days. We have now a mod
crate supply of water, and were it not so cold
all hands would be at work.
We get our regular weekly news by the ex-
pressman, Mr.. Phillips, who is entitled to the
highest commentator from our citizens for his
punctuality in Drawing the storms and wallow-
ing through the snow drifts to make his regu-
lar trips. May he reap rich reward for his
labor and perseverance. So far we have been
able to send out aud get our regular Eastern
mail. Mr.. Rugg, the man who holds the keys
to Uucle Sans mail bags, has made two trips
and will start again tomorrow. He would
not go this time, were it not to get mis- hand
sled, which be left at Old Jenkins place, owing
10 the thaw, on his last up trip" l sincerely
feel for him, as he will have to bring up 25
Tribunes and 80 New York Ledgers, in addi-
tion to other mail matter.
Quite number of miners, in this section, are
selling out their claims cheap, aud intend to
leave for Pixies Peak in the spring. Should
the mines of that country not come up to the
expectations they design going home to the
States. They intend to prospect the entire
country from the head of the Humboldt, where
it looks favorable, with the hope Of finding a
new El Dorado. Those who have passed over
the country are satisfied that it abounds in min
eral wealth.
Mr.. George May, formerly of your city, is
teaching a dancing school here, and has good
run of custom, although he has pretty hard
opposition in the character and person of Mr..
Perkins, who has been teaching the positions"
to about twenty-five fantasies. This latter
school has adopted new regulations, and will
hereafter be conducted on all entirely different
SCALE Their new laws took effect at the last
school. Up to this time | have not been able
to get the exact order of their proceedings. but
to the best of my knowledge, (frOm being
close observer at the time business opened)
think it runs thus: lst, all hands down in the
bar-room, except teacher and musician. 3D.
each man comes out with his 60 cents tuition,
or leaves the hall-being compelled to fork
over as they go-once through the lancers qua
drille, and polka quadrille the same. Sd, ladies
admitted in the sitting room-three in number.
4th. all hands in the bar-room; brandy is cir
culated pretty freely; all get rather noisy, with
considerable profanity; some old difficulty is
talked over, with some hard threats. 5th, la
dies become frightened aud make good their
escape by the back door TO their respective
homes 6th four outsiders are added to the
company, then it is divided by two and one
subtracted, and the result is, two pair of rather
har0 looking eyes. Yours, &C.,