The Placer herald., 1859-06-11
Dutch Flat CORRESPONDENCE.
DUrCu FLAT, MAY 3lst,

DUICH ILAi, N"y cAo'3 AOoV'
Editor Herald;-Right glad was to see
in your last issue, praiseworthy compli-
ment to w. w. Stewart, as collector Of for
egn miners license tax---for a thorough and
impartial assessment and collection of taxes,
is all important to the prosperity and we'll
being of our town, county and State. And
with pleasure l will here say, that the COL
lectors Of the property and poll tax, Messrs.
Crutcher and Makins, exhibited determined
spirit to make thorough work in the matter,
and let none escape This is as it should be,
and hope their successors will be endowed
with the same spirit by compelling every
delinquent whether foreigner or American, to
pay his mite in support of government
whose object is to protect each and every
one-not only in the rights of property
but in our lives and liberty. And, Mr.. Ed.
tor, there is one substantial reason why, l for
one, 60 in for a strict impartial, and suffi-
cient tax in Placer county to render her
orders par at sight-worth their face in
gold. 1t is this-when our Sheriff comes
round, to empannel his jurors, do not want
to see our most competent men for that sta
ton sneaking away, or rendering some white
washed excuse to rid themselves of that re-
sponsble duty. We must expect to be
flooded with crime, if we are not willing to
allow fair compensation to those who are
not merely called upon, but forced to spend
their time and money in putting it down.
The fre-king gave us spirited token Of
his anger when aroused, last Thursday, in
demolshng two new frame and two log
houses, in the north end of our town, and it
was only by the greatest exertion of our
citizens that our town was saved from ruin.
Last Friday evening, the Original Mnstrels
gave us a specimen Of their talents. Of
course the animal not the intellectual man
predominaed. A frst-rate bar.room break
down; no ladies present.
A we'll known and highly esteemed citizen
of this place, Mr.. Otto Freeman was robbed
of a purse containing s27O in gold coin, on
Thursday evening last. The coin belonged
to the Badger Company, and Mr.. Freeman
had been paying out Of said purse, dividends
to the respective shareholders, it being the
proceeds Of a pile Of taings he had lately
washed for the company, and bad got it
reduced to 1910, when in some manner un-
beknown to him, it was purloined from his
pocket, which as he had been in no crowd
led him to believe the one who took it was
an adept. lie said, if some honest hard
working man could have it he could say
amen; but knowing that some degraded
scamp would use it, to sink himself still lower
in crime and pollution; he wished it in the
bottom of the sea. He has suspicious but
no proof-so the scapegoat will not have
the trouble to break prison.
Last Thursday. Mr.. Joshua Peddler, a
shareholder in the Union, on Thompson Ill.,
handed me specimen Of pure gold weigh
ing six ounces and two pennywegh's, Slo8
Is, taken from their DRIFT dirt.
The Boston, one of our hydraulic claims
lately cleaned up $4,000, the result of 26
days washing with onepipe and two hands
The average of our hydraulic claims yield
about $50 per day to the pipe.
Our donation party for the School House
comes off on the 9th inst. instead of the
5h. Our new Brass Band are going to try
their skill on that occasion.
Mrs. Houser and Mckee, Agents for the
Mount Vernon Association in this district,
collected in their first tour 81 TO- which in
this infantile town rebounds much to their
credit. They intend to renew their labors
shortly.
Three old citizens of our town, Messrs.
Buellson, Towles, and Hubbard, left this
morning for the Atlantic States.
Yours, truly, DON PEDRO.
W., i Wileon u,hnco