Nevada national., 1859-11-12
Com HUI. L. T. Ocr. 2gth 1859.

EDITOR OF THE NEVADA NATIONAL Dear
Sir, tbinkinga few items from this side of
the Mountains might not be uninteresting
to some ofyour readers | have concluded
TO jot down, some by the way ofa pastime
If you think them worth - setting up you
can do so, if not, you can "lay them under
the table"
The first on the programme is our Town and
diggns the former il progressing rapidly,
at least so far as the facilities for getting
lumber will permit. Three saloons & stores
and several dwelling houses ere being built.
Joe Smith & Co.. (not the Mormon Paophet)
are putting up stone Livery Stable 2sxlO
the walls of which are nearly completed
they also intend brilding large public
house ofthe same material. Others contem-
plate building as soon as lumber can be pro.
cured-A new street has been laid out north
aud running parallel with the old one the
lots on both are staked off already. The
diggings about here are being worked 10
better advantage than when they were first
opene ed. At Gold Hill there are at present
four or five arastras running. and from eight
to ten rockers Some rockers are taking out
from fifty to one hundred dollars per day
as long asth, y have W lter, which is about
two thirds of The day. At Crown Point
there is une arastra running. and three
more being built. also two or three rockers
running. New quartz leads are being open
ed every day. Some very rich ore near the
Devils Gate" has paiG as high as 81 90 to
the bucket. washed with a rocker, others
in the sane vicinity prospect we'll one or
two companies are putting up arrastras to
work their leads with. Considerable excite
ment has been created by the striking of the
above leads. and men can be seen all over
the bills, with their TOOLS in search of the
hidden treasure. During a short tramp over
the hills and valleys, few days since, was
surprised at the number of tunnels and shafts
being run into the bills. which are beginning
to have the appearance of the hills about
Grass Valley. The Nevada Co. Company's
tunnel Tin which your humble servant has an
interest) is progressing at the rate of or 5
feet per day, and expecting to =" strike it "
every day, having run already about 40 feet.
At Virginia City formerly Ophir) the
same activity prevails as here. Families are
settling here TO make it their home. Our
town numbers four OF i've females ct present
unfortunately (for old bachelors,) they are
all married.
| Our nmmusemenis are various, " Mar
Taylor, & Co., has given us one or two o
his very interesting performances. winding
up with local song then we have "Mont'
on the square" and occasionally one Of tht
long cared sons of unroeuited toil'
(vulgarly called donkeys) may be seen max
ing down Main street with aportion OF tb
culenary department, attached to his cauda
appendage, much to the amusement Of th'
public. The weather here is delightful
bright. sunny, and moon light night
making Il pleasant for persons visiting tn
mines on this side of the mountains.-crowd
are daily coming and going, Two stage
running tri-weekly can scarcely accomodat
the travelling public.
Taking things altogether I believe this
bound TO be the Great FL Dorado, OF th
world just now while writing, several hav
come in, saying, that new and rich digging
coarse gold) had been discovered east
the &c mile desert (26 miles distance fror
this place. and many had left "to get slice
If the weather holds fair for week o
two think viii have the pleasure of visit
ing your city; until Then. Adieu. J.