Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-04-02
Corrsspondencs Of the Democrat,
CnLnMA. Marcl, an,h 1.

COLoMA, March both, 1889
! MESsRS EDiToRs II being 90 seldum that this
little burg receives notice through any Of the pn.
pcrs in this State and mUre particularly the topics
that occur, hAA induced your humble servant a.
send over occasionally q correspondence about mat.
tiers and things ,hat have iranspired in this town
aud its immediate vicinity. will here state ct The
outset that will c0ntine myself exclusively to top.
ice that are strictly lucn in their character leaving
political parties aud their platforms, their move.
mcnts and antiCpations. to be discussed by those
whn have the inclination aud ability To dnbble IN
them. II such correspondence be acceptable, Dam
,Cxcusc my familiArity,) pitch in, "old fell say
30 in . rrmnlc Fart Of the DEnOcRAT, and will he
happy tn furnish YOU with such occasionally. At
present Cnlnma presents dull aud languid appear
ancc Main street which, but = few years since.
might have we'll bceu termed the Broadway Of our
county. is now a ,huroughfare upon which the suns
and daughters " the forest have taken unmOlvsted
possession. scarcely giving those Of the Ecntrr
sufficient roam tn arcad themselves in their fascn
atinE style But the old saying. Dan, is "every
Dig has his day" aud in my estimation COlumA
kds had ktrs.
On Saturday last large number Of spectators
witness funt nice announced io GENE or an the
Coloma track Main street, IN the above day The
race was for purse IT k!'1- distance one hundred
,Ards-the cnn, oil McCnnala e. mn Gold Spring
auI kimbaE irnm Georgetown. Both men were in
line c0ndln and tnkcd game entering the
! track McCunShA was the tavOrite with the sports
, and many Of them bet two To unc on him. After
several uuSuccCsrful attempts To get of they at
length Grass the sc0rc about even and kept for
nbnut twenty wards. nip nnd tuck. when the George
town pony commenced leaving the Cold Spring colt
until he crossvd the outcome beating him n'ne feet
making the hundred yArds in eleven seconds.
An electiun Tor three Sclnl Trustees ill be held
at the Guar, IIusr "n Saturday next al Z "'clocA
! +. w.. polls To be open fT "ne hour. Tucre mp
pears to BE- great deal "f interest taken in thi,
election b, these hO have Sn,all wivcs aud large
f,mi,a.
Daring the week MilnS, agent EIr the RsIster.
pud ~ visit aud aa'rVed~d III getting far mum.
Der Il subscribers. F"Ih~inR IN hts wake came
that Ivi"rr Il god tll'~-, C.l. Sn'~dsn. agent
, 4 the IN,S -rGs &'"iS.! IT, sWrerrdcd in
larGing the suLAriirti.u Il tbs >tIMdIri gr~at' {.
lie vas cuuTieuurII slew the I.S and cuts vt
hi. place l., that si fling IIiwcTAt john T~nscheT
Is /, aud .ls, by that GILrSl,rS DvInSIa', Esquire
Uudcn
The frs, IN Last SUNDAY ming injur d q efruit
III this vi,n, IT, sumo eAtni. but there il suPp"s-
I'd 10 br enough ht ET n good cr"p. unless old
Ja,k ,n,S not give rs nnWbrr visit.
rrl,rs AZ" dull at pr' sent aud politicians durr
There 10 no, ripple "n iha, usually "stormy sea.
~ the stamp speakers hapl il! term it. After the
state uNcn,i ns are held the political cHuldrOn
will begun t., buLLir. aud the svcIh'ng that We will
have b.,~ cvn then and September next. viii he q
cautl"n tn scaled 81 iCk"nA.
4 E.i race Is announce To com" of Vt Gnld Hill
TN S,tu,dA. next Awl "a. Great sport is antic,-
lated. Yours ,.,,,,o