Daily national Democrat., 1860-04-11
MoIlNrAIN CoRREsPoNpENCE.
sMARrsv1LLr. April 9th, 1860.


other causes have almost put a stop to MN
inc onerations in this vicinity. The heavy
roins Of Friday night last, filed the bitches
md reservoirs SO far beyond their capacity
as to cause much damage to them. The sup
plv from the river is entirely cut off during
the storms The quantity of water aecumu-
hting along the line of the bitches and from
the hills surrounding the reservoirs, was go
great as to overflow the bank of the Union
Reservoir which, added to the flood passing
down Slacks ravinc, caused some damage to
the Excelsior Cos ditch; passing through
Mooney Flat it destroyed several gardens,
tore up portions ola large tail fume and in
other pnees covered it up with rocks of sew
rral tons weight. Some short fumes were
entirely demo ished 1t will require several
weeks labor aud much expense to repair the
damage done. and but little work can be done
in the cloims until the tail Aume is rebuilt
At Sucker Flat there are some eight com
panies at work. the most Of them with better
success than heretofore The Blue Gravel
Co., who have labored under many disadvan
tages for more than a year past, are now do
ing well They wash up every ten or twelve
days and take out from 1880 to $4,000 which
leaves profit to the steck holders Their
ground improves every wash up. The lum-
bug Co. washed up last week Sl997 for ten
days run They are now washing up their
long tail Gume SO far they have 275 ounces
Of umalgum with forty-six boxes to clean up,
which will make the whole amount TO near
400 ounces The Hagerty claim at their last
clean Up took out $26O0. The Montague
claim ia doing nearly as well. j. B. Clark
cleaned up his tail fume last week, which
yielded something over $1,000
The working OF the claims at this place is
very expensive. In many instances thou
sands Of dollars are taken out and but a
email percentage is left for the proprietors,
the water companies absorbing the most Of
the proceeds The volunteer reduction in
the price Of water 10y Messrs. Simpson Il
Bovyer has given them n monopoly in the
sale Of water at tlis place, when they can
not supply the demand The miners prefer
Lifting their claims stand, than to pay Joe
Taylor from Sl2 to $50 per day more than
the other company charges. Taylor boasts
that the nil ers are in debt, and must work,
o. have their claims sold. The miners say
Joe must come down in his prices, as hemust
have money to pay the intsre on $l2oo0o
Time will tell which can stand it the longest.
! But little has been doing in Timbuctoo for
the last two weeks. McAllis d Bovyer have
washed up a portion of their tail lume be-
low town. hear it paid beyond their ex
pectatons-the exact amount | have not
learned. There are very few claims wash
ing, and those at work intend to close up af-
ter their present wash.up. They say they
have worked five years for the water compa-
nics and they will do it no longer 1t was
expected that at the annual meeting of stock
holders Of the Excelsior Company something
would be done towards a reduction in the
price Of water but the recollection Of the
cid Board of Trustees, by a clique who hold
/ paying positions in the company, has cast Il
G oom over the mining community, no mercy
being expected from their administration.
several parties passed through this place
to-day fully equipped for Wushoe. Among
the numl er | noticed Supervisor Gregory,
C"pt. Allen and Mir Gleason Another par
'y left this place this afternoon. They carry
s,l ~
visions and blankets. They go by the way
of San Juan and the Henness Pass, distance
about l2o miles Many others are preparing
to leave for the same destination Mr. Thos.
Conlin Of this place will leave here with a
train about the Goth, and if sufficient induce
ments ode7, will continue to run lis line
weekly. JEFF