Daily national Democrat., 1860-04-10
EaiIr Yational 9enrotrat.
-,oDce Of a MarysviIIean in WashOe
and around BLACK Rock.

r;a hasteneut ~
e', e', hearing of the silver lead being struck
,,,.b in the region known as the New
u, nrado or WashOe, TO proceed thi'her
r.ariog of the richness of the mines in for
,an countries. where | was previously bound
sS ,h. wealth Mexico and South Amer
1"' "A dsriyed therefrom, and my friends
n,.cm me It was nowhere in comparison
-, ,ho ore in the New El Dorado changed
'' .,;ootion. At first 1 thought Of stay
m' ', III .pring, and going with the crowd.
~, 80 hs news came 10 my ears thicker and
,Ii.ker bigger and bigger. until my con-
..iDece would not allow me to stay any
,'n,.r left Marysville unbeknown to my
;0,mate friends in order that no one
I'D not in ahead of me- | went 10y the
way Of Liz Porte and Nelson Point and
,,a,o mv idens were still opened larger and
,,., car It was there lenrned of Black
pork where the silver was found on top Of
the ground in its pure state and the snppo-
,i,ion was by everybody that after digging
down fifteen or twenty feet it would be found
already coined, land why should | doubt It,
f,r report was that lend, copper and quick
silver were found in Washoe in Its pure
state. and in my own experience crossing
the plains really saw plenty OF edg'ss.) l
had pnrtner accompanying me, but on leav
ing Nelson Point managed to slip off from
him. with the idea that he might be an i'yu
ry to me when arriving at the Black Rock
diggings. / travelled to Quincy, and there
dropped a line TO my partner that ! would
IN to Indian Valley in the night. and he had
bptter 20 back, and if suckceeded in get
ting a claim | would give him half; l would
keen him posted in everything. and he should
look out for some one or two moneyed men
IA take in with us, so as to raise money to
run a tunnel to strike this pure coin.
left Quincy at o'clock, foot and alone,
70 face hill fifteen miles across arrived in
the valley safe; pretty tired, but could not
sleep, (for heard considerable whispering
all evening" fearing there might a party go
off ahead Of me in the morning. In the
morning saw 10 one steering the right
course; had sixty miles to go to get to my
expected fortune All were very inquisitve
to know where was going, but managed
to slip off unfollOwed, and two days travel
4 I.,u.,lt IN D1a.ly DooI. 7
posed to be the place, for saw plenty ol
black rocks sticking up all around. In my
hurry to leave the settlement, forgot to
take shovel to clear away the snow, which
found to be about four feet deep. and could
not see the silver. Fearing | was deceived
nIhe place. | hunted round for some time to
hnd some inhabitant. but could find none
The cold weather soon made me begin to
'hlak was too soon in the season, and
made for Honey Lake Valley, forty mile,
d'tani' taking up my track behind me, in
order that no one should gain any advan-
hgr VI my prospecting.
On reaching Honey Lake, l found every
Ooiyup in arms ready to shoot the first man
That dared to offer his claim for less than
t|o'OOO That over-sizing my pile,
pushed on towards Wushoe-distance 1870
miles, Five days brought me to Truckee
VI'y' where had the pleasure of meeting
some Of my friends. One hour more brought
me- 10 ,anasvilla. ,his .a,,,;olol 49, e l..
-being, except the vile, the name as that of
ny wife. But did not allow such foolish
aoughts as home to bother me when such
Important business was ahead.
Fifteen miles from this point brought me
right on the ground, yes, right upon the
ConstOck Lead. I inquired very diligently
oil through my stay on the diggings if there
would be any chance for small capitalist.
but could find nome The lead being
Claimed some two hundred miles South, and
large emigration going that way five day
ahead Of ne, made up my mind 1t was no
USE was behind the times Tor buy could
not for less than from 800 to $1,000 foot
l'oon found this was no PLACE for me; must
60 back to Marysvile and take new start
returned by way Of Facerville. through
wat beautiful pass. right over one of the
highest mountains in California. and only 60
miles OF snow to cross; hut must give those
o"c'"neh'"ns credit for the pride they take
IN their roads, and in the order they keen
them In; they far exceed Marysville turn
pixies All along the road to Mnrysville. |
iound everybody going. or preparing to 90,
W '"e new dlggings; but fiattered myself,
vii" my experience, they were not ahe,d of
'NV' on getting claim on the Constock
Lead for when they got there they then
"O"'' learn they must have plenty Of money
" sr"O TO stand it long; for get a claim
"'ey could without the cash in advance or
sealed Guckskin, which is now considered a
regular tender there; this is only to be con-
"u'red valuable as money till we can get in
Uac'''nery for then We fear the price Of
"Ser must go down.
0n arriving at Marysville, found 1t had
O''0 pretty well hinted round that had
s'Ds 10 the diggngs, and everybody wanted
=! op'mon discouraged everybody !
''"'u rom going; but it was no use. they
a'"'u Co. and my only show was to head
.'Vu, ..,, On consoled myself with the idea
- A., ~ "0ped they would go round by the way
a. ~cer'ille. and | would have two DAYS
-. O'ance of them on the Northern route /;
h.I' '"u OF 90 miles Of snow to cross l only
~ 'a twenty I also knew there was none of
.i. "uO would venture out in the noun
,., I' uOn"' for there was stretch on nv
VI IL miles without n house and notb