The Nevada Democrat., 1860-01-18
LETTER FROM srskrYoU COUNTY.

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EDrFoR 0EMocRAT For over an hour have
been labOring hard In an endeavor To trump up
some dying year buneombe, with which to lead
of in this communication, but In neither prose
nor poetry, have been able to accomplish any
thing sufficiently high-hown to suit my fancy,
so conclude II were better TO let old '"59" peg
out as best he may, and direct my efforts to 9TH
er matters, aud those that require less dressing
to make them acceptable.
The boys are out giving the departing year
wake, which fancled and noisy honor. while IL
disturbs not the repOse Of the dying, is pain
fully practical wake to the poor unfortunates,
who, within hearing distance, are endeavoring
to devote the hours Of night to their legitimate
purpose. Were their abominable noise to be
kept up throughout the night with the vigor
which has characterized II for the past few
hours, Il would be unbearabls indeed; bat for
tunately, majority Of the leading spirits from
too frequent potatiOns, are In q fair way to be
effectually quieted down before the new period
of time shall have fairly began its course.
The holidays have been pretty generally OBJ
served by our people, who have paid court to
nearly every source of amusement and enjoy
ment within their reach. AS the Dutchman on
the fourth Of July, they went in like the lemon,
and the out-coming Of many of them is attend
ed with appearances which indicate, that like
that unfortunate individual, they have got well
squeezed.
Balls aud social gatherings Of ell kinds, have
been frequent and wei! patronized, and although
carried perhaps to excess, have contributed
much real enjoyment to their votaries. Shoot
ing matches have been popular among that
class Of our citizens who hail from the Western
States. These, while they have called forth n-
teresting exhibitions Of skill in the use OF the
rifle, have honored the homely fare of many q
miners cabin, with delcacies to which IL had
ever been stranger before. Sleighng aud 9TH
er pastmes whose enumeration would require
too much space, were of the list now near closed
out.
Although quite number Of drunken rows
have occurred In town since the advent of
Christmas, yet fortunately. with one exception,
the most severe injuries received by any one,
has been black eyes and broken noses. The
one exception, is the case Of mao named Riley
who, after passing through Que fuss, in which
he was shot at several times by saloon keeper,
without being struck, got into another difficulty
with man about twice his size In order to
neutralizs the difference Of natural advantages,
and place himself upon an equal footing with
bis antagonist, be attempted to draw pistol
while in the act the weapon was discharged ac-
cidentaly, the ball striking his thumb, infict-
ing so bad . wound that ii became necessary TO
ampuate the member.
There has been several cases Of sluice rob-
bing 10 this vicinity during the last week or
two one of which, for boldness, surpasses any
thing Of the kind that ever heard of; It oc-
ccurred on Deadwood creek few rods below
the town of Deadwood. The rascals cleaned
up one sluce, and obtained as is supposed,
about seventy dollars, they then proceeded 10
another near by, at the head Of which lay
small pile Of drift dirt, this, after turning on
water, they shoveed into the boxes, run it
down, took up the false bottoms and rifles,
cleaned the sluice perfectly and decamped with
their gains, without having reused or disturbed
any Of the owners, who we're sleeping in cabin
within few yards OF where the shoveing was
done. In the last case however. and which
took place on McAdans creek last night The
thief did not fare SO well he managed his work
so Olumsly that one of the proprletors Of the
suce that he was attempting to rob was arous-
ed aud coming out saluted him with shot
from revolver. The robber took 10 bis heels,
aud the last that was seen Of him, he was max
ing most excellent time over the divide toward
Iudian creek. On examining his trail this
snow, by which without difficulty, he was track
ed TO within half mile Of our town, when all
traces suddenly disappeared, and the search
was given up. He is no doubt severely wound
ed, which may lead TO his detection.
man by the name Of Hlrst, was arrested
and taken before Justice Green to-day, and ex-
amined upon charge of petit larceny. II was
alleged in the complaint that the defendant did
sometime during the past night, ieloniously
take and appropriate to his own use, wedding
cake aud bottle Of wine. The evidence not
appearing sufficient TO sustain the complaint,
Hirst was discharged.
The New York Quartz Co. have got into diff
hculty, their mill, as we'll as work on their
ledge has been stopped for while. II is
thought that their trouble ia but temporary,
and that in the course OF few weeks they will
be able to resume work again. The difficulty,
it is said, was occasioned by two of the part
ners abscOnding with company fund4 There
are but one or two quartz companies at work
here just at present, and owing to the unfavOr-
able weather Of the past month, there has been
nSthing of any consequence done 10 other
branches of mining. There is but little of the
filthy lncre" in circulation, and the complaint
Of hard times, is, If anything more universal
throughout this section than at the date of my