The Placer herald., 1861-03-23
Last Chance Correspondence.
LAST CHANCE, March

LAST CHANCE, Marcn Iotn, lool
Editors Hcrald:-In my last communication,
in speakng of the "IIells Delight" or ''ScOcia"
Hydraulic claims, not wishing TO exagerate, l
predicted that they would make at least fifteen
dollars per day to the hand, as soon as they COM
plcted their new telegraph" You made me
say fifty dollars, which seemed like exageration,
but as they have since taken out chunk OF vir-
gin gold weighing exactly eight ounces, will
adopt your figures. with the hope that they may
realize it, This l am informed, is the largest
piece of gold ever found at this place The
.Hell's Delight" boys seem to think there are
more like it near by, and are working with
good will and determination to find them.
We will next turn our attention to the "Fid-
dlers Green''-a tunnel CLAIM owned by Llnck d
Co. Their tunnel is now in five hundred feet. at
the comparatively small cost of about five or six
dollars per foot. They have broke through the
rock and find the tunnel too high, They are en-
deavoring. however, to prospect the claims ny
running ahead in the cement. and sinking down,
which they are now doing But it is almost i'm
possible to accomplish this as they have an i'm
mense quantity of water to contend with.
The ..Morning Star" boys Kuder Co.. have
finally completed their bed rock tunnel wnlch
they run for the purpose Of draining their claims.
At their washing up the other day they had the
snug little sum of eigh:y-two ounces. have not
learned how many dnys drifting this included but
as their dump box for pay dirt is not very
extensive. it must have been very remunerative.
understand since writing the above that three
hands were two weeks, taking out the said
amount Our gold being wor h eighteen dollars
per ounce, this. il will be seen, will give them
an average Of forty dollars per day to the hare
which ina CINE, would be considered very good
wages for drifting in any locality.
We had very singular case OF somnambulism
here q few days since. which terminated rather
seriously. Mr. Macnberg, who is a very good
looking, steady. and Industrious young man was
the subject. He owns mining claim which
he is engaged in drifting, and upon the night in
question. he imagined that boulder was loose
overhead, so he hastily arose from his bed and
endeayored to escape by passing through the door
of his sleeping apartment, but in his hurry and
anxiety to avoid the impending danger, he mis-
sed the fastening to the door. and thinking, that
in another moment the falling rock would crush
him to atoms. he with one bound cleared his part
ners bed. and jumped through the window. in
escaping from the danger which his disoldered
mind had created, he met with another much
more serious which he did not foresen, which was
no less than terribly cutting. with the glass one
OF his thighs and one hand and arm, besides stick
ing piece of glass nearly two inches long into
one of his feet. He is getting along finely and
yet it will be some time before he is able to work
again.
Our snow is nearly gone, 80 much so that our
trails a. open again and pack trains once more
make theirappearance in our streets. and miners
who have been spending tho winter away are re-
turning and express much qualification in being
able to get back to the only place which seems
like home in California, and almost the only
place where they could get well paid for their
work. | remain rs ever, MEMO.