Daily national Democrat., 1861-02-13
Tnr following items are from thh La Porte

messenger, OF saturday
WAGON ROAD TO PORT WNE.-The people
! of Port Wine are desirous of having a Wagon
road built from La Porte to their place next
spring. An excellent road, as good as any in
this part of the mountains, can be construc-
ted for a moderate price, the distance being
only about three miles without any heavy
grading. Aid will be asked from the county,
aud we think it will be rendered. The peo-
pie of Port Wine cannot afford to construct a
road without considerable assistance, and La
Porte at present cannot do much toward aid
ing the design; but both towns will contr-
butte as literally as possible toward the ad-
vancement and completion of the project
With some assistance from Sierra county
say one thousand dollars the road can quite
easily be constructed. The intention is, we
believe, to connect the new road with the
old one now running from Port Wine to St.
Louis, improve the old road, and then have
a good wagon route over which goods
can be easily and cheaply transported from
La Porte via Port Wine, to St. Louis. We
hope to see this project carried out as speedi-
ly as possible.
Hen PRICES FOR CLAIMS AT Mt Pleasant
between Gibsonville and Whisky Diggings,
an eighth interest in the Mt. Pleasant tunnel
was HOlut ldob NCGh, ny JOuu dllIlOIu lOI
1850 to Munsy. ii. Tabor sold an eighth
interest in the Gravel Hill claims for So 600
John Jacks was the purchaser The diggings
in this locality are very rich.
UorKINs' CREEK AGAINST THE FIELD.-A
gentleman from up the country informs us
that at Onion Valley, on Sunday last, the
Hopkins creek boys far eXcelled all compete
tors in snow shoeing One of the contestants
6, ,.l,, 4 IL LII :,
name-made the distance of one-third of a
mile in twenty-six seconds Hold your hat
on after reading the above sentence. About
four hundred dollars was lost and won on the
racing
Calvin B. Mcdonald, Esq, delivered lee
ture on Saturday evening in the Methodist
Church, which was attended 10y large and
intelligent audience of ladies and gentlemen
much larger than has ever heretofore turn
ell out on similar occasion in this place -
The subject was "Richeleu," which he treat
ed in that style of approved ability which has
secured him reputation as polished writer
DEPTH OF SNow.-The snow at Forest City
and Wet Ravine is about five feet in depth
Very little remains at Downieville or any
where along the river. Passengers are car
lied from Camptonvile to Goodyears Bar on
runners, though the sleighing is rather near
the ground at either end of the route.
Academia miner at Charcoal Flat, above
Downieville, was drcadlully crushed, on Sat
urday, 10y the fall of heavy rock.
Dull AsoN.-The Downieyille people say
that the present is the dullcst season since
1882. There is absolutely nothing doing.
TIE GRASS VALLEY SILVER MINE.-The dis
covery of rich silver ore on Rattlesnnke
Creek has created quite furore among Sill
Yer prospectors during the past week. The
whole country around the newly discovered
mine is staked off and is being prospected.-
Several promising discoveries elsewhere al
luded to have already been made and the
most unmistakeable Indications found, in the
neighhorhood of valuable silver mining
district Should anything like present an
ticipatons be realized, the discovery will
materially enhance the future prosperity of
Grass Valley. We shall look for future de-
velopments.
The original discovery IS situated on Rat
tlesnake Creek, 4 miles 5. L. of Grass Val
ley, and is owned 10y Messrs. Atwood, Jen-
kins Il Co. The groupings of the ledge have
been worked for gold for some years, but
the retorted gold was so much alloyed
with silver, that it was seldom sold for more
than eleven to twelve dollars per ounce; be-
ing of Il low standard, similar TO that of
Washoc. This fact arrested the attention of
Mir. Atwood, tone of the company who, we
believe, first detected the presence of silver
in the specimens brought over from Washoe,
in the middle of June, of 1859, 10y G. llarri
SON. who came in company with Stone. The
ledge is from s inches TO 3 feet in thickness.
and has been opened out to n distance Of
90 feet. Numerous assays of ore taken
from different parts of the vein, have been
made, they range from 800 to 500 ounces of
silver per ton, independent Of the gold. The
report that Mr.. Atwood had sold portion
of his interest, is incorrect. One half OF 900
feet was sold 10y Mr. Jenkins, and constitutes
one-half of that eentleman's interest. Mr.
Atwood was not even approached.
Two tons of ore will be shipped to San
Francisco in a few days Grass valley Na-
GoHal
LADY FEANKLrN.-L Franklin arrived
at San Francisco in the steamer st. Louis
We understand that she will proceed imme-
datelv to Victoria. As the reict of Sir John
Franklin, the great Arctic explorer, Of whose
fate SO much interest was manifested 10y the
lamented DIR. Kane and his coadiutors, the
NOV ements and welfare of his widow must
even 10y us bo regarded with respectful con-
siderltion.-Sdc. Neps.
Well We should suppose so. Respectful
consideration, at least.
STATE OF FEELING IN ARKANsAs.-The fol-
lowing is an extract from private letter
written by gentleman in Arkansas to
friend in San Francisco;
g., Ark JAN l, 1861.
| expected soon to be on my feet
again, bnt everything seems as if fate ha d
conspred against me- Now, there is nc
money; the crops have failed: cotton cannot
be sold: merchants, farmers, and everybody
year to New Orleans 40 600 bales of cotton
averaging $50 per bale; this year, the plac,
will not ship 10000 bales, and average $50
per bale.
do not know what this country is comm!
| to-what the hot-headed Abolitionists of the
North and the Fire-eaters of the South viii
do with it"
A FLRrArIox.- What flirts you men are,
said she "But oh my salles amt that tire,
| lovely just one mass of flowers. Hold IN,
up, please, Mr.. Slick. till get a branch o
the apple tree Oh dear how sweet i
smells
Well I took her in my arms and lifted he
up, but she was long time choosin' of {
wreath and that one she put around my hat
and then She gathered some sprigs for nose
gay.