The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-04-20
MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT.


curAP HATs.-A mas ltktHyd Robert Ksy-s
c.OadIan-was arrested, on fbGrsdsy night b.
Ueicer Justice, 90 charge Of SigallHE suiiViEaO
Hundred or more Mexican bambO6 hats, the
,,roper,y Of Dias 1 0laubeF, our neighbers.
Thc hats we're taken from . house Ou Spring
.,ree,. where they had been stored BY lhese
.,.u,Demen. The purlOiner 81 these tribes
I;vht % air." not having the fear Of the Law be-.
Gre lis cyeA, exposed them FUr sale, on Main
.,,.e, 10 front Of McDOugald / VanderbIlt's
,,.ble, and purchasers were quite numerous
D,ices ranging from twenty-five cents Tor .
single hat down 10 four hats fOr Quarten At
,he time we visited the imprOmptu store, only
. h.ker's doEen Of the sOmbreuS remained %
hand. which were offered BY the energetic aales.
man t,,r "a mere Song." Amer the arrest, quite
an amusing episode was enacted on Main street
bv the police. Scores Of gentlemen (sOme Of
them unused TO % much ciViliiy,) were COM
O.llcd 10 liz their hats" to the c0nservatnrs
If IN. peace, and depOsit them 10 their cua,Ody
FIR safe keeping. A large PARTON Of the stolen
ooods have been recOveFed, and the yOung man
vho pcrpeirated the "gOak" upon our unsus.
Meeting citizens is In duraDce vile.
va learn ft0m gentleman who has jast re.
turned from Esmeraldu, that the SNOW 10 rapidly
tisappearns from the summit and beyond that
tho roads are In mOst excellent ca,nditi0u.
Hrom this place to Strawberry Valley the rOAds
are hard dry aud smooth; but iOra distance Of
ubnut eight miles beyond that point, partiru-
L,rIy where the suow slide occurred during the
late severe storm, travelling iS bad. Meu are
engaged in clearing the rOad fr'm obstruc.
,inns and draining the water "a IL Il, and in .
short time il will be in g,~'d cOndiIiun, when
teams can pass over it easily and safely.
P,ck TRuxa-A number Of pack trains,
heavily loaded with goods of every description.
arrive and depart frum "ur city tln,ly. Within
the last ten days. our merchants inform us.
l>n,WU pounds ii freight have been forwarded
from this place 10 the rich mineral region east
Of the mountain. In . few weeks, when the
roads shall admit If the passage "f wag"Ds, an
enormous quantity 1t frrigh, will be sen, over.
Thousands Of pounds of ore will be shipped
from WAsh@ and E-neraldA I" San Frsncisc"
rs soon NJ wagons begin moving. il being too
expensive IL ship II by pack trains.
OrH GruxAMru.-Th arrangements Er the
opening It the Placerville Gymnasium are
progressing finely. On Saturday evening last
n meeting wAa held, in Neptnne's Engine
House, at which time the following officers
were elected. To- hold position f,r RiK months
from the dale ~ organization; President, A.
\. Van Guclder; First Vice Presidxnt, W. l..
Marble; Second Vice President, P. X. Krauth;
Secretary. r. InRLam; Treasurer. r. ,. Barss.
The officers elected constitute II"ard NJ Man
NHemrnt, and ~ill, 10 doubt, 1t their next
meeting. elect Leader. and also determine the
Aule Of fixtures to be used IN the Gymnasium.
Pnsrro%UD.-Mr. D. II. Woods haS given no
iicc that his fourth grand Gift Entertainment
has been postponed to the goth II May. The
reason assigned far this P~tpoH~meDt 70 valid
ono. by the bye. 10 that the roads have been
almost 'mpaasAble for some time past, and ihas.
consequently he has not bern able N dsspOss u
the re,,nisie number Of tickets. lie aaaaves
IL. that the entertainment will positively take
llace On the goth Of May, whether the tickets
are aid ~ not.
GopI~ VOR TnE LAWIEs-Nr. 4. Haas hes
just finished the ooening II his Spring imP"r.
ia,i"ns II dress g'nds, b"nae,a, hats. msniles,
vIoves. etc. and tie display is truly beautiful.
4 Wait to lis store. vii Main street. near the
Plaza. will convince all ~ the fact that Mr..
Haas has decidedly g,n'd taste in selecting ar
uolrs Il ladies' wearing apparel. lie has ala"
neat and ehOice nssSFimrnt Of genilemcD's
furnishing go,'ds which fact the "lords"
should make Q nOte.
lNorGsr.-C.roner Todd held an inquest. 90
Wednesday last. TN the body of Mira. N. A.
C~'ke. (~ho died suddenly the day before
near the Shngle Springs HOuse. 90 the Placer.
y lille and Sacramento ruad-tbs result II which
Was the finding that deceased came 70 Der
death BY hcmorage 81 the aOrtAl artery. A
post. mOrtem examination Was made BY IN.
Ed~ ards. Of the Forty. Nile House, aud DE-.
liindmsn. IL n DOrAdO, OF which examination
the cause II death Was fully established, De-
ceased wsa native Of the State Of New York.
aud sged about thirty-OUe yearA.
TELEoaIrH IIxE."-Messra. williams 4
lIrown commenced, m Friday meni0g last, IN
run train II saddle horses tn Wash,e VAIlcy,
including in the rOule Genoa, Carson City, Sil.
yer City, Guild Hill and Virginia City. The
stock TO be employed Il of good American
breed, aud newly equipped for the PUrpO~e Of
this travel. Mr. W. II. DmwD, . man thor.
o1Hhly posted on hOrse6rsh, will accompany
the train.
FAvORs.-NO our annOunce.
menI last week that We we're unablo 10 repay
Messrs. Hernandez 4 Andersen E'r their many
favOrs, save Ia the printers uaual eOin-thsnka.
yet still these gentlemen continue TO place US
under obligations. We tender them to-day
annrhcr quota II thanks for = budget Of news
aud miscellaneous matters.
We learn that . vein Of gold bearing quartz
has been discovered RsaE- Slug Gulch, In
this couniy. which promises to prove very val
nAbie. II is Abcnt fifteen inches thick, and the
specimens taken frOm il are completely studied
with gold. The extent IL the vein has not yet
been AsccrtAined. The gentlemen who dscov-
SsVu "sau NIV SAS N"SuSNAN '~s-s ~
will turn out well.
DR. J. A. W. LUNDBoRG. an excellent dentist
and a very clever gentleman. has become again
domiciled in his old quarters, In the brick
building corner of Main and COlOmA streets,
opposite the Cary House. Or. l.. has now I'M
bounded facilities for the successful prosecution
Of his prOfeaAiOn, in al its branches.
BLACK, Of the Court House Exchange, 10
daily adding laurelS to his already widespread
reputation. His establishment IL the resort Of
all who can appreciate good treatment and
~ right good cheer" HE Harder presided over
by the interchangeable George 10 stocked With
delCacIes, aud his bar principally suPeFin'
tended BY himself) is never bur 70 the en-
jOymcnt Of social glass.
DIsGUsTINO.--On Wednesday We saw large
woman reelug psst our ONCE in state Of most
beastly intOxicatiOn. II vas Q ed spectacle.
aud not one to impress . stranger hvoFably
a Al. a. 1N1