The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-01-19

.;deratiOn OF the cluLenS OF TIAceTVlIIe the wei
.--;,,en and interesting communication O
"EAsW." II touches upon matters Of para
-.o,rt interest to our city, and makes som,
.,eelleut suggestions, which should meet III,
.Drroval Of property holders. At the presen
inc Plcerville almost mOnOpolizes the trad,
nd travel Of the rich and growing mining
,ovns east Of the mountains, aud she SHOULD
make every exertiOn, and il necessary, some
,,criGces. TO permanently secure both. Hel
uosition gives her advantages over oil her ri
val, but she should not solely rely upon it
u.,rsvilIe. Nevada and DownievilIe are &c
,;,olv and energetically working to divert the
,-ode and travel from Placerville, and, unles,
We act promptly, they may succeed, to the Sc
,;ou. injury If our city. We cannot ton earn
..uv request our citizens to attend the meeting
.,ll.d by the Common Council, ut the Court.
bousc. this evening, at : O'Clock. Let there be
full attendance.
NKw MAP.-Mr. Clayton, q competent civil
engineer, has prepared maPof the EsIneraIda
mining reginn, in which all the silver leads are
accurately defined. lie states that from a
CAREFUL survey, he finds that all the diggings
are IN California, in CalaveraS county, aud that
owing to tue distance to Mokelumne Hill and
the imfossibility Of reaching it during the
Creater part If the year, unless coming through
PIacervillc, the inhabitants intend to apply to
the Legislature for new county. lie repre-
sen,s the diggings as being rich and extensive,
veil watercd and easily worked. Mono Lake
!. fourteen miles lung aud ten vide. We hope
the Legislature will promptly grant the PRAYER
az the petitioners, and authorize them to orga-
uize a new county at the earliest practicable
period.
GoxE.-Denj II. Nickcrson. an influential
Republican, left this city Yesterday FIR Wash.
iur,on, where he goes Ia sul'criutrid the dis
,,ibuiion It Offices fur the Pacific Coast, under
tie new r,yimS. cold Nick one Of the
slrcu dcst # the Republican leaders, not en-.
tirrlv unseiish nor gifted with u supcrabund.
ance oT m0dcstv, and We mistake the man if he
docs not pull the wool over Uncle Abc's ewes,
and return with n god appointment lie is
not easily abashcd nor too iimid TO urg. his
own claims vehcmcntly and Professionally. lie
has worked zcal"us!y f'r an Office, and We hope
he will not lie disappointed.
PiLor CREEK WAFER CoxptxY The stock.
holders of the late Pilot aud Rock Greek Canal
t.,,e,.aaY, aud Ii Dnradn bitch Cumpanr, have
c1ns0Ti1I1icd The works n The Tw0 c0mpsnies,
aud formed new corporation, unAcr the ST. L.
u Pilot Creek Water Company. The capital
stock "f the new corporation is Sll7XHr, aud
IL divided into eleven hundred and seventy
shares. Its canals furnish water for mining
aud other pnrppscs Ia GrorgcinM Mount
Gregory, N"lcan"vilr, Spanish and American
Flats, Kelsey. J"hnt'wn. Spanish Dry Dig.
ging.. Pilot Hill, Bottle HILL Wild Goose Flat,
and other points. Its principal place Of bust.
ness is Gr"rgcinNn. and VIM II. Stone, F.. II.
Watson and d. &. Mckenney are its trustees,
Ir Tire mana cement Of its business, for the first
three months.
ClrrIiX BlRRoN scompany the county pets
are still engaged in grading the county lot on
Stony Point They have made an enormous
opening in the hillside. but still have very many
hard iicks t. put IN before the work will BE-
com, leicd. Dy the way. why should not
c uuIv buildings be erecied thereon this sum
mcr! II would be a most eligible location for
them. and they ought Ia be erected without dc.
lIr- the county Cannot. or will not, under
IA1e their erection, will int unr citizens, WIN
are ~ noted for their lib"ra!ity. raI>c the ne.
cesslry amount IL funds BY sub>criptlo and
~ erect the buildings without cost To the
county
NnIIGIEs Prnlic We give below list "f
the untarics public "f III Dorado County whose
bands have been approved and filed. aud who
are, consequently. duly qualified I" perform
the duties arp-rtaininS I" the office: VI. X
Shearcr. T.. Il. Carson aud F. II. Harmon. at
rlaccr,ille: Geo. r. blanchard at RI Dorado !;
Stone, at CniontoWn; aud J. J. Williams, at
GcorgCiown.
How rnEY ESrixtrE TnEN.-0n Wednesday
last the furniture and fixtures If q salUnn we're
sold in ihis city at cUnsiabie's sale. Among
the articles were n picture each II breckenridge,
Douglas aud Lincoln. Brcckinridge's picture
sid for 81 IS: Douglas for 81 80; and the
elect, Notwithstanding there were
several applicants for the P"st."ilice under his
ajministrAtion-ardeu and Odnrierous RepuL-
LEANS among the crowd attending the sale,
was knocked OF at one dollar and q bit, a
being the purchaser.
ii, AZ
Fork Canal Company have determined to fur
nish water G,r ground sluicing and surface mi
ming hereafter at the rate Of twenty FIVE cents
per inch. Tunnel miners and others using but
small heads Of water. will still have to pay fifty
cents per inch. The reduction 10 u godSend to
the miners, and will make considerable diff
ference in their nett earnings.
TraKET.-Our sterling old Democratic friend
Capt. I.ouls Buyatte. of Garden Valley. will
please consider Us his dcbtor, in any amount
Agreeable to him, for very large.Sized turkey,
POlitely deposited in our sanctum yesterday BY
the driver Of the Georgetown stage. We will
overhaul our geography about Sunday, and
give Louis, on sight, our impression If the
condition of Turkey IN general, and OF tins
Turkey in particular.
TINS IIEBREws of this city have purchased
LIT Of Chas. J. ArvidssOn. Esq, on Cottage
street, near the city school.housc, on which
they intend erecting e synagogue. We have
not learned the kind Of edifce they intend
building, but presume it will be a handsome
stone or brick cdi6cc, in keeping with the
wealth and libcraIity of its projectors.
ANOTHER CHuRcu.-We learn that the Meth
odSts Of this city intend to erect handsome
church ed,ice during the coming Summer. II
is to be built near the old house at present &C.
cupied by the congregation, but nearer to the
street, and will cost not less than ten thousand
dollars.
To be KErr IN Coon ORDER.-The Common
Council have entered into contract with An
drew Ward to keep the streets OF the city clean
and in good repair, for which he is to receive
Que hundred dollars per month. This is good
move on the part Of the Council, and will meet
ahe general approval of the taxpayers.