Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1861-07-26
Letter from Dan De Quille.
CORRESPONDENCE OF THE GAZETTE.

SILVER CITY, May %, 1861.
Nothing particular to write, but as cx-
pect to leave on a prospecting trip tomorrow
have concluded to scribble off something for
you before going, merely to let you know that
have not forgotten the GAZETTE; for as
think of being out in the mountains and dcs-
erts some two Or three weeks you might pos
sibly give me up as "bad un." Ihavc not
the slightest idea what will write as there is
nothing in the way Of news Of special in
terest-but, let'r rip! and go in lemons -
There's two exclamation points that have
got in already-whoop there's three
Some three or four shootings and stabbings
since my last, but nobody killed. There was
a man badly wounded in the thigh by pis-
tol shot fired by Southcrner at Union
meeting the other evening; the shot was ac-
cidental as it was aimed at Union man and
struck Secesh In an instant fifty rcvolvers
were flashing in the hands of the crowd and
you could hear the click of the locks in every
part of the room, but on its being announced
that it was "all mistake" the "ball went
on" There arc great many persons start
ing home across the plans from this region
about one hundred left Ragtown day be.
fore yesterday. Indians are still quiet, tho
fears are entertained that the Shoshones may
prove troublesome this season: : the station
keepers put out double guards every night
through their country.
We have theater in our village and it is
very well filled every evening at one dollar
per head-performancc only SO, so. Some
Of the boys gave a, wild Pinte ticket the
other evening and it was really amusing to
witness his amaZemcnt at the spectacle. The
dancing and bright dresses pleased him, and
he pronounced that part Of the performance
peezahv' (good,) but when furious old
uncle stabbed his own son, and afterwards
himself with great glttering chcese-knife a
couple Of feet in lenght. he seemed to think
it pretty heavy and said, Americana man
staah!" (bad), cheap, too, mucha kill um
no good" His eyes assumed the dimension
of teas a-sauccrs, and his visage was immensely
elongated. He couldn't sabe why the Amer
icanas" laughed and cheercd when the men
were killed and we had hard work to keep
him from boiling. "S'posc Pinto man heap
killed, s'pose me sec um-mc no glad" AT
lenght one of the actors made his appearance
on the stage with sword which he commcn.
ced fourishing in a savgae manner, as though
looking for victim; "Waugh p heap toe
much big knife!' he cried and made tracks
for the stairs the boys raised yell Of
"kctch um Pinte kill urn Pinte - and the
alarmed aborigipes cast one glance over his
shoulder at the audience and "broke" down
the stairs like yeaIling buffalo. No doubt
he had big story to tell his friends the next
day of the ferocity of the white. Money is
very scarce here at present, and claims, and
even gold and silver bars, dull sale. W.
talk of coming our own money before long
we have the stuff" to make it of-both gole
and silver Several new mills are being ercc
ted on Carson River, and Chinatown, neal
which they are situated, bids mir Of becom
ing place Of some importance. There hai
been some excellent specimens Of gold. bear
ing quartz brought in from the mines nea
the sink Of the Humboldt; about $50 miners
arc now at work in those mines.
Ihcard a big story here the other day o
the sagacity Of an Iowa horse. The story
was told by a DR.. Pollock Of this place, al
Iowa man, and said to be strictly true; iii
is there car, be no harm in your knowing it
and if it amt, why, can't help it. In th'
field where this horse was kept was wel
with curb and windlass, and tho horse wa
in the habit of going to the well and drawin,
water whenever he became thirsty. Yo,
win wopcer bow be cop,d 90 this ard per