The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-04-13

IHPORTAkt TELE6hAPKic CoksoLiDASlOn.-At
heotIEs u he Hard Of ljiFeotOu Of the PIa.
estEsiIe aid Huihbolds Telegraph GompS1 IL
this city NJ fbesday steiIIhE ISsS, the pFOpOSI
ton Of the other COmpGnIes Of this State to
consolidate the lines into one Company was
agreed TO. aud Messrs. LcCreiIIsh, Gould and
Ticker Of San FranciscO, DireetOrs III ,he
Company. we're authorized to sigu the articles
ofsRreement. The principal object NJ the IN.
Ion Of the Telegraph interest Of Ihls State is
the SOEtna'lnn Of Company with capital and
energy 70 bdIId the great overland line nu The
central route 10 the Missouri river during the
coming Skinner. The Placervills and Hun.
Sold' Company iS 10 receive 100000 in the
stuck Of the consolidated Company, pay for
wire and other property not IL uss q tie pres-
emf, aud 81 800 In money. This arrangement
took effect on the first day Of April, aud the
Mountain line is now In charge OT Mr. Gnmbl.
~ Superintendent, Whose buslreas quaIitiea.
'i"Hs and extensive knowledge ri telegraph
n'a'ters will dOubtlsas iuasguFats m improve.
ment 10 the working Of the line between this
city ara Carson Valley. We understand the
change In the aaairs Of the Company Rive uni.
veTsAl satisfaction " tue stockholders in this
place.
AORE SILvEG-QNite IN excitement is grow.
ing out Of the discovery Of lode Of silver
bcaiinR quartz sOme time slHes, abOns 81
miles nearly East Of this city, and suppoAed TO
be a Continuation Of the s,eely Quartz Lead,
near UriIEly Fiat A large pIece Of die rick l.
now In iOwW and By rude process of assay.
silver was discovered 10 II. II has been we'll
known I" our RoId dust buyers, for years, that
Grizzly Flat gold dust was but little better than
Cars"n Valley dust, On account Of the large
iruPur'i"N ~ silver il cCutnined. which wOnI.l
seem 70 favor the report now 10 circulation
- having some foundation.
Conference.-The travel across the noun.
tains. which was interrupted BY the late severe
storm, has again commenced. Our streets are
daily ihr"Uyed Nth strangers, and the stages
come in loaded down with passengers GU their
way I" wAshoe aud Esmsralds Appearances
arc indicative Of busy season Tor our mer-
chants, hotel keepers, packers, forwarding
houses and mechanics. The Esmeralda mines
are rich and extensive. aud will be RlIed with
an adventurous and industrious pOpulatiun in
few weeks if the wesiher continue favorable.
Br an advertisement in tO-dayis DEuOcaAT Il
will be seen that Mesars Burns Mcbride have
recently laid In an entrely new stock Of groce.
ries. PrQvisiOOs, liquors, miners gOOds, etc,
and Notwithstanding the feet that they have
just illrd heavy orders le the interior, they have
." few more Of the anne Sost left." This en-
erE-tic firm have Oss of che largest stocks of
grOesEieA, PE"visiOuA. bardWafe. etc.. ID the
e"u"'y. Tho"e w'shiag n purchase might be
materially benefited BY examining their gOodA.
ELEcTI"H Ov TaCsSHEa-The election Er
Trustees Of the Upper FIaeerviIIc school on last
Saturday night waa quite animated. snd an on.
usually large vOse was polled. Nessrs. Simon.
ton. Wilcox and Pugh were the successful can
didates.
AHOrHUa FIREPROOv.-The eHteFprising firm
II Wiic"x BrOwn have purchased : LIT 81
NJ. Martin. opposite C. W. brewster 1 Co.'s
CPrer I'laeerVilIe. On which they will immedi-
at~ly eOmmeuce the erection Of stone building
- 20 feet.
GIVT ESVEETAINnEST.-fheE DOradO Public
Sch'"L will give an entertainment ca Thursday
evening. 18th iasIARL AZ The e"aclasiA II
the Performance the drawing will positively
take place.
Nav BHiOcs NcQuiston. Road Orer.
seer II Dia,ric' No. =. Diamond s'prings Town.
ahir, has advertised Gr proposals fur building
bridge over the COsunlnes river at wisconsin
lar.
HCSv 4 CH.cE, On the PlaEA determining moi
I" he "u,d"ne BY any Competitors in their line
If trade. have Ncenily made large additions to
their stuck, which are arriving almost daily
per overland clippers.