The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1861-07-06
Indian wealth in Horses.

Correspondent a. IOftIanu paper
writing from the Nez Perces country, says:
"The generality Of the Nez Perces horses
are much finer than any Indian horses have
vet seen. Still there are many which are
not better than the ordinary Cayuse A
great many are large, fine bred American
stock. with fine limbs, rising withers, sloping
we'll back and are uncommonly slnewey
and ale surefoo,ed. Their best gaits are
usually galop aud walk. | have seen
thousands of the horses grazing on the noun
tain apparently the property of a few lodges.
In one pace-to be more exact-these
lodges If common Indians calling themselves
poov-have six or seven hundred of ll!enl
ruuuiug from common Cayuses to elegant
chargers, fit to mount prince. They value
their fine horses beyond all price, and will
not sell them unless forced to. OF those
which they have for sale the range of prices
may be from SIS to 500 apiece. think
that the 1000 Nez Perces may he set down
as the owners Of at leas, 5000 horses
How TO SLEEP WELL-It is said that
persons sleep better and sounder with their
heads pointing to the North Pole than iii
any other position. The reason is given as
thus: The earth has magnetic current
constantly playing around IT.; the human
body is also magnet, and when the body
is placed in certain relations TO the earth
these currents harmonize-when one lsition
is to be maintained for some time, position
should be chosen in which the currents Of
the earth and the body will not conflict
This position as indicated, by theory and
knoA by experiment, is to lie with the head
10 the North Pole.
In ancient times-that is some twenty
years ago-shortly after the State Honse of
Indianapolis WAS built, it was proposed that
thermometer should be got up for the
Hall, and at an expense not exceeding three
dollars. This motion brought the distin-
gushed member from - county TO his
seat, who eloquentIy enveighed against
"spendn" the hard arnings of the people in
that ar way; and besides, Mr.. Speaker if we
had that ar themomicron, don't believe
there's one who knows how to wind the con
founded thing up.
The Russ DlsrRlcr.-The Visalia Delta
says 1--WE are informed, by parties upon
whose experience anu cool Judgment we can
rely, that the discoveries in the Russ Dis
uct, exceed in extent all The mines hitherto
found in Washoe or Esmerada-a and it is
believed by parties who have visited both
the latter places, that there is more ore above
the level Of the ground, in the "Union
Lode" than in all the mines Of Washoe and
Esmeralda combined. This District is stu
aled on the Myo mountains. east side of
Owen's river. aud about seventeen miles
north of Owens Great Lake." The Union
Lode is probably the most remarkable in
The District-it rises 10 height OF 1000
teet perpendicular in distance OF 1000
Aasral feet. and is easily traced for eight
'a'es by its croppings-the rough assays
ol The Union ore made on the spot--produ'
ces Si79 so, per ton Of silver, to which
must y, be added the gold, which is apparently
",Ioeral'y diffused throughout the qaartz. The
Union Co., are pursuing the proper course
lucy have no property for sa!e-they know
'ost their ore is rich, and intend to dispose
o.n!y OF sufficient to produce substantial ma
en'nery, for the most perfect development OF
.Sese extensive mines. We are informed by
'.e Recorder Of the District that already
nineteen miles of veins OF Iodes. have beer
recorded, and from this fact, we cannot bn
pronounce this the most extensive District
yet discovered.