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

SILVER CITy, May 90, 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
I have not forgotten the GAZETTE; for as l
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." have 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 a Secesh. In an instant fifty revolvers
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 call d 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 il is
very well filed every evening at one dollar
per head-performancc only so, so. Some
of the boys gave 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
"peezah!' (good,) but when furious old
uncle stabbed his own son, and afterwards
himself with great glittering cheese-knife a
couple of feet in lenght, he seemed to think
it pretty heavy and said, Americana man
staah y (bad), cheap, too, mucha kill um !
no good" His eyes assumed the dimension
Of tea ea-sauccrs, and his visage was immensely
elongated. lie couldn't sabe why the " Amer
icanas" laughed and checred when the men
were killed and We had hard work to keep
him from boiling. "Sposc Pinto man heap
killed, s'posc me see um-mc no glad" At
lenght one of the actors made his appearance
on the stage with sword which he commcn-
ced fourishing in savgae manner, as though
looking for q victim; "Waugh ~ heap too
much big knifev' he cried and made tracks
for the stairs; the boys raised yell Of
"kctch um Pinte kill um Pinte y and the
alarmed aborigipes cast one glance over his
shoulder at the audience and "broke" down
the stairs like yearling 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. We
talk Of coming our own money before long
we have the stuff !" to make it of-both gold
and silver. Several new mills are being ercc-
ted on Carson River, and Chinatown, near
which they are situated, bids Air Of becom-
ing a place Of some importance. There has
been some excellent specimens Of gold bear
ing quartz brought in from the mines near
the sink Of the Humboldt; about $50 miners
are now at work in those mines.
heard a big story here the other day Of
the sagacity Of an Iowa horse The story
was told by DR.. Pollock of this place, an
Iowa man, and said to be strictly true; if it
is there can be no harm in your knowing it,
and if it amt, why, ! can't help it. In the
field where this horse was kept was well
with curb and windlass, and the horse was
in the habit Of going to the well and drawing
water whenever he became thirsty. You
will wopcer bow be cop,d 90 this and per