The weekly Butte record., 1862-02-22
Corr spon de n ce.
BLrrrrox. But.e Co.. Fel. .. Iee.

bLCFfToN, Butte &C., tetL9, 69.
Oar place is rapidly assuming the gigantic
proportions of an immense village, containing
two stores in full blast, besides a couple Of
saloons and a hotel in embryo There are
more than hundred miners at work along the
hill, many Of whom are making very good pay,
while most of the others are receiving fiatter-
ing prospects.
The late heavy rains have retarded mining
operations here TO some extent. We have had
several land slides from the jutting points that
are common along the hill, but, as yet, they
have not been productive of much injury. Ii
was feared by some that Federal Point would
drop of into the mighty field Of space that lies
beneath it, but the rains have descended upon
it, the winds have spent their fury against its
unsheltered front, and the miner has pierced il
with tunnels IN various places, and vet it stands
ont in bold relief, one of the most conspicuous
landmarks on the hill Federal Point is noted
for the great number of musicians that inhabit
ia man who cannot play the fiddle is not
allowed to remain on it more than fifteen mi
nutes after bis deficiency is ascertained |
understand they made man climb The hill the
other day with his blankets on his back. be-
cause he could not play the : Prairie Flower ."
We had very interesting little party IN
our Town last night, at which many an honest
miner engaged with his fair partner in the al
Turing mazes of the whirlng waltz and the
coquetish polka, together with many other
modern performances on the 1" light fantastic
| toe" The thing was conducted with the ut
most good feeling and social hilarity, until
Aurora popped up his red face in the East, ad
monishing the participants that the earth had
performed another revolution on It's axis, and
that, though all the heavenly bodies were
rushing through space in one grand galopade
keeping time TO the silent music of the spheres
yet, so far as the dancers were concerned, il
was necessary for them to retire into the out
stretched arms of tired natures sweet restor-
er > and | have no doubt, while Somnus was
spreading his halo of balmy influences around
the snoozers, Il mean the males) that light
winged dreams like fairy touches in an en-
chanted grotto were gently showered upon the
susceptible tablets Of their minds. One saw a
vision of a fair young creature in pink, moving
like little panorama through the hall before
him, and just out of his reach, while he made
incessant efforts to seize the charming, flirting
thing
Yet still she floated onward, in the dreamy realm
of thought,
Like sunbeam the landscape, the limner has
not caught.
Another saw a sylph-like form cutting fantastic
capers, but always eluding his grasp, and
taunting him with a coquetish laugh.
We have had a petition here lately for divi-
ding Butte county, but they got very few sign
ers; but, yesterday, we had a remonstrance
which was signed by all the miners A divi-
sion of the county might advance the interests
of few individuals, but that would be poor
inducement for such an important move. We
think, here, it is simply ridiculous to talk about
it. "AIP."