The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-07-25
Correspondence Of tho JefTersonian Democrat.
Ramblings of a Musician.

DlOpbhluN' w 49, July ifNLJ low,
FRIEND CONVERSE II promised to let
you hear from me in my iamblings.
have been waiting for something mys.
terious or funny TO turn up. but nothing
of either had taken place until last Satrr.
day night, Of which will tell you here
alter. Some three weeks since, iu COM
pany with O friend, l left Madison to
travel through the Mining district. l
saw the operation of raising the lead ore
from the earth. A well is sunk from 10
to 100 feet, until a vein is struck, and
then the ore is raised by a windlass to
the top. Some Of these wells are very
rich. The miners are generally OF the
rougher sort, and look as though they
have had much experience with whisky,
the most Of lhem dealing heavily in that
commodity.
went to Elkhorn Grove, in Iowa Co.,
to Horse Fair. 10 see the sights. The
first thing that greeted my eyes was
tent for Negro Concert the next was
gambling|table and whisky: the next
was another gambling stand, with two
Whistles. The FIRST was occupied with q
company playing cards for money the
second was ditto the third. the same
The order Of the day appeared to be
Horse, Whisky, Mule and Whisky.
Gambling and Two Whiskies. Feeling
a little weary, | sought room to repose.
On our way back, ws passed through
Mineral Point. My Mend proposed to
get some crackers and cheese, to while
away the time on the road ; SO we hauled
up to grocery. and inquired for the above
articles. The woman wanted 10 know
how much chase we would have. ! told
her would look at it. "Oh, it is nice
Hamburger chase" Said /, at never saw
lIamburgb." "And, sbure, and bought
it for that, but guess il was from The
Reserve" told her would defend the
Reserve from any such crime as making
such cheese. "Dare, Mon, taste it. II
ye don't call it good chase. ye're no Judge
Of good atm" The woman came to the
conclusion might be a good judge Of
music, but no judge Of good "chase."
My friend said it was what they call
white burr oak cheese in this country.
It looked as though it was made Of poor
lard and blue clay.
| A list Of prices may not be uninterest-
ing to you: Wheat about SO cts; oats,
30cts.; corn. .25 cts; cheese cts; butter,
6 cts; eggs, 3 cts.
At Dodgeville, we spent the night
About o'clock, we had fine start from
our quiet slumbers by man in an ad-
joining room. in fiji OF delirium tremens.
He imagined cattle, horses and all the
ienGs in creation. were pitching into him,
and he WAS trying to Chamber up the side
of the house, piIch polling from one bed
TO another, doing up some lofty tumbliug,
and screaming TO the height Of his voice.
Lights once brought, and the ugly var
mints were disposed Of. In the morning,
we started for Blue Mound. At noon,
we hauled up TO a hotel for dinner,
alighted, went in, and-then a0ent out.
The bar box with hens nest, hen on
whisky barrel in one corner-hour barrel
in the other-saddle and old pants on top.
Concluded we were not hungry. Drew
water from we'll 100 feet deep for our
horses, and went on. At Blue Mound
we found very comfortable place. After
tea, we started for the summit. One
mile from the hotel TO the top, 500 feet
above the town. From the top we had n
birds eye view OF Madison, distance 28
miles; view Of the Wisconsin river, IA
miles. This is the highest point in the
State, being 1000 feet above Lake Michi-
gan, 1900 above the Mississippi river.
clambered on rock my friend for an
audience, sang 1.-THE Mountaineer." II
being clear, could hear the echo in the
valley below. Some one halloos out from
: below. "Go on % but the concert was
out, my audience being. like many others,
mol very paying one. Here we fingered
until we saw the King Of Day hide his face
beyond the Father Of Waters. The last,
lingering sunbeams light up the peaks oI
clouds in such srlendor as we never see
from valley.
will leave the rest, and pass along
J, by the thousands OF acres OF waving grain
,. 10 this place. Here ] have been giving
: instructions In music TO the choirs of the
town. We are to have Concert to- morrow
evening, but came very near having our ar
rangemont interfered with. About 1:
o'clock Saturday night, we were visited with
thunder storm. The Baptist Church wa
y struck by lightning, setting il on fire. Tn
:, . bells were rung and the alarm became gen
eral. By prompt action. but little damag,
was done by the fire. The ball in the towe
came very near lowering itself in the esti