The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-25
TIE MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT.
r1tH o1rx AND COUNTY

stranger in these parts-yesterday morning;
and his genial rays dispelcd the gloom that
had 50 long shrouded our city in drcarincss.
lie was welcome visitor, and his appearance
caused many II cheerful smile. 1t is To be
hoped he will not become disguised and refuse
to " tarry a while with us" Let him shine ev-
cry day for a month"; longer il it pleHses him.
With his assisting appearance business will
revive, times become lively provisions plenty
aud the farmers and gardeners havG'an nppor-
tunity To repair damages. Wehave had enough
of rain to last us long, long while; and we
never want to see another storm 81. violent and
so continuous. Years may eapse before Cali
fOrnia entirely RECEIVERS from the effects al the
late one. 1t found many men in independent
circumstanccs-it left them bankrupt IN for
tune, but not in energy and hope. But 1t is
over new, and it is useless to nurmur. Should
another one as severe visit us in the dim here
after, we may be better prepared I" meet It
Let us all 90 To work mure earnestly, more en-
ergetically, more hopefully than ever, and all
may yet be well.
The Roam OvER THE MouXrAINs.-A gentle
man who arrived in this place yesterday morn
ing from Virginia City, informs us that il is
difficult and dangerous and extremely I'M
pleasant te cross the mountains at this time
He came pam of the way On horseback, and
part GU foot. He says III IL week. il the wealth
or keeps good, the road can be put in good trav-
cling condition for pack trains, and in month
for teams. There was but little snow on the
nOuntains the weather was clear, cold aud
freezing. Mr.. Goss, the Superintendent Of the
couHtS cad, is vigorously at work "n it, aud
the prnprietors Of public houses TN 1t, are rem
derlng him every assistance. They are filling
up the guiIeyS, ShOvelng of the small stones,
clearing away the brush and removing the
trees and builders, which cuver aud obsrruct it
30 at many places 1t will take a large force to
remove some of the trees aud bouldcrs, aud
the Superintendent is authorized Ia employ
large number 0f hands when they eau be
worked advantagcuusly. The weather is To"
unsettled for him to d" at present. The
(reshct washed away the walls on rart Of ii.
and il will take some time 10 put them up as
strongly as they were before the il""d but rley
can be iempururIy repaired So as Ia admit oG
travelling. The Superintendent is energetic
and industrious aud HiN improve the road as
rapidly as the weather will permit.
TGE RoADs FROM all that We can learn the
roads in every part Of our c"unty are IN a hor'
-rib!e condition In many places it Is impossible
fer teams. owing TO miry places, deep mud aud
dangerous gulleIs, to get along. Packing will
have 10 BE- rcS0ricd To until The roads al" re-
paired. aud some II them cannot be for days
The smaller mountain streams have fallen
greatly and are now fori4tIr; the larger ones
are still very high aud difficult Ia cross III CON
sequence of the strength aud swIfiness "t the
currents. Many lille mining camp, have suf
frred greatly and nearly destitute of pro
visions. During the c"ntiunance Of The Storm
miners in remote districts found it neat Ca i'm
possible To reach the larger tuwns 10 procure
IruN isi"us, because ut the IupassLIle cuudtlun
at the roads aud the high water. tn! latter
has alrcAd, subsidized, AMI the r-l>. 1t con.
tinuts clear week ur tN". viii b. pa>s4blr
tOr teams.
STRONGLY RriLr. The bridge adj ,inin = cur
office. over lllngtuNn creek, Md~ H." only one
on NunhAl nIsht Al tie other. above an!
below II, we're >Ncp, II, AZ ir" Il. -lt iha'
II could resist H." great irr,-.reo at the waters.
Drift wood and large AMI heavy hgS were
hurried against II SIiL fearful violence. threat
eIing Ia crush II Ia atoms, Is th,t lad d,nr
"thers that impcdcd rh,ir progress, bat ia"
str"rG old bridge stood hraI aud untjrltd and
dashed ASIDE every thin. that run Hsalr>; II,
II Is "iic "i the i.N ...Ev, ihAi Is shading ~
our county, and one # the br>i Lmilt III the
State.
On, Fellows HUI Ma IA injustice unin,cn.
ii"IalIy anil through mi>Intihatn nn ,uht,
las been done the Odd Fellows "t "nr cay by
AN item IN one of the city papers, stating that
their building was ia an un>af, condition. TIL"
Trustees. wtru have charge 1T the building. IN.
form It's that Odd Fclluws Hall has U,thel""d
the storm %4h as h,lc damage ~ any 0'her
building IN our city ,anI that iL' aallN are now
in as good condition as they were ,hr"- months
after the completion If the budding. Que of
the Trustees las. W,thIn the past ten DAYS.
made a complete survey # the building, and
reports Ia uS that it has sustained not the least
injury, except from leakage of the r"of.
WooD The wrrlched condition If the roads
has materially increased the price If Ere wood.
Ten dollars per cord is the ruling price for
four-Eoot wood, and on Thursday We paid fra
small load Of siovewo0d the moderate sum of
six dollars. The honest fellow that corralled
our sp"ndnlics remarked, they f4thomed the
1
It looks like swindlng to take 50 much money
for 50 little wood, but the fact is the roads are
so darned eternal bad, that lose money on
every stick Of IT.
A MIsrAKE.-An item having appeared in the
last issue of the R,juLl;cdH iulimatng that
Nat Metzler had sold his interest in the meat
market, at the corner Of Main and Coloma
streets, he has requested us 10 state that such
IS not the fact, and that he does not intend Ia
SeA Oat The fact is, Mat has taken root and
tiourishes, az he deserves to, in his business,
and lie knows it would be the height of folly 10
sell out in the hope Of establishing better
business.
MuDDY.-The rains have left the streets in a
most wretched condition. at many points, al
most impossible. Col0ma street, especially,
needs attention from the powers that be, and
I'VE trust that General McDougald will attend
10 it, as we'll as all others that need attention.
as soon as practicable. We invite his atten-
lion particularly to the culvert near the gas
works.
We are indebted to the politeness of the eff
Gent employees Of Wells, Fargo Co. for
numerous favors during the past week. Our
handsome young friend, Harry Rolf, never for
gets to remember us when there lisa paper to
be had from below.
PAY YOUR TAxEs.-City taxpayers should
bear in mind that five per cent. will be added
to all taxes not paid on or before the first Mon
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