The mountain Democrat., 1863-02-28
our O01sRzsPorEDEHSrs-
Copper LsaAs A. CIarksvIIIe.
GAINESVILLE, February 92d, 1863

GAINESVILLE, February 92d, 1868.
EprroRs DEMOCRAT: In looking over your
last issne did not perceive any notice Of our
extensive and promising copper mines, which
have lately been discovered in this neighb bOr-
hood expected that some nf our copper
headS"-thev are numerous and increasing, to
the disgust and terror Of the uigger.ad"rers- -
would have written you on the subject; but it
seems thev have not done so. will try to
| make up for their negligence.
The whole topic 0f conversation in this vi
ciniIy Is copper. The fever has attacked all
ages and culurs and both sexes. Men are rich
10 feet, if in nothing else.
Last week gnad payiug ore was struck in the
} .iAtn,SDf Iat 6IDfsff SMDPauv. about four feet
from he surface. These claims are situated IN
| Marble Valley, about two and u half miles from
this place, south of the Junction House. was
| shown some splendid specimens from the
Stnnewull Jackson claim, near the Carabno
House, last week. They have struck what Is
| called mund =, in the CiarkSville claim. This
| Company is known as the Sixty five CIarks-
Vile Company first company that was
organized in this part Of the county. They are
sinking shaft Il short distance southwest from
the Mormon Tavern. aud are down about 20
feet Besides this Company about twenty other
| companies are organizing and making prepara-
| tinns to 60 II work On their different claims
which are in range with the ClarkSvilc lead
For the Information ot yowt te'SNeIs wuI
gtve you the DAmes Of the different leads that
have been opened in this Vicinity: lst. Clarks-
vile; I'd Washington; Sd. Winfield Scott !;
ith. Great Eastern; 9th Marble Valley; i,h.
Empire 7th Stnncwtl jackson. All these
leads re taken up from the Costumes to the
American river.
The following is a correct statement Of the
names Of the different companies. together
with the number of shareholders: Clarksvlle,
o.; Montgomery. So; Winfield Scott, 81; East
ern 81; Copeland ~; Mcclellan, 50; Pioneer,
IL; Excelsior, lo; Washington, -: Empire, To-;
llnokcr, ~; Stnucwall Jackson. =: Gray Edg'e.
81 Deer Greek, 50; Marble Valley. 10. All
these companies are at work sinking shafts.
There is also Il company being organized to
work silver lead il already numbers $50
members. The name of the company is the
"9?I." The silver lead is Il " fixed fact and
prospects >plrr iidiy
head, ny III your town before long. Let YOUR
b0Iel keepers prepare Tor them. We have Il
pretty lay nnt for prn;ractcd and expensive
| Law suit. Three different com lauir> clam the
Empire Corp1n, claim. The Sacramento
>harps ihjuk they have better right tn it Than
we whI first d:>c"' cred and claimed it May
be 81. Wen scc. q. :. T.
ALL FOR TIE ADMINISTRATORS
Washington dispatch says the President
is determined that all lis subordinate
General, Shall bc thoroughly in har-
mony with the policy of lrr,dom.' In
other words, every officer, no matter how
competent aud loyal lie may be, who docs
not favor his negro emancipation policy,
will be dismissed Doubtless this is the
secret Of the rcmoyalof Sumncr, Frank.
/ lin and other distinguished Federal oili.
GERS The President is rrckleS>lv de-
lcimiuei 10 Abp,itianzc the army, and
place il und,r the command Of Fremont,
Cay, Schuitz ard other imbcCicS, who
ar thortu-h'y in harmony with" his
i..,,;ty. T," W4>hi,,st..ft cofi-.t..tt.iynt
Of the Ed,lrti-, uuior dat of January
27!h, in alUhr: to the arpojntnrut of
ii'.Ier a''i the purposes Of tn radicals,
says, "i5y:r j ma,h r.a>Jn to fear that
H. ems pt m"H "tp hrNc DESTROYED NJ.
t..'..1. All E.rn>i.t. all uc,.M. / ali that
''.st = -'-.t s..' al a. iiiI
of Ii.~r r~'s,eal ajl,> NH see 1T that
. ',o General Shall surccei until Fremont
,..upi,, the liitt ross y III hy i!aicch
or iIookrr' The politicians who control
'hr ADMINISTRATION anl 'ii.tltc It's policy
i isl aloN The aippnt.aeut # Fremont,
aul NI. Mt rest satisfied uttil the Pr,ai.
G.r. yields t. t,.e,r dcuauis
>uLY BpA>IING -IIerry Warl B.erh-
vr, having ta.ncd about the troop nron
troop which New England has given t.
the war, i reminlr.! ~ the Hartford
Iiuc, ,hat !; may 6e,omc historical that
a draft VAS ntce ,>ary in every New Eng,
a'd STATE, and that cen the sum Of
SlCj honn'y could hot induce Conurc,i
cut Aho,itioui>!s to "take tie liell" Not
, one of the nine huul;el thousand men
! promised Uv Greeley u Lincoln if he