The mountain Democrat., 1863-04-04
THE CITY AND COUNTY.

AueSohy 0NcutuBb ot ue1t WeekI our clttLeni
will have an opportunity of seeing, at O'Don
nOll's ThsateT, the finest painting ever exhi
bited % the Pseidc coast. The papers every
where mentiop u jD glowing language. 1t i
the Londcn Sisreoscome ana must not be con
fosDaOe @isS1 ts7 Hz=s ~ - - 49, -.:yul6
cent painting, but inferior, in fuIlness. fresh
mas, richness sad accuracy to the Stereoscome
II contains $50 views of noted places, eacl
covering 9 surface Of 200 feet. Seeing thr
painting alone is fully worth the price Of ad
mission, bot 10 addition the proprietor will dis
tribute among his patrons, each evening, rich
rare and beautiful presents.
REcENT DlscovERIEs.-The copper fever m
ges as 6ercely as ever, and prospecting parties
arc wandering about in all directions n search
new leads. Specimens, rich and beautiful
arc lying around loose" in stores and sa
looms, and stockholders and spectators are
doing an immense business in trading. In.
dicatOns" are plentiful, leads abundan and
capitalists eager to invest whcE they have as.
surances of q "dead thing" A number Of
companies have recently been organized in our
city, which have employed number Of men
to prospect, and some of them have struck
lOdes which are both large and rich FAIR
prices have been offered and refused for shares
in several Of them in this ne: hborhood; aud
stockholders in the Fairplay Company, 50
much confidence have they in their lode, de-
cline to sell at any price. Our Fairplay cor
respondent, under date Of the 50th ut., SAYS
New surface diggings were struck day or
two ago about one mile East Of this place. in
Mahala Gulch, by q German named Lantz
He took ont, in two days work, with a com
mon rocker, little over one hundred dollars
QUO lump weighing three ounces. The gold
is coarse and pure. This discovery caused
something Of Il stampede among the miners
here, and in a short time u number of claims
were staked of. In a few days hope to be
able to give you something more definite from
the new diggings. The Fairplay Gold, Silver
and Copper Mining Company is at work ia,
king out rich ore, specimen of which send
you. Specimens, taken out promiscuously,
have been assayed, and found rich in gold, sill
yer and copper; more silver than gold, and
more copper than either. Shares are not for
sale In this company. The lode is abou. three
feet in thickness, at depth of seventeen feet
1t is located on the Middle Fork of the Cosum-
mes River, four miles Northeast of this place
The Lenox Company is located on Slug Gulch
three miles from this place in the same drec.
tion. Silver Hill and Uncle Sam claims are
two miles East Of this place. The jeff Davis
claims are located about one mile Southwest of
Indian Diggngs. The Copper Hill claim is
located three miles West of the same place.
Another lead, discovered a few DAYS ago, about
two miles West of this place, prospects as well
and promises to be as valuable, as the Fair
play claim. 1t is rich in silver and copper, but
the vein is not US thick as the other 1t Is
called the 76 Company. We have lively times
up here, and If hall, the claims pay, this must
soon become the most populous and wealthy as
it has always been the most Democratic and
patriotic part of our county"
- CoPPER IN CoLD SPRING DISrRlcr-Some
days ago. Col. W. w. Swadley, Of Amador
county, discovered what promises to be q val
liable copper lead, about three miles west of
this place, near Cold Springs. This started
the Cold Springs boys, aud a correspondent
writes US that three distinct and large leads
have since been discovered in the fiat, about
u halfmile below the toWn,-tLe largest aud
richest of the three by Col. Swadley. He has
named it The Eureka Lead" The Starkey
lead, said to be as rich US any at Copperopols,
is in the Mound Spring District, and stock.
holders are Indifferent about selling shares
There is no mistake about its richness. The
Wellington lead, in the Placerville District,
opens Spleudidly, aud the Figuera, Gen. Grant
and Knights are all being, worked aud look
well. These recent discoveries have, in meas
ure. checked emigration from our county to the
Eastern slope, and given employment to large
number of mlners We hope they will all
prove valuable.
SPRINoER, of the Amador Ledger, paid us a
visit during the past week He looks wcll-fed
and rosy, and has increased in girth considcra-
bly, since the last time we put him through the
furniture exercise, for negligent rolling, when
We were educating hun in the cart preserva-
tive" at Louisville. By dint Of careful tram
ing and frequent applications of furniture, we
succeeded in making him skillful printer
but in our attempts to cultivate his morals we
totally failed-his native depruvity was too
much for us. We trust that just and merci.
full Providence may yet bring him to see the
evil ofhis ways aud turn his heart to Democra
cy before he dies, for we should grieve to feel
that our Oldest " cub" was ctcrnally lost.
A. II
Main street, advertises that he will sell at San
Francisco cost, the large stock of dry goods,
clothing, boots and shoes, hats, furnishing
goods, etc., recently purchased by him of the
creditors Of Cagwin 4 Co. The stock is large
and varied. containing good goods.
We are indebted TO Wells, Fargo Il Co, r.
5. Hernandez, and Bradshaw Il Co, for nu-
merous newspaper favors during the week.
MIsLAID.-We regret that we have mslaid
the letter Of our Pleasant Valley correspondent
Groupings" which will account for its non.
appearance in to-day's issue. Our corrcspon-
dent stated, we recoliect, that some copper and
silver l0des had been discovered in that vicin
ity. which prospect well. Also, that the enter
prising firm offs. II j. Fleming had butt fine
toll road, connecting with the 0gby grade
BOARD OF SUPERvIsoRs.-Thisb body will com
mence it's regular April term on Monday next,
ut 10 o'clock A. NJ.
COURT OF SEssIoNs.-On Saturday last, Is of
the Italians indicted for riot were tried and con.
victed. On Monday two others plead guilty.
Seventeen Of them were sentenced to pay fine
of one hundred dollars each, and three Of fifty
dollars each. Court adjourned until today.
ANOTHER CAIL.-Gen. Cotton, Chair
man Of the Union Democratic State
Central Committee" has issued call for
meeting Of that Committee in San Fran.
$50, on Wednesday, the 18th instant.