The mountain Democrat., 1863-02-21
r1r1 oTr~ AND COUNTY

THE CITY AND COUNTY.
UPPEa PLAcKRvlLLE, 90 will be seen from the
proceedings Of meeting Of her citizens held
on Monday evening. is willing to come into the
city corporation for the beDe6t Of our railroad
enterprise. This Is well daRe and shows thht
her citizens are alive to their own interestS--
Consolidation will be Of great S~r>>t.yr-" 70
her in at least one other respect than that de-
rived from the railroad: heretofore, IL We have
been correctly informed, q small portion OF her
citizens have had to bear the expense Of nectS
Sary public improvements-such As rePalrn 8
streets, bridges, &c c,-and when consolidated
these things will be done hy the city govern
msnt, and paid EDr out Of the city treasury
all bearing the burden equally, according to
the value Of their property. In all cOmmuni-
ties men are found who never voluntarily cUn-
tribute Of their means for the public good, and
1t requires the strong band of law to compel
them to perform their duties to society. Such
should always be surrounded by compulsory
authority, for it 10 not right that The sOrdid
should enjoy, without cost. the benefits created
BY the money or labor Of their generous and
public spirited nsighbors. The benefits to aOw
from consolidation are manifold. Among its
other blessings, the "SlouGh Of DeSpond,"
which stretches its miry depths from Cedar
RaviDe to Fagg's, will be made passable with
out the aid Of balloons; HangtOwn Creek will
be kept clear Of obstructions, and so prevented
from Overlooking its banks aud rampaging
through the streets aud gardens of the city
These and many other things will be done that
will improve and beautify both places, when
the two are united in interest. We have long
wished for the consolidation because We we're
convinced that it would result in good, and
because many Of the leading men Of Upper
Placerville would prove most excellent add
tionS to our roll Of citizens-being full Of enter.
prise and public spirit their broad .sbouldered
energy would give our prosperityA most ben.
efcial impetus.
Com A SiLvRRINo.-0n Monday last, our
townsmen C. W. Tureman aud A. H. Spence,
left here en- route for the Reese River country.
We wish them both "jolly good luck" aud
hope their labors may result in the great in.
crease Of metallic currency.
SNow.-A light mantle of snow still cipgs |
about the shoulders Of the hills south Of the |
city, giving the prospect in that direction
wiutry cast, by no means pleasant TO bIpeds
" ith thin blood
W. NJ. DoNAHUE, Wholesale liquor dealer, on
the Plaza, has in store large stock Of choice
foreign and domestic wines and liquors, which
he sells at the lowest rates. He has some old
coguiac that is magnum bOuum. They say
that draught Of it will mpart to decrepid age
all the sparkling vitality and buOyaucy Of
youth.
MISERALs.-Ou townsmau, F. F. Barss, has
in his store beautiful cabinet of minerals. etc,
collected mostly in this and adjoining counties.
In it are specimens Of rocks from almost every
quartz lead in the county, each specimen ap-
prOpriately labeled, and all arranged with
much taste. We noticed in the cabinet some
fragments of iron punched and clipped frou
the plates with which the ill.fated " Monitor"
was clad. A glance at them will satisfy any
one OF the truth of the statement that the |
solid shot from the "Merrimac" was pulverised
against her sides.
WINTRY weAther-a mixture Of snow, hail
and rain storm-was all the vogue during the
forepart Of the week. Occasionally the sun
showed his drencbed face for . moment, but
soon sombre clouds would conceal il from our
view, and the storm iend again assert bis su-
premscy. On Thursday night, however, the
"eoid and silent stars" shiued dimly through
the skedaddIing clouds, and Friday burSt
upon us brilliant with frost aud sunshine.
CoPPER.-We hear that lead of copper ore,
ofextraordinary Of richness, has been discovered
. few miles East Of this city. We have seen
NO specimens from it, but incline to the opinion |
that the report is correct, although long leg |
ged friend OF ours spent two whole DAYS in |
prospecting for it without raising the color" /
He returned through heavy rain. soaked 10 |
the skin. his energy completely subdued. and |
his hopes OF hasty fortune unstarched and |
limp.
We Know i've know that the firm Of |
Heuston, Hastings 4 Co., of San Francisco.
have the best made clothing in the State. and It |
10 surprising that our euterprsing merchants
do not get the New York house to manufac. |
ture for them. send them your orders with |
measure.
We arc indebted to Wells. Fargo l. Co., Ned |
McCaun and Hernandez L Anderson for the |
Sacramento and San Francisco dailies during |
the past week.
We are indebted to VI. N. Bradshaw l. Co. !
for late numbers Of the Louisville Journal, N |
7. Tribune and Lesle's Pictorial.
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