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The mountain Democrat., 1864-02-13

WHAT WASHINGTON Is FrLL oF.-A
Washington letter to Northern paper
draws the following pen picture:
Washington Is tull Of people, fll of
repre- Srntatlv,s and misrepresentation
iuiI "i l,atIi"ts and p"litIcIan>. full OF hon
est men and nf dishonest men; full vi
" lse men aud men who only tihnk they
are wi>,; tult Of great men aI,I small men;
iull OF otflce seekers and office h"ldvrs
inll Oi men who pick individual packets
and get arrested. and mrn who pick the
nati"hal packet and get rich iuA oi prI-
vate >harper> against whom the trav,lIrg
and Sjournins public is >olcuinly warn.
ed in placards, aud pu lie ShaI peIS who
are deemed highly Respectable because
they do business on large scale; ful Ol
men who pay their pew 'ent regularly,
thumb thrir hymn.bopk reIglously, aud
sell shod'iy overcoatS to soldiers Ir4 of
men who would not let note 90 to pro
test for the world, but have no >cruple>
agnlnst mouIdy bread aud Spolltd berl tor
any PURPOSES; lull Of nificrr> vino would
crush the rebellion inStautcr, were fierce
moustaches and fancy uniforms Of anv
avail against the rebels and lilies full of
officers who ought To b., with their com.
InandS, aud officers who never should
have had commands 10 he with; and
BrigadlerS who will resign If they are
not made Major Gene al> full of Specua.
tors and peculatnrs; tull, too, of ladl,s ;
ladies who are handsome and accomplish
ed, and know it very we'll; aud ladies who
are homrly and unaccompli>hed,a and don /
scrn to know it; full, too, Of females who
are not ladies', though they now and the n
make an uninitiated III, Inh,r from the
West believe they arr full of cyprians Of
high and low degree, from the owners OF
the eaudy equipagrS and occupants OF
palaiial residences. to the poor pedestrians
who live in garretS; full of everybody
and everything. A PEI photograph nf
Washington City. as it is to-day, would
he difficult achievement-as well at
tempt to paint chaos. make a portrait
Of Proteus. or Tx the figure of the feet.
ing air.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-02-13
- SA~-

CoRErPTToN. The Washington CORES.
pondent of the Boston Courier, SAYS, ''no
one can imagine to what extent influence
is SOLD here. The traffic is carried on
very extensively, and the virtue of the
poor fellows who come here to do things
without pay is Sorely tried by the splen
dor and luxury in which those live who
fill their pockets with the fee obtained in
this way. A great many members OF
Congress, of course friendly to the Ad
minislratinn, realize more from the sale
Of their influence than from salarics.--
Nearly all of these have friend to act
as broker for them and sell their vote"
The mountain Democrat., 1864-02-13
TIE WArcn. WoRn oE DANIEL Wrnsrr

The WATcH- Word OF DANIEL WEBSTER
Daniel WebSter-the expounder of the
ConstitutiOn-was the real author of the
phrase now everywhere inscribed upon
Democratic bannerS-"the Consultation
IS it is, the Union as it was. In the
Senate, during the Wisconsin controver-
sy. Webster said:
The Union itself is too full of benefit tn be
hazarded IN prop"rsi'i"ns FIR changing its origi
naI oas!S. 60 Tor the Consultation - it is,
The mountain Democrat., 1864-02-13
PUBLIC SPEAKERS AND vocAL1srs

The Physician is ofssA blausS -
want success In Ai' when the disap..o
msst in The recovery Of the sick b 70 b trse.s -
the administering impure medicines. RoSsy. ~.
spOthscary. 10 paying particular aitenGlan :. -.
compromising l'hySIciaRS' prescriptions asa 49,;
recipes from medicines OF undOubted Nurity. -.
White, Medical HaIl, 10 appOlutsa agent sv -;
oH the geniIne Patent Medicines.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-02-13

Ora BUsR.-0ld BOreas got on bust last
wednesday night and continued on the ram
page for thIrty-six hours. He shrieked and
whistIed at terrible rate,-in short, his con-
duct was not only unbecoming, it was highly
disagreeable and disgusting Our people, with
singular unanimity, pronounce him "a buster
ing blowhard."
The mountain Democrat., 1864-02-13

DEFEATED The bill to repeal the
Specific Contract LAW, introduced into
the Senate by loyal Smith. of wardrobe
nOtcTiety. was defeated BY vote Of IA
ayes to - noes-every Democrat voting
rgsinst the repeal. II must be morlify.
ing and hun,iliating to the organs and
leaders Of the AbOlitionparty, to be forced,
by public opinion, to jump upon the Dem
ocrntic platform and vote for Democrat
ic measure-a platform and measure
which they have repeatedly declared de-
testable and reasonable. Democrats have
always advocated a metallic currency; it
is one Of the principal planks in their
platform, and when their opponents are
forced, by public opinion, to sanction it,
in spite Of the appeal Of Secretary Of the
Treasury to take his grrenbacks,it shows
great and healthy reaction in public sen.
tinent. Mr.. Gaskill, leader Of the Ad.
miniStrntion party in the Senate, said
"The gentleman from Sonoma (Mr. Pierce)
maintained that the Act Of Congress was
unconstitutional. In that position he was
sustained by all the great statesmen of the
. -!4>,>.,y ss.>.,>,. gar q. q. IVU1. 4seI Gnan
living ar,4t'-,s ~'-1- c7y~~;r>-d t',- E,eiiec
that Congress had the right specially con-
ferrrd upon them TO issue legal tender
notes" Democrats have always respect.
ed the Constitution and made laws in
conformity with it; the AbolitioniSts, in
opposition 10 ii. Yhe defeat of ;s2.en6HE 10
rsrcnI the Specific Contract Law is a a
Democratic victory, and we shall no, allow
the Abolitinnists to steal our thunder
We are glad the bill is defeated. not only
because it rebukes Secretary Chase and
the Administration, hut because it shows
that men are no longer to be frightened
by the FOOLS or knave's cry of disIoyalty.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-02-13
DISSOLUTION NOTICE.

IlNHE copnrtneTehip heretofore existing between
Il the undersigned, under the name and xtvIe Of
EeRieston Rasmussen, Is this day, by mutual con-
SENT dissolved All persons indebted to said arm.
are requested TO make Immediate navmsn1. - III
persons having claim against II, are rerteStrd 10
present them to Morris E2gisston, Mt UnIontovn.
ColOmA Township, II Dorado County, Ca'ifornis' he
n.onS oe'ns sutnorlSed to collect nav such de-
mands' NORRIS EGGLESFON.
~r-. ANDREW RASMCGeOV,
Un'onScWn January 1Uth, f6Oa-fe61si
The mountain Democrat., 1864-02-13

RIcH SPECINENs.-We are indebted To Char.
ley Adlesberger for rich specimens Of silver.
bearing quartz fr"m the Monumental. Lehigh
Hornet, ,SnsquehAnna. Caspian and Polar Star
ledgGN, Reese River. The quartz looks well
resembling the sulphaies taken out "f the Com
stock. and competent judges, who have exam
iued the specimens sent us. assure us they art
full OF silver. They are from some Of the best
claims at Reese River-fr0m claim which are
WeIl-de6ned and have been pretty thoroughly
prospected.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-02-13

ALL THIEVES. Cornwall, the confiden.
tial clerk Of Greenhack Chase, who recent
ly stole one hundred thonSand dollars OF
greenbacks, has confessed his crime, and
gives us reason, that he saw every one
else stealing around him, and that he
thought he had better take his share. -
Isr't that precious confession? "He
saw every one else around him stealing '
and he followed the example Of his supe-
riors Retollect. reader, we quote the
testimony ofa prominent Abolili"nist>.
the cmti'lantial clerk and bosom friend
of the - cre'ary Of the Treasury. The
only way TO put stop to this unpSralrl-
ed corruption and swindling j. to defeat
the party in power. AS long as the pres.
ent set remain in Office so long will ras
cality command premium.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-02-13

ITrXG.--On Tuesday last the Vigilance
Committee Of Aurora, n. T., hung John
Daley. James Buckley, James N. Master.
son and John Mcdowell, alias Three fin.
gered Jack They were charged with the
"A -sW n V-In- 'sE xsEs.
fenSive citizen, formerly Of Kelsey, in this
county. BwrEney and Taa'ey confessed
that they murdered johnson declared
that McDo"ell and Mast-rsnn were innn.
cent. 4 dispatch states that Daley and
Mcdowell appeared to be under the intlu,
ence Of liquor. Animmensc crowd was
pr sent, hut the strirtrSt order prevailed.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-02-13

PRoBArs CouRr-JuDes SoUtRes. the
10th, the will of Zepherin Gartiser was filed,
and the 96th inst: "e! f"F henring the petition
adAissiOn nj same a. prIbAtr. On the llth,
the will Of John A. Coolidge was admitted ia
Prnba te, and Leonard Reeg appointed Exec.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-02-13

SIGNIFICANT RUMoR is rumored that
Smith. Benton, Campbell and Chpesma n
have telegraphed to President Lincoln to
ahrogate the Specific Contract Law, un.
der the plea Of military nNesssity."
The mountain Democrat., 1864-02-13

THE ACE OF PukITY REsToRED.--Fonr.
teenth street. Washington CITY, is said To
contain throughout its whole length,
South from Wiliard'S, not one house that
is not house of prostitution A con.
tract has Just been Ma>ic 10 build house
of the Samc character that is to cost SSU,-
900. Paris and New York are models of
purity compared with Washington under
Abolition rule. They are entitled to the
credit of having introduced their "supe
rior civilization and morality" into Wash,
ington, and no one would rob them Of it
If reports be true they have introduced
the same among the negroes If the South.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-02-13
Gburrbss. CHARITABLE @r0rry

PlACEkVILLE. Divine eervIc@ at the CoeTt -
eve-V Sunday n'0vning, a. l0N O'Clock :sdndav sSss
At came place, at ~ o'cock, ?. y. COLOMA-sevvsS
on the nrst and third Sunday evenings Of The u..,S
1t I O'Clock. ~ DORADO-eeFViees on the ..-.S.s
and fourth Sunday evening" Of the month, A. -.
O'Clock. DIAMOND SPRINGe-ServIee on ~. ~
and aLd fourth SundHES at each SN-->sI, -
r. II. q: o. fh1MIE. hrTnI...----
Residence, Cary House. PlAeeFyAle. -;
The mountain Democrat., 1864-02-13

VALENTINES is 81. Valcntina,.
Day and the young everywhere will dispatch
I" their sweethearts valentines" Hernandez
Harris and Bradshaw all have fine assortmeuts
Of tbSSs, AZ all prices.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-02-13
rsE1 O1Ex AND COUNTY

DAHPHuLH. the GisHd of DOesticks, has Ia
ksa up AIs rssideuce ct NewtowD, in this coun-
b, asd has been traNsmogrihed into q news
nansF correspondeut.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-02-13

A PosLR.-At Glasgow, Henry Ward
Beecher, the great Abolition screecher,
had the following put to him by canny
Scott:
" Are ynu fighting for the Constitution with
the ingItive slave clause in il? Il 80. how d.,
you pretend to be fighting fur liberty? Sec
ondly. it you are lighting fur emancipation,
are You not fighting against the Constitution
end how can ynn Condemn the seeding S,uth.
In reply, he said that was trap for u Scotch.
man :" set him. worthy "f his ingenuity, but
ne (Mr. beecher) was not going to Set his f,,ot
in it. And he avoided any reply bv esssvin,'
10 prove that the Constitution recognized Il, v.'.
ry rs fact but not as doctrine
The mountain Democrat., 1864-02-13

.fHG GRANITR MILLS, at Folsom, are turning
out more and better breadstuffs than any other
mills In California. Mr.. Stockton, the enter
prisinR proprietor. thoroughly understands his
business, and, conducting it on the square. has
established claim on the patronage If the ad
jaesnt oOuutry. We invite the attention ui
traders and large consumers to his card, in an
other column. and assure them they will find it
% their advantage to patrOnize him.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-02-13
SHesiaI AMI GrneraI Nutitrs
Br0wn's Rronehia1 TrooA..

Jbees Lnsenges are prepared ftom hi0A,,
tesN recipe for HlleViAting BRONCHIAL ASx,..Hs 81
TIo1, ASTHAf, HOAhSENESs COuGHs, Cor n SC N
lHltatiOn OV Soreness Of the Throat. Aas
PUBLIC SPEAKERS AND vocALTsrs
Will aud them benearisl In clearing ths vc,.. -
fore speaking or ,inRiDg. and relieving ~. ~
after any unuynal exVftinp or tAe SoesI aSeas
having a peculiar adaPtai he tS.AhsutIoa IN
disturb the oFgana OF speech. Na1eh
Agents ~ CaiSSSuia, RBDIR01OWRo0..a.
Fra nelaeO. W. -
The mountain Democrat., 1864-02-13

Az UNIONrowN. the patriotic citizens will
oslsbrats the approaching anniversary Of the
birth Of the great virginian. Washington. with
ball at Egglest"n's Hall. the entire amount
accruing from the sale Of tickets to be devoted
70 the building Of a school house in that place.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-02-13

THE 0DDTELLows at Fairplay intend to cele-
brate the anniversary of the Introduction of
their pb'Ihnthrop,c order into the United States
(.he 2sth Of ApriD, by grand ball at Merkin-
dollars Hall. and other festivities.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-02-13

Ws are, as usual. indebted 10 Wells, Fargo
b Co., R. 8. Hernandez, Lew. Culver. and W
n. Bradshaw for newspaper favors during the
past week.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-02-13

CouNrV CoURr.-On Wednesday, in the mat
ter Of John Mountain vs.. His Creditors, Judge
Squares aPPOiDted the Sheriff Referee, to take
charge Of the nSsets Of petitioner.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-02-13

will O6SeiAte In GeorgetoWu on every srst ersS..
Of We month Als0, In COloma Church on N. ~
sunday. Divine service eommen nees at 10 a =
VesPeTs, In ~. PatrIek's Church, Piarerviris =
every Sunday evening, at qoarter past I. M
The mountain Democrat., 1864-02-13

THs Rev. W. W. Brier will preach in the
Presbyterian Church tomorrow morning and
evening at the usual hours.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-02-13

WnAT'> In Wisconsin and Mich.
igan, in which the first draft is not Yet
completed, the New York Tribune tells u
government will not secure hardly any Of
tae drafted men for service, comnutntion
money being almost univer sally paid
In each Of the above States the Abolition.
Its are largely in the ascendant and hoy =
al leagues flourish. Are they tired Of III,
var: What has chilled tneir patriotism:
They declare they are for :" vTgOIouS
prosecution OF the war, ard yet refuse tu
assist to carry It q" vig"I"n>Iy. They are
either insincere or coWardiy.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-02-13

Ine Largest MILLS On the racine CO9St.
s9Always on Hand, A
Granite -Four,
Bay State Flour,
G.ante s n-RIising Flour.
Bay State Self. Raising Flour,
Bakers Extra Flour,
Graham Flour,
Rye FlCur,
Buckwheat Flour.
Barley,
Ground Barley,
Ground WI eat,
Wheat,
Bran and Shorts,
Middl:ngs,
HSminy,
Corn Meal,
Pearl Barley.
~ Orders from distance promptly 6red.
=. ST0tKTnS
froHe tur.
Folsom, February I3h l>G4.-3m
The mountain Democrat., 1864-02-13

al declare upon nv own responsibility as
Senator, that the liberties at thus county are
ia greater DAGGER to-day itaai the c.Trup'ioHS,
and from the pr"tigacv nacicrd i'll HE ~
riIuS departments of the Government, than
they are from the enemy in open htid.
That is what john p. Hale, the Aho,i
ton Senator from New Hampshire, said
not long since. 1t is the evidence of one
who knows all about it. He is one Of tn,
warmr>t supporters Of the Administration
and trusted With its secrets. lie knows
that every department of the Government
is rteklng with corruption. Men, noro.
ria'us Tor their viIa'ny, are Placei in high
position and giVen contracts by the All
nit is,ratiun. Pait OF the stealing is gwen
tue loyal leagues for el. ctinneerng pur
poses, and part to yenal editors 10 sup
port those in power. These meIcenaIN
wrrtchcs, when the ra>calitv Of their mas
terS is exposed, tell thc people the expo
sure is a ''copptrheaff lie." a> the Sac'a
mrnto Union elegantly expresses it..
llalc'S exposure comes from the night
quarter aud seals the ulnuthS uf ali but thr
horrl, s>ly ,enai and >ervilc.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-02-13
Furniture or Bedding.

Beng a practical Cabinet Maker, am prepared
10 MANCFAtTCRE any article in the Furniture
th .,ne An articles manufactured by me will be Of
be Guaranteed as represented.
Furniture and Upholstery neatly and sub
stantally repaired, ut short notice.
Eha will also give my personal attention
9to UNDERTAKING. MahoEany and
VrlVet-Cnvered Cofhns constantly on
hand, or made to order
01r Funerals furnished with every article neces.
saIy. CHA H. TOWNSRNN
Piacerville, February 4th, 1854 If
The mountain Democrat., 1864-02-13

AIINti this day purchased the entire stock of
4 Il Furniture, Bedding, &c, of the firm Of C. L.
'risman Co, am now prepared to furnish any
description Of '
The mountain Democrat., 1864-02-13
oIJr ooRRBerop4DBrSrs.
Time for Action.
GnnIs wo.,r. Feb. s, 1884.

~ Gasks wo.pr, Feb. 6, 1854.
EpIFoRs DESocRAr 4 Since .ihe hast message
Of President Lincoln Nas made public, II" man
Of Ordinary sense, not Allnded BY hnaticSsmI
can daubt the object ttIF whIch the war ispr0S'
ecuied. By M construction cah double nlean.
ing be attached i0 il. Il is u plain, bae faced
proposition to revOlutiunize the government
made by Washington and his cHmiatrlS g.
How Can any man who is 10 favor 1t MAINTAIN
ing that government, support party when
thus pFOclaims it, object To- be A6oliti0n! Can
any one want further eridence than Is there
presented! II is too plain to be miSunder-
stNId.
They have thrown aside the mask under
which they have conducted the wa. They
have made some big strides for abolition, but
the last was ihe 6aSErr$. Tpey have forced
many wr'nGS upon the people, but the last
surpAsses all others.
Lincoln Commands the people to bow down
and worship his idol. or tOpever be barred from
their rights and privileges. There is point
where "fUr0earance ceAses tn be virtue, and
becumes u crime. Is mot that p,Hnt Hnw reach
edy II is y crime TO uphold party that thus
buddy prOclaIns its purl'nse I0 0verthrOW the
government. There is p"nt beyond which
II is impossible to drlude the people. All de-
lusiuns that have ever existed have rapidly de-
cincd after reaching that poini. Lincoln, lind
luE tue ptbpic ItlhSlHk '" "
now tries. BY pru:laimIng his purpose, 10 carry
the people with him. Too late. Everything
,>oi,.' ~ u Sleo.iv d>-S &c ~. v--~'- >>'>.,
Reaction has sci in. All the elements ut lha,
re,s>iiOD are ready. The barVest is trpsS rye.
Whn-wlA O~ Sn% ,AsSN SiaTi Nhe oiMe Nm"
will be the leader ys All the weap0nS are ready
at hand. NJ one could have prepared greater
than has been presented bv Lincoln in his last
meSSage-ieSt oath and State suicide. Who
would ask E'r better? Let them be used
Ercibly. Once the ball started. and reacii"n
will sweep the land with the force of whlrl-
wind. and bury beneath the waves "t oblivion
I. the authors 1T such m"nStrnuS doctrines.
Let the Democracy be up and DONG. Let
them buckle IN their AFMOr and enter The lists
! at once M time Ike the present every seed
now sown will bear frmt in November. The
skies are b. light; everything Is favorable. M
Democrat can now hesitate as tu the position lie
should occupy. Come out. accept Lincoln ;
ISS,ir, and let the cry be down With Abolition.
ism. Every "ne step into the ranks, and defeat
the traitors who are end avorng To >rIbvert our
government. Let AbnlitinnlstS understand
that the farce is ended that the time for test
0ahs has PASSED. Success will once more be
with the Dem Cracy peace and Prosperity
lh uugh the Country GREENWOOD.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-02-13
WEDNESDAY,, February lOth.

C. p. Jackson ct al vS. B. Str'it ct al.-On
motion ut counsel for pInutts, ordered that
Interest on Judgment be computed in accord
amce with note.
The People vs. Constantine Hix.--Deiendant
placed "n trial. jury empanneled and trial cum
nenced.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-07-07

We clip the following items from the Regis
ter Of Saturday:
A WATER SPoUr, as it is called, struck
about midway Of the canon on Monday after
noon, setting the water up in various chan
nels to Il depth of two feet six inches. Heavy
gravel was thrown up, and all sorts of rubbish
drifted in the streets and through gardens,
for few minutes. Floors were flooded, and
several houses were in danger Of having their
bottoms knocked from under. bitches were
in lively demand, AMI responded with so much
activity that no serious damage was done.
SEVERE AcCIDENT.-0n Thursday, w. b.
Tully and another man were riding into town,
when about thousand valuable dogs made u
dash at the horses and threw Tully'S. In the
fall his abdomen was badly punctured BY a
brass.mounted rule in his pocket, and he has
been laid up since, though expecting to be
around in few days.
THE Observation-Disclosures and Folk,
running this mine, have the shaft eighty feet
down, and are making from twelve to fourteen
feet week. Ledge considerably broken up,
but east wall clear and going regularly dewn.
BULLION SHIPMENT for the month of June,
through Wells, Fargo & Co., amounts to 600
pounds. A large amount beside has gone by
private hands, the sum of which we have no
means of knowing.
PLACER DIGGINGS in Star Creek are pros
pecting well, though not yet down to bed
rock. Prospects as high as ten to twenty-fiv
cents the pan have been taken.
THE CAUDLE COMPANY sent to Red Bluff,
the other day, for exhibition to stockholders
there, a small bar, product Of ore from that
ledge-value, S239.
DE SoTo.-The workmen have completed
the air shaft, and the mine has now an ex-
cellent ventilation.
BULL1oN.--Ewing and Washburn shipped,
Thursday, 5,ll5,33 ounces of bullion, worth
S2,325 20.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-07-07

While the whole country is resounding
with praises to Generals Grant and Sherman,
who are doing such noble work at the head
of the Armies of the Potomac and the Mis-
sissippi, we must not forget the official SER
vices of Generals Meade and Thomas, the
noble commanders whose indOmitable ener-
gy, quick perception, and rapid execution of
orders, have tended so materially to the sue
cessful carrying out Of the plans Of their
chiefs.-Lo,aSriHe Journal.
The Journal is right. Generals Grant and
Sherman naturally monopolize the popular
regard. Upon them devolves the master
work of planning and combining the great
movements in progress at the two central
points of operations; but for the execution
Of such movements, and the strategetical
genius required to make them successful, the
country is largely indebted to Generals Meade
and Thomas. These distinguished chieftains
have displayed consummate generalship, and
have Just claims to no small share of the
glory of victory. Both have been sorely tried;
both have been the objects Of attack BY shall
low-pated editorial strategists, and both have
INDICATED the confidence placed in them by
the War Department.-ABany Journal.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-07-07

These sums foot up the large amount of
s., SOS, 922, paid for assessments alone how
much was paid on the purchase of stocks IN
these mines, there is no means to ascertain.
This list embraces only few of the leading
Washoe stocks; and assessments to very
large amount have been paid on mines not
enumerated here. When we add to these
the immense sums paid for assessments IN
the Mexican, Humboldt, Reese River, Es-
meralda, Arizona and California mines, we
can have some idea Of the magnitude OF the
mining interests on this coast, and OF the
vast sums which are needed 10 develop our
mineral wealth.
Nor is there anything alarming in these
figures. In return for these large sums,
many mines Of great richness have been and
are being developed, which for many years to
come will yield immense treasures. That
some mines on which large sums have been
expended have proved failures, and that 9TH
crS hare been grossly miSmanaged, and that
tagrant frauds have sometimes been perpe-
trated, establishes nothing against the value
of mining investments, and should only in
cite the capitalist who invests in them to
greater caution IN examining the mine, and
! 10 watch its management with a more vigil
| ant scrutiny. The recent fluctuations in some
| of the leading stocks, and the present depres-
| sion in all Of them, will lead to more health
| full state of the stock market; and while II
will nip ia the bud many wildcat enter
prises, it will eventually establish the mining
interest on n more permanent and profitable
basis. When money is invested in mines
with the same caution, and when their man
agemeut is watched with the same vigilance
employed in other enterprises, mining will
become the most profitable investment which
this or any other country offers to capitalists.