Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-02-27
Letter from the Seaside.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 25th, 1851.

EDITOR GOLD HILL News Although
the weather is stale subject upon which to
write, still the delightful weather we are en-
joying here is well worthy Of passing no.
tice. Sunday morning the state of the at
mosphere gave token of rain, but about noon
the sun appeared in unclouded splendor, and
has continued up to the present date to cheer
the hearts of us city folks. On Monday, the
good people of the city were hurrying to and
fro witnessing the arrival of troops from
neighboring towns and their departure for
the parade ground IA delightful spot distant
about five miles from the city,, which was
to be the scene of their exploits in arms.
OF course they all looked well and showed
that perfection in drill which is only to be
attained BY the citizen soldiers Of these
United States. 1t is natural that, as an
American, l should pay them this high COM
pliment for, to use the language of an Oak
land attorney in Justices Court recently,
"There isn't drop Of soil in me but what is
American" The day passed pleasantly,
believe, to all concerned, and our patriotism
is strengthened by the recollection of the
great deeds of the immortal George, and
thousands of tongues take up the battle
cry"
The Union forever hurrah boys, hurrah
Down with the traitors and up with the stars
OF STOCKS.
Patriotism got the best of stocks on Mon
day, and the Brokers were not in session. In
this connection, it may prove interesting to
some of your readers to know something Of
stock operations and mining interests in the
East. From private letter received BY your
correspondent short time since from Boston,
I learn that there is considerable interest
manifested in the development of copper
mines in the region Of Lake Superior, and
companies are being formed for their devel-
opment. Silver ore has also been discovered
in PARTON Of Marquette county 1.-THE great
depot for iron in the Lake Superior region),
by BENZ. F. Lippincott, well known to all old
residents Of San Francisco, which is supposed
to rival in richness anything which has yet
been discovered in California. To use Lip
pincott's words, "If the quality was anything
like what had been proved by assay of small
quantity Of ore, he had seen enough in twelve
hundred yards to make one hundred men
millionaires. Among the companies formed
for copper mining, not the least in importance
is the Mesnard and Pontiac, whose mines are
situated near Lake Portage, small body Of
water communicating with Lake Superior, in
the Northern Peninsula of Michigan. This
company are enabled to pay their Treasurer
a salary of 81, 500 a year, which speaks well
for the mines. They have recently formed a
connection between their two shafts, and are
taking out very rich ore.
Recent discoveries have also proved the
existence of Copper in large quantities in
Sutton county, Canada East, and mines are
being worked to some extent. The Brown
Mining Company, of Boston, as one of the
first and best companies formed. Another
company, the Chaudiere Gold Mining Com
pany has incorporated for working the re-
Gently discovered mines on the Famine river,
Canada East. This company are owners Of
five thousand acres of gold land, and bids fair
to pay good dividends from the start ~.
But dropping suddenly from the contem-
plation of these rich developments of gold,
we come BY a natural transition to the rich
developments Of rascality in your neck of
woods, or rather, the adjacent country. We
of this city, who have known what it is to
suffer from like lawleSsnesS, while we de-
plore the need, commend the spirit which
prompts you to right your own wrongs, and
trust your moral atmosphere will be much
improved by the exodus of some of the ras-
Gals in your midst, to the place of departed
spirits. You have doubtless noticed the ac-
count given a week or two since of a shooting
affair in which a man by the name of Foster
was killed by another, bearing the nickname
of sick Jimmy, here. The best feature of
this affair, (without knowing anything of the
merits of the easel is, that the boys" or
Roughs," as they are styled, are all against
Jimmy. The effort TO clear him will be very
great. Mr.. Zabrisky, and Thompson Camp
bell, supposed to be the two best criminal
lawyers in the city, having been retained as
counsel.
The health of the people, owing it is said
to the absence of rain, is bad, and scarlet
fever is quite prevalent both in this city and
in the neighboring City of Oakland.
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
Considerable interest seems to be mani
Tested in this subject, and until within week
or two services have been held every evening
of the week except Saturday, in some Of the
churches, and quite number Of conversions
are reported in one at least-the First Con-
gregational.
This society has met with a great loss by
losing the services of its Pastor, Rev. E. S.
Lacy, who was recently attacked with hemorr-
hage of the lungs, and is forbidden by his
physician to preach for year at least. But
am afraid have already trespassed upon