The mountain Democrat., 1864-04-09

We CLIP the IOh0WlnB Hom tne heeS'
River Reveille:
WALL STREET LODE LANDER HILL.-Tht
late developments upon the Wall Stree
itE we'll defined lode and rich ores obtain
ed At the depth Of forty feet justi6es th'
confidence of its proprietors, and the rise
In the price of the stock, lately takeT
plseain San Francisco. A'ieaRV like this
after being prospected as it has, to the
satisfaction OF ell As to its value and per
NANCY, should be opened for working
purposes by shaft or tunnel The grea'
success Of other claims, not presenting
near 40 good prospect as the Wall Street
Al the sane depth or OUtcrop, give as
auTance that ell such expenditure would
be proper and in time. An incline is OI
course necessary to find the course and
continuance Of claim. but is very poor
method Of working q mine. Several
Claims Of IGoId Htll and Virginia, at first
opened by inclineS after working at great
Inconvenience for several years, have
been compelled to sink shafts as such
mode has proven itself to be the most
rauid, economical and safe Of all others
We hope that "inciine" may soon he.
come thing Of the past among our work
ing mines.
MURPaY AND GURNErT SILVER LODE
SnoKY VALLEY DISTRICT, was located the
first Of the present month, and comprise,
eight hundred feet of what is supposed I,
be the prolongation of the c,le6iatcd
Smoky Valley and Everett ledge. 4 shor,
tunnel has been run iuto the lode auo
through it, proving it to be well defined
with true, slate castings, and eleven and ,
half feet thick. The appearance al thu
vein is sinilar to that Of the Amador, am
considered by many as superior Ih'
claim Is owned by few persons and ii
not at present be Incorporated, the owne''
determining 10 hold, develop ami reap the
benefits Of it through legitimate mining
The owners are men nf wealth, and ~Il
put up Q mill to do their own crushing
having all the convenienctS necessary il
close proximity 20 the mine, which crnr'
out near the town Of Canton AID into til,
canon Of Willow Greek.
YouSG OPnIR-A contract has been lc,
to sink upon the young Ophir nj the rat,
OF seven and.a half dnliaIs per loot iut
labor, the company furnishing maierIht
The Young Ophir is Upau the Wal Street
lode and the two openings are hear each
other. The incline is now doWT TO the
depth Of forty feet, and, although III lat.
stormy weather has s0mrW bat mieIl,rcd
with the work, It Is sinking rs5i4;y Nj.
Killer, the superintendent. haCIng gtcai
confidence in the value Of the ulIc Is de-
terInined to rapidly and thoroughly pa -
cute its development. lt> prc>chta app ar
snce is very favorable and encouraging
and ;ndicatrE, what it viii undoubtedly
prove, one OF the hrst.tla,s iodeS II t.rc
district
DERRY CLAIM, MOUNTAIN Lines. -
lot OF eighteen pounds Of ore was woke
at the Pioneer mill from the berry c'nlrn
yielding So as or at the rate Of $4lj Ut
per ton. The Derry is IN Reese k>el
District and was located in Marth, oa,
year ago, by J. j. Derry. y shalt hr.
been sunk upon it to the depth of twenty
feet, where it shows s"Ii mass OF OF,
Of three feet in ijth, and TIE result oii", {
mentioned was made from an average ~
rock taken from the buttoCi of the shaft.
CHANGE OF OFFICERS. AT mcvtin- 4"
the Board OF Trustees OF thc MnGu",;a
company, held on the 2Glh n>t,, Geo. J.
Shaw was elected sccrctatl,tIrr a. l. {
Fairchi.d, resigned. The Ml.H,i.i ru'r
pany will sooA eornmence shaking a rc =,
Ahalt with the intention Of opening thejI
mine IN the most Sciunt.tc aAd >V~;t.Hlt
ic manner.
SOUTHERN LlGHr. Among the modes
claims Of AuStiH Hill there ave none m"r,
deserving Of notice and co1fi!rrcc thaf
the Southern Light, some beautiful >peci
ElenS O. IodiJe Ot silver, very rave ittl
erai, have iaJriy oc,n tahcn out 1h'
Southern Light grows brighter the NOR,
the miners penetrate its depths, ani gi,,,
no show Of ever Squelching out.
A GREAT OLD JoXEH. The New Yorl
Herald is responsible for the followin.
joke on Abe Lincoln:
Fiery age and country has It's ~ a
jokers. Greece had the great .E>"p, a;.'
also DiogeneS, who was Il hard, dry .ca,!,
tic old wit. and made people Ufrcc ratin'
than laugh. Rome had host ot j"kcrs
y chief among whom were Horace aud ia
venal. Italy had Moccacin, who publish
ed several volumes of unctunus jokes, and
notably, the Decalneron. France had h.
Rabelais, who laughed at this world ant
the next, and made sport "f pote'tat,> an,
priests with equal hunor and severity. =
England had Joe Miller. whn l. a> iamrr
tai rs st. George and the dragon. aud y b,
is said 10 have perpetrated aiu,>t al tn
good things we have read or hcard DARN.
the past century. But why >!r,ud ~,
multiply rxamplc& SniIfce 1t /" 81, tla
America has at last produced her Srra
joker, and that his maine is Prrsiicn
Lincoln, more commonly translated int.
the vcrnacuiar Honest Oh Abe
President Liucoln is Joke ucarnat"d
His election was very so,ry joke, 'Ih,
idea that such man as hc >hould be II,
President Of such country as this is
very ridiculous joke. The manner II
which ne first entered Wa>lipet"u aiir
having fed from Harrisburg in Srotct
cap, 4 long military cloak and ~ptcIl
night tFaiH-~as practical joke. Tia
debut in Washington SocieIy vas II IL
for he Introduced himself ani Ms
Lincoln as "the long and short Of III.
Presidency" His inaugural address Wa
. joke, since it was foil Vi promises wh'c'
he has never performed. His Cabinet j.
and always has been Il standing joke.
An his State papers are jokes His let
ters1O ouI generals beginning with thoNI
10 Gen. McClvllsn, are very cruel j"k 5
His plan Gor aholishing slavery N l90t
was 4 broad joke. HIS Emancipation
Proclamation was solemn joke. lii,
recent proclamation Of abolition and am
cStV is another iake UiS conv.rs.ti,n l.