The Shasta courier., 1865-03-11
The Mines.

We had promised ourself the pleasure of
visiting the locality of the new diggings re-
Gently discovered on Graveyard Hill, some
time during the past week. Our engage
ments have been such as to disappcint US in
that desire. From what we have been able
to learn from outsiders" the discovery is
big thing.
Our quartz mining interests are receiving
some attention from capitalists at the Bay.
Several letters of inquiry, addressed to
friends and business men here, have been
resolved and proper answers returned. We
may expect soon to receive visits from men
of means and experience in quartz mining.
We ask no more, being satisfied that when
such men come among with view TO
finding. occupying and improving the many
valuable lodes existing here, they Will soon
become citizens or parties IN interest among
u.s. None OF our exchanges give more Hat
tering returns than some of our mills pro
duce. no. do we believe there is a mining
district in the State which offers such good
lodges. and such facilities for working them,
as does Shasta county. OF course it is to
the interest Of every business man. every
farmer, and every miner, to have these
ledges worked. All are directly or indirectly
benefited thereby. Once separate the gold
from the rock and all are more Or less par
ticipants in its value. But leave it in the
ground, and like the m;ser, we starye with
untold wealth about us.
Come up, gentlemen. Oar citizens will
show you right where it is, and give it to you
for the edigging.
HooD AND KIRBY SNIrn-A Coon JOKE
ON "KIRBY. "-Deserters report Hood as
maneuvering to get Kirby Smiths forces
east of the Mississippi; but, that is SIM
ply, an impossibility. if anything like
vigilance is Displayed, by our gunboats on
that river Great vigilance, | feel confident,
is continually exercised, so that any one
who has been annoyed by apprehensions
on that score, may sleep contented in the
assurance that the rebels west of the Father
of Waters will remain there.
| have said that Hood wanted Kirby Smith
east of the Mississippi, but | have no idea
Kirby reciprocates the sentiment; he don't
want to get there. l have just conversed
with refugee from Texas, who assures me
that Kirby is amassing Z fortune by trans,
porting cotton across the Rio Grande, where
it is placed in the hands Of agents, who sell
it, not for the benefit Of the rebel Govern
ment, but for Smith himself. He related
Il good anecdote of a transaction at Mata-
moras, which is amusing in the extreme -
4 certain agent-a Yankee whose name
| have forgotten, had received large guam
tity Of cotton which he was to sell, keeping
half the proceeds and paying the other half
to Kirby: but by direction of the latter,
his name was not used, lest JEFF. Davis
might discover what he was at and remove
him; and, accordingly, his Matamoras
partner made use of the phrase. ITO whom
it nay concern" instead Of X rby's name, in
giving that gentleman credit, and all went
on smoothly; the profits were very large,
but no division had been made, when sud-
denly the agent died.
Kirby at once visited Matamoras in per.
son, and in disgnise, and called on the
widow Of the agent ; but she was n Yankee
rs we'll as her husband. and concluded to
play trick on the rebel General; ard ac-
c0rdlngiy Sne dehleu any knoWieuSe OF hef
late husbands transactions with him, but
said she would examine the books and be
guided ty them and getting these, Kirby
oxplaianed that all credits''giv 70 whom
it may concern" were intended for him ;
but the Yankee lady couldn't see it, and
demanded that he should prove mis- identity
and refused to pay him dollar till he did
so ; as this would be exposure he was ccm
PEELED to give up all hope of getting his
money. and went away cursing the duplicity
Of all New Englanders. rs.-Na:Arile cor. Ckt,
cage Jo0nal.