The weekly union record., 1866-02-03

THOMPSON FLAr.-This village, located one
mile and half from Oroville, is remarkable for
it's health and plentifuness of the oro 1t was
settled as early SIS 40. and, up to the present
time, not single natural death has occurred
In the village, which probably caniot be said
Of any other mining town in the county. The
miners are industrious and sober At present,
all are doing well-pieuty Of water, aud good
wages. Water is sold at and 10 cents an
inch. The Tunnel Company, Of which A.
Hslstead is principal owner, have washed quite
number of acres. of pay dirt through the
great tiune, that required six years to complete,
the banks of which were from 20 to 40 feet
deep. In addition to the enterprise proving
remunerative, it has aided to develop the
extensiYeDess of the mineral ground in that
section. From this and other developments, It
Ia generally believed among experienced
miners that the vast extent of land, on the
west bank of Feather River, from little above
Lathrop's Ferry to the lower end of Chinatown
aud extending back to the tableland, will as
fast as water can be obtained, washed to the
bedrock. yielding good pay NJ. B. West has
purchased the water ditch of II. Austin He
informs US that it is bis intention to immedi-
aey open large claim on the bluff opposite
Oroville, aud By next winter be prepared to
throw all the water his ditch furnishes on this
bluff. The claim about TO be opened has been
Ir,f 81 % -
and paid fair wages to the dritters well
rugged "hydrauiic' where there are such good
opportunities for grade for the suce box,
there can be but little doubt as to getting
good pay. The Walker & Wilson Ditch, has,
under the management of two of the Wilson
heirs been greatly improved. They appear to
give general satisfaction to the miners in the
discharge of their duties. By means of the
enterprise connecting them with the Dewey
Ditch, they can furnish quite quantity of
water the whole Summer through. The claim
owned BY Downer & Co., high on the table
land has payed rich, but the difficulty is water.
Not until large reservoir is made aud sup.
piled on the top-of this mountain can it be
work ked successfully. But We would be dere-
lict of our duty did We fail to note the beauti-
ful location Of this gem village, setting, as it
is, on the foot of the table-land, peepng cut
from under IFS great rocky brow, ard down
ward over the wide vale. This great stretch
of land bounds it on the North on the East,
Feather river, and West Fernandez Grant
and Black Flat. At present it boasts OF four
grocery stores, more than the great metropolis,
Chico one saloon, one hotel one blacksmith
shop, frame school house, and quite number
of nice cottages surrounded by choice fruits |
aud flowers. The Western Hotel is kept |
by one of the Oldest inhabitants, F. C. Thomas. |
10 our knowledge he has there been engaged |
in catering TO the wants Of the public over |
ten years, and is probably the Oldest landlord I
in the county continuing in business The |
house is well patrouized with boagders ard
considerable amount of transient custom
About this time the boys are considerably |
vexed over the unjusness of the present school
law. \ great majority of them in their ener
getic strides after the shining dust, have neg
lected matrimony and now not only find them
selves old bachelors, but paying q large pro
portion of the school tax of their more thought
fu brother miners. Whilst we acknowledge /
the unjustness of the law, we hope il may work /
great good in starting emigration into the |
state of matrimony" \ Cottage Home" is |
certainly preferable to emgrating to Idaho or
Montana, where cold, bleak winds and savage |
Indians hunt your tents at night, i'll fortune |
and starvation by day. The objectonal por-
ton of the school law is, If there are not suific |
lent funds in public treasury to keep five
months school, the Trustees alone have the |
power to levy the tax without any vote of the |
people. In some instances where the District |
is small, large sums have to be collected, and |
so much they become oppressive. Two miles |
from Thompson Flat, at the West end of the |
great table-land is situated extensive buildings,
well surrounded with shade trees, and kept as
a Hotel by the accommodating and experienced
landlord Mr.. Burns. 1t is two miles from
Oroville, on the Dogtown and Susanville stage
road, also, Chico and Shasta route. The
substantial corrals and extensive pasture lands
inclosed offer superior Inducements TO stock
men 10 patrouze this house.