Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1866-09-08
rdurphy's Correspondence.
MURPHYs, September Sd, 1866.

ECPtCuiOSA ONs AOOO'
| Hardly anything transpires, nowadays,
worth 'chronicling," outside the usual fam
| lily routine of births, marriages and deaths.
Scandal is ..stale," business "fat," and cop
per stock ..unproftable." All the rich cop
per claims in this and adjoining districts,
except the German Ridge and e Plurious
Unum - companies, have suspended work, to
be resumed, perhaps. "nevermore;' for
somehow the refrain of Poe's d" haven" re-
ours more frequently in this connection than
seems altogether agreeable to any one even
slightly inclined to the superstitious. The
q" Noble" suspended operations four or five
months ago, and the " San jose" after three
years and a half of steady and expensive
prospecting. lost its grip last week. The
miners interested in claims in San Domingo
district, held meeting last Saturday, and
cooked up batch of laws to suit the lament
able emergencies of the crisis. As long as a
man has any muscular power left in his sys-
TEN, he can hold on to claim in that dis
trict. When they give out he ought to be
past praying for.
The Angels Quartz Mining Company, un-
der the superintendent of DR.. o. p. South
well, has contracted for the erection of new
stamp mill, to be finished, in complete
running order. in sixty days. A company
at French Gulch are to have fifty tons of
rock hauled to Angels and crushed at South
wells old mill. If the rock pays as well by
working process as it prospects, they intend
to build mill on French Gulch.
The Union Water Company is in treaty
for the purchase of the Calaveras Water Co.'S
ditch. 1t seems to be conceded that it would
be cheaper to purchase and enlarge the CAL
averas ditch than to rebuild the Union hume,
that structure being nearly on its last legs
and the tinkering system of repairs "played
out"
At meeting of the bench and bar held
last week. appropriate resolutions were unan-
imously adopted ON the occasion of the ad-
mission of new member. Forensic honors
clustered thickly round the brows of the as
pirant, who, by the way, is the youngest mem
Der oft the Calaveras Light Guard. The old
est military company within the territorial
limits of this Brigade, is the one at this place,
long known as the Calaveras Light Guard.
Under the law of last session, organizing the
National Guard, but two companies were
mustered in from this county-the Campo
Seco and Copperopolis companies. Latteriy,
it becoming known that another would be
permitted ito do the State some service"
there was great deal of interest manifested
by military "cusses" in the less favored
camps. each endeavoring to secure the priv
ilege for his favorite locality. Angels, pre-
eminent for strategy, my boy" got up
regular spread, with champagne and all the
delicaces of the season, invited the Briga-
dier to dinner. and guests from afar to meet
him, give eclat to the occasion and do honor
to their very distinguished visitor. Unfor-
tunatly the principal parsonage either never
received the invitation or paid no attention
to it, for the dinner grew cold and the other
guests hungry, waiting in vain for the mill
tary celebrity to put in his appearance
Making the best of bad bargain, the dinner
was duly devoured. and the wine drank in
solemn silence, after which the leaders, in Sc
cret conclave. discussed new points of strate-
gy, but failed to achieve any greater reputa-
tion than did the whilom hero of the Chick
ahomlny.
The Murphys company meanwhile got up
the necessary petition, with eighty-five sig
natures, and on Monday evening, August
9th, held meeting to organize the compa-
ny and elect officers. Colonel T. J. Matte
SON was appointed Inspector. 1t resulted in
the election of the following officers: w.
c. Crispin. Captain; James Talbot, First
Lieutenant; B. T. Clark. Second Lieutan-
ant. As soon as the commissions are issued
the nom commissioned officers will be ap-
pointed and the necessary committees, &C.,
duly elected.
Yours, &C.,
ON GuARn