The Placer herald., 1867-06-01
Up Country.

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Bluff. The old town shows signs cf dulIness
=, and there is but little business doing. We
think the Blnff has seen its best days. The
few Democrats we happened to meet there
are of good cheer and will do all in their
power to assist 10 the Democratic victory in
Placer County next Superintendent in the
dark corner of Michigan Bluff Democrats
can count changes in favor Of The Democ
racy.
On Tuesday morning went to Bath and
found the little town much improved since
our last visit year ago. Quite large
number Of houses have been and are
now being erected, and altogether Bath has
more activity and life in i. at the present
time than any other town on the divide"
There are several rich cement claims located
there, some Of which are being worked at
great prsit. The "Old Rip" claim has re-
Gently been purchased BY Mr.. VIM. Rouse,
Of Greenwood, El Dorado County. He is
preparing to work the claim 10 thorough
manner. There has been many thousands
of dollars taken out of the "Old Rip" and
yet it looks hardly touched. Mr.. r. is a
practical miner, and eugeretic man, and will
no doubt make Rip yield up many golden
dollar.
The adjoining claim is the "Golden Gate"
oupoJ by uaorc EorI T. ~ W. IA ~ ~
visit the claim, but the owners are reported
as doing very we'll 10 their mine.
The Rough Gold" is the next along the
face of the hill, and is owned by Davi. & Co.
The owners are working it steadily, and are
good and thorough miners, and have been
successful in taking out the gold for which
they are searching.
Adjoining the Rough Gold" is what used
to be known as the old Dewey claim now
owned by Messrs. Breeze, Wheeler & Co.
This at the present time is considered the
best cement claim in the county, and the
company could any day take *lO0, 900 for it.
They have twenty stamp mill on it, and
keep.it running night and day. The com
papy have run their tunnel in distance of
l4oO feet. There is now enough pay
cement iu sight to keep the mill running
three or four years. The owners bave
monthly dividends which are very handsome
indeed, SO large as to make one wish be
had an interest in the "old Dewey" The
owners are all practical miners and work
ing men. There are no drones about that
hive.
We found the political complexion at
Bath very healthy, and many changes from
the Radical to the Democratic party. Peo-
pie are beginning 10 see clearly the evil
tendency Of the Radical doctrines, and to
feel sensibly the injurious effects Of the laws
passed by that party under the specious
cry of Union" The Registry law has also
opened the eyes Of many an honest minded
foreigner who has heretofore voted with
that party. Bath may be safely set down
as Democratic. Billy Davis, an old line
Republican says so, and great many Deml
ocrats confirm it. Good for Bath. We
procured a good list of subscribers, and
having partaken of an excellent dinner with
our old Democratic friend Breeze and his
ady, we started on foot for Forest Hill. On
the way we stopped at the Forest Shade,
where mine host Hyland is always pleased
to meet his friends. Here We met that
estimable gentleman Father Calan, who has
done more good in bis parish since lis resi-
dence there than all The ''ilnerans" that ever
travelled the country.
| We, also. met al the "Shades" Col. Mo.
Clure. who having bis horses at the door,
would insist upon carrying us of to "Wel-
come Cottage" on Devils Canon. After an
excellent supper, the COL, cane in hand
piloted US down to Yankee jim where we
met some as true Democrats as ever deposit
ed ballot or swors by the Constitution Of
their country. Yankee Jim being Demm
cratic it needed no assurance that it would
keep up its reputation in September next,
but the first ntnation political we had was
from Democratic friend: "Oh!' said he,
we've gained on them' And this sort of
information came in upon US wherever we
travelled up the country. Its cheering, and
it does us good to chronicle t. The old
Democratic spirit and zeal is reviving, and
Radiealism and negro egualityites must
stand aside for democratic principles and for
the Democratic party-a party that has
always stood up for the rights Of the people,
and the Constitution Of the country-tbat
has battIed against oppression, and the ag.
gression Of isms that would destroy the very
foundation Of principles upon which
the government was built.
II After rnod niuht,s rast ot WWairoo,a
! Cottage" on Wednesday morning the Col.
J accompanied us over TO Smiths Point, and
along the "Brushy," 10 the old Washington
, claim owned by Messrs. Ney, Ferrel and
Borland, who recently contracted with a
San Francisco company to, and who have
! erected ten stamp mill upon the claim,
+ which is run by Mr.. Treglone, an experienced
miner The mill has ten stamps, and is run