The weekly Butte record. [volume] (Oroville [Calif.]) 1866-1887, 1867-03-23
Cherokee Flat Correspondence.

CHERoKgE FLAT. March 10.
Ed. REcoRp-The other day parties in town re-
ceired letter from Col. Williams stating that.
under the present financial crisis in the East il was
impossible for him to meet the contracts in regard
to the Cherokee Ditch and Mining Claims. Cali
fornia stocks in the Eastern States are at a very
low ebb. and capitalists have become so cautious
that even well known, and in every way. reliable
stocks are drug in the market Every effort has
been made BY interested and influential parties in
New York to place the Cherokee Mining property
in the market, without success. So for the pres
ent. the project is abandoned, but not given up
the company hope at some tuuure time to rally
and renew their contracts. This much Gen. vii.
liams writes Well, feel sorry that the company
have not been able to carry out the contemplated
improvements, and bring in the Ditch. The bene-
fits to be derived from good living stream of wa
ter would be immense TO the whole section of couu-
try the Ditch would penetrate. New developments
would be made. and diggings that are only worked
during the rainy season, would be worked all the
year round. Not only would the mines be worked
to advantage and profit to the miner but the agri-
culturalist and the fruit grower would reap great
advantages from it, for We all know how produc-
tive the side and foot hills are, where there is any
chance for irrigation. Dry, and TO all appearan-
ces, sterile places, could be made to blossom as the
rose. Property would enhance in value the vari-
resources of wealth now living dormant would
be opened with profit to the owners and the coun-
ty, and even the State at large would be benefited
by the undertaking. As TO the claims at Cherokee.
have only to say-and am no specuator on the
owners of clams-if there was a good ditch of
water, | would soon take my chances to make
good living at Cherokee, as any place know of.
During the past winter every man who was willing
to work could find employment at remuneratiye
wages and, as matter of course, if the ditch was
brought in, larger field of labor would be opened.
As for the sale Of water know that every availa-
bic drop for sale this winter was eagerly bought
up and, like Oliver Twist, there was cry for
more. As to the claims being worked out, if they
have to be worked with rain water, it will take
generations to do it, and people yet unborn will
own claims in Sawm Raw inc and around old Su-
gar Loaf. Mining operations are still carried on,
there being few days water in the reservoirs,
but unless we have an equinoxal storm, or water
from some other source, mining will be out of the
question. Without big Rusty has got some more
curs to me. do you suppose, Mr.. Editor, he has
been praying for fair weather?)
But, Ditch or no ditch, Cherokee still lives, and
is able to hold her own. But there is Disgusting
the fact that the long dry summer months take up
considerable of the winters profits. There is very
little prospecting done in the summer, for the rea.
son that the claims opened are good, and the ac-
join ing back claims cannot be worked to advantage
for want of water and an outlet to run off the tail
ings. improvements will be made on some of the
claims during the summer, running tunnels, ETC.,
but most of the transie't miners will have to spread
themselves in search of work and, as Natures re
servoirs are all full in the mountains-i. e. snow
banks-there will be good show either to prospect
or hire out. | expect TO swing round the circle
myself, unless something turns up
The weather, at last, has been all that the agri-
culturalst horticulturalist could wish. The gem
ia warm days and the blooming trees proclaim the
vernal months have come. As general thing all
is quiet at Cherokee Strategy is resorted to some
times, and change of base made. the objective
point being claims, but the ditch is failure |
suppose the parties will agree to armistice.
Politics occs sionay discussed, the irrepres-
sible negro and impeachment being the chief to-
pics. But, as politics, religion and babies, are
tickish things to NEEDLE with, a man has to be
cautious how he touches them. ! was thinking if
Congress succeeds in impeaching the President, he
set them all at defiance, fall back first prin-
cipes and hang out his shingle thus
Making and Repairing done here.
Old Clothes Reconstructed on
Scientific Southern Principles by
A. JOHNSON.
n. B.-Good Bourbon always on hand.
Here will be splendid pportunity for him to
carry ont his policy without Congress passing bills
over his head. In one of his speeches he boasted
being half drunk, of what good work he did while
in the tailoring business. MUDsILL
\ NEGRO deacon distinguished for his piety, has
stealing largely from the Massasoit House. Spring.
field.