Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1867-05-04

trout in this manner. During Autumn the
Piutes kill both male and female fish, as they
are running down the stream to the lake-all
are their fish that come within reach of their
spears.
The meat market in this city will compare
favorably with any other in the United
States. Although here in the city we are To-
Gated on barren. bleak spot of Gods earth,
fifty or sixty miles north of US are many fer
tile valleys, which furnish good feed for stock
nearly the year round, and from there we
procure our stock, of pure American breed
no mustang-as we'll as sheep and hogs. Re-
Gently was to be seen a choice lot of Is head
from Long Valley, in the shop of the prince
of butchers in this State-Abe Strouse-be.
ing stall-fed, and weighing l 200 pounds and
upwards. It is not uncommon to see hang
ing in the shop of the above named person,
80 or 40 head of large American cattle. Is
head of sheep, and innumerable hogs and
calves. Abe takes great pride in making
fire display of meats, trimmed with rosettes
and ribbons. Mark Strouse confines himself
exclusively to the swine family-the only
pork shop in the city. and is doing. 1 should
Judge. lucrative business Marks business
is very much hog-ish, if his stock in trade in
dicates anything.
Fruits of every kind, and of the choicest
varieties, are displayed in our fruit stores,
looking nice and fresh as though raised in
our midst. and prices shout the same as in
California. with freight added.
Small vegetables raised here and those
brought from California, make up variety
not to be beaten on this coast. All the po-
tatoes consumed here are raised east of the
Sierras. The quality excels very much those
raised in California. The farmers in this
State are yearly increasing the raising of
wheat and barley. The time is not far dis
tant when the entire consumption of both
will be raised within the State.
One article raised here had nearly forgot
ten to mention-BABIEs-whic you Califor-
mans can't begin to compete with The
weights raf ge from ten to eighteen pounds.
and the quality of an excellent character
The stock on hand is equal to the present
demand, and the groUing crop bids fair to
yield surplus. Sage brush and float rock
seem to be adapted to this branch of agri-
culture.
Spring Stampede for Mineral
At present nothing outside of the State is
mentioned which will give the outside dis
tricts in Nevada an opportunity of thorough
working, and no doubt many valuable de-
velopments will be made by prospectors the
coming Summer.
Silver Bend district. Nye county, is most
ly spoken of, and many from this city and
vicinity are making preparations to go there.
Pine Grove, Wilson's District Esmeralda
county, is next in order, and quite an emf
grafton will get in there as soon as the wealth.
er will admit of work being done in the mines.
This district is confined to gold exclusively.
A ten stamp steam mill. and ten arastras,
run by steam, have mads two clean ups. and
showed yield of from S45 to $50 per ton.
Charley DeLong & Co. have recently struck
an oil well near Ragtown, fifty miles from
here on the old emigrant road. If Charley's
oil well proves success. he feels confident
of being elected to the United States Senate
two years hence. Who knows: he NAV
strike something yet. He is just about the
right size for an oil borer. He may be niqh
(Nye) unto an oil well. but Long distance
from the Senate Chamber.
notice, recently, several miners here from
the southern portion of Calaveras co unity
They come for work, and find plenty of it at
good rates. Yours,
CALAyERAs