Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1867-02-09

length, has been run, and the tunnel is sew
enteeR hundred feet long. But fifty feet re-
main to be overcome, and the company ex-
pect to have it completed and ready to COM
mence washing some time in March. 1t is
estimated that thirty thousand dollars have
been expended since labor was first COM
menced. 1t was a herculean undertaking.
and the parties who had the nerve to attempt
and the perseverance to continue 1t, are GER
tainly deserving of success. MIR. Cohen also
informed US that several quartz mills are be-
ing erected at Carson Hill, and some very
promising leads lave been developed in that
locality. Vallecito is surrounded by high
ly cultivated country, and We noticed num-
ber of finely laid out and tastefully arranged
gardens in that vicinity which must present
beautiful appearance during the Summer
Leaving Vallecito we passed on through
Douglass Flat, town which once boasted
some of the richest mines in the county, but
which now presents rather dilapidated ap-
pearance, and shortly after dark arrived at
the point of our destination,
Murphys Camp.
This is by far the most pleasantly located
and favorably situated village in the county.
The streets are level and wide, and lined on
either side with shade trees. Some very fine
residences have been erected in the suburbs
of the town, and we were informed that when
the trees put on their green mantles and the
flowers were in bloom, that it was one of the
most pleasant places that could be imagined.
The citizens of Murphys complain of "dull
tines but judging as we'll as we could from
our short stay, we do not think they have
more cause for complaint than other towns
in the county. Considerable hydraulic min
ing is being done in close proximity to the
town, and number of quartz lodes are be-
ing prospected in that vicinity. Goodell s
Co. have developed very promising lead
and are engaged in building an arastra, which
they contemplate having in operation soon.
We were shown some very fine specimens of
gold bearing rock taken from the celebrated
"Silver Elephant claim, near Murphys.-
There are a number of other claims being
worked in that locality with the most fatter-
ing prospects of success. Messrs. Kimball &
Cutting have an immense quantity of lumber
in their yard, but the condition of the roads
is such as to preclude the possibility of its
transportation. Business, generally, in Muir
phys, will compare favorably with that of
the majority of mountain towns, and we
think that its prospects for prosperous fu-
ture are fattering in the extreme. One of the
main features of the town is the splendid ho-
tel kept by Messrs. Sperry & Perry. The
house is a substantial, fire-proof building,
admirably constructed for comfort and con-
venience model of cleanliness, and its pro-
prietors are gentlemen in the strictest sense
of the word, and possess, in an eminent de-
gree, the happy faculty of making their
guests feel perfectly at home. The table is
constantly furnished with the best the mar
ket affords, the beds are luxurious, and every
department of the establishment is conducted
in manner which cannot fail to give the
amplest satisfaction to the most fastidious.
1t pays person well to take trip to Muir
phys just to enjoy the luxury of putting up
at a first class hotel. We return our thanks
to the many friends we met during our alb
sence,. for the hospitalities we received, and
for the substantial favors they bestowed upon
us.