Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1867-02-16
West Point Correspondence.

WEST POINT, TeU. llI, loOls
Ed. TOR CHRONICLE :-Occupying a COM
Portable position in the bar-room of the West
Point hotel, perusing the columns of last
weeks issue of the CHRONICLE, was dis
turbed by my friend s., who requested me
to take walk and see the surrounding coun-
try, and its valuable mines. After discuss
ing the merits of the tramp l concluded to go
Giving instruction. to mine host of the hotel
how to attend to business during my absence.
invited my friend to cigar previous to our
leaving, to cheer US on our journey. Leaving
our beautiful town we faced toward the east
where the glorious sun first appears to view,
and travelled without any interruption for a
quarter of mile, discussing the coming po-
litical campaign, until we reached what is
known as the old Carson lode. This claim
has been good one it is now leased for the
term of two years to two energetic miners,
McCarty & Timbey, on shares. These gen.
tlemen have sunk two shafts. respectively
fifty and seventy-fve feet. on the ledge. and
tunnel three hundred and fifty feet. Nc
informed me that the rock will pay fifty dol
lars to the ton, with plenty of it. After briei
conversation with both gentlemen. we head
ed for Enterprise Fiat. This name was Civ
en- to the beautiful camp because of the en-
terprise of its inhabitants. On our reaching
the top of Goldstein Hill-named after nv
friend Charley-which overlooks Enterprise.
took rest, being nearly exhausted, Il am
opposed to walking) but S. urged me to
continue on, as it was but short distance.
l stared. and soon reached Enterprise. Com
ing to the residence of Mr.. Goldstein, we
were received with all the hospitality imag-
Unable, for which he has our thanks. Occu-
pying positions by the fire were my friends
Palmer and Hawkins, who had just come in
from their daily labor. Old Charley insisted
on my going to see the rock which they are
taking from one of the shafts on the Gold
stein mine. The rock is very rich. and will
yield largely to its lucky owner. After visit
ing the several piles of rock on the mine, and
being convinced of its wealth, was taken in
hand by John johnson, and shown to his
mine, on the northwest of Goldstein's. This
mlne is immensely rich; the owners, Messrs.
johnson s. Willis, have some thirty tons of
rock out, which will pay handsomely. Ad-
joining this claim is one owned by our friend
Judge Briggs. They have run tunnel and
sunk two shafts at a considerable expense,
with good prospect ahead. The Judge IS a
persevering young gentleman, and will try
hard to make it pay. To the east of the
Johnson & Willis claim is one owned by my
friend Jeff. Wilson, commonly known as
Constitutional jeff" He is getting out
some very nice rock, and expects to have a
crushing soon. The Barnes mine is looking
beautiful, and work is going On to a great
extent. Our old friend, NJ. d. Hare, better
known as "McHare," has struck good mine
on Bear creek. He has some ten tons of
good rock out, which he expects will pay at
least fifty dollars per ton. Being fully salts
fed with my travels, 1 started for town,
which [ reached in due season for supper, to
which paid my respects. Yours.
PATRIcE.