The weekly Butte record., 1867-07-20
RANKINGS THaorsU BurrR.-Zaeh

RANBIINGS THRorGU BUrTR.-Iach. Montgom-
erv. of the san Francisco Occidental & Tanglqrd.
has been rambling through Butte county in the in
terest of his paper. and engaged in the effort to
make converts to his political faith Whatever that
NAV be- From correspondence addressed to his
napcr. we extract the following local references:
The renowned city of Helltown is situated abont
fonr miles from NimsheU. down Butte creek direct
" at the lower vortex Of deep and PERCEPTIONS
canon: but as had no desire to find hotter elm
ate than Nimshew; and as did uot expect, judr-
ing from the name Of the place-the Occidental
or il editor had many friends in that city turned
horses head gain in the direction of Oroyille,
ana after FIVE mile ride found myself at Dogtow n,
otherwise known as Magalia, pleasant little min
ing village Of about 100 inhabitants.
Besre proceeding farther Etymoogica history of
these two last mentioned villages. Helltown was
originally named Hilltown after the founder whose
sir name fllll. But while the town was yet in
its infancy letter was received ny one of its cit-
zenS from friend who had 50 far mistaken the or
biography of his address as to write the letter
"HeIltown :" instead of "Hilltown:' and the CON
sequence was that from that day II the present the
town has always had He'll" before it.
pagtown derived lis name from the great number
OF four footed dogs formerl inhahtins The place.
Now however. there is scarcely dog either Of the
two OF fouTfooied species to he foupd in the town,
At later date, however, pr. SOmeh0dr-l How
fcke is fame I'D. RRooRDj-whose name can
Z Rot now ietleInttr-CIAu-tu tIte Htlut-!oI iio-t
office purposes. 10 Magalia. As Magalia is a much
prettier as well as more appropriate name than
Dcgtown hope that it will hereafter be adopted.
I From Mrralia, then -ook my departure for the
the town Of Cherokee. Why the call this place a
fat situated as it is along the sides of Guch. and
reaching up to the top of the adjacent hills do
not exactly know, unless it be ewing to the fact
that the man who namedlt was an lrOncal sort OF
genius and like 10 call things by the wrong names.
The Cherokee Gig rings bear all the characteristics
of some of the very richest mines in California
: They are hill digcings, and resemble very much
the SulartSvilie mines. An Immense stratum OF
blue gravel rich in gold, underlies mountain Of
; JecompoSed quartz. through which the precious
metal Is also bounttuNy disseminated This won
derfui deposit, am told averages something ike
four hundred wards in width. Like the mines Of
Eureka and neighboribg locaIities-which they also
reSembe-the Cherokee dicgings can cniy be work
ed during short season Of the year, owing 10 the
want Of water. Should some enteTpriSing capital
St take it into his head te bring Feather river va
ter into these mines there be but little doubt
that prineelv returns would be realized. both by
himself and hundreds OF miners who now anxious
~ wait and pray for the accomplishment OF such s
4 project
Ia coming from Oregon City TO Morris Rayine. in
4 the direction Of 0rUvlIe. we pass over Table Noun
tain. which as many Of onr readers know, looms
! up several hundred feet high, with area on top
+ OF many square miles IN extent. but as level as
river bottom. and covered With fragments OF &
black rusty boxing rock. usually denomluated Ia
Va rock. from the iac7 ihHt IL i slpo>ea 90 uANS
been lava elected at some remote period from TIT
Z crater OF r yoiesao. On one side Of this Table
Mountain lies Oregon Gulch, and on the ether Nor
rs Ravine. Near tie base Of the mountain, oE
either side Is found the same Immense bed OF gold
hssria blue gravel everlaid the same mountain
OF dec0mposed quartz. which chaTaclerize the
Cherokee f lat digsingS. All OF these hAwlse ap
pear TO be precisely upon the same range, whleI
iasi leads 10 the conclusion that this stratum o
Blae c.ave. with is untold millions Of gold wealth
an6erlies enc entire section Of Table Mountain.
Mr- HssdTieks Is preparing 70 Work on
large scale ene Of these gravel claims. near TIT
head OF Mesris Rs vine. and as far as human eaca
lation can determine IN such matters. a naDdSon'
fortune awaits him. Crossing Morris Ravine, VI
ud this same lead piunsing into tie meaa,ain Of
the western SIDE aad making is way in the diTec
lion Of Thompson's Flat and 0rovlle, sin keepin: