Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1867-10-26
Letter Prom Nevada.
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.
VIRGINIA CITY. NEv. I
Oct 18th 1867.

| FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
/ VIRGINIA CITY. NEv.
! Oct. 10th, 1867.
editor CHRONICLE After a silence Of
some months, as an occasional correspondent
to the CHRONICLE, with pleasure, L again
resume my identity with the paper and its
many readers, many of whom have favora-
bly, and pleasantly known for the past four
teen years, and consequently feel bound to
continue an occasional in order to keep
alive our mutual kindred ties. The reasons
Tor being silent so long are numerous, there
| fore, will name none of them. You, being
through with long and tedious campaign,
| your readers can now sit down and read OF
the doings of the outside world, and this
being on 'tother side of the big mountain and
rough and undesirable part of Gods crea-
ton, presume few items of general events
and matters of public interest will be found
| interesting.
There being no election in this State this
year, everybody seemed to bend their ener-
SACo with q " eOulC
money, and have, with but few exceptions,
realized their anticipations. Immediately
after the storms of last Winter subsidized the
good times commenced, and surely has in
dustry been well rewarded. At no time
since the discovery of silver in this State has
business been SO good as during the past
Summer. Business men purchased their
supplies with cash and met with ready sales
for the same, hardly able to keep up their
supplies to meet the rapidly increasing trade.
The mines have continued to yield abundant
ly, as the weekly shipments of bullion show
cd, and as consequence every one desiring
employment found it, at good prices, rcquir-
ing steadily, to carry on these enterprises,
unusual quantities of lumber, wood, and
every imaginable article following it, re-
quired by the owners of the famous Comstock
lead. Buildings were erected rapidly through
out the business portions of this city, and
everybody made money. Many times during
this busy season just past, the streets were
blocked with teams and the sidewalks dense
ly crowded with human beings, all on the
dead rush, and all intent on some specula-
ton, apparently DESTROYS of making hay
while the sun shone." Three stages have
arrived and departed daily by the Bonner
Lake route, one by the Placerville route to
California; one daily to Aurora; one daily
overland Carson, Dayton, Washoe, five OF
six fast freight lines, and several others to
different new mining districts all loaded to
their utmost capacity, evidenclng the fact
that business, real live business, was being
carried on in this city, extending with an
increased amount throughout the entire
State, as well as on to Utah, Idaho and
Montana. This is no exaggeration of actual
facts-and still, life and activity continues,
which must necessarily be carried on until
Winter sets in. as now all are busy laying in
supplies, preparatory for a hard Winter,
guarding against the condition in which
nearly everybody found themselves in last
Winter. We are deserving of this success in
business, when we reflect for moment, tina
nearly all of us have left comfortable posi-
tons in the older States for this, where we
are deprived of the many comforts and social
circle heretofore accustomed to in early life
Many of the leading companies on the Com
stock lead have during the past Summer
erected new and substantial hosting works
a considerable distance east, in order to the
more easily and cheaply raise their ore, the
vein dipping rapidly in that direction. This
fact alone has caused very large amounts of
money to be expended, requiring large
portion of the profits of the respective COM
panies to be expended in this and adjoining
counties to perfect the required improve
ments.
The districts of Silver Bend, Pine Grove,
Esmeralda, Black Rock, Washington, Union
and several others of less note, have each
shown satisfactorily, that they contain very
valuable mines, and in most of these new
districts companies have been formed in
eastern cities and are represented with an
unlimited working capital, and soon, say a
year hence, large shipments of bullion will
come forward, as substantial evidences that
immense wealth lies buried in this hereto
fore, 90 years ago. supposed worthless ter
ritory-now bearing the name of State.
Many writer's claim large scope of agricul-
tural land IN this State, but its great extent
and intrinsic value, thus far have failed to
see-although have travelled over the great
er part of the State. 1t is true there are
many small valleys and canyons cultivated,
but some time will elapse before sufficient
amount of grain and vegetables will be raised
to supply the demand, even for the present
population.
For the present, must close, with a
promise that you will soon hear from me
again. Yours, SC. CALAvERAs.
Coon CLAM.-We are informed upon
good authority that the quartz claim of
Alexander, Seavers s Co., situated in old
Rich Gulch, is paying handsomely. Their
mill has battery of ten stamps, which is
run by water. The claim had been worked
| considerably previous to falling into the
hands Of the present owners, but owing to
defective machinery and consequent loss Of
gold, it did not pay and was abandoned.
We understand that since the present COM
pany has been working the mine, about four
months, it has paid all expenses and the
company have six thousand dollars in bank
There are hundreds of quartz lodges in this