The weekly Butte record., 1867-12-14
Indian Valley Correspondence.

INDIAN VALLEY. Dec. 2. 1867.
EDITOR BUTTE RECoRD:-Again l will try to
give the readers of thr ..REcoKD' o few items Of
news in around this beautiful valley for there is no
denying the fact this valley is beautiful, and its in-
habitants-''a little more so.' few are religious
" inclined some are 'spiritually' inclined and
goody number are inclined to get the last bit you
have, unless you positively decline to undergo the
operation. Again. there are none who do not have
some way of enjoying themselves: On Monday
night the members of the Sons of Temperance
have social reunion. On Tuesday night the
Good Templars meet. On Wednesday the Division
of Temperance. On Thursday prayer meeting.
On Friday the Encampment meets On Saturday
the Masons and Odd Fellows have their night of
meeting. On Sunday, we sometimes have preach
ing and sometimes not; but tor some weeks past
it has been little more mot than otherwise
This, no doubt is owing to revival meeting the
members of the Church are having at Greenville,
and, NEE ting with very good success at that place
they do not like to let up and come to Tayorville
on uncertainties.
We have had stormy weather, more or less, for
the past two weeks; but at present writing the sky
is clear and the shines bright, and bids fair to
have fine weather for few days at least. Mining
is progressing in this vicinity. The Crescent Mill
is crushing some very fine rock at present. The
Whitney is again under operations, and at Cherokee
and Round Valley, times were never more lively
than they are now. Bidwell's mill al Cherokee,
cleaned up for weeks run, hundred and
forty ounces. Have not heard how much their last
cio RrOc at hay
ledge of very fine rock thar yield well, but have
been trying to give lawyers in this vicinity the div
idends One of the brothers has possession for
awhile and as soon as he can be ousted, the other
takes possession, and so on rice re;sn There is
scarcely ledge anywhere in this vicinity, on which
a mill is running, (the number being twelve or ff
teen) but what is doing well at present. Heating
Co.. are putting up mill near ]. Ford's, in Lights
kany on, for the purpose of working silver ore.
believe their mill is on the ground ready for put
ting up. The Cosmopolitan Cooper Mining Com
pany are still taking ont fine ore from their shaft,
and intend to commence smelling their ore in the
spring.
The Ranchmen in this vicinity cannot complain
at the prices of produce. Wheat and oats three
cents potatoes four cents, and other vegetables in
proportion. We have to pay sixteen cents for beef
and twenty cents for pork, from ten to twelve
foot. There has been some interest taken in put
ting out fruit trees during the past year. throughout
Indian Valley, and from the specimens of apples,
pears, plums, ETC.. that exhibited st our last
county iair. held at Tayorville, think Plumas
county will. in the course of 4 few years, be able
to compete with her neighbors in the production of
apples, pears, or any of the harder fruits.
All we want now is for some good, able bodied
men, to develop some hill or placer diggings, to
make this qurgh as lively any in the mountains.
At present there is worked nearer than fifteen
miles But more anon. OXIDE.