The Placer herald., 1867-05-04
Colfax Correspondence.
COLFAX, Nav 3rd,

CoLrAx, May 3rd, 1867.
Editor Herald much of local ma
ture is occurring at the present time in oul
little community. Charley Rice is pushing
his toll road ahead as fast as possible, hav
ing large number of hands at work upon it
Charley deserves great cretit for his enter
prise. 1t will benefit Colfax very much.
The stages between here and Grass Valley
run foil, and travel is increasing rapidly
Mr. Hamilton has settled with those persons
who were so unfortunate as to be hurt by
the upset,ing of one of bis stages some time
since. lie paid down the money promptly
The parties hurt are getting along well, and
will soon be out again and about their busi-
ness
The prospect is that considerable work
will be done on the quartz veins in this Sec
tion this season, and you need not be sur.
prised if we yet rival Grass Valley in the
richness of our quartz. .1
Political matters still "bile." Sibley is an
independent candidate for County Judge.
He is determined to hurt somebody, can
see it in his eye Starr of the Exchange"
would like to 60 to the Legislature, at least
he has been talking that way.
You have no doubt heard that our fellow.
townsman, Jacob Neh, is in the field for the
office of Sheriff, and by the bye is foemau
not TO be sneezed at. His coming out will
make big crack in Bill Sexton's slate.
The rumor has been circulating bereabout
for a day or two that "Soponaceous" Yule is
also a candidate for Sheriff! Is not the
young man lowering his aspirations some
coming down from Congress 10 Sheriff! If
Charley Tuttle has his say, he won't get
smell. 1t is said by the knowing ones here
that its way "Soponaceous" has taken to
head Charley off, Dirty Poole's chances in
ali this slate making seems to be getting
beautifully less. From the political multer.
the devil to pay in the Radical camp-there
is bound 10 be some lame ducks among them
sure.
You read the filings that Boust and Phil.
Lynch, Of the Gold Hill News, are shying at
each other. 1t is rather rich. Everybody
in Placer county know, that they are both
political renegades, and that the almighty
dollar had more 10 do with their turning
Aboitionists, than any principle in which
they believed. Lynch, in bis News, Of the
9th Of April, comes after the editor Of the
"Screwdriver," in this style:-
"BRAzEN IMpuDENcE.-The little suffering
skeesicks of the Dutch Flat Enquirer dicta.
ting 10 the Union party Of Placer county,
California, who it shall nominate for State
officers! Why, the little Mississippi seces-
sionist Of the "German level" hadn't the
stink of treason washed from behind bis ears
up TO as late as January, 1864! He dictate
to Union men who they should nomil
nate for Office! What brazen impudence"
Boust in his last issue OF the 1st inst,
retorts by saying Lynch was purchased by
Union men Of this county for the sum Of
three hundred dollars" They are precious
pair of ducks, according to their own
showing:
Some Of the Radicals Of this Township
have become very suspicious of each other
and elimination and recriminaton is the
order Of the day. Dutch FIa;ers are down
on Gold Runers, and each locality is will
ing to make combination with Colfaxites
to clean out the other.
The Democratic prospects look fattering.
We are gaining every day. Our Demo
cratic club list has increased considerably
since l wrote you last, and it will contin.
ue to do SO TO the end Of the campaign.
Yours in haste,
ROBIN ROUGH.