Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1868-01-04
Letter From Nevada.
(rnox our SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.


h (rRox OUR SPECIAL coRREsPoNDENr.
- EN- VIRGINIA CIry. MIA
u Ei Dec. %. 1861. s>3<r,
III N1c49bN NirH CAL. CUT OFF ;EffC
q IEDrion einos1cLE 1--WE are br NOW
btins 9isie15s real old fashiod> ssapw'
Morm. f6f the past week we have been
visited by all sorts of weather. except sun
shine. It has rained. showed, blowed, hailed
and rice versa. hailed, blowed, showed and
rrined. and from present appenmctt ne
.aikes Of ng 1ilrcontifue for some time TO-
come. In. short. it. is-a-huge old. STORM
Business Of ~ kings is, sssss psnded, save that
of drinking whisky, which Lshould judge,
has vey materially Increased, lr The roads
are in such a horsid isopdisip9 hat tesping
his entirely. saspsAd edro Andgwben teatns; are
|:pnabls;to moves Q matsshcof. course aollovs.i
that therdumps At the nihFs are iaaanD filled
with ore 'sand, theimilis consequently must
I shatd6wpforlthe want ofqhartz. yThefact
shat barnnly resources sbeing from mining
intetestsI indntdaa sintsrsst lbeceasds rsuss
pendeds paraly sesevas possibility from ace
ieuhsulatihg more 81 sRypfseioHscoih gold !;
but doh iths osHtq eRa1lad iaffords Ia 3 ahiiee
opportunity ofdi1posihgI 5jf what they AhH]te
made.. IL at least af'p96tii6aq II the cash on
'hsnd !. those found without lie Wher, With
ask lf6t The Benefit Of their credit apd Dipst
that pitiabls Glass; WITH cash OF credit
| God hell" ike55.s Saidst by the charitable,
many Of wwhSin2 i ann pleased TO lay, reside
among vs. s. Should tHis severe, storm, oenl;T.
tinue much longer, measures must be taken
10 relieye the saffsHngs IF nap families who
are ,dsstitrte Of Supplies and pssaInfs, nesd b
r. Fpr several days past We have been e rs eff
from all eonppHpIYUeaaltiop with sGalifornia the
ppsch! Fla55 d9ad being blocked with snqxa.
Wells, Fargo Cor aSs 81 largely Interested in
fhe R7ail5ssd running to: tbss western bapHd'
isryrof Nevada. see iNto adopt that route the
one they. choose to gtrsvelii Anaiths momdnt
thisH ronterobecomes,a hstnueted this entire
|icoumanity dsfeasoof fsotn llmail facilities
/ wests the CONTRACT for which, Gbvernment
awarded to Weils; 1Baigo g. Co, effbml SAN
Francisco Or Sacramento to Salt, Laka Gay.
And while all this dontiuu6usltaiko is being
kept up about COMMUNICATION between9hste
bandi California being, obstructetl, br howasa
the Sierras, the Placertins road remains
open andno reason whatever can beradi
|Idueed why stages cannot make the trip from
There to Riacerville in two days, laying over
| one aasht on the road. Bakers Fast Freight
line continues Ia. bring over BY the latter
9oate fulrloads Of fres ht, inside ofJtwo days,
1 am free to admit that wells Fargo / co.'s
Institution, has been a great cony enitnee to
this continuity, but in this paTticufas in
Stance spoken. of, they are deserving of much
censure.i and I for one feel justified, in
making known my reason for a big ,gro~l
for this monopoly thus arrogating unto
themselves SO much for self interest at the
expense and great annoyance Of 50 great q
number. ut is long lane that he's no
turn, '5and God grant that that turnmay ere
long be discovered. reyn .l1t ayed ,d.,i
l., Yesterday morning, during the contin-
panee OF Ia heavy rain, preceded Saturday
night by the fall Of q large quantity Of snow;
crushed to the ground q HpmbeF of small
frame buildings, resultingt without the; loss
of life, although proving, no doubt, very
Unpleasant to the occnpants, during the
prevalence of so,sevefe aistorm.l rsn risdi
4 Z frequently eduridg Ithenexistence1 ofishe
storm, a number ofsttemptsthave been made
to enjoy a jolly sleigh ride, but thus far, to
little purpose, the clerk of the weather seeing
| .ir,, II,
nth 10 exercise his MAJESTY s authority by
\ substituting rain,instead Of snow, SO soon as
the surface was in a condition for that very
pleasant sport BY the young folks as well as
/ many OF US old 'uss. "'''' '''''' . ~
r., A SUGGESTION 70 CLOSE.
Fan: senay.-or rather fnriously+ihvited
70 fslose this letter. iHhs wind has commenced
oiowplnsiln real "Washoe e. zephyr style, and
at intervals rnI the raj rain pQqrs down, tq mix
WIN ING o os'' snow: ine s.oveIplp Et
mas taken unto itself wings; the stove Is
oe'ns niied with water she windo~s and
ooehs are beng fhrsseenes1 by the gentle
|fepnsls' 'he' sn'dnsn snfRAlsg' 'or rear Oh
.ne mouse going ovef' 'tns'oio woman 'insis''
ing OIL seeking refuge between tne blankets
iois sa'e'S IN snof'' the severity ana damage
'nas may '.em'na'e mon a's v'olence, OF TINS
s'orm = leafi 20 ahueipa'esh'onoula any
calamlty Deiaal me during the storm, will