The union Democrat., 1868-08-22
better from Springfield.


PRIEND ARrHrR lit is not often that We
have an opportunity Of ride with genial
company, and more particularly with our
former friends whose acquaintance we made
in our !boyhood in this county.
| By invitation, and combining pleasure aud
business, | felt that IT was no use to say 10,
and so We took ballast aboard-whicn by
the way we accuse our purtiy friend Bah
Lawrence of saving for Us, and away we sped
ull arriving at the town of jamestown.
| On the way there are but few oajects wor.
thy Of notice. First you pass the hutel ef
| Col. Lucas, at Shaw's Fiat. The Colonel
is 6ne type Of the Southern gentleman. lie
had a fine place aud etj"ys the sasre Of
the worlds goocs usually allotted to clever
men. On the left, and nearly adjoining HE
place, is the ranch of the Uickensou brothers,
on which tue residence attracts attention,
and TO the right few miles further ON is the
Rusedale Ranch. To be sure there are marty
fine orchards between those points aud
j jamestown; but 1 have come to the conclo-'
sion that the Supervisors Of this county have
this year, raised heavy crop ON the public
road. from Col. Lucas to the Cold Spring
Cottage, in the shape of lmpsssable boulders,
that will outstrip all creation IN the estlna-
tion of the oldest tax payers. a prominent
teamster on this told me. few days ago,
that he would not haul any more freight to
Columbia for the old rates, as he broke bis
coupling pole in passing over this hill, empty,
on his down trip.
The Cold Spring Cottage is a 6ne house.
Jamestown seems livelier than usual There,
We were told that Major Oliver was prosecut.
ing operations ON his mine With vigor, and
that the mill on the same was nearly fnshed.
AZ Muntezuma we saw our worthy county
Superintendent of Schools, w. l. Clark E-q.
who seems a. be u genial gentleman and .
man, 10y education, eminsntly qualified tor
the position he holds. The town Itself seems
resuscitated and apparently recovered from
the FIRE.
Between Montezums and Chinese Camp
the road is very good, and sh"rt drive
brought W to that town. On our arrival We
were greeted by old friends whom We did
not expect to sd Mr.. Byrne, supervisor,
we found 70 he very clever gentleman and,
also, +. Weyer is very attentive to strangers.
In company with those gentlemen, We took .
look ut the Iron Pipe Company's works.
MIR. WEIGH is the contractor, and was very
busy riveting the pipe in sections "f about
two feet, with diameter Ut eleven inches.
When completed it will be Of strength suti.
clent to stand all the pressure required TO
furnish the mining section for which II is
intended with water. This pipe will be 500
feet in length. Il. NJ. Wilson is the engi-s
neer, Mr.. Wauters, president, and Messrs.
ByIne, Egling aud Weyer, with them. are
the proj ectors Of the enterprise. OF the diff.
teIent branches Of business that we noticed
it is useless to speak, prssuming that they
prefer to advertise in the UNION DEMOCRAT
themselves; but of ,he business men ot Chi
nese Camp, we must say that they seen. in
our opinion, more cheerful than th'se en-.
Gagged in business In any other Iown IN this
county. CITlzEN.
Springfield, Aug. 90, 1868.