Weekly Calaveras chronicle. (Mokelumne Hill, Calaveras County, Cal.) 18??-1874, 1868-01-18
Letter From Nevada,
GFRoN OUR OWN CORRESPONDENCE

Jan. 9Th, 1868.
EDITOR CHRONICLE The holidays came
and went. And such holidays I don't care
to see again-that is to say, the weather.
For the balance of the year 1868, 1 wish you
and your readers, and the rest of mankind
health. wealth and general prosperity.
THE LATE STORM.
About two weeks ago 1 wrote you of a
storm then prevailing to fearful extent, and
as time has proven, at that time it was but
in its infancy. Since that time, this is the
first day we have been permitted to see a
clear sky. For the past two weeks it has
rained. showed, blowed, and everything
usually attending severe storm was meted
out to US. Nothing equal in its severity has
ever been witnessed this side of the Serras
by the coolest inhabitant." Even the In
dams can give no account of anything near
ing its equal. During the past two weeks
ali communication with California has been
cut off. Last night the telegraph was in
working order and to-day a mail got over,
but by what route have not learned. The
mail from the East has continued to arrive
regular as well as uninterrupted communi-
cation by telegraph. On New Years day
the snow took the place of the rain, and up
to last night we got enough of it. Many
were unable to reach their dwellings in the
evenings, after attending to their business
during the day in the city, SO great a depth
did the snow drift in many localities. About
2 o'clock last Friday morning, (my business
requiring my being out at that hour of
night } while vending my way homeward,
came in contact with drift of snow some
ten or twelve feet in depth, and within one
hundred yards of my domicil, which COM
PEELED NE to submit to the "Powers that be"
and prospect for new channel or be severed
from the comforts of married life. After
numerous attempts to reach home, and going
through variety of gymnastic exercises, in
the way of of rolling, tumbling, swearing oc-
who had been during that dismal stormy
night watching the faint chickering's of the
night lamp, fearing all the while the strong
arm of her earthly hopes would be wrecked,
and lost in attempting to reach the comforts
of warm bed in readiness for him. 1t was
no fun, I assure you; at least I don't care
about amusing myself in that way again.
A lady and gentleman one night last week,
while returning from ball in eGold Hill.
missed the road and wandered off together
in the snow, and came near perishing. The
iemmnse amount of falling snow and darkness
of the night was the cause of their wandering
from the main road. Luckily, however, for
them, their loud cries for help were heard by
the inmates of a house, and they were at
once relieved from their perllous situation.
Quite contrast, between the hilarity and
mirth Astounding in the ball room just pre-
vious and the snow drift in which they were
SO uncomfortably occupying. Such is life
from wealth to poverty from unbounded
pleasures to sudden unimaginable distress.
They were taken to house near by and re-
stored to full man and womanhood, when
they then and there agreed emo more balls
for them" during the prevalence of so severe
a storm, and rumor has it. that this particu-
lar occurrence will undoubtedly be the means
of uniting the two zone and the same"
Should this rumor become a fact, they will
very likely choose different kind of downy
bed to "bill and COO" upon than the one they
occupied at the time they were discovered on
the eventful night above referred to.
aThe storm thus far has destroyed so large
an amount of property that it is utterly i'm
possible for me to give you an idea of the ex-
tent. 1t will take millions of dollars to
replace the damages sustained from the storm
in this State.
Nearly all the mines ceased operations. in
consequence of the teams being unable to
haul the quartz to the mines.
Wells, Fargo & Co., and the Bank of CAL
ifornia run entirely out of coin, in conse-
quence of being unable to get returns from
bullion shipped during the month of Deem
Der, SO am informed.
SUFFERING MUST CONE IF STORM CONTINUES.
Hundreds of miners have been suddenly
thrown out of employment. and in many in
stances without food and wood, and it is
feared much suffering will follow. A public
meeting is called to take measures to allevi-
ate the necessities of those in want of help.
Provisions have advanced nearly hun
bred per cent, although the stock on hand
is quite sufficient to last until spring opens.
Turkeys brought during the holidays, 624
cents per pound; -four is selling at $lS per
barrel and wood all the way from $50 to
$45 per cord. Good healthy prices for poor
folks, and not at all agreeable for rich ones.
THE OLD TERRITORIAL
Enterprise has been compelled to reduce to
quarter sheet, IN consequence of their supply
of paper becoming exhausted. Their win
ter's supply was caught some where in the
mountains, in its transit over.
have frozen OVERCOME dead-defunct to be
resumed in the Spring. The all absorbing
topic now, among those fortunate enough to
have little coin left, s-sleighing, skating,
attending balls. counting and drinking whis-
ky. Sleighing is tip-top. just now, and the
young folks and fast folks are using up horse
flesh at fearful rate.
I received the CHRONICLE, this morning, of