, 1869-02-15

pt1ence shall ctftcL tho required KnoMleQRe
and Proficiency IN tle ri Of reducing this
has been supposed that the rich metalier
Gus belt centertng at Treasure I'LL extended
but few miles from that favored point, hut
within mcnth past this theory has been
partially exploded by the finding Of rich and
edses s1y NILS further aaa teaIh IL
Districts. Indeed, ncw discoveries arc being
made daily by the "prospectors' from Calf
to11ia aud elsewhere, who throug the noun
ta!ns 10 all directions. awaiting tbefmeltlng of
snoWs to find aud open the rich mines which
seem to uaaerl:e the Whole Of the eastern
centre Of att1acton-the cynosure Of all eyes
at present, but We predict that within one
year from this time the brightness Of this
particular star will bo dlmmed TO some ex-
tent BY the coming .lGht rom other bodies
stood, however, that White Pine is no comet,
rushing and shining in silvery nothingueas
athwaIt the commercial skies. It is flxed
star whose magnitude has already been de.
termiued. Yet, We would ssy 10 our Eastern
after this sllve9y sheen. Hundreds hare
come here already to find that they must
seek elsewhere for q fortune, unless With capi.
| tai md energy they are content to engage in
pursuits " On the surface Of the earth." The
arrivals In the toR1s Of Hamilton aud Treas
VIC L1ty atGiaHe my 1GF uay. put al ina
available claims lrnmediately hereabout arc
taken up: To those who have capital
ter opening for the dry goods,
hardware, OF provision business than
is Afforded right here. Competent Judges
say there arc ut least 5000 men in the dis.
trlet, and they allwant provisions. clothing,
houses, tools, Sc, to greater or lesser ex-
Living" here, IS literally and essentially
high. The "cltY" Of Hamilton is 8,a75 ieet
above the level Of the sea. Treasure City is
9,l35 feet. and the - Eoerhardt" mine is
s,s25 feet aboye the sea level. Thus far, the
clerk Of the weather has been exceedingly le-
nlent towards bis hildlen-show hay-
Ing fallen to the depth Of only twelve OF four.
teen Inches. Dutlng the day the weather il
bearahle; but "soon as the evening" shades
PREVAIL" there Is o general bnttouIng Of
oyczcoate, and retirement within doors OF
those who are 50 fortunate as 10 own, or can
hire. place OF shelter. Your correspondent
| has not been lucky enough to obtain bed
during bis two nights stay here, although
there. are several" "lodgiug houses" with
capacity Of from forty to sixty beds each. We
have slept in corral, In Il pile Of hay, With
ou- talio1nh blankets around Us, Epeti-
cnce proves this to be dangerous berth.''
We were nearly }mpaled By pitch{ork,
yesterday morning, In the hands oi
| q mule tehu, Whote apparent habit Ia "to
rise With the lark" and "plteh into bust,
ness.'
Hamilton is located OH slope at tue foot
Of Treasure Hill, md Is said TO contain about
2,ouo inhabitants. The style OF it, arxhltcc.
ture 10 dictated by necessity, aud Is generally
Atlesian, although tome very respectable
fronts arc presented.
Board Is less expensive than boards. The
sand ieet, gold thu average price Of "g1ub "
! being one dollar per meal The bill uf fare Is
about the same as may be found in Chicago
restaurants, but the comes.ibles arc gener.
ally better cooked, and Que always obtains Il
cup q pure, strong coffee. The largest and
beet building in The plucc, as Is usual Ia ali
mining Towns, is 4 gambling.hou.e. It Is
!. about one hundred feet IN length By thirty
1ees IN width the walls nte Of atonc, and Its
huge are. place, ITS we'll eelccted assortment
and " string 6ard," iis urbane anL poiltc pro.
| pr'etor, all combine to render II 4 place o,
/ most popular resort for those who have
| "Wh's'le les to wet" aud money to lose. Thi:
establishment certainly possesses the merit
Of" openncss " In Its dealings with men. Its
doors ore never closed, ant On any evening
from Z to 10 o'cstck one has difficulty In max.
ing the circuit Of the rooms, 50 dense Is ths
crowd. During our stay OF TWO days vi
have seen but TWO drunken men, ali hough, as
q class, the miners are 'tond Of their nips, ~
In moderation.
| = t4e*9Ht wy ~ aooAt one niue QtsLanl
frtm Hamilton, 10 n straight ltuc, aud /;
about 9o0 icrt nearer the sun. It IL o city o.
one street, containing rather more Of o popu
1ation than its lower down rival, aud bafld
ings Of better order. There are several
iaIee, fine stores IN tue place, the banking
aces Of the Eberhardt Co. The sites for most
Of It's buildings on the north side OF the way
have been obtained by blasting out tnt
rocks.
some Of our Chicago real estate dealer
| might have engaged most probably in busi
ncss neie on5'ng n .e shs aca'in %.leh observ'
mas preVatieu IN tMc9eo, haa they been up
on Inc Toea 10 tlne' LOIS which sold for e+(
each In .Noqem ber, are now selling rapidly
for $i,tO. Others, which "ere bought Al
that time for $1oo, now bring. $500, and VI
suppose there Il still q profitable marglE
LETT; It.. :, ,...r .,,.n.,,,, r,. r,,,,,. ~,
merchant,. the mechanic, In fact all who pos
sea- bus,ncs. capacity tand industry have
pocketsl1ll Of DID fashioned money, gold arc
silver. "Grcenbacks pass current at Tac pei
dollar. Carpenters, blacksmiths, wa2ou
makers, artisans aud laborers generally. or.
In veIy active demand at wages Of - to III
per day. Board averages a per day, at tht
restaurants, but P opie may live cheaper. A.
VIC have before stated, lum Der Is worth $sQt
to $500 per thousand teet, shingles, fi0 to 81
per thousand, hay, goo per ton, Ut has beer
/ .t0R) paIFy, 4oC peE 'pouAu, uouIs *to PEE
| 100 lbs. beef aud mntton, 25e per pound
pork. Soc, water, 15c per gallon at Trcasur,
c ty, Ice per gallon at Hamilto5, Unnecessary
beverageah eo5c per ''nnRgin." Il ia an anon
aly, bnt significant Of the way in which
many ''blasphemc the expensa," that a srea
portion OF the people In these two cities ps,
the above rates iof water, rather than mel
snow. The prices We name above. are goll
prices that being the basis Of ali busines
In conelntion, We have little advice K
give our friends, In addition to what nc hav
already raid. Don't come out here expect
ing to become miltionahe in a month O
silver mine unless yuu ore prepared 10 pu,
one at . nif fr1re.'' Oon't come at oil
you haye not business capacity and ar
afraid to rorE. This IS the worst place il
The world for a law uap, II. on the c N
trarv. vnn ar. healthy. industr;ous. temper
atc .5n1 ecnnnrnirai, ynu can come ous t,ere
and xs;tf SIN - stort vnn can mote f,r
time Whether ron finrt a silyer mlnr or not
Thrre il an unlimited demand and hIrh nrice
f,r ali thr nrod,,cts II lahor. The ndnnls
linn of "1hn Sfato IN scarcelr one ,ar f,arj
sn,,a,e ~ n';Ie liz t5e % eni1 ~ 1rodnctive and n
Climate hnsi,hv The neaS1e ara ren<rsl
honest eencroi,s. and "souare,, in tSelr deal
mce. The compilation of the rniiToad vii
I'D nsny 4 ,se Comforts d l,fe hesetoio5
IN % former CT letter, lei cbicsgo may, and doub'
youne sts!e: tns pe9pae maat aa "a. ary gi,so G1oos
,mu!ements. &C California has heretofore sur
piled them at most exorbitant rates, but sh
has turl ished tho best of everything. Cote
j. coffee here; mot peas, chtckory aud me
laescs, Clothing Is not khoddy. pasted tc
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