The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-08-12
4 Visit to GOlcOnda-- Busy Scenes
The Thirst for Gain.


From the tnrnhii Magazine"
\ broad valley, with 4 gentle J.:
sweep. through which WINDS I
river about Il hundred yards w'de: {
Willow trees skirt its banks, ana
they are the only sign of veGeta- l
ton visible. Little rounded hills I
called 'sKOpics,' also stand along
the stream. Wagons, carts ana l
vehicles Of every kind; tents oi
all shapes buildings, hastily put
up, of plank, iron and brick.
.Am-like figures swarminS every {
where, especially near the waters :
edgc-boatS plying on the river,
and Il like scene of activity on
the other side. \ great buzz and
hum. Such arc ones first im-
prcssions Getting nearer. and
travcrsing the centre Of this busy
scene, one is struck by the intent
ness with which all do their work.
Some are ~hovcllinG gravel and
. dirt out Of their claims; some are
driving. this to the riVcr-bank,
where the cradles are at work ;
some are engaged III washing,
!. rocking, or sorting the dirt when
: ii gets there. Day after day the
process goes ON. y few hours
. work in the morning, II sic>ta ut
( noon, more work towards even
inp. Some ardent searchcrs toll
y on even by torchlight. You hear
I a shout, the report Of 4 gun, ana
: follow Il rush to 4 certain spot,
: where a lucky digger has made a
n find. Week by week he has Ia
4 bored on for naught, his fingers
= have been sacrificed, and his nails
@ worn down, to no purpose. Now,
!. a.! At 3t" %$ffi,;c, $f;c ms eyes have fallen
II across the lone-lookea-ior prize
II this Tiny bit of crystal, with its
~ rare secretion of light. And off,
l. with rcdoub(cd zest, the envious
= spectators rush 10 their work
=. again.
X Every want that MAJ, can have
,e here is easily to be gratiiied AT
y one or other of the innnmerable
~ stores, cantrcnS or inns that dig
n nifty hy their imposing titles the
IN irail tcncmcntS they occupy
g. Here, ut Pnicl, we are in tn.
at heart of the digging district
lc Opposite is klipdrii't, Hebron
n Gong gong, Good Hope, Ba1
.d Hope, SiioneIl and other centre
H. of work lie along he river, ol
rs either side, for a distance q
y" eighty miles. Every week bring
|c- with it Il new rush. Within 81:
bv months ten Thousand people hav
aS found their way here. Alread
ns politics have asserted their sway
OH and more than one revolution
l, =. - n
,c claimants for the territory bu
We all express Il hope that British
i'll rule will be established here, ant
cv Chat the appointment of a British
OF ma 4ist rate is an earnest OF thi
On change. Considering that 1hi
o. thron" comprises men of ever,
" grade and stamp, the order. tha
ct prevails is surprising; but :
". stronger organization that ye
o. exists will he needed TO prcscrv'
,r. health and order efficiently in tn
OIL future.
on Thus We have reached our les
,d. tination, and the monOtony c
nj. digging can scarcely be create
he than that of travel 10y an o,
1,c wagon. Thirty days occupanc
na of that vehicle, however, has Il
,u- tachcu us all to il, and to-nigl
he We regard it attcctionatcly. Iiu,
.ci Ircds Of ca,mp-tircs blaze :lroun(
he lights flicker upon the river
BILE music and laughter arc borne
.rr. us through the air; oxen lov
,til and kairs chant their song,
nd Over and upon all the thick sta,
AT shine peacefully. Here, in th
remote African Wilderness, whel
it'll q year ago the .iackal and the VII
ilh t,,rc Stalllcd in the security
me solitude, VIC may now sleep SUI
,ns rounded by thousands Of our Yc
fri low W-ncn.
ity
ifc, The Philadelphia Tclegral
ON. says: ''pcndlcton is deeply cor
md mitted TO the grccnback theor,
Ken Hoffman prospects are in urt
red by his TamnianN affiliations: Ha
at cock is obnoxious to many of Il
ed tcllow-partiSanS on account of II
military antcccdcnts while Hen
/ h, ricltS has been Sufficiently no
ost cOmmittal TO enable his adhC
her cntS, in various localities,
ing draw largely upon their imagin
>. a tions in descrihin" his real vi"'
and principlcS.'
any These are Spanish prnvcrf