The record-union., 1892-05-30
FAREWELL TO TEE EDITORS.
The Best Of Their Receptions Was
Saved for the Last.
Given Sample of Miners Hospitality
"A Novel Entertainment
at Dutch Flat.

The National Editorial Association was
given at treat Saturday that its members
will probably never forget.
Miners are the most hospitable and
generous people in the world, and those
of Nevada County are no exception to
the rule. They made great preparations
or receiving the editors, and the result
was that they eclipsed any affair OF the
kind given the editors since their arrival
in the State. The day was replete with
surprises, and there were SO many things
of interest TO show the editors that they
almost became bewildered.
TO DUTCH FLAT.
AS was previously stated in the RECORD
UNION, the excursionists resched Sacra-
mento Friday night. At 2 o'clock Satur-
day morning the Start was made for the
mountains. The train went in two sec
tions of ten cars each. Several promi-
nent SacramentanS, including j. B.
Wright, a. J. Johnston and wife, Eugene
Hadley and wife, Thomas Jones, J. Q.
Coleman, Joseph Setf1ens, Hugo Horn
lein, Miss Madge Hassett, and others, ac-
companied the excursionists.
Day began to break when Newcastle
early in order not to miss any of the
grand scenery for which that section of
the country is noted. The Newcastle
brass band boarded the train at this
point, and stayed with the eXcursionists
all day. They were jolly set of young
fellows, and made things pretty lively on
the up-trlp. Prominent people who were
interested in seeing that the guests were
comfortable, boarded the train at Auburn
and Colfax and remained with the party
all day.
Dutch Flat was reached at $50 A. NJ,
and the guests were taken in hand by the
miners.
SAW HYDRAULIC MINING.
It seemed that every citizen of the little
town had turned out TO assist in receiv
ing the eXcursionists, and apparently
could not do too much for them.
The guests were formed in line, with
the band and Reception Committee
ahead, and marched into the famous
Gold Run hydraulic mine, which is
owned by Gould & Doolittle. This is one
of the largest and most valuable mines of
this kind in the world, but has not been
worked for nearly ten years, owing to
the prohibition OF that kind of mining.
The scene that was presented to the Wis
ltors in this mine beggars description.
The mine was put in full operation for
the occasion and for the first time in their
lives most of the visitors saw the moni-
tors at work. They had heard of the
power of these little devices but when
they saw what they really could do they
were rendered almost speechless. The
monitors were gayly decorated and
painted Tor the occasion, one OF them be-
ing named The Editor" and the other
Governor Markham" They were throw
ing streams under 30O-toot pressure
against high and frowning bank of ce-
ment rock. But it did not frown long. The
manner in which the monitors ripped it
10 pieces, ground it into fine mud and
run it into the sluices was a sight never
TO be forgotten. And those who beheld
the work will never again doubt the abiI-
1ty OF hydraulic miners to completely fill
up the navigable streams Of the State
should they resume operations as Of yore
without restraining dams and other pre-
ventiyes
OTHER SIGHTS.
But the monitors did not constitute all
that the miners had to show-not by any
means. The first thing that was provided
for the guests was novelty in the shape
OF miners breakfast. Great long tables
with benches on either side, had been
erected on q smooth and level spot in the
mine, and there were accommodations
ior several hundred. The guests had
their appetlteS with them, and sailed into
the pork and beans and coffee in lively
manner.
After breakfast the visitors were shown
how the miners of early days started in.
First they were taken to the edge of
little canal, where a number of miners
were at work 'panning out 1.-THE most
primitive method Of mining The guests
were greatly interested and soon dozen
or more of them were at work with pans
Some OF them were quite lucky, and their
efforts were rewarded by quite show of
color
One lady will be able to astonisb her
friends hop
home. She worked quite a while on
pan of dirt, losing whatever gold was in
1t, and then handed it to to a bluff-look-
ing old miner who was standing near, to
put on the finishing touches. He went to
work, and, when her head was turned
slipped three or tour good-sized nuggets
which he had concealed in his hand, into
the pan. OF course the lind" nearly set
the lady wild with excitement. She i'm
mediately filled her pan again, and
started in to make her fortune right there;
the old miner, however, got out of the
way.
WORKING WITH ROCKERS.
short distance from where the ''pan-
ming" was done, the visitors were shown
the next step OF progress in mining-the
work with rocker" They soon learned
how TO do this, too, and rockers" were
in demand for a while.
Next, mining with the ''long tom' was
shown, and next small sIuicing and
giants and large sluices. all of which
greatly interested the editors. There was
typical miners camp, with the miners
cooking their scanty breakfast, to be
seen, an aSSayer's outfit, pack mules and
other adjuncts of mining
But the most interesting of all was the
hydraullcking. After two hours work by
the monitors, the water was shot OFT, and
'clean-up" made in the presence of the
guests. The rifles" in the sluices.
where the quicksilver catches the gold
We're relieved of their amaIoamated
catch, and this was placed in a retort The
Editors" cleanup was bar OF gold
which was worth Si45 90, and that of
the Governor Markham" was one VAL
ued at S67 so, making S2I3 10 in two hours
work, fact which caused the editors to
open ther eyes and to remark what u pity
II was that such paying industry had to
be prohibited.
HANDSOME SOUVENIRS,
The larger bar was presented TO Presi-
dent Capeller of the association, by ] n
Netf, on behalf of the miners, Mr.. Neff
made one OF his usual happy speeches
President Capeller in replying. said he
ana ms companions from the East had
witnessed q scene that they could never
forget. They never dreamed that Cali
fornia possessed such treasure beds. The
fact that they had seen for themselves
caused them to sympathize with the
miners over their inability to wash the
gold out, and he promised that every one
of them would use his influence to secure
for the miners legislation bv CONGRESS
that will permit hydraulic mining to he
resumed, without injury to the rivers or
valleys. Mr.. Capeller thanked the min
ers heartily for their generous gilt
The second gold bar was given to Gov
ernor Markham, through Colonel Bergin.
one of the Governors staff. The CoI5naI
I,or ad 7 no f.aI, I,al4