Amador ledger., 1900-08-24
WILLOW SPRINGS.
From Willow Springs to Indian Diggings
With Fair Companion.


WILLOW SPRINGS, Aug. 16, 1900.
In form and feature so pleasing and yet
She's the bride Of another and must forget"
Having business that took me in the
vicinity of Indian Diggings, Ell Dorado
county, was fortunate enough to
have the pleasing company of fair
and amiable lady of lone, who was on
her way to visit friends in that
direction. We passed through the
town of Plymouth and saw nothing
there to alarm or delight US, and soon
climbed the dusty hilli Shenandoah
valley, meeting many wagons loaded
with fruit, the product of the valley,
on our way.
Farther on we saw many well culti-
waited orchards, quite heavily loaded
with fine fruit. We took in supply
and proceeded IN our way to Aukum, a
picturesque, but rather lonely looking
place, and wondered how the
LEDGER's excellent correspondent at
about. Leaving Aukum we soon rode
in the cool shadows OF the great pines,
and the song of the gray squirrel and
music of water falls made our Journey
far more pleasant than it was before.
On our journey up the long ridges,
carpeted with mountain misery" we
saw many pleasant looking homes and
green gardens studded with flowers and
cabbages as large as stumps, which
tempted me to scale the fence and gath
er one to gnaw along the road. Reach
ing old Cedarville, the destination of
my companion, we alighted at the home
of Edgar Maylore, friends of my COM
panion.
1t is said that Cedarville at one time
was hourishing village and contained
three stores, large hotel, and many
other business places, and has cast as
many as 200 votes. 1t was built on the
north bank of Cedar creek, which was
very rich in gold it being fed by a heavy
gravel wash and many rich quartz
veins along its banks. | WAS given
rich specimen owned by Mr., Papineau.
The vein is about eight inches in width
and gets wider going down-contact,
porphery aud granite; a fine mill site
within twenty yards of the mine, ditch
water nine months of the year. Mr..
Papineau is not able to put up works
and will sell or bond his mine.
Ny soiourn with Mr.. Maylore was
very pleasant. | found him q man of
more than ordinary ability, and quite
fortunate in having a very admirable
lady for wife, and also in having seven
very interesting children, who sang for
US many pretty songs and otherwise
entertained us. They attend school at
Fairplay, two and a half miles distant,
and speak highly Of their teacher, of
whom it is said she can cook, wash, iron
and keep house as well as teach school,
and wouldn't mind to demonstrate the
fact to some worthy young man.
found the people OF the mountains
kind, sociable and hospitable, the young
men are stalwart and Industrious and
the young ladies
Have rosy cheeks and robust forms,
And nerve to face LIES rudest storms
The mountain people are occupied in
mining, numbering and stock raising.
1 was much surprised to see orchards
unpruned, uncultivated and neglected,
but in spite of the bad treatment they
we're nearly loaded with fair-sized fruit.
The mountain is the true home of the
apple, pear and plum, and the world
will yet see specimens from the tall
ridges along the Sierras.
1 will close by saying that the once
lively town of Cedarville is reduced to
one house. the usual result of worked
out placer mines. Yours truly,
BARB WIRE.