Year: 1859

Ihul pluSeS tHdI L nave YET NlSlleu ana Is
destined, ere long, to be of great commercial
interest to the merchants of Marysville; it
being an easy days ride from the city. 1t
will also, in time, be q place of resort for
those on pleasure trips, who seek to combine
the romantic with the poetical and useful.


This place can boast of the climate of Ita-
ly's favored land, and still claim the beauti-
ful scenery of the Alps. Her mines are the
most extensive in the State; the diggings
being from one hundred to one hundred and
eighty feetin depth, and so extensive that it
will take years of hard labor to exhaust
them. The extent of this monstrous lead of
mineral ground. is some twenty miles, that
is, so far as prospected.


The town of San Juan is substantially and
tAstefully built, containing many costly fire.
proof buildings; there are two first class
hotels in the place, the Sierra Nevada and
the Union; the Sierra Navada will vie with
many of the best hotels in Mnrysville. In
the more quiet and retired portions of the
town are many splendid private residences,
laid out with oil the care and taste of those
in our beautiful city.


The road from Empire Ranch to San Juan
is one of the best mountain roads | ever saw
in the State Mr. Freeman, of Freeman's
Crossing has been and is still engaged in
making roads to different points in the noun
tans, starting from Marysville via Empire
Ranch, and it would astonish any person to
take O trip over his roads and see the eHsy
grade he has got over the rugged hills and
down the steep cafons of the Yuba's "eassic
shore" That he may reap q suitable reward
for his persev erance and exertions in making
communication easy to oil parts of this and
Yuba county is the earnest wish of all


Yesterday, June 9Th, the Lecompton Ad-
ministration Democrats held q convention at
Freeman's Crossing, to elect delegate to the
County Convention, to be held at Browns
Valley. They assembled in full force, not
one of the party being absent; but on calling
the meeting to order it was found there ere
but two at the Crossing, and they were in a
quandary how they were to proceed to elect
President and Secretary without the help
of some of the Douglas Democrats. To set
tie the matter, Mr.. Freeman. (who is strong
Douglas man, magnAnimously consented to
act as Chairman of the meeting. On coming
to the election of delegates, it was thought
that they would elect man out Of the pre-.
clint and give him the whole strength OF the
party vote. They accordingly selected a man
from Camptonville, and elected him unani-
mOusly. Truly, this is a great country, and
Buchanan is popular.


On Saturday evening last, the Lecompton
party held Il convention at San Juan, which,
taken all in all, was one of the richest politi-
cal meetings l have ever witnessed. The
orator of the meeting was a man whose
white locks proclaimed him TO be man of
more age than reason. 1t was truly refresh
ing, however, on this occasion, to hear the
words Of wisdom which fell from his lips If
| had had an opportunity, | would have re.
ported his speech entire, and given it as q
pattern to the patriotic. unterrifed Admins
tration men Of Yuba county, but | must be
satisfied with an extract, which will show
the state of feeling here in that popular par.
ty. He said:


"Gentlemsn the true spirit Of Democracy
is ranking in my heart; yea gentlemen,
feel the pleasing thrill of that patriotic feel
ing clear down into the soles of ma buteS 1t
is the same feeling gentleman, which has &C.
tuated all of the great men of this country"


This same man in 1856 was chosen and
acted MS President at II Republican mass
meeting in this place, and voted for Free
mont SO l am informed. In 1857, he was n
Douglas Democrat


The mines around this place are paying ex.
ceedingly WELL Palmer & Co., at Freernan's
Crossing, are making from five to six hundred
dollars per week in their claims They have
some improved machinery for raising rock
The power they use is the water with which
they wash the dirt; it is one of the greatest
improvements that have yet seen. Other
companies at the Crossing are doing well.


Our old friend Derickson is at this place,
engaged in the mercantile business. lie is
perfectly surrounded by what he calls his
All pine hills, and seems to enjoy himself a
little more tlan the common run of mortals


Yours. A. L.