Year: 1860

LAST CHANCE, May Zotn, Iooo.


Editors HeroM:-Too much time has al
ready elapsed since writing you, but we have
no excuse to make in this, although we might
offer good one, for everything has its cause.
We were not waiting, as poets do, to be in
spired, for we do not write by inspiration.
Neither were we waiting like Quakers, for
the spirit to move, for we are always ready
in our humble way to chronicle passing
events, and our little back woods mountain
town always furnishes enough items which
presume would be Of interest to your read
ers. Had written at any time previous to
this during the month, | should have been
compelled, if weather is any index to the
seasons, to have dated my article March in
stead of May, for the weather has certainly
partook more of the character of the former
than the latter, and indeed May thus far
has been the most stormy month of the sea-
son with us. snow, hail or rain, having fallen
almost every day for the past four weeks.
To dav, however, has been pleasant and love-
ly, and spring seems to have come at last,
and beauty and splendor will soon adorn
our creation. Notwithstanding the incle-
mency of the weather, our enter rising and
energetic miners have never ceased their
labors, and the wealth and resources of our
mines have been developed to an extent
which proves our mineral region to be ex-
tensive, and in richness, coming quite up to
tie expectation of those engaged in this kind
of business, and running claims in this sec
ton. But to OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES writing
YOU, the Millican Bros. of Sacramento have
sold what is known as the llel's Delight
claim, for the sum Of two thousand dollars.
1t is needless to say, for the price is suffi-
cient index, that the claims are good; and
every one thinks the purchasers, Cotton &
Co., have a bargain. Adjoining this claim
is the Evening Star ground, owned by Tan
ner & Co., who have run one bed rock tun-
mel but finding this too high, are preparing to
commence another. Next comes the Slab
Tunnel, Render q Co., owners, this claim has
a bed rock tunnel some three hundred feet
in length, at the end of which, after run
ming up some twenty five feet, struck gravel
which prospects from one to four dollars to
the pan; we understand that one Of tie
shareholders offers his share Zone sixth,) for
one thousand dollars, but the rest knowing
they have good thing, intend to keep it,
and they no doubt have visions and dreams
of future bliss, and look forward with plea
sure to the day not far distant when each
will have little wife, to preside over his
household, and keep him company on the
journey of life, and make his home cheerful
and happy. God speed them and may their
fondest anticipations be realised.


In our next we will continue our account
of the mines, commencing where we have
left them, and take the claims seratim, one
by one, as we proceed up the divide.


The Sons of Temperance are building a
splendid Hall, two stories high which will
he an ornament to our place, aud compare
favorably with buildings Of like character in
any of our sister mountain towns; the hall
will be 20 by 40 feet, and but -4os tho wet
weather this month would have been now
nearly completed. MEMO.