Year: 1861


guilty of all the crimes alleged against Bur
due.


The FoorulL1s.-The Mountain Messenger
thus discourses on the cultivation of the foot.
hills


The experience Of few, (and they are few
who have gone extensively into the cultiva-
ton of the lands among the foot hills, y proves
that better vegetables, and richer fruits can
be raised in the lower portions of the Sierra
than elsewhere. True it is, the foot hills
produce no such monster potatoes, turnips
bees and cabbages as may be raised in the
Sacramento or Napa valley; nor can our APP
pies, nectaIines, or peaches compare favor
ably in size with those produced in the valley
parts of California; but in richness of flavor
they surpass the agricultural wonders of the
bottom lands of this State, and invariably
command a higher price in the mountain
markets. The miners in this neighborhood
and the same, doubtless, can be said of
other mountain localities-will not purchase
valley vegetables when they can obtain the
desired articles produced in the mountains or
foot hills; and all who use vegetables here
about buy those raised in the higher attitudes
in preference to others, oftcntmes paving
much more for their vegetables than is asked
by valley pediars for articles only similar in
name. Very few of our mountain cellars can
be SO constructed as to make valley vegeta-
blos safe during the long season OF winter
while there is comparatively but ittlctrouble
in keeping with safety those articles import
ed from the foot hills 1t has occurred to US
frequently that the towns in the Northern
part of Sierra county could, and would, sup
port many extensive foot Hill RANCHES and we
I 1 ,,,l. . l.
in the Sierra have the same inclination to
support the ranchers of the foot hills that our
own has. Last year, during the fruit season,
not more than half dozen loads of good
peaches came to this market and those fit
for human maws (the greater portion were
only suitable for animal with unrehned tastes)
came from the ranches near the base of the
mountains.


Now. SONG of those persons engaged in
agricultural business in the valleys should
direct their attention to the numerous places
in the foot hills, which might easily be made
pleasant homes, comfortable quarters lurng
the winter months free from many of the
annoyauces which one must meet in lowlands,
and, 10y no means the least important con
sderatiOn, a source OF great remuneration TO
the owners.


None DISCOVERIES OF SEVER ORE-Our
city has now become the center of an i'm
mense eXpanse of mineral land. On every
side we have new discoveries weekly, of rich
veins and lodes of gold and silver, and other
precious metals. A friend gives us reliable
information, that in the mountains due east
from Coso, there haye been within two weeks
past, several discoveries of sulphuret of sill.
YER The parties were desirous of conceang
the particulars of this discovery, but enough
was known to satisfy our informant, that the
prospect" was of the most satisfactory char
acter The locality of the new discovery is
about SIXTY miles southeast from Coso, and
about one hundred and fifty miles northeast
from this place From its location, there can
be no doubt but it is u contribution Of the
great silver range of Washoe, Esmeralda and
Coso. Although the new discovery lies about
one hundred miles south of what is known as
the great "lead belt,' yet there is enough
lead IN the ore of this locality for all reQui
site and necessary mechanical purposes of
smelling etc.


Prospecting parties have also discovered
the continuation of the old Bitter Springs
gold bearing quartz, which is very rich
kind of black rock. The Indians have
troubled them some, having stolen provisions
and animals. but the numbers of men who
are flocking into the district will soon clear
out the Indians These men have come along
the veins from Washoe. Indeed. we are in-
formed there is quite a stream Of prospectors
tracing the veins from the northeast, and
that, as they advance southerly, the ore be
comes richer There is no doubt whatever Of
the correctness of these statements they are
underrated rather, as our informant is
practical miner, and would not allow the
whole particulars within his knowledge to
be made known, as it might have the effect
of causing rush to the district, and men not
finding the locality, would return, heaping
eNecratons upon the head of the "unprinci-
pied speculators LOS AnyeieS Star.
PIsCAToRY.-Sturgeon such as Miller, the
FISHERMAN, has been taking from his stand,
at The Holo bridge says the Sacramento
news are becoming drug on the mark t.
The gill-net fishers below have of late over
stocked the market. 1t the fish-boat vester-
day. we saw not less than forty of these
"monsters of the Sacramento slosbioc,
around at the end Of rope, evidently mot
used to that kind of treatment. We are also
informed that they sell as low as forty cents
apiece, and go slow at that Where's the
danger Of a famine in this land of ours? Sal
mon the excelsior fish of the Pacific, have
commenced their piscatorlal excursions
Sturgeon must retire at the approach Of these