Year: 1862

Number Fourteenth.


FLORENCE, w. T. Aug. 29th, 1862.


EDS. STATESMAN If there are any men in
"Web-foot who have got right to feel mean,
l expect the returned miners" from this section
of the country are the fellows. They are the gen.
tlemen no doubt, that furnish those items about
"secesh majOrties of a thousand votes-tell af
fecting stories, la Beatty, of their prosecutions
by infuriated Southrons, and deem these mines
played out. Now, sir, there was no secesh ma
jority in this precinct or county. No man could
be elected in this county unless he would take the
oath of allegiance to Uncle Sans Union. As for
the Beatty tribe, they were numerous up here, but
thank God, have cleared out for fear of the chiv-
alry-so they report below. AS for the mines
hclng "played out" that is what l am to tell you
about in this letter, and it is about them the re-
turned miners have occasion to be sorry, if not
for their contemplate and cowardly lies.


THE NEW MINES.


The new mines are on the tributaries of Big
Meadow creek stream running into the South
Fork of Salmon. They are forty miles from this
place, in direction nearly due east-a little
south of it.


Discoveries already comprise a much greater
area than Florence district, and in richness, they
fully equal it. I say this, knol0irg Florence to
be the richest district found on the Pacific
coast. say knOl0ing, if a man has right to
know by nearly ten years experience in Califor-
MIA, and by iOurneying over large portion of
Washington and Oregon in search Of gold.


Every day miners come in from Warren's Dis
eovery for supplies, and pay the dust for what
they get Every man who has nothing TO do,
and does not belong to the Bob Acres school of
miners, or who does not live without visible
MEANS" has left this place for the new Mines
Our streets are as quiet if Sunday came every
day in the week But off in the creeks and
gulches, and on the mountain sides, the miners
are working with unremitting ardor and the same
success as heretofore.


Reports come to us from the new diggings that
as high as one hundred ounces day have been
made with single range of sluices From that
sum the reports tend downward. If any "re-
turned miner" who is ga perfectly reliable
man." wants to get rich any faster than at the
rate of twelve hundred dollars a day. he had bet
ter stay at home


You will perhaps recollect that the under
signed has not endorsed steamboat this sum-
mer-has not been sold once ; WELL if everybody
in this country has not conspred to lie to him,
these new mines will equal Florence. And l ask
you-who have lived above the Cascades longer
than have-are all men liars up here, and is
truth confined to the land of mist Pausing to
a reply, pass on to other subjects.


OUR NEW JAIL.


Our new Jail is nearly finished. It's construc-
tion has been viewed with melancholy jealousy
by band of thieves up here, who, until now, have
had no fear of punishment before their eyes
They have all skeedaddled since there was chance
to bring them to justice One man is confined in
jail on charge of murders man named Winters.
He killed Pierce in front of Creighton & Co.'S
store before breakfast one morning. He says it
was an accident fit was, all right if not these
sanguinary pistol men will get warning.


THE RAILROAD.


Some enterprising persons have completed a
railroad from the timber out of town to Florence,
for the purpose of bringing in supply of wood.
1t will prove a paying speculation if the popula-
ton here this winter is as great as it was last


THE NEW CANAL.


The new canal was completed as far as Smiths
Guch last week, but the supply of water is scant.
However, it is increasing and with the rise ofthe
springs will be great benefit yet this fall.


HIGHWAY RoBBERIEs


notice that you are already posted about the
doings of the boys on the road" So far, they
have not attempted anything large, but may make
trial before fall is over. Parties going out are
generally strong enough to take care of them
selves-from four to twenty being the number
deemed necessary for safety.


P.S. 1 have just been talking with friend
who is a perfectly reliable man." and has not
yet left for the land of big red apples" and is
not going to leave, and he informs me that Pink
ham & Co. are making $500 day to four and
five hands at the new diggings. Seaman & Smith
took out $4,000 to fourteen hands in one week.
Pinkham sold one-fourth of four claims for $4,000
cash. The Seaman mentioned is our friend Seth,
the amateur printer H. NJ.