Year: 1859

LA PORTE, June 9th.


EDITOR DEMOCRAT Since l wrote you
last, have been throwing myself around
loose in the different mining localities, in the
northern portion of Sierra county. The first
place that l visited, was Port Wine. This
place is about three miles from La Port and
has both hydraulic and tunnel diggings of
the best quality, and the miners generally
are doing we'll Port Wine is the only town
in Sierra that gave Democratic majority in
55 when the country had became crazy on
Know Nothingism


Morristown is the next place that vitited ;
this place is larger than Port Wine and, it
is said the mines here are paying very well.
One company, known as Cowan's Company.
took out, in one week, four thousand dollars,
the result Of four mems labor, day and night.
The rest OF the claims here that are opened
all pay well.


Craig's Flat is an old camp, but is still
paying we'll The miners at this place dc
most of their trading at Morristown. the
distance between the two places being about
one mile.


Gibsonville is the next place that had the
pleasure to visit. This place is famous for
her beautiful women, the socaity Of her
men, and fine hotels, with polite landlords
The Mountain Cottage Hotel can't be beat
in the State for good grub" good whiskey
and then auoh n lan1lord tb. yar,, mama "a
Frank Schoonmaker is sufficient to ensure the
patronage Of the public. The mines in this
locality are the best in the State they are
mostly tunnel diggings, and it requires cap
ital to get into them.


Whiskey Diggngs and New York are the
next places that visited The former place
is about two miles above Gitsonville, and
the latter about one mile above Whiskey
Diggings; both of these places are new
camps, but bid fair to be rich localities All
who have been able to get into the pay dirt
have struck it rich. The price of claims
range from one to five thousand dollars
One company at New York, twelve men
working, average about Que thousand dollars
per week In these two last named locali-
ties, the mines are all tunnel diggings, and
require both money and labor to get into
them.


next visited Secret Diggings and at the
same time, Bonnards Diggings-there is
nothing but small ravine to distinguish one
from the other At these two last named
places there is better chance for working
the mines than in any other locality in north
ern Sierra, and as a general thing the miners
are doing better than almost anywhere else.
The diggngs are hydraulic-no tunneling
done at all. Some companies are doing re-
markahly well. and all are making fair
wages


In La Porte, aAd the immediate vicinity
the miners are doing remarkably well, it is
said better than at any other season. since
they have commenced working in the hills.


Politics are becoming quite uproarious in
Sierra. On Monday the Douglas Democracy
made their county nominations, and elec
ted delegates to the State Convention.
Their county ticket is a strong one, and made
up of the best men in the county all Of whom
are very sanguine of success at the approach
lug election.


The Lecompton Convention is now in Sea-
sion, and am waiting to hear the result of
their deliberations. The supposition is, that
! they will have troublesome time, both as
regards their State and their District delega-
tion, particularly the District as the fight ia
hip and hip between the two contending can
ddates, Peter Vancleff and O. b. Tyler, for
District Judge, and is very likely to divide
the party, let it result as it may. The State
delegation from this county will undoubted
ly be for Weller, as both candidates for Judge
claim to be for him. The political complex
ion of this county is very uncertain at this
time. both the Democrats and the Lecomp-
tonites cl4iming it by large majorities.


The Hon. J. c. McKibbin and r. H. Taylor
are to address the citizens of this place on
Saturday evening, the llth inst Joe will
will be received by many warm friends on
the north side of Sierra county.


REKLAw.