Year: 1861

sentiment in the county and State, have
concluded 10 offer few opinions in regard to
matters and things in general, at the present
time The corruption of national politics, and
the unbounded thirst of ambitious aspirants
for power, combined with the agitation of the
slavery question, have inaugurated CIVIL or
rather an uncIvi war, between the two Sec
tions OF our once happy Union, that will end
when and how God only knows If we pos
sessed that prophetic vision and mystical
lore," that could pierce, like an electric cur
rent, through the dark lowering clouds of the
future, aud grasp the images of things yet to
be, we might materially change the opinions
of men who conscientiously believe they are
right, when, in fact, they are madly rushing
along the race-course of error, with ceerity
that precudes all possibility of being overta-
ken by the wholesome convictions of truth.


However we may deprecate the madness
and reckless folly of the political demagogues
whose action has thrown our country into its
present deplorable condition, we must, as true
Americans and Californians, stand firm and
loyal to the Constitutional laws of that Gov
ernment under which we have grown into ex-
istence and importance as a great, Free
wealthy and fourishing State.


In the approaching election for State and
county officers, the great majority of men in
this section are going to ignore parties alto
gether, and vote for men, good, honest, capa-
BILE men. Though have been living in this
and the adjoining counties during the last ten
years. owing TO my obscure position as a mi
Der. am acquainted personally with but few
of the candidates now in the field. l am ac-
quanted with Mr.. Pollard, the candidate for
Sheriff, and do not believe there is better
man in the field. He is kind, honest, capable
and courteous to all. He has identified him.
self with this State. by bringing his interest
ing family to the country, and we will give
him heavy majority in this end of the couu.
ty. Mr.. Middleton is a very good man. l
voted for him last term, with good many
Others who will vote for Pollard this year !;
for it is not right to heap all the public pat
ronage on one mans head, when there are 9TH
ers TO share it, equally deserving, and we
think, if you can give Pollard majority in
Oroville, be will be elected


There is another candidate, on the same
ticket, who has deserved popularity up here,
where be is we'll known to ALL mean Thorn.
as Buckley. TON is emphatically one of
the pioneers of the Upper Feather river. He
has been miner, heretofore ignoring politics
altogether | have known him since 1853
and have always found him to be bold, aud
courageous in defense of the right, honest in
all his transactions, and generous to fault
Tom " has great many warm friends
among US, and we hope he will be elected.


But as l am no politician, and only miner,
| must tell you something about the new dig
gings along the bluff, which run from the Forks
of the Butte down the east side of the creek
as far as Helltown, and perhaps farther.
Black-leg Tunnel the Oldest claim on the Hill,
has been in operation two years, and paid for
ty four ounces last week. There are four or
five claims just below the Blackl leg, all paying
well. Mr. Pugh & Company, still further
down the hi have q 6rst-rate prospect
plenty of dirt, that pays from six to thirty
three cents to the pan. DR.. Frank Clark, the
dentist, has claim down below Pughs, pros
pecting from twenty-five cents TO dollar to
the pan. If the diggings pay as well as they
prospect, we will have the best diggings that
have ever been known in Butte county, because
they are durable in fact, believe it is an
other Nevada, covered up with lava. But |
do not wish miners to infer that they can come
up and find the article lying around loose, for
it takes considerable work to prospect the
hill and those who come to take up claims,
may come prepared to work for weeks, and
purhaps months, before they raise the color
have been prospecting two or three weeks.
and have raised pretty good color, but very
unn,eutionally got it out of my foot, for | stuck
a sharp pick through my boot, and thence
about two inches into my left foot, which will
leave ME cripple for at least two weeks.


If old Mr.. Dewey had any enterprise in bis
composition, he would have his ditch on the
hill before three months but understand be
says he will not drive it another inch, and that
if the miners want it they will have to dig it
themselves, and, of course, take their pay in
water. One fellow told me he could buy mo-
lasses cheaper than be could get water, at that
rate. Mr.. Meredith has a small ditch on the
bull, which affords nearly water enough to sup
ply the miners for washing drift dirt; but on
great many points along the bluff, where the
gravel crops out from under the lava, they
can employ hydraulics to good advantage.


/ must close.


Yours. painfully, for must put some pain
killer on my loot, PRES. LONGLEY.


DoN'T SroP HIM.-Phil. More the Seces
sion defaulting away Deputy Tax Col
lector of Nevada county passed thronch Salt