Year: 1872

move out doors and let him have the
house to himself" 1t so happens, how
ever, that l am able to split the difference
between the two recomm mendations for
have left the animile at Dog Fennel
as my lOcum teHenS, while | can be found
in proprid persona, for the time being at
the place whore my adviser lately held
forth. If any capitalists want informa-
ton in regard to the richness of our
mines with view to putting on ditch,
or If any abstract questions of law or
politics divide public opinion until men
scarcely know which side is right and
which side is wrong, just send them
across the bridge to me and they will be
totted. In fact, the way politics are get
ting complicated nowadays, when some
of the most rabid of the Democrat species
are suddenly struck with a most intense
admiration of the Sage of Chappaqua, it
makes a fellow feel like ransacking thro'
his knowledge box to decide whether the
nominee of the Liberals " has really
been good Republican or not the con-
eusion drawn is not a very favorable
one. l am something of Liberal Re-
publican myself, but not sufficiently lib
eral to desire to give away the Presidency
to the Democrats, which is the only thing
the Cincinnati movement can have anv
hopes of accomplishing. 1t can certainly
have no hope Of electng its candidates
over the regular Republican nominees,
unless the entire Democratic vote comes
to their support, that is something which
Is only to be hoped for-not expected,
however much individual Democrats may
toot their horns for Horace. And
even granting that a coalition of Liberals
and Democrats may succeed in eecting
their Presidential ticket, it would be fol-
lowed by consequences which any true
Republican, whether Liberal or Conserv-
ative, would be sure to regret. The cleo
ton in Missouri, while nominally Re-
publican victory, elevated Frank Blair
to seat in the Senate, and similar results
would follow in the wake of the Cincin-
natl movement. Democratic leaders are
shrewd enough in political strategy to get
the best end of every bargain, and the
election of their Presidential ticket would
be but barren victory to the sclf-styled
Reformers if it has to be purchased at the
price of Democratic majority in either
branch of Congress which could impede
and nullity all measures proposed by the
Administration.


The Cleveland Convention in '6f, and
the Philadelphia Convention in '6S, where
the enchanted spectators were edited by
seeing the delegates from Massachusetts
and South Carolina walk in "arm in
arm," were significant of what will be
the fate of the Cincinnati ticket if the
Democrats make nominations. Mean
while, it makes us "larf " to hear one of
jeff s disciples bolstering himself up to
swallow the white-coated philosopher, and
the only way one can prepare his stomach
for the dose is to raise the slogan of the
Liberals =" Anything to beat Grant"
After all, there is some little sense in the
cry for them, as it is only through foster
ing permanent schism in the Republican
ranks that they will ever have any hopes
Of a Democratic triumph.


Went down to the Arkansas Dam on
Friday to o1ciate " for George Laws
on Queen Vic's birth day. There were
not as many present as | expected to see,
but those who were there enjoyed them
selves hugely as the lungs of your Uncle
Snort at this present writing can bear
witness. 1t is about year since l have
been down the river before, and notice
several claims have been opened in the
meantime. On the point above Gribble's,
Prater " Stephens are working where
they struck the prospect which was duly
recorded in the JOURNAL at the time.
They have not cleaned the bedrock yet,
and of course do not know how the sea
sons work will turn out, but are satisfied
they are making more than wages. Above
them, Chapman & Co. have opened on
the same point. A partial cleanup of
five boxes resulted in obtaining Sl00, and
Mr.. Chapman showed me a specimen he
had picked up on the bedrock, which
weighed three ounces and quarter. That
is a good piece for Trinity river where
the general character Of the gold is fine,
and indicates good hill diggings some
where close at hand. Glover 81 Lulo
have opened claim still further up the
river, but / did not learn with what pres
ent success. On Evans Bar, | saw my
old friend Thos. McGovern, who seems
to be anchored there for life if he expects
to work the bar all out. He tells me that
himself and Philip" had run back the
length of twenty-five boxes further into
the bar than had ever been worked before
and found good pay all the way. Mining
is going on nearly the whole length of
Sturdivant & Whitmore's ranch, mostly
by Chinese, though Chapman 81 Fisher
and the Sheridan Brothers have claims
there. The mining season has not been
so favorable for the boys on the East side
of the river as was hoped for at one time.


Water was abundant through the Winter
but the Spring months have been so dry
that the gulches and smaller creeks are
failing rapidly. The Brown Creek water
right is what is needed along this section,
and then we would hear of some good
claims. / think the best section of our
county in which to prospect is this, and
even as ii. q. advises everyone to go


West. Young man, go West" so would