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AROUND THHDBThe Latest News From**-Outside Districts.-BBMAL A50 6B8E8AL MMOH.Vfluterwitmg Lottera from the ^Pemocrat’s” Special Correspondents.OMS1TE HIM*.Coming—St. Valentine** Day,A small country scat—a milkingic stool.|r; Granite Eill has exp orlcn coil another washout—on the clolhcs line.Tbe weather is very fine in this vicinity at present; in fact, it] has bean a mild winter. Tho almond tree* ars in full bloom, and I bare also seen BOme psacb trees in blos-wm. Tlray nry in bloaacm rather «trly to ault most, of our fruit raon.S. E. Holcombs of Kelsey has brtnin this vicinity during tho past week, and baa re-located tho quartz mine known as the TVhlto Eagla. It has not been worked since 1870. At that time it paid well, but was abandoned owing to the lack of heavy pumping machinery. Sir. Holcombe -»—will commence operation* in about two weak*.-The proprietors of the Colombos mine hare suspended operations for _the present.Pascal and Doiner are pushing •petitions on their mine. They ore opening n wide ledge of low gradeure,Adam KcBselriug Jr. has finished building a fine blacksmith shop. He is now ready to acne the public u a horsoahccr.A*k John Sweeney how to climb a wire fence alter night, especially -when there ia a cow pursuing him. I advise John Day the next time ho take* bin girl out riding, if ho is not able to hnndlo horses, to adopt Egbert Yecrknmp's plan, and taks her by an ox team.Our Justice, Francis Yeerkamp, has hod liis hands full during the ‘ past two weeks, os also has our Constable, H. H. Brewer,Eastern visitors to the county will ^•ee quite an interesting sight by visiting tho ranch of tho Vecrkamps, where ripe oranges am still hanging upon the trees.JF, C. VJyatt, who has been employed on J. Snrecnoy's farm, intends xotaming to iho Saga Brush State to reside.Gos, Williams has returned to Ms homo in tbe East.J* W. Auable has gone toKockliu, Placer county, to visit his son Frank, who is located there.IiXSTAMD,some IjWebb Branm beautil of Pila when t with a couutc 51 r. enclos: a four On 3 voir at n pro tlroug no dal On' Prince miles lying i endec Ho wa pixel from t burled Mis FL.t : she wlOur Tho liavo v tlon w last S poacel old ne turoni before missio mu nil: Faber Latrol our h who i-s point young and it man ( wealll brutii censor cnsml fairiy them him a; balam justice I do sj him tc ambuj But seen I hand, cordii hsiio c tion f his li such not b main and b closes life.HEHBTTM DIGGINGS.
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Placerville Mountain Democrat

Placerville, California, US

Sat, Feb 05, 1887

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