Alta. The frequent htnrins mid consequent conse-quent recent impassible r-u.idition of the road np Little Cotluiv.wrd canon have rendered communication bo tween here and Alta somewhat bad. Ou the 2d instant it began to enow up thero and "the beautiful" Ml incessantly from that lime till the 12th, and more snow fell on the first named date than had fallen all winter. win-ter. A coroner's inquest was hold ou the body of James Isherwood, the report of which failed to reach ue sooner. At the investigation, the following, iu substance, was elicited: Tbe unfortunate man was at the third shaft and either mistaking his way or making a false step, slipped down the opening, falling a distance of over 200 feet, striking and breaking in the fall ft couple of two-inch planks. Ono of his legs was broken in five placeB. Tlio uoi;m ,.;, ii t,i with the mine of blamo, as the occurrence occur-rence was purely accidental. Too much praise cannot be given tho superintendent of the Prince of Wales, Mr. W. E. Hall, and the heroic force of nineteen men who accompanied him down Honeycomb fork to 6ud and dig out tho bodies of the unfortunates who were buried in the suowslido thc.ro on Sunday last. The steep hill down" which they ventured ven-tured at tbe risk of their own lives, wai covered with deep, loose enow, and on the desceut to where the bodies were found, fifteen slides were counted. After digging out the victims, vic-tims, it took nine stalwart men to convey each one up the precipitous mountain side to tbe mine. The Prince is turning out ore fast and the quality is improving every day. Tbe storms and wretched condition con-dition of the roads compul a slacking up in shipping, moat of which idoce on rawhidea, and a good deal has to be accomplished at night, after freezing freez-ing time. Per consequence, an immense im-mense quantity of good ore has accumulated at the mine and will be forwarded when the roads are good, j The improvement in the quality of ore has been very marked recently, ' for where but poorf low grade rock ' has heretofore been extracted, it now 1 assays IS per cent, lead and 64 ounces ' of silver. Alta, the coming spring and sum- j iner, will make a big mark in mining and all interested in "feet" in that district will have cause lor rejoicing. Miners can find employment there now, auy t;me they choose to go up.