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THE SHASTA COURIER.
VOLUME 11.
THE
SHASTA COURIER
ii jwbush« « TI£RT »* T,;aDAIr >!OR!«l»0,
m v nHI 71 A* A. DVHU.
M p O <H, ARCHIBALD SKILLMAM..
t'.dtt or» and Proprietor*.
Publication Office in Courier Building, on High
Street, where all orders for Advertising and Job
Work should be left.
TKBIfS— ■■variably ia Advance:
For One Year 910,00
“ Si* Months 5,00
Terns* oC Adrerluian
For One Square of 10 lines or less, one insertion,
four Dollars ; for each subsequent insertion. Two
Dollars.
A liberal discount made to Monthly and Yearly
Advertisers.
Job Priming
Of every description promptly executed in a su
perior manner.
ADAMS & CO.’S EXPRESS
LEAVES THE OK
(ice of Adams & Go.,
Shasta. everv morning,
ri-r
lor Marysville. Sacramento and San Francisco.
W’e forvvarii Expresses to the Atlantic Slates
•twice a month, by the Panama and Nicaragua
St* aniers.
Vfe send packages, parcels and treasures to
all parts of the States.
VVe sell dralts on
!t(rw Verb,
Hsaton,
I'bilnili'lpliia,
Pillsbaryb,
,
l.ontlon.
We send Expresses to all parts of Europe by
EDWARDS. SASFORV .V CO.
Bnllimorr,
Washington,
!\rw Orlrnio,
Cincinnati,
Ml. L««i«,
Banking.
We do a bunking business of Deposit only.
Checks on any of our otlices in this Slate are
sold at par by
■CRAM. ROGERS 4- CO.
We *eud regularly to Weaver, \ rckn, Jack
sonville and Oregon.
t;Alecks or firatts on sis can be obtained at any
at their offices.
E. W. TRACI, A sent.
Shasta, November 12. 18-ill. n!2-tt
I'Rin, KIMIKKN A <•«•••* EXPBKSS,
To Mcottsburgh and Coow lint.
CHAM. ROGERS &
CO., will hereafter fol
— ward a weekly Express
in charge of our regular messenger, to Scotts
burgh, Loose Bay. Elktown. Gardner, and LTup
i<]iiah city, eta Jacksonville and Winchester,
■O. T.
All business in the Express line promptly at
tended to.
MERITT, ODEN 11 El ME R & CO .
Agrit/s, Scottsbnrg.
Shasta, Nov. 12. 18.13. iil2-2m
IVANIIIAUTOA flint KMT.
sriJSCRIBEILS. SINCE
the late tire, have refilled jhej
above market,at tbe old stand
on Main street., where they may be found at all
times ready to wait upon their jLriencU and the
public |iaiqnily. Thetr
MEAT MARKET
will he supplied with all the variety the coun
trv alfimk. They are receiving dailv supplies
ol vegetables fnea the Lawson Hunch. Also, a
general variety id’
FA MIL Y PR O I ’ISIO AIS!.
A liberal share ol public patrouuge is respect
fully solicited.
MAYER & POM ROY.
Sli:i«ti». Jtllv 111. IS.VI. jvlfitf
11. C. HUK.V. JAMS- 11. I.t.iVIS. KIH.AU IIKK.IiS.
B. C. HORN ( «m
IMPORTERS OK HAVANA SEGARS, Brick
Building. .iX Saiisome Street, between Cali
f .ruia and Pine Streets. San Kranekeo.Cal., keep
•cuiuttnnriv on band a fiiil supply ol Segars and
Tobacco. together with Matches, Suufl, Ac., ic.
np‘23 tf
CtTV BAT II 1101 SK,
R enr of the Calijo r n ia E <: hn n gr,
Nhnsln.
THE KNDERSIGNED, PROPRIETOR
sd the above eslablishuieut begs leave
to call tbe attention of the public at
hn ge, to his new and comun.iiioiis
PATH ISM ROOMS
situated in the rear of the California Ex
changi —and fates this method of in- (
inning them, that nothing shall Ist- wanting on
is part, that will conduce to the comfort ot
who may tavor L.m vv ilh a caJl.
lie is also prepared to give SHOWER
IAT HA- . „
Silicic Tickets, . - • $1 00
I- ifleeit " * * * - 10 00
Thirty J ‘ *•* 00
Hot and cold Baths at all hours,
mar 12 »f I^.AX.
H IVF BK iWII IlttTEI. FOB NAI-K.
THE r.NDERSIGNED, W ISHING TO
Pjf:;; change his business, oilers lor sale the
laiiil well known
»/,/F£ BKASCII HOTEL ASD RASCH,
■ing on the main stage route from Shasta to
aeramento, and on the north side of Collon
ood. The Rauch eontuins 100 acres of arable
lid. the whole enclosed bv a substantial fence,
mong the improvements upon the Rauch are
k following:
A good ami commodious Dwelling House, tor
,e past three years kept as a public hotel: a
rst rate Ban*,’sufficiently capacious to contain
JO tons of hay. and comfortably stable Idly
uses: a well ol go-I wa.er at the door—also
well in the ganlen. with a chain pump and
.se attached to it for conducting the water to
1 parts of the garden: a Garden containing
,oi.t five acres of land in a high s<ate ot cutu
ition ; together with a Gram. rv. Cellar. Milk ,
ouse. Chicken House. Corail, and all other nr- .
•ssarv buildings mid .m-.roven.ents. I lie :
Olive Branch too. has always been a stage,
ation on the Sacramento road. Ihe terms
ill be made reasonable.
l
ifn
hi
Siin.Til
I lii.mr- n ,
or mil particulars ...quire of the ...b sen Ivor
the *' •'*’ “■*
Cottonwood, July 111. 1»3.
jyltitf
3DMAN B OS
ml M.-rrh o.
SuUeouie
GKOCEHRIS and G.n
. S 3 Cuidoiuta »t.. be-
HAM, Oc CRAXDAIiIi’B V. 8. HAIL
LINE FROM SHASTA TO
n«rr>rillc and Macrnmentn City,
MESSRS. HALL* -
Crandall have the
pleasure to auuouuce, that the above Hue of
stages is agaiu in full and active operation, from
Shasta through Marysville to Sacnunento.
This line is stocked with American horses,
that cannot be surpassed or equaled in Califor
nia, and draw the most superb Concord Coaches
to be found cm any road Lu the State.
The proprietors of this Line pledge them
selves to the traveling community, that they
will put them through with more expedition,
more ease, cheaper, and in better style, than
any other line on this route. They have the
utmost confidence in offering this pledge, from
the (act that the drivers employed ou this line
are all experienced in their business, and are
temperate and responsible men. Passengers
patronizing this line may rely upon every at
lion being shown them.
The stages, until further arrangements, will
leave Shashi every mowing at 6 o'clock, and
arrive at Marysville the following u orniug at 3
o’clock : leave Marysville at 7 o’clock and
arrive at Sacramento City at 12 M., (the run
ning time 2a hours) in time to take the steamers
for Sau Francisco.
This beif" the Daily United Slates Mail Line,
the stages stop at the following intermediate
places;
Lawson’s, Hamilton,
Lawson’s Eliza,
Oak Grove, I’lumas.
Bjdwcll’s. Nicolaus,
Neal’s Ranch. Marysville.
Charley's Ranch,
h-ir Giiire at Adams A Co’s Hankins House.
THOMAS J. FLVNN, Agent.
Shasta, May 7,1 8V2. my~tf
Lower Springs,
Canon House,
Clear Creek,
Cottonwood.
Red Bruits,
Tehama,
STACK f,I.VE r«B SUKAIIKVIO.
BAXTER Jj- CO. V. S. MAIL LIXE OF
Stages from Shasta to Sacramento,
V iu . Cot ua si au d .11 it r ) * » iIIr .
THE PROPHJE
% . ■ r rsttr**-'
r * l '." ---■<—•£ tors oj die above line‘“"‘ •*
bein" desirous of accoiiiiiioduting tiie traveling
public, have delermiund to run through to Sac
ramento by the wav of Colusa aud Marysville.
Their fine collection of American horses, all
in Hue condition, and elegant Concord Coaches,
are a aulHcient guaranty that the traveler in
patronising this line will secure both a pleasant
am! expeditious passage.
The stages will leave the St. Charles, Shasta,
at half-past -1 o’clock every morning, and arrive
at Sacnunento, via. Colusa aud Marysville, the
days follow ing at 12 M.
Raiding's Swings,
Milk Ranch,
Clear Creek,
Daiugerjield's Ranch,
A mertcan Ranch,
Cotton wood.
Prairie House,
Potter’s Ferry,
Red Bluffs,
Tehama,
Johnson's Ranch,
Monroeville,
Placer City,
Willett.
Colusa and
Marysville.
Passengers arriving by this line can be furn
ished with animals for any part of the Northern
Mines.by Mr. .lames Long, at the Shasta Stock
Market. SAMUEL FRANCIS. Agent,
St. Charles Hotel.
Shasta. Aug. 13th. 18.')3 tuilStf
At the
<?vv
ewhW'i lie, ami particularly to per-
TAWKR lIOISE.
junction of the Yrrka and Weavcrville
Roads, 12 miles from Shasta.
THE UNDERSIGNED
would announce to the pub
sou-> travelling to and from Vreka and Weaver
ville. that he is now prepared to entertain them
at this long established stand, formerly known
as the “ Free Bridge House,” in a style not sur
passed by any hotel in Northern California. Hav
in'; completed his new and commodious build
ing, and furnisbed it in the best possible manner,
he is enabled to promise the very Ix-st accom
modations. The table, as heretofore, will al
ways be supplied with the best viands the mar
ket furnishes; while from the Large garden at
tached to tin' premises, all the vegetables grown
ie this part of the Stale will be furnished in the
g.-e nest abundance
He Inis also a secure Corral conneeted with
his establishment, always supplied with an abun
dance of barley and bay.
n.arOtitf LEVI H. TOWER.
r \i«> siarm.
wt: v VK itVII,I. K.
A (M). TAKE PLEA
r.-TSi SCHNABEL
"11 i sure in announcing that the “ Uuiou
•v -1t..t»1” \s again open lor the acconuuoda
tion of the pnbbc.
We do not hesitate to promise every comfort
:uid convenience to he obtained ul the best ho
tels in this portion ol the State.
Our table ami bar will always he supplied
with the best articles to be procured in the mar
ket.
IVe can also tarnish couilortable private rooms
for families.
Weavcrville. Mav 7. IS'3. mvTtf
I'PPKU U«r.\TAl.> HOLME.
THIS HOUSE, LONG KNOWN TO
travellers and packers as one of the
■p -. lu st houses on this route, is situated
about bait-wav between Weavcrville and Shas
ta. An excellent table is always provided, and
the Bar has constantly on hand a supply of the
best Liquors and Cigars.
Good accommodations for mules and horses
can always be bad. aud a constant supply ol
Uav and Barl-v is always kepi on hand.
j. McLaughlin.
jelltf Proprietor.
TO TIIE PC BE IC.
IHAVB THI DAY APPOINTED WM. P.
Daingerfield, Esq., my agent and attorney,
to attend to all business for me in inv absence.
JOHN E. WILKINSON.
Shasta. April 20. HVU ap3tbf
iUiOO> A lAAVKI.V,
CARR ESTERS A,\D BUILD EPS.
timntes (Mid specifications made on all kinds
hidings. Jobbing done at the shortest no-
Alsu, Rockers. Toms and Sluices always
and and made to order.
B. Seasoned lunib* r always on hand
vivos ton Barton. Uriah B. Sxavklt.
ir |-_>tf Shasta City.
J. C. nixrKI.RV.
itsrnrr and *»• E«w,
juaata, California.
SHASTA, CAL., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1853,
THE SHASTA COURIER.
[ Written far the Courier.
To Pbabr-.-by Sally Stnbb*.
Phebe, dear, what you’ve said,
i'sir a moment turned my head;
But as your note again 1 read.
This is what I thought;—
If I am working, as you say.
For only twenty cents per day.
Away down East I’d belter stay.
Thau with gold be “ bought.”
If now you have a woman’s rights —
Are free to drink and “ go on tights”—
To smoke cigars, attend Bull Fights—
Why go it ere you’re old.
I care not for your sonny dune —
Your frolicks gay and happy time —
I'd rather be at homo with Sitne,
Thau sell myself for gold.
Expressmen all, of ey’ry kind,
Big and little.—do you mind ?
Are coy, ami fickle as the wind.
And won’t be caught.
The rhvdrs they travel you will learn.
Are crutu-e d with maidens (in a horn)
Bewailing loud the fatal morn
That they were “ bought.”
As to the miners who’ve made a “pile,"
And wear their beards in every style,
I’ve heard they’re very apt to “spile”
Without a fight.
Your merchants may be very nice.
And sell their goods at mod’rate price—
’Tis said they handle cards and dice !
(Phebe, am I right?)
And doctors slick and lawyers hold,
Are far more plenty there than gold;
For trash like them 1 can’t he sold,
(I’m not quite that green.)
Your farmers best of all I like.
U ho for their bread are proud to strike—
But they are nearly all from Pike,
And lar too lull and lean.
,So your invite I must decline.
The lumps of gold and fancies fine—
I'll marry Si me, whose heart is mine,
As clear as break o' morn.
Then. Phebe dear, my advice take,
And wed not with a roving rake,
For surely he your heart will break,
And leave you all forlorn.
SSmsta. Dec.
I3IPORTAJVT FROM LOWER CALI
FORNIA.
Great Evcilemcul—-Battle of La Pnz—
JLovrer Californio declared a Republic
--Col. Win. Walker declared Pmi.
dent.
The following interesting iuteljigeace taken
from the Sail Diego Herald, of December 3d,
was derived from Mr. Frederick Emery, ap
pointed Secretary of State by the Filibuster
Government recently established in Lower Cal
ifornia. Mr. Emery came up to Sun Francisco
on the steamer Goliah.
REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF
LOWER CALIFORNIA.
Head Quarters of the Refuulic of I
Lower California, Nov. 7, 1853. )
On the morning of the 17th of October, we
sailed with the first Independent Battalion for
Lower California. The command consisted of
forty-five men. Our voyage was a prosperous
one to Gape St. Lucas, where we landed on the
28th of October. Here we gamed some little
information of importance, and proceeded on
our journey to La Paz. On the 3d day of No
veiuber our vessel cast anchor opposite the
town. A party were ordered by Col. Walker
t« land, lake possession of the town, and secure
the person of the Governor; Lieut. Gilman com
manding the party. In less than thirty minutes
the tow n was taken and the Governor secured.
We then hauled down the Mexican Hag in front
of the Governor’s house, proclaimed the inde
pendence of Lower California, and our flag
floated triumphantly, where but a few minutes
previous that of Mexico waved in supposed se
curity. Our men, provisions and munitions of
war were now landed, the town fortified, and
Col. Walker entered into his duties as President
of the Republic ol Lower California, issuing
such decrees as'were most congenial to the citi
zens, as well as to the comfort and security of
his commaud.
Here we remained until Sunday the Bth,when
the President determined to move the seal of
government to St. Lucas. In accordance with
this determination we re-embarkcd, taking with
us Ex Governor Espanosu. and the public doc
uments. Shortly after our embarcation a vessel
came into port, having on board Col. Robellero,
who was sent by the Government of Mexico to
supersede Ex-Governor Espuuola. A small de
tachment was dispatched to bring Col.Robellero
on board our vessel. This order was promptly
executed. About an hour after this occurrence,
a party was sent on shore to procure wood, and
while in the act of returning to their boats, they
were fired upon by a large parly. Thus com
menced the first action.
The party consisted of but six men, who re
tired to the vessel under a heavy lire of musket
ry, without losing a man. In the mean time a
fire was opened upon the town with our ord
nance, w hicb was kept up until Col. Walker
landed with thirty men. when the fighting be
came general. From the time of lauding until
the close of the action (a signal defeat of the
enemy.)was about one hour and a half. The en
emy’s loss was s x or seven killed and several
wounded. Our men did not so much as receive
a wound, except from cacti while pursuing the
enemy through the chaparral iu the rear of the
town. *
Thus ended the battle of La Paz, crowning
our efforts with victory, releasing Lower Cali
fornia from the tyrannous yoke of declining
Mexico, and establishing anew Republic. The
commercial resources, the mineral and agricul
tural wealth of the Republic of Lower Califor
nia destines her to compare favorably with her
sister Republics. Onrmen are ail in fine health
and spirits, and are as noble and determined a
bodv of men as were ever collected together.
The officers who compose the government are
a* follows, viz:
F ref Hen’ of ‘he Republic of Lover California —
Win. Walker.
Secretary of Stale —Frederick Emory.
Sixrc’ary if War —John M. Jernagin.
Stcrefarv of the .Vary —Howard H. Snow.
Copt at n rf Battalion —Charles H. Gilman.
Fire' Lieutenant —John McKibbin.
SertUid Lieutenant— Timothy Crocker.
Third Lieutenant —Samuel Bulaud.
Captain of the Mary— W m, P, Mann.
First Lieutenant of Xary —A. Williams. j
Second Lieutenant oj A avy —John Giundall-
Our Government has been formed upon a firm
and sune basis.
He arrived at St. Lucas on Tuesday. Novem
ber Bth. On the morning of the !)'b, the Mexi
can carter Garrea cruised off the Cape, but our
appearance was so formidable that she deemed
discretion the belter part of valor, hauled 100,
and gave ns the slip. In the morning onr troops
again embarked for Ensi nada, where the Presi
dent .contemplates establishing the seat of Gov
ernment for the present.
Dae. Ist.—Not having had opportunity to send
this report sooner, I will add that we are now
at Ensenada, where the President has estab
lished his head quarters. The country is at
present quiet. The ruucheros are generally
pleased with the new Government. All well
and in fine spirits. I also send you copies of
several important decrees*, and the proclama
tion of Independence. Yours,
INDEPENDENCE.
PROCLAMATION.
Istued cm the 3 d day oj Noremlcr, 1853.
The Republic of Lower California is hereby
declared free, sovereign and independent, and
all allegiance to the Republic of Mexico is for
ever renounced.
Degree—7ih instant.—All duties, whether
exports or imports, are hereby abolished.
Decree No. 2— 7th instant. — From and after
this date, the Civil Code, and Code of Practice
of the Stale of Louisiana, shall he the rule of de
cision and the law of the laud in all the Courts
of the Republic to be hereafter organized.—
Nothing, however, in this Decree shall be so
construed as to make it an organization of the
Courts of the Republic. U m. Walker,
President of Lower California.
Frederick Emery, Secretary ot State.
ADDRESS or PRESIDENT WALKER TO THE PEOPLE
OF THE UNITED STATES.
Nor. 30. 185 S.
In declaring tbe Republic .of Lower Califor
nia free, sovereign and independent, 1 deem it
proper to give the people of the United States
the reasons for tho course I have taken. It is
due to the nationality which has most jea ously
guarded the independence of the United States,
to declare why another Republic is created on
the immediate confines of the Great Union.
The Mexican Government has, for a long
time, failed to perform its duties to the province
of Lower California. Cut off, as tho Territory
was, by the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, from
all direct communication with the rest of Mexi
co, tbe central authorities have manifested little
or no interest in the affairs of the California Pen
insular. The Geographical position of the prov
ince is such as to make it entirely separate and
disiiuct in its interests from the other portions of
the Mexican Republic. But the moral and so
cial ties which bound it to Mexico have been
even weaker and more dissoluble than the phys
ical. Hence, to develope the resources of Low
er California, and to effect a proper social organ
ization therein, it was necessary to make it in
dependent.
The mineral and pastoral wealth of Lower
California is naturally great; but to properly
develop it there must be good government and
sure protection to labor and property. Mexico
is unable to furnish these requisites for the
growth and prosperity of the Peninsula. The
Territory, under Mexican rule, would forever
remain wild, half savage and uncultivated, cov
ered with an indolent and half civilized people,
desirous of keeping all foreigners from entering
the limits of the State. When the people of a
Territory fail almost entirely to develop the re
sources nature has placed at their command, the
interests of civilization require others to go in
and possess the land. They cannot, nor should
they be allowed to play tho dog in the manger,
and keep others from possessing whut they have
failed to occupy and appropriate.
M cxico has not performed any of the ordinary
duties of a government towards the people of
Lower California. She has established no sure
and ready means of communication for the peo
ple miong themselves, or with the rest of the
world; nor has she ever undertaken to protect
them from die wandering robbers who infest
the Territory. Thus abandoning tbe Peninsula,
and leaving it, as it were, a waif on the waters.
Mexico cannot complain if others take it and
make it valuable.
On such considerations have I and my com
panions in arms acted in the course we have
pursued. And for the success of our enterprise,
we put our trust in Him who controls the des
tiny of nations, and guides them in the ways of
progress and improvement.
WM. WALKER Colonel.
President of Lower California.
The Mineral Wealth or Virginia —The
Abingdon Virginian, in an article about South
Western Virginia says : “For mineral wealth,
no country upon the earth is superior to Vir
ginia. California may glitter in her gold, but
where are her iron and copper? Missouri may
boast of copper, but where are her gypsum and
saltpetre ? Pennsylvania may revel in her an
thracite, but where are her salt and lead ? Ken
tucky may boast of her coal, but where are her
silver ami Magnesia? These are all found in
South-western Virginia, and in inexhaustible
abundance. Carrol has its gold and silver,
Grayson its copper and iron, Wythe its lead and
coal, Smythe its salt and plaster, and Tazewell,
Russell. Scott and Lee. their hills filled with
rich treasures, and Washington is behind none
of them in all these elements of wealth. In ad
dition to all this,we have tbe finest water power
in the world, the largest forests, tbe purest air,
and the coolest water, and the very country
itself seems to rest upon limestone foundation.
We have no epidemics nor contagions—no ague
nor yellow lever —uo small. [six nor cholera—no
hydrophobia nor lockjaw —and last, as well as
least, no ticks nor musquitoes.”
Tbe Virginian further states that, “ twenty
five dollars j»er acre is a high price for land
within five miles of Abingdon, and the great
railroad will be finished through this country in
two years from to-day. It is no stretch of imag
ination to predict, that this population will be
doubled in ten years, and that South-western
i" Virginia will in time become one of tbe richest
as well as one of the most beautiful countries
on the face of tbe globe ”
clergyman lecturing one afternoon to
his female parishioners, saiii:
“ Be not proud that our Lord paid vour sex
the distinguished honor of appearing first to a
female alter the resurrection, for tt was only
done that the glad newt might spread the
sooner.”
Vert Particular. —“ Where is the hoe. Sam
bo ?”
Will de rake. »"*»sa. M
“ Well, whete is the rake?”
“ Wid de hoe.”
“ Rut where are both ?”
" Whv. bnf loyeder. I colly, ole mama, you
'pears to he berry titular dis morning."
FrMclie* C«rm|Mi4ric(.
San Francisco, Dec. 10,
Dear Courier; —When the Courier comet to
hand, it seems like the face of some old famil
iar friend, and I even read the advertisements to
see if there are not some names I once knew at
tached thereto. When I look on its columns,
fancy goes back t« the time when its sober ami
smiling faced editors first came to our mountain
city, and the news went about, “ those are tho
men who are going to print the paper"—to the
day when the Judge editor came over and gal
lantly requested me to have the honor of striking
off the first copy. Could I resist the invitation
from such a source T and did I not, in a very
workmanlike manner, roll up my alueres, and
do tiie printing without pie making at all? and
has not all your good luck resulted from that
fact? as for the bad, I have no part in that.—
Then the miners and loafers too, w ere feasted
once a week with a bona fide paper, and many a
pair of muddy boots found the way into vour
sanctum—now and then a Pike county man—to
see a paper made. Well, those days are long
gone—tires have destroyed your city, and the
energies of your people have built it up again
—the rich have become poor, and the poor rich
—bachelors have wed—many of the inhabitants
at that time have fled, and others now fill their
places—in short, the Shasta of 1851-’2, the Shas
ta that we knew together, is no longer aeaoeg
the things that are, but with past joys, hopes
aud sorrows, is goue forever. Are we any
nearer Heaven than we were then ?
Memory is a strange compound; the very
heading “ Shasta Courier” will call up tho mi
nutest wild flower I have plucked on those hills
or in the vales. I seem to stand ou Alta Vista,
or sit on Sappho s rock, up there, and ponder on
(he wild romantic beauty spread out all around.
1 think with gratitude of the uoble Doctor who
dwells there. May his life flow as peacefully as
the dear cold spring that gurgles up near by—
and now, that lie has one to share his lot, may
they be doubly blest. I seem to see ‘‘Jack"
aud myself climbing those hills "mule back” as
well as foot back—the rich boquets we would
gather—the manciueta blooms, with the beauti
ful leaf—the rippling streams —the mill—the
creeks, and the majestic Butte—all are visible
yet. Nor think I forget the grave of poor “Wil
liam Coat,” and how often I have laid fresh
flowers on the sod above his bead. He who
loved him most has wandered far away; but I
think of him yet, for he was one of the fete ia
Shasta who loved me—and I am afraid there
was man’s selfishness even in that, for it was
more the food than the baud that gave it that ha
loved. Let him rest.
I am right glad to see you are advocating the
removal of the State capital to Sacramento. That
is the place for it. Now, if by death or resigna
tion you should happen to get in, I hope you will
lay before that august body the necessity of not
only electing a U. S. Senator this winter, but
that be be boarded, clothed and liquored—that
mileage be allowed him to the Sandwich Is
lands, China, or any where else he likes, previ
ous to starting to the Capital. Do this, will you T
It 3'ou wish to see mud in all its variations,
just one half of ye stay there, and the other half
comedown here, aud be gratified with the way
this great Emporium has let the rainy season
come on her. Miud you don't break your legs
or neck in the mantraps on the wharf. We are
only trying an experiment; if it succeeds well.
Grizzly’s may soon expect them in the moun
tain. The streets are even worse—the author
ities having resolved that so much gas shall not
go stalking along the streets, are preparing sub
terranean passages for the overplus. W hen this
is brought to a focus we can spare some of our
walking lamp posts. But as your city was well
supplied at one lime, likely you do not need
any.
Among the wonders of the age, proving that
our venerable relative Solomon did not know
every thing, in saying “ there is nothing new
under the sun.” is the celebrated Flea Powder
of Mr. Piuchibinchi. I have concluded it is the
name that chokes the flea, but no matter; it kills
them, or will so mesmerize them that tiiey are
as docile as a pet lamb. No humbug in this I
assure you, and in conjunction with the old lady
who said, “ blessed is the mau who invented
sleep," I say blessed, thrice blessed it Mr. P.
for enabling one to sleep, without that eternal
walking, walking over one’s body. I know you
need this powder up your way.
I believe there is some talk of starting tele
graphic wire from this place to the moon, and [
did intend to take 2a cents worth of stock, until
I saw that Mr. Adams has declared the motion
of the night's Queen is all wrong; betides my
stock up your way rose up in judgment, and I
refused for the present.
Among my recollections of Shasta don’t think I
forget the Squatter war, and the can— no, pistol
that gleamed and flourished in the sun, but could
not frighten even a woman. Well, that unfor
tunate entter is at loggerheads here with u
worser than Uncle Ben about another lot. If her
lawyer cannot beat them, she has a redwood
stick from the mammoth tree, and a hickory
from Mount v ernon, with which she intends to
defend her title on the Woman’s Bight princi
ple, for it does seem these old bachelor’s and
widow’s hearts have turned to quartz, or gold in
which alloy predominate*. See that you send
me the Courier regularly, or I shall—but I’ll tell
you another lime. Madiuki.
Albany Transcript perpetrates the
assertion that “ beauty fades so rapidly now-a
days, tliat if half the girls in the city were to
wipe their faces on their handkerchiefs, all their
"ood looks would go to the washerwomen."—
Great citj for painters is Albany.
NUMBER 41.