Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1852-02-06
CALIFORNIA.

AS so many are talking of going to this land
OF disappointed hopes, curses, and gold. every
thing with reference to it is read with avidity.
The following extract is from letter of Gen
James Wilson to friend in New Hampshire.
"lour Eastern people have entirely erroneous
opinions about California. The common idea il
tha' II person can only get 10 California he has
mas nothing TO do bu, to scrape mp the gold by
the shovel full, unit, he satisfies all the cravings
OF avarice. The adven,urer foi California starts
with this opinion--his mind is all absorbed in
thoughts about linen sacks, bucks in bays and
close purses TO hold his goId-he is anxiously
continuing how TO pack, keep ard safely trans
port his precious yellow dust. His beautiful
revere Is never for moment disturbed by O
doubt of his gettingi,.
II is great and fatal mistake. It is enough
OF itself to blast the prospects Of nine ont Of
ten OF all the people who come to California
The stern experience Of the practical miner soon
dspels the error and the poor deluded sufferer
is discouraged, disheartened and mortifed-he
loses his energy and fortitude-he sickens and
dies
have seen many such Gases and dare not
advise any Of my numerous correspondents to
come TO California Those who "StGnd yell had
Oetter SAND SlA
The following items from the Journal of the
House q, Madison, may be interesting TO some in
this locality
The Legislature has as yet passed but two
laws-the first was sn act anptapria,ing TO them
selves their pay for mileage-the second was
with reference 10 the submission of the charter
of the city OF Milwaukee 10 the inhabitants for a
vote:
Mr.. SIoes introduced the following resolu-
ton, which was adopted, 10 wiz:
Resolved, That the chairman of the commit
tee on Roads and Bridges, is he reby requested to
deliver TO the chairman Of the judiciary commit
tee, all the papers in his posses sion relating 10
the vacating of certain street in the CITY of
Kenosl a. TO which latter committee the subject
is hereby referred.
BY Mr.. Sholes.
Remonstrance of G. s. Willis and other cti-
zens of Kenosha, Wis, against the repeal Of the
law vacating certain street in said city.
BY Mr. Sholes.
Petition of J. Hooker and 80 others, citizens
of Salem, kenosha county, praying the repeal
of collection laws
Referred TO q select committee Of three con.
sisting of
Messrs. Sholes, Phelps and Wor,hington.
Mr. Barker, from Judiciary Committee report
adversely to petition to vacate a certain street
in kenoshn, From same committee.
No. 80, A, a bill to change the names of
Susan Burrell and Henry Paul
No. 81, A, A bill to change the names of
Laura Ca!ista Jenkins to Mary Francis Billiard,
and
Surdry bills to change the names of certain
persons in kenosha County, were 50 peculiarly
worded, in providing that they 'shall be children
Of persons named" brought forth the remark
from DR.. loy,, of the DJciors' committee, tina,
this method of multiplying the race wus new
business to him. and he doubted the proprie,y of
the House undertaking it. Mr. Shoies' expIana.
ton, "that all ordinary methods had fuiled," was
satisfactory end the bills passed to their third
reading
MIR. Donaldson, from the committee on claims,
submitted the following report, which was read
to wit: