The Shasta courier. [volume] (Shasta, Calif.) 1852-1872, 1853-04-02
Yreka Correspondence.

YREKA CRY, March 81, 1858.
Messrs Editors Hoping that you will re-
| ceive kindly communication from this region,
will give you brief sketch of the interesting
matter in this mountain girt village.
Business is increasing daily, and the many
new faces that are seen promenading our streets
OF late, give unmistakable proofs of the increase
OF every class of traffic the ensuing summer.
Yreka, as point for trading and mining has
never held forth more fattering inducements
| than at the present time. The surrounding
country, for the abundance of the precious metal
has never been, nor is now surpassed by any
mining region in California. Indeed, every day
brings news of some newly found district where
the precious metal is found in astonishing guam
titles, and with an incredibly small amount of
labor Great excitement prevails at present
among our most enterprising citizens in conse-
quence OF the late discoveries of gold on Hungry
Creek which being but about forty miles north
east OF this place. and receives all of its supplies
from Yreka. In fact, this is the grand empo-
rum OF this northern section of California.
Everything looks blooming and prosperous. And
you can see in the faces of the miners while
pursuing their labor that settled contentment
at last, and are satisfied beyond our anticipa-
tions
There is a company of about forty or more
persons making arrangements to leave for their
homes In the States via. the plains, all of whom
have made their piles in the mines surrounding
Yreka, and are now returning to the loved ones
to enjoy the fruits of their long and trying jour
ney, aud to bless for many years to come the time
when they first found themselves encompassed
by the snow-capped mountains of Siskiyou.
There is yet one other smiling feature that
has made its appearance in our isolated city,
and that is the progress of society. But few
months back, and the voice of female purity was
not to be heard IN our country, and the influence
OF vlrtuous women, so far from being felt scarce
| ly formed subject for thought The men were
| becoming almost as savage as the untutored abo-
riginese; when 10 about the first of August
| last g a change, a mighty change came over the
spirit OF the DREAM" our city for the first time
saw that which caused every heart to throb
with unteigned pleasure. Woman--virtuous
| and refined wOman-the wife and maiden had
come from pleasant homes to visit us in our ex-
lie, to share our sorrows and the tediousness of
our stay In the golden wilds of the Eureka
State. And what a delightful illustration does
our community now present of her sweet and
| ennobling influence. The change | shall not at
tempt to describe, but will say to those who
nave been III lreka previous to the arrival OF
these fair emigrants, to come and view it once,
more we know, they will not then withhold their
most fervent prayers for the permanent resi-
dence OF these fair ones among us.
On the 18th inst. attended ball at the City
Hall. new hotel recently fitted up by Mr.. Stone,
who came with his family last season to be a
permanent resident. The ball room, for ee-
gance of structure and tastefllness of decoration
exceeded anything l have seen since l left my
native shore. l counted about forty ladies,
mostly unmarried, and who for beauty of fea-
lures, and the possession of womanly graces,
would have reflected credit to an eastern city
left the gay assembly satisfied that the progress
OF refinement was beginning to be as rapid as
the population of this mining district, which two
years back was naught but an uninhabited will
derness
The agricultural interests of the county are
assuming considerable Importance, and bid fair
to prove exceedingly profitable.
Yours truly, PERTINAx.