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The Shasta courier. [volume] (Shasta, Calif.) 1852-1872, 1853-05-28
From Oregon.

The steamer Fremont brings weeks later
dates from Oregon.
Gen. Lane was hourly expected at Portland
His arrival was to be signalised by the fring of
national salute of Is guns.
Arobbery was committed in Portland at the
store of Messrs. Cohn & Co., from wboss
premises nearly $4,000 in coin and gold Jnst
was taken. The sum of $3,3s7 had been re-.
covered.
The Times says: We learn from Judge HAYS
that estimate has been made of the loss of
cattle which were left to winter in that section.
aud that not more than l in 81 have lived through
the winter He thinks that two-thirds of tho
horses have been saved. Judge Hays saved
about &c out of $50. Fruit saved out of 1872.
n. Olney saved about one-eighih of his immi-
grant stock Others saved less in proportion.
We learn from the Commercial that the Cayuse
and Nesperces Indians have attacked one of H .
b. Cos forts in the neighborl.ood of the Dalles,
and that two pieces Of artillery and company
of L. s. troops had been sent from Vancouver to
the scene OF disturbance
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WIG STATE CoNvENTIoS.-In pursuance of a re-
solution adopted by the Wing State Committee "a
meeting held Ecnecia May Q, 1853, the Whigs
throughout the State requested to meet III
heir respective counties for The purpose eff elect
ing Delegates to "A Wing State Convention. to b,
held in Sacramento City, on Wednesday, Jnl,
6'h, for the purpose of nominating Wing State
Ticket for The next general election and for tn,
transaction Of such other business may egi.
imately come within the province ofthe Convel-
ton.
The basis of representation will be in accord
ance with sections 3 and Of the plan of organ
izaiion adopted by the late Wing State Convell-
ton, as follows:
SEC. 3. AT every Wing Stale Convention here
after 10 be called each County shall be entitled
to at least two voting Delegates and one addition
al voting Delegate for every fnll two hundred
votes over four hundred cast in same comfy al
The last gubernatorial election. The official re-
turns of said election To be taken as the basis :
said voting representation TO be appor'ioped up
on said basis at the setting of each Convention.
previous to the transaction of general business.
SIC. 4. That the Delegates from each county
shall. at the setting of each State Convention. as
soon as the apporionment is made. fnrnisIla,lie
name or names of the persons entitled 10 cast
the vote of the county.
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L II Z SHASTA COURIER.
SATURDAY MORNING. MAY IS. 1859.


The following genil' men our regularly
authorized hts, empowered To collect Sub
scriptions, Ad,ertise,n. his, and job Work, and
receipt tor tie same:-
SAN FRAScisco AGENcr.-E. R. Robinson
So will h, r.al;or act a gent for The Shasfo
Courier III San Francisco. We take pleasure in
recommending MIR. K. To the favor OF the San,
Francisco III, rchanis. They may be fully assured
that all business orders for The Courier lett with
him Will be Faithfully attended to. Office in til,
=" Union Hotel"
SACRAMENTO AGEScF.-alr. J. NJ. Shepherd
Miil kereszi eT act agent for the Shasta Court
IN SACRAMENTO His cffice is at the Book
Store of Sheph, ri & Sydam street between
aril aud 9th streets.
T,e0rerrue.-CRAM Rooms & Co.
One Horse Toen-SMiTH s. ToLLMAy, Elk
f,ressrnru.
French Gniet.-MYRow & SHANNON, an,
SHRoETER &. BRuSNING.
Yreko.-CRAM. RoGgRs & Co.
ry AGENTS wanted III every portion of Ill,
mines.
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Shasta County NJ. 4, w. e..

1t will be seen by the following card from
Capt. Briceland, that he has been unable to eff
feet such arrangements as wonld enable him to
prosecute this work to speedy completion.
He viii not now, as he stated at the time of ac-
cepting the position of President of the Com
to render Its completion certain.
We regret the circumstances which have pro-
duced this result. Money matters are known
to be tighter below at present than ever
before, and hence, it is believed, throwing the
stock of the company into that market at pre-
sent would seriously mar its ultimate success.
1t is confidently believed, however, that the
work will be got under weigh in the course OF II
stand still.
10 the Trustees of the Shasta County W. f. ".
Company:
In conformity with an understanding had be-
tween you and myself, previous 10 my name be-
ing used in connexion with the Presidency of
the Company, beg to state that l have found
circumstances such as 10 preclude me from nc
ceping the trust you elected me to fill. Their
existence is matter of regret; for your project
is considered one of the best in the country
There is reason to believe, that after several
months the whole matter may be taken in hand
and pushed through as it ought to be. In the
mean time my nolI-acceptance of office will
lieve the company from all salary charges, and
place the appointing power in their hands, to be
used when the favorable time will have come
around. Truly your obd't servant
/. N. BRlCELAND.
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. PnxsEsr.-Messrs. Hughes and Curtis

A PREsEST.-Messrs. Hughes and Curtis
have had the kindness to present with very
elegant and capacious :. editorial chair" made
after the fashion of the celebrated Old Arm
Chair around which many pleasant meme :
ries linSer. 1t is so decidedly more comfortable
than an old type inverted ink keg, that
we have scarcely been able to keep out of il
since its advent into our sancium. May the
thoughtful donors live many bright long sum-
mer day to gallop over the lovely praries of Tex
as, and wander along the many bright stream.
of Michigan. They have few more of the same
sort Left
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Presentations. r. 7. Sprague, Reading,
and Martin of Trinity and Mr.. Pitzer arrived
in town in the early part of the week We were
glad to perceive in them living evidence of the
healthfulness Of Benicia. If the winds that al
most increasingly howl over the suburban hills
of the capital bring strength 10 weak lungs, and
invIgoration to enfeebled frames, we say, blow
on We winds and crack your cheeks.
Gen. Denvir. Secretary OF State, and Col Jack
Watson also arrived in town by yesterday
stage. Both gentlemen are in capital health.
Gen. Denvir is on his road To Trinity.
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A CARD.

l feel under the deepest obligations to 80
many OF the citizens of Shasta for their kindne
'nd sympathy manifested toward my late pnrt-
rer. MIR. John Melville, during his Illness. that
take this manner TO return them all my sincere
hanks. To M. Lyons and lady especially do |
eel Indebted for their untiring atien tions 10 tho
deceased, while sick. While Messrs. Thomas
Flynn. Hall & Crandall. Baxter & Co. and
many other friends have filled me with graft
tude by their kindness
May yon ALL if ever in distress find those who
VIII act as kindly towards you as you have done
towards my departed friend
A. RUDER
Shasta May 2Sh, 1853. myoSlt
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Pitt River Cores p0ndcncc.

PITTSBURGH, May %, 1858.
EDIroRs CoURrER:-The good people Of our
hourishing town agreeably surprised the
other day by the appearance of loaded wag-
gon coming in on the Shasta trail 1t was greet
ed by hearty cheers from the surrounding hills
and the boys accompanying it We're invited to
partake of sundry and divers drinks. No work
has yet been done the road from Squaw
Creek TO this place. yet the team came through
with very little difficulty. The practicability
OF Wagon road 10 Pittsburgh is no longer
predetermined.
In few days the road will be put in good
candition, we shall then expect daily stage
from Shasta. The diggings about here continue
10 pay good wages, and occasionally extraordi
nary strikes made, A company of three
men ON Buck Gulch took out $27O in one day
Traders are doing a fair business, and are all
anxiously looking for the close of the rainy sea-
son. TIMoN.
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OFFICE SEEKING.-Since the arrival OF the
principal Government appointees, at San Fran
cisco, seekers after the various appointments
within their gift have focked to that city in
great numbers. From early morn to dewy eve,
says the Sacramento Californian, hope and de-
spair alternately sit upon the eager countenan-
ces of the thousands who pass and repass each
other, like bees in the hive, in search of new
friend or extra recommendation. So closely was
one of the sufferers pressed that he was obliged
TO lock himself up in his room and write on his
door, positively no admittance"-thus very Sc
riously weakening the belief of many poor
hombre in that comfortable scriptural doctrine,
knock and it shall be opened unto you" Bles-
sed are they that expect nothing.
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CRAM, ROGERS & cos
Plftaburgh md .IeGersou Exu-c.
Connecting at Shasta rih adams, &

Connecting at Shasta rHh adams. T. Co.
~Tw~ LEAVES THE OF
tls ssss:.ss flee of Adams & Co 49,
Shasta, On Monday Wednesday aud FRIDAY
mornings Returning, leaves office on Tues
lay Thursday and Saturday
Treasure, valuable packages, letters, &C., for
wnrded by,our regular messengers, and through
Adams & Co. to any part of the Atlantic States
and California
Adams & Cos Drafts for sale.
Gold Dust bought.
Having hre-proof safe in onr office n, Pitts
n"rgh, we are prepared to receive Treasure ON
deposit
COLLECTIONS made, and all business entrusted
10 our care attended to promptly and with dis
patch. -.
ny2Stf CRAM ROGERS g. co
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PicTuRtALs &c-We are indebted to Mr. Ro-
man, of the City Book Store, for late copies of
the London illustrated News" I" Gleason
Pictorial" New York illustrated News"
a. Punch, I" Lantern" together with s. Putnam $
monthly" Magazine of Aria splendid work
=" Blackwood," California Carpet-Bag," and
the dublin Nation,r" Wilmer & Smiths Eu-
ropean Times Courier des Etais- Unis," and
numerous other publications..
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PAcKtSG-Some idea OF the amount of pack
ing done from Shasta norhward, may be form
ell from the fact, that at the present time there
not less than three hundred mules, heavily
loal led on the upward trip to Yreka. MIR. Ter
ry, Rhodes &, Lusk's Messenger, informs usfhar
on his way down he met many thirteen
trains in one day
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THE TRINITY RIvER.-rhe Trinity River Is
said to have been higher in the early part OF the
present week than ever known before. The re-
cent heavy rains, together with the occasional
exceedingly hot days, thus melting the snow up
on the mountains with unusual rapidity, was the
occasion of it.
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ty The Nicaragua Steamship Company's
steamer Brother Jonathan. as will be seen by
advertisement in another column, sails from San
Francisco on the first day of June. Passengers
by this route generally arrive in New York some
four or FIVE DAVIS in advance of the mails. We
direct the attention of persons going home to the
advertisement of MIR. Garrison,
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SHASTA WHOLESALE PRICES
CURRENT.

SHASTA, May 2Sth 1853.
Business has been brsker the past week than
at any time previous for the last month. great
number of trains have been loaded for Weaver
vile and Yreka. Our merchants are evidently
having good time of it just at present.
Flour. 12al21 Nails, 20a25
Corn Meal, kiln Molasses, 1,75n2 SO
dried, I3 Brandy, $25n5
do Gala. ground, oOol4 Whiskey, o., 71n2,5o
Barley. 9al0 Rye. Mon, ol21a22J
Clear Pork 32a35 Port Wine, $oa3
Hams, 3503S Butter Inf bbls, 3Sa62
Bacon, 3Sa40 Lard IS
Rice, Carolina. l5alS Chill Peaches IS
Teas Imp. and Dried Apples, o0a25
Gun Powder, 75a100 Candles, 45a5O
Coffee, Rio, JAVA 20a25 Salt 13al6
Sugars, Manila, Halls Tobacco. Grape 5Oa56
:" No. China, 1920 Mackere $3Oa32
= pd, crusli'd, 25n2S Potatoes, 22~24
Cheese, 3O033 Beans, 15al6
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STATE OF. CALEDONIA.

{ 'OUNTY OF SHASTA ss.-I, MARY ANN
~ Stackpole, wife of Charles Stackpole. Of
The County and State aforesaid, hereby publish
and declare that intend to carry on and con-
quo" er .'e business OF establishing and keeping
own account
Witness my hand and seal this third day OF
May, A. ID. 1853.
MARY A. STACKPOLE, [L.S.1
=, o'a,e OF California, Con ,ty of Shasta, S. On
this 9th day of May 1858. comes the abo..
named Mary A. Stackpole, who signed the fore.
gong instrument of writing, and declares to me-
mat the execution and making of the above
named declaration is her act and deed for IN.
purposes therein specified
Witness my hand and private seal, there be-
his 9Th day of May, 1853.
JHO. W. DAWSON.
hy2o 3t Recorder of Shasta co. IL. 81
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Nav EXPRESS TO PIT kivlR.-By reference
to the advertisement of the enterprisinS and 60
ahead firm of Cram, Rogers & Co.. it will be
perceived that they have established br inch of
their Express to Pittsburgh, Pitt River. Wv
hope hereafter to hear more regularly and fully
from that new and important poin'
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HIGH WATERs.-During the past week this.
and the region north of u.s. have been favored
with frequent spring showers. In consequence
Yreka and Weaverville, have been mnch
swollen as at any time during the past winter
On Monday at French Gulch. it rained for two
hours full more copiously than at any time dur
ing the
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A TYRANNIcAL PRoCEEDING.-Judge Barber
has cised A. A. Sargent, editor of the Nevada
Journal, to appear before his Court and show
cause why he should not be fined or imprison-
ed, or both, for having been guilty of gross con-
tempt of said Court, in this
''For having OH the LIST day of April A. d.
1853 and at various other times before that
published in a newspaper called the Nevada
Journal, article purporiing to be the testi-
mony taken before Justice Culburn of said coun-
~ on the oath of March, 1888 in the case of
The People VS.. Henry jansen on The charge of
assauting e. Cook with the intent to kill, and
for commenting on the facts in the in said
newspaper, thereby prt.judcing the public
mind and corrupting and preventing the admin
istraton of Justice
There are but five classes Of contempt recog-
nized by the present laws of the State but, in
the language of Tie Marysville Herald, 'the pub
fishing and commenting upon testimony, taken
before a Justice of the Peace, is not included
among them-is not even limited att Notwith-
standing the editor urged this and several other
good reasons in Justification of his act, yet the
Judge saw fit 10 abuse his power and hold him
to bail in the sum of 81 ,OOO for his appearance.
The act is we'll worthy of Minister of Santa
Anna or Lous Napoeon-who pirate loudly Of
liberty and then muzzle the press-but it looks
badly coming from the hands of an American
Judge. We consider the arrest of the editor OF
the Journal gross outrage upon individual
rights, and heartily agree with the Herald that
Judge Barbour has been guilty of tyrannical
assumption of power in defiance of law and
custom, for which he ought to be made to an
swer before a competent tribunal
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DRowSEp-We are Informed by Mr. Parker,
Rhodes & Lusk's Messenger, that on Tuesday
last. man commonly known as Dutch Charley,
proprietor OF the Lower Ferry on Trinity River,
was drowned while endeavoring to put his boat
across the river. The immediate cause OF The
accident was the parting Of tho rope apl swamp
Ing q. the boat,
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Adams e. Co... E,,,r...

We are indebted to this Express for full files
OF California and Atlantic papers. Also for late
English, Irish and French papers, and several
popular periodicals Of the dav.
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DEMOCRATIC DELEGATES FROM TRIsITY.-The
following gentlemen were elected by the Demo-
Gratis of Trinity, delegates to the Democratic
State Convention: L. s. Williams, j. S. PIizer.
Jonathan Logan, VIM VI Lowe, and Chas. T.
williams
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CiGaRs-Persons i'm search of that most deli
cious article Of human enjoyment, good cigar
will be gratiietl by calling upon Harrington &
Doll We speak cxpernn.n'ally-
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RELIGIOUS NOTICE.

METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.-Public ser
vices every Sunday at l0d A. NJ. and u p. NJ.
Sunday school every Sunday a, 81 p NJ.
Rev. JAMES RoGERs, Pastor
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The SHAsTa.-rn Is the name ot a new boat
inst launched from the yard of Mr. VIM. Ham
mond, jr., San Francisco. She Is owned by
Messrs. NJ. Lttleton, S. E. FOCUS, Mr.. Dole aud
Bull. aker & Co.. and is intended TO run be-
tween San Francisco aud Red Bulls.
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Rhode. a. Lu.;x,, ExDrr...

We return thanks to Rhodes e. Lusk's Ex-
press, for full files of California papers during
the week, and for late Atlantic papers
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On Wednesday night last, when Hail & Gram
dall's stage about ten miles beyond Neil's
Ranch, on The Tehama and Marysville road one
of the passengers. an old lady OF about 20 years
of age. Mrs. Evoy Of Briggsville in this county,
discovered that some one had robbed her carpe,
bag of two purses of gold dust, worth abou,
$500. She Immediately informed the passen-
gers of the fact, aud when the two stages met.
the passengers got out and agreed to be
searched. One of the passengers, Colonel Har-
per Of Trinity, threw of his cloak at once. and
requested that he might be searched. Another
passenger Immediately picked up the cloak, and
ook qRt of the side pocket purse of gold with
the name of the lady marked on 1t On further
search they found another purse in his coal
pocket containing upwards of thousand dol
lars. This purse, however he claimed as his
own, asserting that lie did not know how the
other pnrse got into his cloak pocket. All par
ties then got into the stage coming this way,
and ulIed TO Ncil's Ranch where on yester-
lay Colonel Harper bad bearing befor Justice
Wright, which resulted in his being sent to
Hamilton Jail, to await further trial.
On examining the larger purse at Nel's Ranch,
piece of paper was found among the gold with
eriain writing upon it, which Mrs. Evoy swore
was her penmarship.
1t appeared on evidence before the Justice,
hat Colonel Harper had been particularly at
entive 10 the Old lady during the trip, and that
II one time he walked ont of sight with the car
pet bag in his hand. Several stones wrapped
in paper were substituted for the gold, in order
TO prevent the discovery before the arrival oil
the stage at Marysvie.
We rejoice that Colonel Harper was permit
ted by the excited citizens to be dealt with by
the law, which at one time was feared would
not be the case.
The above information was furnished by pass
ensers who were present at the discovery of the
gold upon the person OF Colonel H., and by gem
tleman who arrived on the stage last night.
We regret exceedingly to have to make the
statements. We regret that who has here.
tofore ranked among honorable men, should be
unfortunate as TO get into such an unpleasant
position. We trust that Col, II. may be able to
clear himself from all suspicion of guilt. Moth
ing would afford greater satisfaction than to
be able to make such announcements
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FAiLED.-Uur corresdondedce from Yreka
and Weaverville fiile.l 10 reach us this week.
very much To our regret.
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+ OUND.

The VICINITY OF DAINGERFIEID NO
= hanch. black covered memorandum booL
containing various notes and papers, which N,
owner Can have by applying at this .ffice.
my2S II
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~ Good red God lumber is selling for fifty
Z ,.li,~s pr loa0 feet i. San frsyelscs"
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HARDENING u he gardens III the vicinity OF
Shasta, i'll consequence of the copious showers,
i'll most Furnishing condition. We are
glad to perceive that so many persons have
turned their attention to cultivatiug the arabic
portions of the mining division of the county
Many spots which, last summer wore dreary
and forbidding aspect, now present delight
fully home-like appearance. Especially does
this remark apply to the property formerly
known as the Free Bridge House." Last year
the enterprising proprietor, L. II. Tower, Esq,
was living i'll house anything else than elegant
i'll appearance, surrounded by a spot of land
hat failed TO attract the admiration of even
poeta eye; now lie is in residing in fine and
commodious building, and his grounds, several
acres In extent, are enclosed in good paling
fence, and i'll hi Oh state of cultivation-produ-
cling in abundance all the vegetables grown in
'his section of the State. He has also growing
large numbers of peach, apple, pear, cherry and
other fruit trees. And not the least attraction
about his premises are some two three hum
dred chickens and several hundred hogs In
short, he has regular old fashioned home. such
one naturally puts matrimonial thoughts in
10 a bachelors head. We trust ere long to
many such homes in the mountains of ShasiU.
" LOLA MoNrEz.-This celebrated and beauti-
ful danseuse, who has by her winsome smile
crazed half the world, and by her frown broke
4, thousand hearts, has actually arrived in San
Francisco, and was announced TO appear at the
- American ON last Thursday night. In a few
days expect the San Francisco Press will
treat to some fine dissertations upon the sub
lime virtue and rreproachable moral character
of the renowned Countess. Politician, Author
ess, Danseuse, Actress-the Charming, fascina-
-, To1.,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-24

o.sl. ..............fll,42 3 IA . eli, 100 {

This exhibits decrease Of GAIA Is not very lxrgs
per cent ON tia aggregate, but sufficient TO show
asced business In transportation.
An extent OF ninety ave miles Of new canal reaching
nom Pttstsn, Luzsrne county, 70 Athena In Bradford
ssany, Pa wiz be brought into for the frst time
On the 18th OF October, when TO Be il. IN
~ order Of the canal commissioner Ertensye orders
foo coal TO supply Western New York, 1t Ia said have
already bsen given From Athens to the New York State
ifne, 21 miles distant extensive canal Is making to
sonnet with the New York junction osrs leading direct
20 New York city. This Is 10 be CON pie xd by the
first Of April ner.
Inc parties who obtained tbs verdict and ai t, ton
q the High Court Of Appeals Of ths State Of Mississippi
sne case O. the Union Bank bonds have proposed 70
<hs ssste authorities that the bonds With the interest
accrued thereon, shall Be tsksn M and rev bonds Is
sued payaois In hftssn thirty, forty. Ave and sixty
yesrs; that the nov bonds issued FOR the isorsst now
due bear interest for thrse yesra afr rbiob the
interest 20 BE- cbrged on em on ths prisoiu,l he
as stso wiling to take tar Of onefourth AZ IN, nor
ssrt tho ed ad pooren value OF such real and
personsi property Of the State Is subsc. 70 s.a
ton, believing that Il win Hqudste tho entire asb IN
sixty years; II not, be will grant further extension
The last number Of the Mining eagdsne cosains tap
ssas~ips just remarks relative the position md pros
sse~ OF the mining interests Of ths Uoitei 5tstes
Ahe Superior, North ossolina. Tsnnessss and Virginia
sSS@ % points noS ueundsrt 10 copper, The fret,