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The Shasta courier. [volume] (Shasta, Calif.) 1852-1872, 1853-05-21
From Pit River.

We are indebted to Edward s. Benson, Esq,
of Cram, Rogers g. Co.'S Express, for the follow
ing information from this quarter of the mines !:
Pittsburg already contains some thirty houses,
mostly canvass Among the number are two
bakeries, a blacksmith shop, barber shop, and
shoemaker shop.
A Wagon road will be open in few days
through to the town-s3OO having been SUBJ
scribed for that purpose, which viii very nearly
complete it.
Six OK teams from Monroeyille crossed Pitt
River on Thursday, with goods belonging to
Messrs Mckay and Spencer, who intend es:ab-
fishing themselves at Elizabethtown two miles
this side of Pittsburg.
The party now prospecting wagon road to
Yreka, has not yet returned.
A company of - men took out of Rich Gulch
last week, little over $1,000. Four men at the
same place took out in one day 5000. A COM
pany of men in little gulch at the south OF
Rich Gulch, took out $500 last week.
Claims on Horse Greek not yet prospected,
are selling from 500 to 5000.
The miners generally are averaging satisfac-
tory wages.
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MIR. Gilmore, who, in company with number
OF miners, left this place last fall for the Aus
tralian Gold Diggings, has Just returned He
informs that notwithstanding the immense
nuggets" that are found in those gold fields.
they are not TO be compared to our dggings.
and that men do not average anything like the
wages they do in this country. AS proof of this
he says, that ten shillngs per day is the highest
wages paid mechanics in Sydney. Many of his
companions returned with him, all perfectly
satisfied that California, in every respect, is su-
perior to Australia for the working man.
The Bark lessee Byrne has arrived in San
Francisco with files of Sydney papers to the 23d
of February.
The most remarkable feature in the mining in
telligence from Victoria, is the discovery of the
great nugget 1T Ballarat, weighing 1913 pounds
The largest lump of gold in the world The
Sydney Herald of the 18th of February says
the "nngget" is one unbroker rounded mass
very slightly veined with quartz.
The total amount raised from the mines du-
ring the year 1852. appears to be 4,l75,247
ounces.
The Colonial Government has passed new
license law, taxing foreigners SIS per month
for the privilege of mining The papers speak
in terms of great severity in regard to the law
and the premonitory symptoms of strike for
independence were pretty generally apparent.
The Australian mines not SO great in ex-
tent, while they ten times as much crowded.
those in California.
During the month of December, 1852, the
number of vessels which arrived at Sydney, was
l52 These vessels landed ii 500 adult passen
gers, of whom COZ were from America, and ID
from California In The month of january, 1858
the number of vessels which arrived at the
same port was 1885, adult passengers, S.l3l
Allowing this To be an average rate of immi graz
ton for each month, make the arrivals of
passengers at Sydney alone, l20,9S0 for year.
The arrivals at the ports of Melbourne, AIDE
laide, Hobart Town, Launceston. etc, must be
IN proportion.
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7 Il Z SHASTA COURIER
A gent. for the Courier.

The following genfl' men are our regularly
authorized Agents, empowered to collect Sub
scrpiions, Advertisements and Job Work, and
receipt for The same:-
SAN FRANcIsco AGExcY.-E. R. Robinson,
So will ht reafier act Agent for The Shasfo
Conriea in San Francisco. We take pleasure in
recommending Mr.. r. to the favor of the San
Francisco merchants. They may be fully assured
that all business orders for The Courier lett with
him will be faithfully attended to. Office in the
f" Union Hotel"
SACRAMENTO AeEHcy.-Mr. J. M. Shepherd
will hereafter act as agent for the Shasta Couri-
er in Sacramento. His office is at the Book
Store of Shel herd & Sydam, J street, between
9Th and 9Th streets.
UeaverzlYe.--CRAMR oeERs & Co.
One Horse Iotcn.-SMlTH & ToLLMAS. Ex-
pressinrn.
French Gu'cA.-MoRRow & SHANNON, and
SHR0HTER g. BRUNNING.
Yrek0-CRAM, RoGERs & Co.
.y AGENTS wanted in every portion of the
mines.
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CpMMuNICATED.
Dign;fy Of Hnhor

In no land is industry So much respected az in
California. Here labor has It's reward viz kre0a
No one who labors is long allowed Ia go hungry.
II II man fail to strike rich lead. finds that
his health will not allow him To pursue the i0Io-
N enlnre the prica.ions of ninn. life, Let him
'ot despair: if he can procure gallon Of " his
Ky. dccantcr, glass and a muddler he is
started IN respectable calling.
Immediately the digni'y of nGor covers him as
mantle. He scorns id,ness he cannot bear
% ike upon The charities of The world HI, is
nonorcd because be is not ashamed 10 labor He
Is palroniSed To show him that honest Industry
shall not wait. He enlarges his business. aud
r'.i"iccs i'll The society and kindness of the noble.
nrared Calitornians Verify, this land is the
poor mans home. RoNrx
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A PERILoUs Poslriox.-Walking out in the
suberbs of our city few evenings since with
some friends, we encountered grizzly bear,
which Immediately put after OF the party, a
high functionary of the county, growing most
iercely, and exhibiting his teeth most frightful-
ly. We have read of some tall running in our
time. We hive heard of the Kcn,uckian who
was unsuccessfully chased around ten acre
field by streak of CREASED lightning, and of the
immense speed with which the wild ASS skins
over the plains of Tartary. Indeed, o:4O is sup
POSED little above extra. But all these were
nothing TO the manner in which the Judge
walked along" for space a space and
half. 1t most forcibly reminded US, as he leaped
something less than ten rail fence, of the W ords
of the poet, I" RISE fly &c. And well he
might, for never have more ferocious
devil than the aforesaid bear, not to be mere
than two months old =!
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BE CoSsIsTENT.-The Sacramento Union, in
several OF Its articles opposing the legal notice
law, urges as an argument against it, that the
people had never expressed any dissatisfaction
relative to the manner in which legal notices
were required to be-made heretofore-that they
had never asked for the passage of any such law
as the one at present IN existence. &c. &c. Now
this is precisely the same argument used by the
opponents of the Convention bill, and vet the
onion would pay no sort of attention TO it. when
discussing that question. When, would like
10 know, have the people ever asked to have
the question Of a Convention or no Conven-
ton" submitted to theml Never. And yet the
Union frequently charged those opposing the
Convention Bill, with desire to prevent "the
people from expressing their sentiments We
think the argument equally correct in both
cases.
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ACCIDENT TO The EAGLE CREEK CoMPAxr-
We regret 10 learn that the immense chain.
weighing some l,500 lbs, throw across Clear
Greek, by the Eagle Greek Water Company, for
the purpose of conducting the water of Eagle
Greek into the gulches and fats above Horse
town, broke on Thursday last. This is most
serons loss to the gentlemen engaged in the en-
terprise, the parting of the chain has DESTROYED
in single moment the labor of several months,
aud may materially retarJ the prosecution OF
the work
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The WEATBER-rhe weather has been ten
times more capricous for month past, than
any spoiled beauty that we have ever seen, or
read of in books The most of The past week
has been as dry as the heart of an old maid
from choice" and as hot as her indignation
when alusion is made to her age. Yesterday.
however the sky was overcast with Clouds and
sbou, the middle of the day drizzling rain
commenced Verify we begin TO think with
the State Journal that the next rainy season has
set in
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THO ChiucNc.


We regret to learn that party of miners from
the vicinity OF Bri2gsvie, have permitted them
selves to become exaspera.ed against this peace
able and nnofeuding portion of our population
They have already frightened some hundred
more of them from their Claims on Clear C reek.
by threats and other demonstrations of personal
hostility.
Those men must know that this whole thing is
not only i'll violation of positive law but in d.
rect antngonism OF justice and right.
1t is not reasonable 10 suppose that good
American citizen would venture To break the.
laws of his country, unless 10 prevent grievous
evil or effect IA very great good. In this case ii
was, confesSedy, to remove an evil. Now let
lis see OF whit tlat evil consists
1T seems that the Cinnamon on Clear Greek
had suff, red 10 the amount of about $780, by the
ihleving propensities of the Indians. Catching
one Of the rogues in the act of plundering tent.
they took him to One Horsetown and delivered
him to Americans for trial. For this certain par.
ties would chase the Cinnamon from the dig
gings in which they were at work, violate the
laws of their country, and perpetrate great
wing utOu phtttl vi weak, pedcedDle, mol
fenslve, and industrious men-any one Of whom
would. perhaps, In single month, contribute
more towards the support of osernment, than
many OF the men engaged in this disgraceful af-
tar do III the course Of the entire year.
We appeal TO the calm, sober .judgm of
these men, and ask them if this is right Is it
just7 Is it American Nay, is it honorable, or
brave1
Remember these men were invited here by
our laws and by the enlightened policy of our
government, both National and State They
came here with the full assurance of our chief
Executive that they should be protected in the
full enjoyment of all privileges accorded to for
eigners. How ungenerous then, now that they
are here. because they are weak and incapable
OF defending themselves, to rise with arms and
drive them from the mines
Remember, too, that every one of them has
promptly paid his tax of four dollars per month
thus furnishing very important source of re-
venue to the State. Already more than one hun
dred of them have left for Sacramento, through
fear of personal injury from lawless men. Thus
has our County and the State each been deprived
OF at least $50 per monih-and by whom If
we have been correctly informed, by men who
have never since their residence in the country.
paid half that amount into the State or County
treasury.
But throwing all selfish considerations aside,
we again ask those men, if it is just humane
thus to trample upon few weak persons for en-
deavorlng to protect their property from rogues!
We understand that The Chluamen would have
been handled very roughly but for the prompt
interference Of Sheriff Corsaut. Cinnamon and
all other foreigners entitled to the protection
of the strong arm of law, and we trust that our
officers will see they get IT.
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FAST STAGIxG.-On Thursday last Mr. w. A.
Weber, OF Baxter s. Co.'S Line of Stages, drove
through from Tehama TO this place-distance 60
miles-in precisely six honrs and fifteen minutes
He stopped at Cottonwood half an hour for the
passengers 10 breakfast and twenty-five minutes
TO make the various changes-lhus making the
trip through in five hours and twenty minutes
This time. we believe, has never been beaten on
this road
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LATE FROM CHINA.-The ship London arrived
At the Bay on Situray II h inst, bringing files
of China papers to l9h March
1t was reported and believed in Canton, thai
the great city of Nailkin had fallen into tn,
hands Of the rebels on the I9lh of February.
a friend, writing TO the Friend Of Chin, I'M
der date of March 3D., says:
The intelligence received in Shanglae yes,
terday from Nankin, is If an alarm lig charac
ter. The rebels have captured city near that
place. aud their next move will be Nankin IL
SELF
Great numbers of Cantcnmen are engaged
by the iaoutae To go to Nankin and fight. at the
rate of SIS per month, and all the local force
has been sent to offend The place
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Tae A;sPorsi0Masacn ESiII.

This bill apportions the Senators and Assem-
blymen as follows
LIST District. San Diego. San Bcrnar,lino and
Los Angeles, | Senator: ID Santa Barbara an..
San Luis Obspo, l; 3d, Monterey and Santa
Cruz |; It'll, Santa Clara and Alameda /; ) !,
San Francisco 4 9th. Maripo,a and Tulare | ,
9Th, Tnolumne >; Slh, San .Jonqlin aud Coniri
Costa 9th, Sacramenfo2; 10 Ii, Snano, Nap.
and lolo | ll,h. Sonoma, Marin and Mendoc-
40 | l2ih, Trinity, Klamath, Humboldt am.
SlSklyou / 18Th, Colu>a and Shasta l4:h
Butte 18th, Yuba and Suffer 3 18TH, Neva-
tia > !; 9Th, Placer , 8 h, Ell Dorado ! 10 h.
Calnveras , ooh, Sierra 4.-Senators 33.
Number OF AsSembivmcn -
San Diego l. San Bernartlino ] Los Ange-
les >; Sania Barbara Sau Luuis Obispo / f:
Monterey |; Santa Cruz / Santa Clara . A.
Aneda /; San Francisco 8 AIarposa =; Thar,
|; Tuolumnc ): San Joaqun ,; Contra Cost;
|; Sacramento 4; Solnno Nolo j; Naln | ::
Sonoma and Mendocino .; Marin | i; Siskiyor
/; Colusa | !; Shasta F; Butte 3; Yu,a ) ; SUIT
ter /; Nevada ) Placer d; Ell Dorado s Gala
veras ); Sierra 2--tota 80.
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LETTER FROM JUD6E SMITH.-We have re-
ceved letter from Judge G. A. Smith, in re-
ply to the communication of E. Steele, of Sski-
you, which appeared in this paper two weeks
since. Owing to its very great length we are
our outside form made up 1t will appear
next week
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by last Evenings Mail.

We are indebted TO Adams & Co.'S Express
for Sacramento papers of the l9ih and those Of
San Francisco of the day previous
Both Houses agreed To hold over TO o,clork
p. NJ. Of the l9fh
We take the following proceedings of the 18Th
rom the Bencia Corr cspondcnce of the Stote
joa9mni:
he Bill for the sale OF the Water Lot propcr.
oi lie STATE al San Francisco PASSED the
House last night. The Bill was very un,a,i,fac-
lory To many who voted for it. but owing to IN,
ia'ehesS OF lis Introduction, they were satisfied
mat no other could be passed in season. as the
minority could easily have delayed the bill for
lays.
large portion of the night was consumed in
he discussion of the bill for estabishing'a Fe-
male University at Benicia. Mr. johnson of
yonr city Che handsomest man in the Ho,,sr)
paid very high compliment TO the ladies' of BE-
ulcia, but opposed the bill The bill was ind, f.
niiely postponed
The Bill to grant lands to j. r. Dean, for III.
purpose OF building Dry Dock, was passed.
pul afterwards de eated in the Senate
lhe BIZ Tor the Drainage of land in Yolo
county was laid upon the table
ne usual vote of thanks TO the Speaker was
Increased 'o
The Honse adjourned about A. NJ. Til.
morning the School Fund Distribution Billwu,
passed. "'
me new State Marine Hospital Bill provides
Tor election OF Physicians aud Surgeons by the
Legislature, but it is doubtful whether the two
Houses will exercise the prerogative.
NV MACHINE FOR CRUSHING QrARTz.-
speaking OF The Russian Engineer the Jnioa
says:-
Mr.. Pafcol has been in Downeyville with
rue model OF new machine for crn.bno
quartz and saving gold. His experiments have
proved most satisfactory. Every pound yielded
from six TO forty cents; allowing that Inn, IL
cents is obtained, machine of his pat,.r'D
crushing twenty tons every twenty -four hour.
would yield the enormous amount Of $50 ooo
per d.lGunl." '''o
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Poor fellows, how we pity you.

Maj OF THE NORTHERN MI Es.-We have
been shown by Mr.. Roman of this place. map
of the mines north of this point, drafted by Mr..
Ehrenberger of Yreka. VIC have no hesitation
in saying that it is remarkably correct-more so
by tar than any we have yet seen published.
Mr.. R. has taken it with him to San Francisco,
where it is his intention to have it published for
the benefit OF persons travelling in the Northern
portion of California. 1t is work for which
there is and has long been a grea- demand.
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DEMOCRATIC NoTIcE.-We cali attention to
the notice of the Democratic Central Committee
for Shasta County, to be found in another col
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Adnm.N CO... Express.

We are indebted to Adams e. Co. for full files
of California papers during The week. They
have also again placed us in their debt for for
warding several bundles of paper to us through
from the Bay, for which they have our sincere
thanks
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~ The proceeds OF The TWO last concerts OF
Miss Kate Hayes-the forty -ninth and fifiieih-
amounted to the handsome of $4,000 SO,
according to the Union her business man says
with his finger on his nose doubtless.
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THANKs.-Hon. Thomas H. Benton, L. S. H.
OF R., and Hons. r. I. Spragne, T. T. Cabaniss,
R, G. Reading and Jas. McAIahon, of the Califur
MIA Legislature, have our thanks for valuable
public documents
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MURDER.-We learn from the Marysville
Herald, that man by the name of Murray Hart
ford was killed by being shot in the abdomen BY
Thomas Williams on the Sacramento river inst
below the mouth of Chico Creek, on the 10Th
mat. Williams is in custody at Mouroeville.
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DESTIsTRY.-Dr. J. s. Morse, who has most
enviable reputation as an accomplished Dentist,
has again returned to town, and may be found
at the ST. Charles Hotel. See his card
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p Companies and ID, I'd regiment L. S.
infantry, under command of Maj. H. Vessels,
have gone In Fort Miller.
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- Col. Wright, OF Fort neauing. passed
through This place a few days since, on his way
to Fort Jones, In SCOTS Valley Siskiyou.
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fKEKA-Ihe HarySrille Herald is informed
that the proper pronunciation of Yreka is Wy
re-ka. giving the letter in The las, syllable the
same sound as in bah teila,
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FAvoRs.-N Iu,urn our thanks TO Nessrs
Hall & Crandall. for ihei kindness i'll bringing
ms several large bundles of paper
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"a The ceremony of breaking ground on the
line OF the Mountain Lake Water Company,
which is TO supply San Francisco with pure wa
ter was performed with a silver shovel. banded
shovel was used at the dinner table to FIJI the
plates OF The ladies' with strawberries from half
bushel measure filed with this delicious fruit.
gathered i'll the vicinity.
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From Xreka.

We are indebted to S. d. Brastow, Cram.
Rogers s. Co.'S Messenger, for the following
items
New and very rich diggings have been struck
on Cottonwood, 30 miles northwest of Yreka.
Two boys were prospecting, and coming to a
most unlikely piece of ground for gold, one of
them remarked "Who knows but what there
may be gold here ~ Acting upon the impulse
of the moment they sunk hole about four feet
deep, and discovering gold, washed four pansful
and got 800. 1t is thought that the diggings
will prove extensive.
There are more persons Humbug at pre-
sent than ever before, and as a general thing
they are doing better than during any previous
season.
A duel was fought at Jackson between two
gamblers-each fired one shot at ten PAGES dis
tance-spit no blood-vindcated their honor,
and made friends
A great number of persons are on the road
between this point and Yreka, as well as numer-
Gus trains of pack mules heavily laden with goods
for the more northern mines
Mr.. B. represents business as being very live
ly in Yreka. On Sunday last the town was lite
rally crowded with miners making purchases.
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70 The john L. Stephens left San Francisco
on the 10th inst. with 81, 394, $50 III gold dust
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In LUCK-The "Cummo,lorc" writing from
Trinity County, says: The people of Big lat
have the advantage of lis poor fellows Big
Bar, for they have ten women with them. in the
shape of ~dried-up squaws, while we have nary
one"
Poor E. 11o,,-s l,o,, 49, 49,,
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Order is the first law of Heaven:
hence Order must be known in all Printing
offices Now Order" will remember, if he
has read our paper, that of our immutable
paper unless we known the writer
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Rhode. A. Ln.k,. Expre-..

This Express has placed under renewed
obligations during the week for papers and per-
sonal favors, for which they will please accept
our thanks
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GoSE HoME.-Kate Hays and Herr Mcngis,
who, on the one part, and the snobs, exqIisites,
and soi-disant elite of San Francisco on the
second part, have been for fifty nights playing
q fantastic tricks before each other, departed
benefit TO the lady, enabling her to recover from
the nausea created By the fulsome adulalions of
the press, numerically and increasingly
poured out upon her. Who would have ever
thought that the sensecss articles of the Wig
would have been productive of any good-apd
yet they are now likely to furnish food for
EsboS
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NEW PAPER IN YREKA.-C. w. Thornbury
Esq. passed through this place few days ago,
on his return to Yreka, with the material for
publishing paper in that hourishing place. His
paper will make IFS appearance in few weeks
Mr. T. has fine field for his enterprise and we
trust that the people of that section will demon
strate their approval OF his endeavors to provide
them the best possible means for turhering their
interests, by according him hearty and ample
support.
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- " The SIM Is the name of a new daily
paper published in San Francisco by F. A. Bon
nard 1t is very neat little affair, about as big
as an old fashioned ginger cake, such as we used
to buy on Big Muster Days" at home for a
:" ftp"
Great streams from little fountains flow,
Tall hogs from little pigs grow
and we trust that it may steadily increase in size
until it arrives at manhood
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-02-06

PROPOSALS for carrying the mails of the United States
L from July l, 1853, 10 June &c. 1857 Inclusive on the
following routes ~ The States Of MAINE, NEW HAMP-
SHIRE, and VERMONT. From July /, 1853, 70 june
30 1856, the following routes in the States Of NEW
JERSEY, PENNSYLVANIA, MARYLAND, and
OHIO. From July l, 1885, to June &c. 1855 on the fol-
lowing routes in the States Of VIRGINIA. NORTH CAR
OLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA, GEORGIA, and FLOR
IDA. From July !, 1885, 10 June 80 1854 the follow
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LIMOS, WISCONSIN, MINNESOTA, IOWA, MIS-.
SOURI,, KENTUCKY. TENNESSEE, ALABAMA,
MISSISSIPPI, ARKANSAS, LOUISIANA, and TEX
AS will be received the office of the Post Office
=. All xnI isss 70 he decided on the asb Of Anrl
1853.