The Sierra citizen., 1854-08-26

cent brick building, and busy throng
hurrying to and fro over the plain where
we used to herd our cattle. Bus in
Sacramento as well as everywhere else in
California, the mass Of the people are in
possession of the Archimedian lever of
gold. The adventurous and enterprising
from all parts Of the world, collect here
with the determination to wrest from the
bowels Of the earth her treasures, and not
only have they put the mountain streams
in harness and driven the wild cattle from
the plain, but the subtle fluid of the air
has been tanned and sent on its swift mis-.
sion along the wires in all directions. So
much for a combination of intellect and
gold
At Sacramento We had an opportunity
Of attending concert given by Ole Bull
and Strakosch, to very large ana appre-
ciative audience. The magic toaches of
those great musicians, acted like electrici,
'ty On the Sacramentans, and though the
evening was intensely hot, no one was will
ling to leave the house until the concert
was over.
Through the courtesy of friend, we
were introduced to the editorial corps of
the Sacramento Union, and very soon ull-
derstood the reason why that paper is in
suck demand in the northern mines, ire
spective of party prejudiccs. We question
whether any other paper in the State has
greater array Of talent and experience;
in proof Of tais we need only point to the
articles of the Union to be found in all
its cotempotafies. The gentlemen Of the
Union Office will accept our acknowledge
ments for their courtesy TO- oarself, and
we will only add that we wish tkers all
the success that they deserve.
ELosp.-Our friend and coadjutor
t'corge ii. Sandy, Esq, has retired from
the editorial department. Of the Citizen,
and left us all aiof1e. During our absence
he received letters which he thought re-
quired his immediate presence elsewhere,
hence the paragraph which appeared over
his signature in last weeks issue; but on
our return, by dint Of persuasion We in-
duced him to remain, and took measures
to arrange his Other business by proxy.
Mr.. Sandy is a practical printer, Of whose
abilities any one can Judge from the ty-
biography of the Citizen, which has always
been under his control Occasional arti-
cles from his pen have appeared in our
paper, which we would be glad to have
written, and which were copied, with COM
plimentary remarks, by journals of higher
pretentions. We still expect to avail
ourself Of his sound adv ice and cool judg-
ment, which we have learned to depend on.
Our editorial career began with the first
number Of the Citizen, after four years
residence in the mountains, where we Of
ten could not obtain even newspaper,
for weeks at time. Of course we came
into the Office inexperienced, behind the
age, and untitled to give the necessary in
formation to others, which we so much
needed ourself,and nothing but the forbeal-
ance of our contemporaries, and valuable
advisers, saved US from the shoals upon
which we must have otherwise been
wrecked. The success of our enterprise
has been beyond our most sangnine expec-
tations, every one seemed to- wish for our
success, and we have nothing to complain
of. We will still maintain our uniform
courtesy towasst cur contemporaries, until
unjustly assa:ka, but in an event so alarm
ing, we will endeavor to "be about"
SIERRA VALLEY.-A large party, inclu-
ding representatives of the bench, bar,
Iiforots o,,I - Ia cfo ~