Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-10-31
THE TOWN

Slow perhaps, but none the less sure and
constant, has been the growta of Grass Val
ley during the past season. The change is
hardly recognized by one who has remained
watching from day to day the improvements
made. But moments reflection and the
whole matter is thrown open to view, while
the aattering increase, is most pleasant to
any one who feels any interest in the home he
has chosen for himself among the mountains
Buildings have been erected. public, and those
intended for individual use; many families
Gave been added to our population new
mines have been discovered fresh fields have
been opened and TILED and all over the
town. travel whittier you WILL unmistakable
evidences Of advancement and general pros
perity. will greet the eye, The growth OF
this village has not been the result of spec
ulative spirit; of the thirty or forty buildings
erected during the past summer, not one, has
been thought of as a matter of experiment
On the contrary all has been urged on by
necessity, and each man, as he has seated him.
SELF to devise his plan, has consulted economy,
and his own convenience so that no sooner
is the work finished, than it is Immediately
applied to the use for which it was intended
while it existed in its present form, only in
the mind of the owner.
One of the most important features of pre-
sent improvement is the new banking house
of Adams & Co. This is we'll built brick
building, two stories in height, of ample pro-
portions, and in its style Of architecture and
elegant finish, would do credit to any eastern
town. The dimensions are "a by 40 feet, has
a fine cellar, and is a complete fire proof
building. 1t is to be completed, and the
keys handed over, on the 18th of next month
Itscost is somewhat over $4,000. It's build
ers are Mcfarland & Boynton The exten-
siVe Touring mill of Bennett & Tilley, is ano-
ther item which no consideration would in
duce us to neglect. AT great expense, and
under the supervision Of competent work
men, they have erected one of the most con-
venient and perfect mills in the whole coun-
try A thorough and general test has proven
the -four made at this establishment, to be
equal to the best It's influence will be felt
10y the entire county Two, new and neatly
designed. churches, have been erected within
the last few weeks, and do much towards Civ
ing an eastern air" to the village. A large
and commodious hotel is soon be completed
bv Mr.. Mills, and will add its share towards
Inducing the weary to tarry awhile. Our
enterprisng fellow citizen, Col. Richardson,
in the multiplicity of his improvements, has
added to the lower part Of Main street, a neat
and convenient building in which our worthy
Post Master intends to serve the government
during the winter. 1t will soon be ready for
occupation. Dcrnn is busily engaged in fit
ting up an elegant hall, where the Odd Eel
lows are to go through their gyrations, I'M
known to us. And so we might go on, ma
ming item after item of our general advance
ment, but our columns are not of sufficient
length. /, Dwellings, Stables, workshops, &c,
have sprung up, ether FIRE proof buildings
are in contemplation, the streets have been
improved, business has a fattering look, the
quartz mills flourish, our population is in
creasing, miners are doing well, mechanics
don't complain, the lawyers have more to do
than they deserve, and the doctors are anx-
iously watching to discover patient. Eve
; rybody is full of energy and hope, and the
man who did not believe in the permanency
ana brilliant prospect Of our delightful town,
! hos departed, leaving no executor.