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M A M M LOT Fl
G i 0 7 HIN G : T 0 R j .
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
3 e n. EZEKIEL.

| HAVE just received and openedmy Fall and Win
L ter stock Of
READY-MADE CLOTHING,
To which the attention of the public is respectfully
solicited Having this season superintendent the man
ufaeture of my stock, can recommend it to quail
ty of material durability Of make, and style of cut,
above any stock brought to this city. Amongst
this stock will be found
COATS,
OF every description. Black and other colors. Frock
and Dross Goats. Beavercoth Broadcloth, Lion skin,
Petersham, Felt. Whitney, Cashmere, Sattnet, and
Twoeo business oyercoats.
pan TS,
Of black and fancy Doeskn and Cashmere, Tweed,
Beaverton and othe Pants.
VESTS.
Fine cut silk Velvet ana Plush Vests, Black and
Fancy Satin ard Silk Cashmere, Sattinet. cloth
and other vests.
FURNISHING GOODS.
Black and fancy silk and satin cravats and stocks
pocket handkerchefs, white and fancy shirts, silk
mcrlno flannel and cotton undershirts and drawers
trunks, carpet bags gloves and variety Of furnish
ing goods.
With many thanks to the citizens of Burlington for
their past patronage, would solicit continuance If
it, feeling confident in assuring them that if good
goods and ,nodtrat prices offer lnducement, they
shall never leave my store dissatisfied,
Country merchants visiting Burlington for their
stock will do well 10 call and examine my stock,
can assure them my prices will compare most favor
ably with those of st Louis any place in the Wet
B. EZEKIEL.
Jefferson street, door east Of Coolbaau6h Brooks
Bankers.
Sept. IA, "a.
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X ETH, RAY 4 co. are closing business, and
IA offer their large stock Of Teas at the New York
Cargo cost and charges added.
They also offer very large assortment Of Virginia
Tobaccos and Groceries, for cash and city acccpan
ces.
No. Is Pine Le-
Oct. 81, 54-lm. Saint Louis, Mo-
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(NORAL r ADS, necklaces, armle's and ties, with
\ and without lockets. good article by
sent 81 '54 A. w. Il CARPENTER.
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Reference in regard to the Real Estate, FIJI VIss-
CHER Co, Real Estate Brokeas, New York. Orders,
post paid, with money enclosed, to be addressed,
j. w. H0LBROOkE,
Sec'ry, sos Broadway N. Y.
EsThe Engravings in the Catalogue are now
ready for delivery
October 10, 1S5l-6mo.
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4 Md RI tona: or Historical Ske ches of Western
= Pr.-hysarianism. its early Ministers its perlons
inn. rn II. irst records, by Joseph Smith D D.
Nov. 2. "a. ut COKSE,S.
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V@ PE21rpIRu2G.
]. ID. McCLEARY'S
COLORED PRINTING INK.

AT CoRoE's Book STORE.
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Also
varnish for Celored raks.
Juno "a, "a.
ANE EYRE, and many other nterestin e romance
also on hand to which the attention of t6ereadins
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III ATCHES-Ju=t received. COED assortment of
w gold hunting ard oren faced Anchor and L.
mines Also very superior lot ct silver hunting and
opcn faced Anchor and Lerines, for sale cheap by
A. W. q w. CAReEyT1R.
svps. n, rs.
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White Goods. -
TO meet the wants u oil eur oustomeu. yvaesk.
= OCT ~ ]. u. &c. b AnscSU.
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SALT, SALT.

lO0sAcKs G. A Salt,
lUUl50 bbls kanawha Salt
so bbs Lake do
81 sacks dairy doju-t rec cd. and for sale by
Oct 90 81 j.. LAUMAN Il BRO.
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BRIGGS & WHITE,

W Wholesale and Retail Dealers In
WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE, BROoMs.
BRUSHES, MATS, CORDS, LINES, RE.
FRIG ORATORS, BASKETS,
CHURNS, &C., &c.
gas & gao >. Water street,
The Sierra citizen. [volume] (Downieville, Calif.) 1854-185?, 1854-12-09
Dovniey Sierra County, California Saturday December g. 1854

found that they have at Forest City, and
good prospect obtained. Other tunnels
are being started, and some good buildings
going up. Half mile farther south
other prospects have been got, and the
general opinion now is, that the same grav-
Ell deposit extends through to Forest City.
I am told there is plenty of unoccupied
ground at the City of Six, that will pay
from 8 to 8 dollars day to the hand as
soon as water can be had. There is a
good ditch at this place, and am told that
it will furnish from six to eight sluice heads
as soon as the rainy season commences,
which can be had from 3 to dollars a
day. The low price of water, and the UNI
occupied ground, makes it look like ia
vorable opening at this season, when our
rains are daily expected. N. Y. x.
Nov. Both, 1854.
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Ne. Al.

There was the corn which had planted
and ploughed-its long blades glistening
with heavy dew, its tasseled tops lifted
proudly up into the moonlight, and not .
blade trembled-not q stalk Bonded In
all that field of plumes Not until then
did l know that loved that farm; but
now everything that I saw had some sim
pie story, known only to me, which made
me feel that it was almost criminal to
think Of leaving.
l dressed and walked out into the lovely
night. Every nook and corner Of the lit
tie farm was visited. Every horse was
fondled and petted. Every COW was
spoken to as one speaks to friend. Some
vines which my sister was rearing needed
more supports, and with axe and jack
knife they were supplied. Ny dog fol-
lowed me at every step, and would look
wistfully at me, half conscious of what
was going on. threw myself upon the
dew-damp grass, laid my head upon his
shaggy coat, and cried bitterly.
Ashamed of my weakness, rose and
went into the woods. Every bush and
stump and tree of which, was familiar
friend to me. I climbed into an elm
which grew beside the little river, and
crept far out upon bough which dropped
SO near the water that my weight upon
it made it dip, and woke murmur in the
placid stream.
Il was past midnight then, and wind
had sprung up, which came weirdly
through the tree tops, and, in the mood
in which / then was, seemed full of mean
ing to me. 1t told me of trial, Of sorrow,
of labor. 1t told me too. Of hope, Of effort,
of success. 1t appealed to my manhood.
and rebuked the faint-hearted cowardice
which made me half regret the purpose I
had formed.
How long / sat upon that bough, list
ening to the wind which came sweeping
over broad prairies, and whispering great
lessons to me, there among the trees,
know not. But every fear and doubt
was gone, and walked homeward conf
dently-almost proudly, feeling that life
was before me, in which to labor and to
win. ff
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WE have got possession of a series of
Botanical and Neurological papers, writ

WE have got possession of series Of
Botanical and Neurological papers, writ
ten at various times by DIR. Akin, which
We think will be valuable. Most of them
are unfinished. The Doctor is gentle
man of very high scientific attachments,
though, like every old resident Of the
mountains, he has paid little attention to
the subject since he has made this his
home. A careful examination of the series
convinces US that they will be invaluable.
Though the winter winds have wilted the
flowers that grew among the rocks, yet
even they are not without hope, for there
will be resurrection for them. When the
snow melts away, and the letters drop
from the streams, the little frost-bitten
plants will again turn their faces Heaven
ward, with as much confidence as though
they were not again to die.
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December l, 1854.
Eureka.

ALTHOUGH / am not as we'll skilled in thu
use of that mighty instrument of little
men, the pen, as am with the pick anf
shovel, still, perhaps you would like t.
hear from our little place, even from as
humble an individual as myself.
The Citizen-that ever welcome little
visitor with the miner-reaches us every
Sunday, through the express Of Langtor
& Bro, and is read with much interest by
all.
This place is now becoming quite lively
again, as many are aocking here from the
streams. All are now busy, preparing fol
water, which is looked for daily with much
anxiety. We have three fine bitches here
owned by Kimball & Co., Ben. Green
Co., and Fish & Co., all Of which have
been extended and enlarged at considera
BILE expense, which will afford an abund
ance of water to supply all.
The diggings here are very extensive
and are mostly hill diggings, which arc
worked by drifting, or by means of the
hydraulic hose. Quite number of mi
ners are drifting out dirt, ready to wash
as soon as water comes. Among them is
Dan Ryan & Co., whose claims prospect
as high as S. to the pan. There are seve
raj others drifting out dirt that will pay
big wages. Gen. Hustid & Co., the Light
House Co., and several others, too numer-
Gus to mention, who wash their dirt with
the pipe and hose, and whose claims paid
very rich last spring, are making every
preparation for taking out goodly guam
tity Of the orc the coming winter and
spring.
We have two Hotels now open, and
understand that Mr.. Frizell is soon to open
another. III. p. Benton is also building a
fine hotel. By the way, Mr.. B. is very
agreeable gentleman and an accommcda-
ting landlord. Our merchants here are
doing their utmost to procure sufficient
supplies for the coming winter.
There is considerable talk here about a
wagon road from this place to Marysville
by way Of Indian Valley. This route, q
far as / have been able to ascertain, is a
practicable one, and can be built with com.
paratively little expense. w.
December 4, 1854.
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Correspondence Sierra Citizen.
Chins' Flat.

AFTER three years pilgrimage in Cali
fornia. I have at last fetched up" on
Chips Flat, and at no place that have
been in the mines, have | seen the miner
meet so sure reward for his diligent and
costly efforts as here. There are fifteen or
twenty tunnels, all of which have been
and are driving through rock-in some in
stances the rock is very hard. The Yam
kee Co. are having theirs driven by con-
tract, at $50 per foot. The American
Co. are in the rock some 6O0a7OO feet.
All, without an exception, who have gone
through this rim rock have struck gravel
that prospects sufficiently well to pay
them for their persevering toll. Many Of
the old companies have large quantities of
pay dirt, and only await water to reap
their golden harvest. The Blue Shaft
Co. found a boulder the other day which
they suppose contains from six to eight
hundred dollars, and few days before
they picked up piece of gold that weigh
ed sixteen ozs. Other companies tell of
their six ozs. to the pan, and l have seen
frequently from the Washington Co. $40
to ozs. to the pan.
Though our place is not heralded as
loud as some others, yet ! venture an
opinion, and leave time to demonstrate,
that it will produce more gold this winter
than any single mining locality within ten
miles. Such would seem to be the gene
raj impression, for not many months since
there were only few houses here; now,
boarding houses, stores, shops and cabins
number l47, and allowing an average of
three persons to each, will give popula-
ton of AL souls.
A horrible accident happened here on
last Friday night to young man who
was driving team. He fell from his
place, becoming entangled in the lines,
the team ran, dragging him under the
wheels and over the rough ground, and
when they were stopped he was taken out
awfully mangled and crushed about the
head, the blood running from his mouth,
nose and ears. He fingered without the
hope of recovery until Monday at noon,
when the angel of death relieved him of
his misery.
The young man seemed almost without
a friend, and the kind attention and ten
der cares of our worthy and ever diligent
physician, w. w. Ordway, in this in
stance is deserving of the highest COM
mendation. J. R.. P.
Chips Flat, Nov. %, 1854.
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rCOmmunicated.1

g The BURIAL PLACE--Canno something
be done 70 improve the Grave Yard OF
DownieyilIe, or to obtain some more suit
able location for the last resting place q
our deceased friends, relatives, or acquaint.
ances? Within month have attended
four funerals, following in the train of a
few acquaintance who were paying the
last sad rites to the remains of him whom
they mourned, clambering up the steep
hillside, over a broken ndrugged ground
until arriving at an enclosure where the
once hardy pioneer miner, and the more
recent hopeful adventurer, moulder into
dust. Who can tell what worth lies there
mingling with the mother earth-no stone
or slab Except few to inform the curious
who lies there embraced in the sleep Of
death. Cannot some Of our older residents
take the matter in hand, and by his OF
their endeavors improve the grounds and
the road leading thereto, or obtain some
other place that is not SO difficult of &C
cess?
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work the bottom dirt, which prospects
from SO cts. to 81 to the pan. There are
several companies now preparing, who
will give C good account of themselves
after while. Il sa
New diggings have been struck about
mile from here, in Sierra County, which
prospect well. I am told there are dig
gings on the ridge near the Slate Range
House, that prospects $50 to the cart
load. hear there is a company forming
to bring the waters of Rock Creek into
the above mentioned diggings. They are
extensive, but owing to the want of water
they will not be worked much this winter.
r. j.
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Rail Road Hill.

TINS place is steadily increasing; there
are but three sluice-heads of water running
on the hill, but with that amount there is
good returns made. The Sterett company
y dong tine business !; this claim has
proved to be the richest on the hill, hav-
ing paid as high as $40 per hour to the
hand. for week, and all the time is pay
ing well. THE claims known as the Iepg
claims, are p. respecting well; they are now
running IA npel through the rock, to
The Sierra citizen. [volume] (Downieville, Calif.) 1854-185?, 1854-12-09

p Know NorHINa GRIP-Yo GU had better
be little cautious in your initiatory
movements in becoming member of this
numerous order. If your OBJECT is to join
with insincerity and to expose the secrets,
you may be served as gentleman in
Amesbury, Mass, who was very anxious
to become member. He was told he
should be gratiied if he would visit Ger
tain barn at ten o'clock one night. He
did so, and instead of finding a party to
initiate him into the mysteries of the order,
he was saluled by desperate grip in the
seat of his pantaloons BY huge bull dog.
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ChiD's Flat.

HAVE often wondered why it is that
in all your correspondents, there is not one
from this place. / have not seen Chips
Flat mentioned in your paper since | have
been reader, and what is the cause? 1t
cannot be for lack of talent, for I am per-
sonally acquainted with gentlemen that
would do your paper far more credit in
their correspondence, than would your
humble servants utmost endeavors; nor
can it be attributed to lack of matter to
write OF, for it is my candid opinion there
will be more gold taken out here this
winter than in any other town in Sierra
County. Then why not have Chips Flat
mentioned in your columns? Echo answers
"why?"
1t is in justice to this place, coupled
with the invitation to miners contained
in your November number, that induced
me to pen these few lines, which may not
be uninteresting to your readers.
There are in this place eight or ten
stores, three saloons, besides great many
dwelling houses, most of which have been
erected within the last three months
There are about sixteen companies that are
in the lead, all of which have from five
hundred to two thousand car loads of pay
dirt out, ready for washing; besides these,
there are three other tunnels that are cut
ting through bed rock, one of which
called the Mammoth Co., containing forty
members-will have to cut through bed
rock between eleven and twelve hundred
feet; but they will get we'll paid for their
trouble, I have no doubt. As specimen
of some of the dirt taken out of this fat,
l will mention that of the Wisconsin Co.,
who to n1y certain knowledge have washed
GU. from ten to fifteen ounces in two
hours washing. Charles ellison & Co.,
have completed their ditch from the head
of Kanaka creek. All that is wanting is
rain. JOHN L. NORTH.
Dec. 9th, 1854. ,a
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Civ ofSix.


THINKING few items from this place
might interest some Of the many readers
of your valuable paper, l attempt to note
a few. My previous Impressions have
been that the diggings at this place were
worked out, or of but little value; but
am now forced to come to a very different
conclusion. There has been but little
tunneling done here-but three at this time
are being worked-the Grey Tunnel,
which paid last week from three to four
hundred dollars day, only three men
working; the Red Tunnel, joining, is
also paying well; last Friday three men
took out over $500 Of very coarse, heavy
gold, which I had the pleasure Of seeing.
A claim, am told by one of the owners,
has lately changed hands at $4,000. Ad-
ioing this is the Winters Tunnel. which
has been well worked out in front and
paid well, but has not been run back far
into the hill; it is new laid over until a
supply Of water can be had for sluicing
of the front ground. Next is the Blue
Tunnel, which is now in over 400 feet;
am informed it has paid well in places
as high as $l00 . day has been taken out
by twoIm but it does not pay regular
About half mile farther south 1.-THE same
direction the tunnel is now running,) il
Rock Creek, where tunnel has been run
over 300 feet, by the Kansas Co., through
bedrock, and the same character of grave
The Sierra citizen. [volume] (Downieville, Calif.) 1854-185?, 1854-12-09
For the Sierra Citizen.
Botany of Sierra County.
BY C, d, AKIN, NJ. d.

bA VI ~ AMIN, M. Us
"A It is a fact that we rely entirely upon
the workings Of the vegetable kingdom for
our sustenance-the animal economy is
not fitted to receive inorganicised matter
into the digestive apparatus, and convert
it into living tissues; it requires that all
substances should be presented in living
form. This duty therefore devolves upon
some other agency, and We fad the botani-
cal world intcrposed between the inorganic
and lifeless world and the animal races,
busily engaged in endowing inanimate
INSTANCES with life, for our special benefit.
Therefore, it is readily perceived that we
are deeply interested in its welfare, and
any knowledge appertaining to the vegeta-
BILE kingdom becomes of vital importance.
qoiy The science Of Botany is divided into
several different departments, tc assist in
its analysis, and classi6cations, to render a
knowledge of it easy of attainment and
practically useful.
.ia The first is the organography ofplants.
Under this head is considered their anato-
my and physiology.
30 Plants have their arteries and veins,
through which circulates the vital fluid,
in them termed sap, in ours blood. The
organs concerned in digestion and assimi-
lation are the root, stem and leaves. Di-
gestion Of the food of plants is carried on
upon their exterior, while that of animals
IS carried on within the surface of the
body. The root Of plant a5sorbs from
the soil the ingredients in their crude
form, that ultimately forms part of its
I. organization; it is carried by system Of
veins to the leaves and exterior of the
stem, assimulated, md returned by the ar
teries, and deposited in the different parts
81 'ne organization. At what particular
nme thus curious change from lifeless to
hylpg matter takes place is subject for
speculation. The ascending juices of a
plant are but mere mechanical solution
Of the different organic substances. absorb
ed BY its roots, it reaches the leaf or exta
ilrior Of the plant, and is returned chances
endowed with the mysterious princinle
sof'liie l'ii ''' 'i'F
In regard to the growth Of plants, this
phenomena DIVIDES the vegetable world
into two great classes, termed endogeuous,
Of inside growers, and exogenous OF outside
growers. By making . transverse section
Sfthelstem of each Of the different species,
1t can be readily ascertained to which
they belong. sIs a9e3 i..saa 1875 ae
TO he CONTINUED Es0zf s
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fro BE coNrrNUED.1

~ The love of children is always the
indication Of a genial nature-a pure. nm
0Hn, apd unselfsh heart
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Oak Ranch.

Ed. CITIZEN In your last number you
say l sent you number of specimen pota-
toes. This is a mistake, as l have sent
none of that kind. Those you speak Of are
small potatoes, my large ones being about
twice the weight. Send up the devil, a
jackass and three gunny bags, and will
forward load of fresh mountain vege-
tables that will make you stare. Send
'em along tomorrow. Those turkey eggs
are new laid, by last spring chickens.
They are all I happen to have now. Come
around one of these days and l will have
a young gobbler done brown, and the fix
ings to match. Don't be bashful, for l
should regret to hear that a worthy noun
tain Editor had starved from sheer mod
esty. Yours, &C.,
C.COOPER-
Oak Ranch, Cal, Nov. q, 1854.
THERE that s communication of Che
right stripe. We wish we were native
of the green Isle of the Ocean, if it were
for no other reason than to help dig those
big potatoes. and take off their jackets in
the most approved Hibernian style. We
shall not fail to accept the rendered hospi-
tally of Oak Ranch, of which every visit.
or speaks with enthusiasm. Weare going
after the vegetables; the devil has an en-.
gagement to do circular work.
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Hook Farm.
Wln.

Last week we visited Hook Farm for
the first time since 1849, but understand
ing that the old Pioneer was i'll, we con-
tented ourselves with strolling through
what is to CaIfornians classic grounds,
tastefulIy laid cut and ornamented with
flowers, fragrant as after an April shower.
No living thing was visible save al old
house-dcg, blind with age and in his do
tage, that seemed determined to defend
his masters doorstep where he had so
long been fed. Captain Suffers House |
what memories viii those three words re-
vive in after years, when the good old man
shall have been laid in the earth he has
subdued-when the ploughman, turning
over the sod, shall tell to his little son fol-
lowing in the furrow, wonderful stories OF
the gold hunters. and of the old man who
first uncovered the treasure that had been
poured into the rivers bed, when the
great fires were heaving under the bills
Hook Farm should belong to California.
and the good old Captain should be the
guest, secured from the Shylocks who
would fatten on his hospitality and after
wards steal away his homestead inch by
inch. He has been victimized by too
great confidence in mankind; his open
hand has nearly impoverished himself,
until his cow-herds and benefeiaries now
talk Of bonds and mortgages, with as
much Importance as though they had never
whimpered about his door.