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The Sierra citizen., 1854-03-18
crowned.narrow brimmed hat, of the genus

crowned, narrow brimmed hat, of the genus
fre-plug, an appendage which at that
time distinguished the miner from the
sporting fraternity, or such as had recent
" come s'across the Isthmus." The man
who crossed the Plains never committed
the indiscretion of appearing in the
mountains with fire-plug hat, or what
was contemptuously called "a creased
canister and it afforded the broad-brims
no little amusement to see the Gre-plug
whipped off the head of the wearer by the
wind and carried far beyond his reach
and who ever knew a patrician hat to
stop rolling? In addition to this inap-
propriate top covering, Mr.. Fitz Jenkins
sported very formidable shirt collar,
which had once been of spotless purity,
but of late either on account CT the press
of business, or some sort OF hydrophobia,
that respectable garment had been denied
the weekly ablutions supposed to be neces-
sary for such garments. His face was
sour and ascetic looking and reminded one
of bundle of sticks covered with the hide
of a young rhinoceros, with here and there
little patches of beard dry and dusty
as the moss on rock But notwith-
standing his unprepossessing appearance,
Mr.. Jenkins was the man born to COM
mand.
We cannot follow Mr.. Fitz Jenkins
through his mining history farther than to
say, that in short time he collected
enough to make a grand entry upon the
arena of public life We must, how, yer,
do Mr.. Fitz jenkins the justice to say,
that when prosperity attended him, he
repented of the heartless manner in which
he had abandoned Mrs. Fitz jenkins, and
he sat down and wrote a very penitential
and affectionate letter to his dear, devoted
wife, and never once alluded to the little
ebullition of conjugal wrath which had
driven him from home; at the same time
enclosing a check for wherewithal to make
her exodus from the Pine Barrens.
When the letter arrived Mrs Fitz Jen-
kins had just finished "wringing OUT a
very heavy washing, and was telling new
acquaintance what brute of a husband
she once had, and how that he absconded
and left her, ''poor lone woman that she
was" But when she came to the sentence
! disclosing the good fortune of her husband,
Mrs. Fitz jenkins saw with a prophetic
eye that the ancient and honorable house
OF Fitz Jenkins was destined to rise phe-
niX-like from its present ruined condition,
and turning the washtub upside down
she hastened over to the house of Mrs.
Brown, her old enemy, to enjoy triumph.
| TO BE CONTINUED.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-03-18
osTzTUAEY Y,

The funeral of the late Kent Wright, on
Monday evening last, was well attended
although the inclemency of the weather
prevented the testimonials of respect for
his memory which would have otherwise
been shown. Mr.. Wright died on Sunday
last from the injuries sustained in a fall
from ledge Of rocks. lie Eever fully
recovered consciousness after the accident
and notwithstanding the attention Of very
skilfll medical attendants, it is our pain
full duty to record his death.
Mr. Wright was born in the State OF
Vermont, where he resided until 1851; he
then emigrated to this State. and in the
following year settled in DownieviIle
where he has always been respected as a
good citizen and a man of the most scru-
pulous honor and integrity. The friends
of the deceased have the sympathy of the
entire community, and all unite in an
expression of deep felt sorrow for his mel
ancholy fate.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-03-18
Specification for CoNatu Lail.

The building to be 3Gxl3 feet, with hall
in front Of cells 8 feet inches wide bv SO
feet long, height between floor and ceiling
I feet; with 4 ceils-one debtor. IlxI05
feet inside, 2 grated windows. / door: two
cells llX7 feet inside, each to have one door
and one grated window; one solitary cell
llX7 feet inside, with l door: the hall to be
| flushed as per plan, with three doors. and
lighted by 3 windows, with iron shutters
inside: the jail doors, 3 Of which are to be 2
| feet inches by feet inches: one feet 8
by 6 feet inches, to be 3 inches thick. the
| inside and edges TO be covered with one
sheet of iron one-fourth of an inch thick.
and railed with wrought iron nails with
large round heads. and not to be more than
4 inches apart, to- be hung with p;vots. top
and bottom and run in iron sockets. to be
trimmed with mort,ee locks patent lever.
made expressly for iails; the iambs to be
lined with iron one-fourth of an inch thick
and placed according to plan: tie three
back cell windows to be 2 feet 4 inches
wide by three feet high; the front cell in
side window to be feet s inches vide and
3 feet high: front outside window to be 2
feet 10 inches wide and feet 3 inches
high: the grating to be one inch square bar
-
by an inch thick, and boited to the lambs
the CRATES not to exceed inches from cen
tre to centre; the front door aud sIerifrs
Office door to be 3 inches thick. showing 4
panels outside well moulded, the inside and
edge to be covered with one sheet of iron
one-eishth of an inch thick, and nailed to
initiate the cell doors-for size see plan.
The back door to the. hall to be plain. 3
inches thick. and covered with iron the
same as the front door. to be hung with iron
hinges we'll riveted to the iron plate. and
to have good mortice locks-for size see
plan. The t.mbers for walls. floors. cell
partitions and ceilings to be l0xl2 inches.
OF good sound timber dove-tailed together
throughout, as per plan, except three sticks
between the cell doors and windows which
are to stand perpendicular, mort;ced and
tenanted at each end; the sides and back
walls to be sheeted with inch plank put
on perpendcnlarly. and spiked with 5 inch
spikes not to exceed II inches apart the
front end to be finished to correspond with
other building: the hall floor .ioist to be 2xs
inches. placed feet from centre to cea-
ire. to be iloored with two inch plank well
sp ked; the wall to be sheeted with ! inch
plank tongued and grooved: the ceiling to
be sheeted with inch boards tongued and
grooved. The materials to be of the best
quality and the work executed in a work
manlike manner.
The terms of payment to be made as fol-
The Sierra citizen., 1854-03-18
TF0r the Citizen !
10y Dcuntain Tcme.

:
What palace with turreted walls and dome,
Can vie with my own sweet mountain nome
And l love the woods where the wild deer
play,
Throug Oh the long bright hours of the sum
mer day,
Unseen by all save the hunter sly,
Who hides in the shade of the precipice high:
Or stealing forth with the morning light
Hunts till the dusky hours of night.
Where the Indian roams in the deep dark
glen
And the bear digs down in the rocks his den
And the Ynba flows DER its sands of gold,
Whose priceless wealth has ne'er been told
While the minnows sport in the clear cold
stream,
Where the sunlight falls with its golden
sheen;
While the minstrel bird from his throne il
air,
Sings to his mate as she circles there.
Then give me the flowers and dancing rills
And the singing birds of our own green hills
Downieville, 1854. ADA.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-03-18
Misttllanfous.
OREGON HOUSE,
Twenty-three Niles from Marysville.

e. THE undersigned give notice that
:s.. they have completed the addition to
IzaN"s.. the well known and commodiOus
buildings situated ON the Oregon Ranch, at
the junction OF the Iuba Turnpike leading
from siarysville to Downieville, and the
Branch Turnpike from the Oregon House to
Sears Diggings uia Lexington House.
This is the present terminus OF the Stage
Route from Marysville to Sears Diggings,
and the connecting point with Greathouse
u SpeIlman's splendid Express and Passen-
ger Train for Columbus House, Lexington
House, Gibsonville, Sears Disgings and
Onion Valley. and also the point at which
Frenehman' Bar intersects both Turnp.kes,
and where travellers must come to take the
Passenger Train to Sears.
La addition to our ether accommodations
we have one room suitable for public meet
ings or bali room, elegantly furnished, and
Il private rooms we'll adapted for families
or private boarders. We have also l5 tons
OF Ice, put up expressly for the use of those
who may favor us with their patronage. A
large garden is attached to the house.
which furnishes at all seasons of the year
an abundant supply of vegetables.
The Oregon House is one of the most
pleasant and desirable summer resorts in
Northern California, and no money nor
pains shall be spared to render it the Ex-
celsior Hotel OF this wonderful and i'm
proving State. The table and sleeping
apartments will be under the personal super
vision of the ever vigilant landladies; and
the proprietors, though rot disposed to
trumpet their own fame abroad. believe
that they can please the most fast;dious.
To those WHO have heretofore bestowed
their patronage we tender our thanks, and
to all who may hereafter favor us we pro-
mise prompt attention aid indcfat;gable
eXertiols to make their soiourn agreeable
Board only ST. per week.
The proprietors intend also to keep a
Boarding School during the summer months.
and all scholars entrusted to their charge
VIII meet with the same kind attention as
their own children. Board and tuition
reasonable
With the above inducements, and the
widespread reputat on of the Oregon
House, the proprietors confidently recon-
mend it to the public as house in every
respect worthy of consideration.
RICE, FOULkS & CO.,
mar lift Proprietors
The Sierra citizen., 1854-03-18

GEALED PROPOSALS will be received
~ by the undersigned TIL the goth lay o!
April next, for The construction of the Min
nesota Water Conpany's Flume, from the
SaWmili, n0w IN course of erection, on Wolf
Creek. to Minnesota, distance of about
q miles. The fume is to be built of l !.
inch plank, feet wide and L feet hi gh.
and to be built in a substantial manner, sub
ject to the approval of the Company.
The Sawmlll will be furnished to the
contractors in running order, which is to be
delivered up to said company at the close
OF the work in as good order and condition
as when received, reasonable wear and tear
excepted. In the construction ofthis work
there are no obstacles of any magnitude to
overcome Where any bridging is needed
there is an abundance Of timber at hand
and the mill is situated in ravine sur
rounded hy groves Of t;mber-more than
Will be needed for the fume. The ground,
from the m;ll to Minnesota. has been sur
veyed and staked Off, so that parties de-
sirous Of estimating VIII fad no difficulty
III making a personal observato on of the
route, and any information will he given
by application to the undersigned. al
letters to be prepaid. Contractors viii
state their price per mile, the length OF
time necessary to construct each mile. and
their terms. The company propose to pay
twenty-five per cent. each moath on the
amount ofwork completed, and on the COM
pleton OF the job the balance to be paid in
sixty and one hundred and twenty days,
bearing interest. The company reserve the
right Of giving the job to responsible bid
ders, and contractors VIII be required TO
give security for the faithful performance
Of the work, and also for the completion of
each mile iii the stipulated time, or to for
felt the work done.
Proposals to be directed to the g Trustees
OF the Minnesota Water Company" care of
Langton u Bros Express. Downieville :"
and endorsed Proposals for the Minnesota
Water Co.'S Flume."
BY order Of the Board OF Trustees:
ED. j. SMITH,
mar 1887 Secretary
The Sierra citizen., 1854-03-18
KEYSTONE E

4MaA THE undersigned hereby give ntoicc
liz. L..s- that they have completed the new and
commodious buildings situated on the Key
stoae Valley, on the new turnpike leading
from Marysville to Downievillc. ard about
thirty miles from the former place.
This is the present terminus of the Stage
route from Mafysville to Fosters Bar
Camptonville, Downeville and Sears Dig
gings, and the connecting point with the
Express and Passenger Trains to and from
all the different mining localities in the
northern portion of the State, and also the
point at which the road from French Corral
and Nevada intersects the Turnpike
The public may rest assured that the pro-
prletors OF this house viii spare no pains OF
expense to make it one of the most des:ra-
bic stopping places on the road.
feb l1-3mis DODGE & LOCKWOOD
The Sierra citizen., 1854-03-18
HARDWARE.

TEREADWELL & CO., Importers and
L dealers. have on hand in their stores
at San Francisco and Marysville one Of the
largest assortments Of hardware goods in
California.
Nails and spikes, carpenters tools, axes,
broadayes, hatchets, Collins and Hunt 8
axes, table cutlery. butchers tools, scales,
brooms, baskets, pals, tubs, rope, window
class, linseed OF, paints and brushes bri-
tannia ware: circular. cross-cut and mli
saws, pit saws. leather in great variety
shoemakers' tools, powder and shot, guns,
rifles, drills, safety-fnse: also, 800 tons
assorted har iron. blacksmiths' bellows.
vices. anvils. coal, boray, crowbars, lead
pipe, pumps, etc. etc. for sale at
TREADWELL 4 cos.
Corner California and Battery streets
San Francisco, and corner of First street
and Maiden Lane. Marysville. mar lift
The Sierra citizen., 1854-03-18
mar 4-St

HONSTABLES SALE.-By virtue of
~ an execution issued from the docket Of
Jerome I. Totten a Justice of the Peace in
and for the county of Sierra, State of Cali
fornia, in favor OF John Rodgers and James
'furnock. and against James ". Scott. for
the sum of four hundred and fiftyseven
dollars and ninety-two cents, / have levied
upon. and VIII expose for sale at public
auction between the hours of 10 A. NJ. and
4 =. NJ. on Friday, the Est day of April,
1854, on Eureka Flat. for cash, to the
highest bidder, the following property, to
wit: All the right, title and interest of Jas
W. Scott in and to a certain house situated
on Eureka Flat, and known as the "Ten Pin
Alley to satisfy said execution and costs.
DAVID ". MITCHELL, Constable.
Eureka Flat. Feb. 20, 1854. feb 25-et
The Sierra citizen., 1854-03-18

A DMINiSTRATOR'S SNOTICE-E Estate
\ OF J. .hanaSco, decreased. All persons
indebted to the abOvenamed estate are
hereby requested to make immediate pay
ment to the undersigned: and all persons
having property in their hands or under
their coatrol belonging to said estate. are
hereby required to deliver the same accord
ing to law.
Notice is hereby given, that all persons
having claims against said Manasco estate
are required to exhibit them, with the
necessary vouchers. within ten months from
the date of this notice, or they will be for
ever barred by law.
BENZ. HALL,
Public Administrator for the county OF
Sierra. Office in the United States Hotel,
Downievlle.
March 4, 1854. mar 4-6w
The Sierra citizen., 1854-03-18
CHARLES VIVIAN,
(Late from Pike ? no. Lafayette Co.. Mo-
Professional Manipulation with the
BRUSH and SAW.

II EREBY promulgates that reduction
IL of fifty per cent. has been made from
his previous rates for renovating antiquated
pedal easements. Large shipments of
DAY & MARTINS BLACKING
Just received, and ready for use.
VIZ Professor Vivian will be happy to fill
Wood-sawing, Lamplightng and engineer
ing engagements, which he pledges himself
70 attend to with as much promptness as
any other artistic in the city.
oiiice IN the basement of the Monte
Cristo. where he may be found at all hours
"nen not professionally engaged mar lS-tf
The Sierra citizen., 1854-03-18
BOOT AND SHUE EMPvis JIG.

81. c. HOUSE would respectfully
inform the citizens of Downieville
and vicinity that he has bought the old
WOODRUFF stand. on Main street, one
door west of the Sierra Drug store, where
he is prepared to do all kinds OF work in
his line. Being as well acquainted with
the business of manufacturing
GUM AND LEATHER BOOTS
As any other hon,jre in these '.diggin gs. =
he hopes to receive share ofpublc patron
age. Having fine assortment of leather
Oh hand he is determined to work a littfe
cheaper than the cheapest. Give him &
CALL
Downeville. Feb. II. 1854. feb lift
The Sierra citizen., 1854-03-18
EMPIRE SALOON.
fhention-Triea,ds ana .feNoec citiscns-
Come one. come al

.1tteEttOU-ITisEUS OlG ftifOtC CtfEcUS-~
Come one come al!
TsHE undorsi gned would most respect
4 fully beg leave to inform the citiztns
of Downieviile and vicinity. and all who
may pay our beautiful mountain town a
visit that we have stocked our bar with the
choicest Wines. Liquors and Segars, select
ed by us personally in the San Francisco
market, and will use our best endeaycrs to
give satisfaction to all who may favor us
with their patronage.
In our commodious and well-fitted up ESQ
our friends tell u.s. saloon, our patrons will
find TIVE Billiard Tables that have been re-
fitted and put in the best order, without
regard to cost, which, together with new
Cues, made in the latest style. viii enable
all who may favor rs to spend their leisure
hours i'll an agreeable manner.
JEAN GARNOSETT.
FREDERICK LANFRANCO,
feb ls-tf Proprietors.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-03-18
ytgal Ao6ertisements.

cTATE OF CALIFORNIA, CorNvY or
~ SIERRA, ss.--In the matter of the estate
of Kent Wright, deceased.
Notice is hereby given THAT Gustavus B.
Wright has filed with the Clerk of the Pro
bate Court, petition praying that letters
of Administration be granted to him OF
said estate. Said petition will be heard on
the twenty-seventh day of March. 4. d. loJ4.
In testimony whereof | have hereuato
set my hand aud the seal OF said Court, this
18th day March, 1854.
J. WEBB NICHOLSON,
ma lS-2t Clerk.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-03-18
Mistfllaneous.

lows: two thousand doii;lrs at ,ns COM
mencement of the work, the remainder to
be paid in two equal instalments at three
and six months. Bidders may hand their
proposals to the committee This publ.ca-
tion will be made for one month from date,
at the expiration of which time the contract
will be given hy the Court of Sessions to
the lowest bidder.
II. B. COSSITT,
B. HALL.
A. SMITH.
D. G.. WEBER,
Committee.
Downieville. Mar. Is, 1854. mar Is 1t
The Sierra citizen., 1854-03-18
Goodyear's Bar, Jan'y l, 1854.

State Of California, County Of Sserra-
On this 9th day of March, 1854. personally
appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace
in and for said county and State. Elizabeth
Walker, we'll known to me, and acknOw-
lodged that she signed and executed the
foregoing declaration.
Witness my hand the day and year above
written. CHAS. STANWOOD,
Justice Of the Peace in and for the county
Of Sierra. mar ll-3t
The Sierra citizen., 1854-03-18
March.

The first two days OF the week IL .let.
and showed; 18th clear and beautiful. at
night it commenced showing and continued
until morning of 18th, when it ceased: but
continued cloudy and raw until evening of
18th; the remainder of the week clear and
delightful; the snow in places exposed to
the sun has nearly melted; on the noun
tains it is eight feet deep.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-03-18
ia ll0 BRICKS for sale at the
1O.VVV Virginia Hotel.
mar lS-tf r. r EE%TON
r. A. EDDY & &C.,
mar 1S-tf

I IMPORTERS and Wholesale and Retail
l. dealers in books, staple and fancy
stationery. musical instruments. cutlery.
and fancy goods, First street, one door from
d. Marysville. mar 1871,
The Sierra citizen., 1854-03-18
Specification for .JuiIer's House

Specification for Jailer's House.
TO be 36x20 feet Oh the ground, with 10
feet posts; sills to be 6x6 inches: posts 4x4
inches; studding 2y4 inches; floor josts 2x6
inches; rafters Zx5; to be sided up with
seasoned boards aX6 inches, and dressed.
with doors, windows and partitions as shown
upon plan; doors to be pancled and mould
Ell, hung with butts and trimmed with NOR
tee locks; the roof to be put Oh the same
as the court house; the coveing and rakine
finish to correspond with the sides and back
end OF the court house; rooms to have a
good planed floor; walls and ceilings to be
sheeted the same as court house; doors and
windows to be cased outside and in. with
finish 20 correspond with the court house.
The materials to be Of good quality, and
the mechanism to be executed in sul,-
stantial and workmanlike manner through
out the entire building,
The Sierra citizen., 1854-03-18
Rlacksnlithing.

/ NJ GLAND & PURDY-keep constantly
II y on hand all kinds Of mining tools,
such as picks, shovels, crow-bars, ard
sledges Mill irons and engine work done
to order. Horse, mule and OK shoeing at
short notice and on reasonable terms
Corner Main X Mill streets, Downieville,.
feb LIT
The Sierra citizen., 1854-03-18

- TATE OF CALIFORNIA CorNrY OF
~ SIERRA, ss.-Elizabeth Walker hereby
gives notice, and declares and says, that
she intends to carry OH the business OF a
tavern and boarding ho;ise, in her own
name and on her own account, on Good
years Bar, in said county and State, from
ihis date, and that hereafter she Will ba
individually responsible for all debts coa-
tracted by her for or on account tf SAID
tavern and boarding house business: and
further, she hereby declares, that the capt.
tai invested in said business does not exceed
the sum Of live thousand dollars.
EIIZARETH WAIKEpS
The Sierra citizen., 1854-03-18

4 tHESS- MEN, Backgammon boards fan
~ cy articles, tarina cologne, etc, etc,
on hand. and for sale by
feb lift s. ". LANGTON & BRO.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-03-18

Groceries, Provisions. Liquors, hi
ming Implements, &c.
T'HE subscribers would respectfully call
l. the attention of the Miners aud Traders
to their well selected stock Of the above
named articles.
MOORE & WESTLAKE.
feb ism Bridge street.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-03-18

SsTATE OF CALIFORNIA, County OF
~ SIERRA. ss.-In the matter Of the estate
Of n Mem .llcn, deceased, OF said county
Upon the petition of Solomon Wood al-
ministrator, it is hereby ordered by the
Probate Court Of said county. that one-half
claim in the Aeriel Company be sold at pub
lie auction, after advertising the same i'll
the Sierra Citizen sixty days from date of
publication: said sale to take place in Dow
melville, on Monday the 9TH day Of May,
A. d. 1854.
Given under my hand and seal ofthe Pro-
bate Court, this third day Of March, A. D.
1854.
j. WEBB NICHOLSON,
mar 4-St Clerk.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-03-18
NyM. liANAYlY xS Co.
Successors to Eaton. Babb & Hawley)
IMPORTERS AND GENERAL DEEIF3S

In Groceries, Provisions. Wines. Liquor
Segars, Hardware. Miners Tools, Clothing
etc, Commercial Block. corner First stree
Marysville, California. feb ll-3m
The Sierra citizen., 1854-03-18
HAED.

At Bryfogle Flat, near Downieville, on
Sunday the 10Th inst KENT WRIGHT,
formerly of Vermont, aged Ga years.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-03-18
Drugs, Medicines, PerllmeTy

TUST received per clipper g Westward
- Ho," 100 days from New York. the
largest and most extensive assortment OF
drugs, medicines, chemicals, perfumery
patent medicines, ever imported into this
section of California, and are now prepared
to furnish our customers and the public
generally, with all articles iii our line at
the lowest possible prices. Orders from
Physicians iii the mining districts promptly
attended to. and the articles warranted
pure.
500 ozs Sulphate Qunine; Fans:
100 lbs Turkey OPIUM, new crop:
800 doz Castor Oil, asserted SIZES;
1000 lbs pare Cream Tartar;
1000 lbs Tariaric Acid;
2,000 lbs Bi Carb Soda:
1000 lbs Hops, new crop;
2.000 lbs Shaker Herbs, assorted;
1000 tbs CASTLE Soap:
1000 lbs EPSON Salts:
200 lbs Sweet SPIRITS Nitre;
300 lbs Balsam Copaiva:
250 Coz assorted Liniments:
25O cases Davis Pain Killer;
10000 lbs White Lead, assorted pkgs:
1000 gals Linseed Oh, boiled and raw;
500 lbs Putty, in bladders;
250 boxes Glass;
/ 500 lbs Glue;
| 1000 gals 95 per cent. Alcohol.
For sale by RICE. COFFIN & Co.
Successors to Rice. Baker K CO.
Marysville, March l, 1854. mar 4-3m
~ IARDEN SEED-Ex clipper :: West
NJ ward Ho;;" warranted fresh growth Of
1853.
800 lbs Onion seed;
80 lbs Cabbage do:
Z 1909 lbs Peas. assorted;
SO los white fat Iuraip seed;
25 lbs do globe do;
/ 1908 lbs assorted seeds;
1000 lbs do small pkgs.
For sale by RICE, COFFIN & Co,
Successors to Rice. Baker & Co.,
MarysyiIle, March /, 1854. mar 4-3m
EIARDWARE-Aug chisels, planes,
[ i hatchets and hammers, handsaws,
III d and cross cut saws, files of all descrip-
ons: and general assortment of Builders
lardware constantly on hand, and for sale
ny -
feb LIFT z. ". HASKELL & BRO,