The Shasta courier., 1854-05-06
NUMBER 9.
Facih hc Railroad NIee,;u-
CHIco, Butte Co AMI, 90

CHICO, Butte Co., April 90, 1854.
pursuant to call, the citizens of Butte cmn-
tty assembled at Chico for the purpose of ,aL;n,
into consideration what steps and me,,nrr.
We're necessary in order TO bring ont and act
ialriy before the people of the Pacific a, wsll -.
the Atlantic seaboard, the advantages and nra.
tlcability OF Mobiles and other mountain Pass,.
III tne northern parts of the State When on
motion OF Major John Bidwell, Col. Barber vss
called TO the chair, and DR.. John B Smith xx,s
| appointed Secretary. On motion, T. s. Wrisbr
o. X. Dodge and Samuel Neil were appontrJ
Vice Presidents
On motion of w. Henshaw committees ,s
seven was appointed to report resolat;oas =, tn.
meeting. Whereupon the President appointed
w. Henshaw, Jas. l.. kietfer, Peter Lussen. q
). Waller, Z. Wheeler John BidwelI mud Ma.
jor Pike. '"ar
The committee, after short absence. retnr,.
ed and reported the following resolutions. which
were UNANIMOUSLY adopted.
Whereas, The General Government and il.
ohcers have overlooked and failed to survey
Nobie's and other passes through the Sierra Ne
Vaoa' IN the northern part of the State. ,boneb
ample money has been appropriated by Con.
Sress Tor the purpose, and whereas the interests
OF large majority of the people of this Stat.
nave nav thus been disregarded and neglected and
whereas, we are well satisfied that Noble,
Pass is practical for Railroad. and If bropob,
the east TO said Pass, would not opiy he of
greater benefit to the great mass of the peope of
THIS State than any other but wonld also eonallv
beneht Oregon, whose interests are identicak
with our own, from the fact that at the po;nt
near Mobiles Pass, where the Railroad would
dlVerSe to the south, to traverse the great Sa
cramento valley, a branch, by route perfectly
practical, could be extended to the Columbia -
Therefore, be it
Resolred, That In view of the vast importance
OF this subject to the people of the northern por-
ton OF the State, apd also in view of The hcf
that we are not represented in the halls of Con.
gress by any one-an inhabitaut of this part of
the State or identfisd with our interests-tbat
we recommend Convention composed of dele.
gates to be appointed by the people of each
county, to be held at Red Bluffs ON Saturday IN.
Sd day of June. 1854. .s 30
Resolred, That we earnestly recommend 10
the people OF each county in the northern part
OF the State, to assemble and appoint as many
delegates, and in such manner as they NAV
deeih proper, 10 attend and represent them in
said Convention.
Res0lced. That the people of Butte county do
hereby appoint the following persons as dele
privilege IN case they may be unable to attend.
to appoint substitutes Major Bidwell ". T.
Sexton, O.. NJ. Evans, Job f. Dye, Peter Lassen.
c. Wheeler, R. C. Baker, Patrick Harris. Tbos'
s. Wright and A. E. Longmore.
Resoiced, That the proceedings of this meet
ing be published in the Shasta Courier. Butte
Record, Marysvlle and Sacramento .pa pers. and
the Mountain Herald.
On motion of MIR. George, the meeting ad.
lourned SINE de- A. H. BARBER, Pres't.
J. B. SMITH, Sec'y. a3 1 o4s