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Acting Commissioner Of the General Land Office
NOTICE TO PRE- EMrrioA CLAIM ANTS.

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ionrd" the enpt,n extended
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o
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fcted.
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Ia poems.
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The Shasta courier., 1854-04-22
Atlantic and Pacific Railroad.

Minutes of meeting held at Red Bluffs, April
Sih, 1854.
Meeting called to order, by the nomination of
A. ii SrouT, President, and A. A. Mix, Secre-
tary.
The President, in few pertinent remarks.
ex planned the object of the meeting.
Messrs. w. A. Mix, Mai. J. c.. Bradley, and
J. NJ. Dye were appointed by the President to
draft set OF resolutions expressive OF the sense
of the meeting.
The following preamble and resolutions
having been read were, on motion, adopted 10
wit -
"Whereas, The subject of the great Atlantic
and Pacific Railroad is one OF vital importance
to every citizen of the United States, and more
especially to us OF the Pacific State and Terri
tories,
And whereas, by authority of Congress- the
Typographical Bureau is authorised to have
preliminary surveys made of all the routes
which are proposed for said Railroad as far
north as the route known as Mobiles Route.
And whereas. the said Mobiles Route is
commended by all who have travelled over it
as the best pass in the Sierra Nevada Noun
tains, besides being the nearest and most FEAST
bic route leading into the State Of California;
Therefore, be it
Resolved, That we. the citizens of Red Bluffs
and vicinity, do recommend to the attention OF
the engineers appointed to survey the different
passes, the route running from this place in
Northeast direction, to intersect the emf
grant road through Mobiles Pass, believing ii
will be found 20 be the most practicable point
for entering the Sacramento Valley.
On motion, vote of thanks given by the
meeting to Dr. o. NJ. Wozencraft, for his early
and interchangeable efforts in behalf of this route
as the central route for the Railroad
Resolved, Thatthe proceedings of the meeting
be published in the Shasta Courier and Alta
California.
A. II. STOUT, President.
A. A. MIX, Secretary.
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NUMBER Z.
Explosion of the steamer Secretary.

/ The new steamer Secretary. formerly the old
| sc 'mer Gabriei HEinters, plying between San
+, Francisco and Petaluma bnr,t her boiler at
about IL o'clock on Saturday, killing probably
thirty, and wounding about thirty. The Aua
says:
The explosion took place between the islands
known the Brothers and Sisters distant about
twelve miles from the city. The Secretary left
Pacific Wharf about ten o'clock yesterday morn.
ing. with about 65 passengers, for Petaluma,
many OF whom were bound for the Russian river
mines. The steamboat Nerada. Capt j. II. Cor.
nell, left about fifteen minutes afterward for the
same place, and at the time of the explosion
had overtaken the Secretary. and was nearly
abreast of her at the time, at distance of about
one hundred yards
The explosion is described by the passengers
who were saved, aud those on the Neradn,
sudden, and very loud The scene caused by it
is indescribable. Bodies were blown into the
air, heads flying in one direction, and limbs and
trunks in another. So great was the force of the
explosion. that the boat and all her machinery
was literally broken to pieces. The dead dy
ing and the wounded Were blown into the wa
ter, and all who were able clinsing
to the fragments OF the wreck.
The Herald gives the following as the killed
and wounded:
KlLLED-Mrs. Clark-found dead the
wreck Morgan Clark and Chas Smith-died
after reaching this city Total g.
LosT.-AIaj. John Ebbetts, George Clark, Jesse
Potter, VIM. II. Trip, Thomas Cameron Jas.
Wright, Theo A. Bird. Emma Holmes, the child
of Isaac Hillman, of the Temperance House,
and number of others whose names could not.
and whose identity perhaps never will be ascer-
tanned, together with the following who COM
prise the crew: Mr.. Bissell, engineer, q. p.
HUE, fireman Muller and another deck-hand.
and the cook, whose names are unknown. To-
tai, l3, known.
BADLY INJURED.-R. A. Lewis, Isaac Pail.
thorp, G. W. Barker, Qeg broken,) Mrs. Isaac
Hillman, E. II. Snyder (les broken,) J.. Lam
berton, clerk, (leg broken.) Total 6.
SLIGHTLY lNJURED.-Alrs. Day and child, Mrs.
Harris, Miss Rodgers, Wm. Lundy. wife and
child, Jas. A. Shorbe, Ju sc Terrill. J. d. Cook
ingham. George Robertson, George Walker,
Chas. W. Rodgers, David Johnson, d. ii. Van
Buren,. Sanborn Johnson, d. n. Terrill. Capt Il.
W. Travis, Jas. McGinnis, G. A. James, a. Bruce
Bracket, Rich Pudder, Mrs. Harden. Total 23.
SAVED, UNINJuREp.-Miss Day. Chas. Miner.
w. j. Davock. Vandewater Day (boy,) l.. A.
Norton, Jas. Thompson Jesse t. Overton, J. A.
Wilt Total 8.
The Secretary was owned by Messrs. Gordon
& Steen and cost about $32 ,000 None of the
baggage saved.
The Herald gives the following clear reason
of the cause of the explosion;
There can be but little doubt from all we can
learn, that the boiler was originally defective.
or that there upon its surface pressure OF
steam greater than it could bear.
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DEsrRucrIoy or THE MoQUIs.-Some months
ago saws the San Francisco Herald, we gave
minute account of an interesting people. called
the Mu1uis. residing in handsomely constructed
villages built npon the tops OF several Hal noun
tains. near the centre of the unexplored region
between the Colorado and Gia. 1t appears from
the report of Lieut. Whpple's party, that fear
fnl pes,ilence has swept the whole nation off
ih,, face of the earth. When Lieat Whipple
reached the Colorado Cbiquito. at point about
l5O miles west of the old Pueblo OF Zuni. his
guides informed him they were anacquainted
with the country beyond. and advised him to
seek guides from among the MoquIs who lived
some three hundred miles to the porih. Two
of the Zuni guides cheeifully departed Tor the
Moqui country. while The command, with Lonis
Leronx for a guide, continued on for 80 miles
where it was expected the new guides would
meet Them The Zunians returned to camp
alone. bringing the sad intelligence that the
whole Moqu Nation had been swept oil by the
small pox. There several villages, built
npon Eacsos or high table rocks. In one vii
lase they found bat one woman aud child
alive. So great the mortality that there
were no burials The dead bo lies were thrown
from the aesas, and lay III pu,rid heaps about the
bases. So great the stencil that the guides
nearly persisted ere they could get away.
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A SIGHT NOT OFTEN SEEN.-A foreign cores
pondent writing to the New YOrk Ecening Post,
says:-
:. In Aaran town of 6000 to 5000 inhabi-
tanis in Switzerland, the Protestants and Catho-
lies have but one church. They share it peace
ably together What is more. considering mans
preiudices, they have but one graveyard, and
there their dust mingles together. The sight of
so much unexpected hberality did me good
The church is divided into two parts. Catho-
lie and a Protestant They have their religious
services alternate and they never quarrel. Tho
same bell calls both to church-the same roof
covers both congregations nd | rather guess
the same God hears the prayers of both. was
astonshed to find this fact, for the Aaran people
had been described to me as very intolerant
Protestants, and the Catholics there as much
embittered against them; and | made special
inquiry whether, during the late religious diff
culties in Switzerland, the joint use of the
church was not endangered by the prevailing
high preiudices. | was told that il was not.
frankly expressed TO the Catholic sexton who
showed us the church. my qualification at the
harmonious action of the two religious sects
Well to that, said he, the people of AaraD
are neither very Jealous Catholics nor very
tive Protestants-they might both be improved
in their zeal for their respective churches,
saw had churchman before me. | said
thing in reply; but after were out of the
church, l could not help saying TO my conpan-
ion: The Aaran people may be poor Protes-
tants and poor Catholics, but surely they
good Christians"
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THE SHASTA COURIER.
TEHAMA, CAL, April IL, 1854.

TEBAMA, CAL, April IL, 1894
meeting was held in Tehama TO day, for
the purpose Of taking into consideration and
giving the views of this community concerning
the immediate survey of what is called "Noble's
Pass" of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Capt Finch was called to the chair, and J. s.
McCutchan elected Secretary.
On motion Messrs Chapman, Wilson, Nc
Cutchan, Lewis and Stone were appointed
committee tn draft resolutions expressive of the
sentiments of the meeting.
Whereas. The great Pacific Railroad question
is now up for the consideration OF the American
public, and of peculiar interest to the people oil
California, and nhereas. If said road were butt
through the Sacramento valley, it would be OF
ncalculable benefit to this section OF the State,
and 'rhereas, the most practical route tor SAID
road has not yet been ascertained, therefore
PesolUed, That the citizens of this vicinity use
all practical means for the survey of what is
known as Mobiles Pass" with view OF nlti-
mately having the Pacific Railroad located In
that Pass.
Resoired, That this meeting elect D. Sawton
and j. s. McCuichan TO represent this place and
vicinity in convention to be held at some point
in the upper Sacramento Valley, for the pur-
pose of taking measures for the survey of No
bes Pass
Resolped, That this meeting consider the bills
introduced into Congress by Messrs. Gwin and
McDougal, detrimental to the future interests OF
California.
Rcsolred, That the proceedings of this meet
ing be published in the Shasta Courier.
After the above resolutions were adopted, on
notion the meeting adjourned
d. FINCH, President.
J. S. McCUTcHEN Sec.
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A CAPITAL SELL."-A capital joke is told
pondent of the San Francisco Advertiser. He
says =
'The victim had lately applied at the office
of the State Treasurer for some money due him.
and had left a blank document, to u hich he had
affixed his signature. An hour afterwards he
received the money through another medium,
and neglected to call for the paper above men
toned number of wags discovered this yes
terday and, getting possession of It, put on the
necessary endorsements, and, filling up the
blanks to the tune of one thousand dollars, en-
tered the Orleans, one at time, and approach
ed the spot where the General was sitting. Col.
Butler of Crescent City, came up hastily and
said :" General, is this your signature?" The
victim, having entirely forgotten the circum-
stance of leaving his name at the State Trea-
surers Office and knowing he owed no money
OF that amount, replied. promptly, 9 No. sir !''
All ~ said Col. Butler; Il only wanted to
know-a gentleman over the way was inst about
passing it," and he hastened away The affair
looking serious, Col. Butler was entreated back
and the writing was examined more minutely.
Now. the General boasts that no one can initiate
his signature, and it was difficult to keep grave
face on while he attempted to prove that this
was forgery. and yet unwilling t. acknow-
ledge that the writing was his own. Some one
now offered 10 prove it forgery, and named
the price usually asked by crowd IN a saloon.
to which the General assented and when the
culprit was proved to have been himself. the
walls If the Orleans have seldom echoed To
snch roar of uncomfortable laughter. The ninth
was assisted by the curious expression of the
victims face, and he truly too glad to be re-
lieyeJ of the $1,000 debt by the forfeit.
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A WIFE WITH TWO HusBANDs.-A man from
this city went to California three years ago,
leaving wife and family Abont year since
the lady gave ont that her husband was dead
and after very short delay made mairimo-
NAL connection with another man. Meanwhile
she was receiving and pocketng remittances OF
different sums of money, from $500 downward
from her first husband, who, having made his
pile" appeared at Windsor, opposite to Detroit,
a few days since. While there. friend in
formed him of the condition of family affairs,
about which. till that time, he was in profound
ignorance; wherenpon he addressed polite
note to his qnondam wife, telling her that if
she would be kind enough TO send him HIS wv
children, she was welcome to the money he had
sent her. and to make the most Of her new hus-
band, making no claim to her new offspring
But the reply of the recreant wife evinced her
determination to hold on, not ouly to the new
acquaintance, but also TO the remainder of the
family Her conversation npon the subject con-
veyed the gratifying intelligence that :. she had
never altogether f.,ncied her first husband. and
that his protracted absence had confirmed her
in that impression.
This asly has evidently no confidence in the
efficacy of first love-Detroa Iuteiiigencer.
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SW ASEX X,S III d Il 4 L..
Lower Springs.

s,sSar THE SUBSCRIBER WOULD sSeE
;,iA respectfully inform bis friends and =.
.,,thlA the public generally, that he has COM
m,nce,i business at the NEW HOUSE, pleas
antlv situated under the big oaks few yards
hel.w the old stand, where he will ever be
ready to do his best TO give perfect satisfaction
10 ali who may favor him with their patronage.
Attached to The house is The best accommoda-
lions for watering to be had IN The county; also u
Large Barn aud Corral,
well furnished with good spring water. plenty
of hay and barley, and warm covering Tor an
mals.
This house being situated in the midst of a
good mining district, we have nlade prepara-
lions To accommodate miners with the best OF
board and lodging "a, reasonable prices
Give. us "A call and we will Try to suit yon.
BENZ. SWASEY.
November II. 1913. nl2-3m
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CALIFORNIA STEAM NAFIGATION
COMPANY.
1r> FOR THE UPPER SAC
<---z,-7,-al.-----l.s rumcM:O River.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR MARCH, 1854

ARRANGEMENTS FOR MARCH, 1884
The steamer CLEOPATRA, Capt w. ii. Tay-
lor will leave Sacramento every Tuesday, AT II
o'clock NJ, for Red Bluffs and intermediate
landings, from storeship Antelope. Returning,
will leave Red Bluffs every Friday morning.
The steamer BELLE, Capt. Henry Gilman,
will leave Sacramento every Friday at II O'Clock
W.. for Red Bluffs and intermediate landlnes.
from Srore>hip Antelope. Returning will leave
Red Bluffs every Monday morning.
The steamer PLUMAS, Capt. Samuel Ram
dali, leaves Sacramento for Colusa every
Wednesday and Saturday, AT - o'clock NJ Re-
turning. leaves Colusa every Sunday and Thurs
day, at 8 o'clock, A. NJ
Freight by the above boats must be pald tor
delivery. For freight or passage apply TO
tue Captain board. AT Red Bluffs TO
f. j. WEEKS. Agent.
AT Sacramento. to 7. w. LILIES, Agent
mhl8lf Office on board sioreship Globe.
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BAGATELLE.-One of the choicest morceaur of
humorous absurdity that it has been our fortune
to meet with, is contained in the following ira
vesty on the g style of Alphabet James, Esq.
Person, scenery and action. are aptly bur-
lesqued. Its idiosyncrasy is happily ridiculed,
and we leave to an appreciatve community to
uine
q 1t was near midnight, toward the close OF
the afternoon, on a sultry morning in December,
lS-, previous to the revolution of the last war,
when the burning moon setting in the east
ern sky, casting a brilliant shadow over the gor-
seous clouds, which entirely obscured the fir
mament and the unclouded sun was sending
down its noon-day beams with an intensity Of
heat likethe shrieking of heavy thunder through
the deep mountain gorges Of the western prai-
ries