Butte record., 1855-10-20
CatpetBes 5uiben0i.
literary and POetifaI,

Could all the rejected manuscripts Of
anonymous and other scribblers n Cali
fornia, be collected together and pub
lished, it would form huge volume Of
irressistable attraction, be means Of iriv~
ing the blue devils from many lonely
cabin, and could Mt fail 70 make tie
fortune Of the publisher l: would also
give fresh impetus the Book trade, by
introducing a species Of lit rature at
orce bo harmless ard attractive. l.
IS matter Of some surprise that this
project h7s not been conceived and act
ed upon by some Of our many enterpri-
ing and irg2nious citizens Indeed a
book would no. answer the purpose
the constantly increasing rolls Of reject
cd manuscript ia the various Offices OF
California woud supply Mt least a week
" paper Of mammoth proportions, and
would conan IS many diver hits as
Punch or Docs,icks without the trouble
OF manufacturing them. Truth Is
stranger than fiction" and reality ex-
ceeds romance. We make these So.
gestians in order that some, who are
now studying how to obtain their next
meal, may know how to engage in Z res
pectable business, and realize d foituue.
The fist Of the following illusions
was received while we were absent, en-
gagged in fuming Salt River, was rejected
BY our able pro ten. and consigned t.
the rejected drawer. Faneying hat we
discovered some me'it in a portion Of It,
we hasten to rescue it from obliyi N, and
transfer It TO our columns
CAMP SOLITARY. CAL.,)
June 29 il, 1879.
AIr. Editor:
1t is IN old maxin, that 7 at tic
pen is mightier than the sword" This
| believe true, wi hout q single donbt
Then how much more potcntly will it
apply in case Of pick: thus-"The
pen is nishtier than the pick" Now.
in '49, this truth might not have held
good; but in 30 it is doubly tlue. Did
not "Old Block" as early IS 80 and 81.
try the pick, and fail aud, Mr.. Editor,
did you not Try it before YOU took the
pen No; 'pon honor, we did not
We were on a rancho until we got al
most too poor to cast a shadow-we ac-
tually weighed less than 200 pounds.
We will cheerfully subscribe to the SEN
timcnt-'' The pen is mightier than a
Rancie! Oh Block, whilst using the
pick, was completely whipped out by
his enemi 5 poverty and hunger Bul
behold him now See his success with
the pen He has completely routed hi,
every foe, and put them to flight, and
now basks in the sunshine and ease Of
his own victory. With these evidences
before me, / renounce the pick, which
| have used for near three years, and
swear allegiance to the pen, f,r al least
the space of time it will take me TO in
dite this letter. Now I cannot be so
presumptuous, as TO hope to ever i'm,
mortalIzc myself like the venerable O.
b., for | undestond that he has succeed
ed 50 far in ascending the hill Of fame,
that whtn last heard of, he was going
over the summit Of the Nevada with
Lola Moutez.
However, some may not be satisfied
with only knowing that [ exist, but may
grow anxious and curious TO know where
| am. With this view | am pleased to
say that, near the source of the South
Fork of Feather River, on what is known
as the cascade range of mountains, on
which meanders a small tributary, called
knowNothing Greek, just at the head
of n long deep canon on the left bunk,
under the closely m1tted boughs Of ce-
dars and yews, will be found "Camr
Solitaty.' my place Of residence. Il
stands there, solitary an1 alone, the
absolute o1arch Of the forest; being
some fifteen miles in advance OF al 9TH
ers of its kind IfanY one should CON
de, cend to visit me, ] will treat him to
cup of hmpid water and give him plenty
of ''hog and hominy." And after rep lst
viii take him to the summit Of 4 comic
mountain whele he can place his feet
near an ancient crater, where he c;n
feast his fancy. on scenes of the most
graBd and sublime character. II he
wishes TO mine, can show him where he
can make, with moderate work, from
So to 50 per day, for hllf q century
and where he VIII be beneath the cool
shades Of q dense forest, aud the noun
tain air, waiting sweetscented odors,
viii fan him daily.
There is an extent Of country ling
between the middle fork of Feather and
the head Of South Yuba, embracing an
area of about p miles square, in man
ner unexp xplored. which which so far as
has been tested contains more or less
gold. If a few hundreds of the doatin9
population of California, who are "run-
ming around strapped, " would come here
TO this region, and 20 to work. It would
be much better for ths msels,s and the
country. The gold is coarse, and has
the appearance of having been washed,
and have no doubt but that Ger l0Dg.