Grass Valley telegraph., 1855-10-09
nUR TOWN.

The future Of our town is not hard to pre-
dict-even without reasoning from the pres
ent peculiar circumstances with which we are
surrounded Slow, perhaps, but thereby the
more sure, has been the growth of Grass Val
ley, for the past two years. To one who has
remained with us and witnessed the gradual
manner in which we had arrived at the posi-
tion, where our recent calamity found us,
the change may be scarcely recognised. But
a moments reflection will unfold the truth
and reveal fact in which every one who has
chosen our quiet mountain town for his Cal
ifornia home, can but feel a lively interest
and an honest pride Aside from our hume
rous and we'll constructed places of business,
very many buildings for public and indiyld-
nal use have been erected in various paris OF
.he town, which would be highly creditable
70 any neighborhood. These buildings, speak
of something more than present thrift They
remind us of the many families which have
been added to our population, and of the in
terest which our citizens feel in the religious,
moral and intellectual well being of the COM
munity. They point to a permanency, which
structures for ordinary business purposes, and
present thrift tell not Of. They tend to show
that our growth as a town has not been the
mere result of speculative spirit, but that
it has been urged on by an imperious necess-
ity, resulting from the actual wants ola grow
ing, intelligent and permanent population
h~yf -
by his own taste and convenience, has endea-
yored to create for himself comfortable and
pleasant dwelling whore he may enjoy all
the little home comforts and freside associa-
tions, which he had left in coming to this
distant land of gold. We believe there is
no mountain town in the state where, in
proportion to its population, SO many sami-
lies have located as in Grass Valley. The
effect Of this ingathering of families has had
a most happy I'D beneficial affect upon cur
community, which more than most other To-
calities has been brought under the healthy
and softning influence of woman and moral
ity. We have within ourselves most pecu-
liarly all the elements of permanent wealth,
prosperity and happiness. The numerous
church spires which pierce the quiet Sabbath
air, our various Schools, our elegant Hall of
Temperance, the pleasant homes of our citi-
zens still gathering around them all that can
make home desirable, speak most unmistake-
ably of vigorous and healthy state of socie-
ty. The rapid uprising of our town from
the sEouldering ashes of her recent ruins
the abiding confidence of our mining popu-
lation in the exetent and richness of the
hidden treasures of our hills and gulches, are
inspiring every one with an energy and
hope which no disaster can shake, which no
circumstances can repress.
ITO be or not to be " is no longer
question which concerns this community.
Although by a sudden calamity, many
of our citizens have recently been forced
from the horn of plenty" to the very ex-
treme of the "little end Of hard times" yet
they are not as those Giving without hope,"
inasmuch as they look forward to speedy in
gathering of an abundant harvest, which will
most assuredly replenish, to oVerfowing,
their now empty garners.
For many years to come our mines, our
forests, end our fertile valIies, win yield, of
their abundance to enrich and nourish our
citizens and the noise of the axe and the
hammer, Of the saw and the anvil will long
continue to mingle their din with the putting
of steam engines and the crashing of quartz
mills The day of our full prosperity has not
yet dawned, still we have an earnest of the
''goOd time coming" which makes US perfect
ly content 10 bide our time, and enjoy the
full fruition of the passing present.