The Shasta courier., 1855-10-06
Imprevemens. j. shasta.

| The streets are filled with brick and sand, and
present at present anything but an agreeable
prospect to pedestrians, but at the same time
give gratifying assurances of the increased and
increasing growth and prosperity Of the town.
The following is list OF the brick buildings
erected this season and in course of erection
with the dimensions, and uses of each:
Charles A. lager, building 80 20, one story,
l3 feet in the clear; cost $4,000. and is used as
the present month.
Jacob Ellsazer, building "a K 40 feet, used as
Brewery. and cost $4,000.
Spatz & Leitseh, saloon, building . x 20 feet
one story, II feet high in the clear; cost 81 ,O0G
s. S. Tucker has built beautiful little brick
OF $4,000. This building is not quite completed
John Klotz, Meat Market, one story high, Is
feet in the clear 81 20 feet and Just finished
at cost of 81 800.
james w. Downer Hardware store 90 X so
feet, one story. IA fee, high in the clear cost
81 900; just finished.
James Loag is finishing very hue building
IS 20 feet. story high which is divided
into three fine stores. with easements, at cost,
when completed. OF sl6,0 900.
Mr.. Loag has also inst completed another fine
store OIL the west side of Main street now occu-
pied by John Ball, as a grocery and provision
store; building 90 10. one story high. 10 fee,
high in the clear: cost 5000.
Spencer & Bail. saloon, 90 20 feet. one story
high l3 feet in the Gle ar, at a cost of 5000.
Henry Leo. Furn sling and Dry Goods. bnild-
ing 10 X so feot, in Of erection. at cost
of $4,000.
Caahan's Block; this building is 6lx6O feet,
one story. and is divided ino four stores, occu-
pied by J. s. D. Callahan, Grocery and Provis-
ion Merchants Weiner g. Davesa Dry Good,
Merchants; C. Roethe. Drug st, and A. Roman,
Bookseller and Stationer, and is quite an orna-
ment to the town. The rooms are each IL fee,
high to the ceiling. The cost is s2a, 900.
Besides these, there are number Of others
erected during the past year, many of which
have been enlarged. and improved during the
past summer. w. s. Wills, bnilding, 90 20
feet one story high. with ceiling IL feet in the
clear; built in July. 1854. at cost Of $1,000
1t is the intention of the proprietor to raise this
building an additional story. 1t is now occupied
by Mr.. Mears as grocery store.
Tomlnson & Wood, Merchants have fine
store, two stories high, the first room being ii
feet high. and the second 10; the lower story
having been built in June, 1854. and the other
being now in the process of erection. The build
is IS 30 feet, and cost 81 900.
Norton &. Tucker, building three stories high.
The first and second stories are used for mer-
camille purposes, and the third is the Masonic
Hail. it was built in August, 1854. at cost of
1000. The dimensions are "a 60 feet the
first floor or basement being 10 feet high, the
second ia feet, and the third 10 feet.
Bull, Baker & Co., Merchants, building 80
100 feet, built in October, 1853, at cost of $751;
O0p. The storcroom is - /, ct high in the clear.
Dr. Beuiatnin Shurileff. two stores, 36 20.
one story high Built in 1853, and cost 81 900.
One store is occupied by DR.. Shurtle.f, as drug
gst, aud the other by Godstone & Co. as dry
goods merchants and clo,iiic,s.
Levy & Co., Tobacco and Cigars, two stores,
occupied by Levy e. Co.. and A, & s. Solomon.
as Ciotleys The building is 81 X 20 feet, one
story high, 10 feet in the clear, aud cost 81 800
in 1854.
Jacobson & Co. Dry Goods and Clothing mer-
chants, building 2a4 50 feet, one story high,
l3 leet in the clear. Cost so. 600 in 1853, aud
was the first brick building erected in Shasta
Iollub & Isaacs Dry Goods and Clothing mer-
III, - first
story III feet in the clear; second story 10 feet
high. aud use,i as Billiard Saloon; was bull,
in October, 1858. al 4 cost of 81 ,00o
Dainserfield & Co building 22I 81 feet one
story high, l3 feet in the clear; cost nearly s9,-
600, and is occupied grocery store.
Stevenson & Co.. Merchants. building 20 X 20
feet Que story high IS feet in the clear, and cosi
s. ,0o0 He is abou, 10 add 30 feet 10 the rear,
and raise the building one story higher
1t is the intention of all those owning one
story buildings to add story TO them, next sung-
mer If they Go not do SO this.
But the houses above mentioned are only the
tire-proof improvements In addition to these
there are wooden buildings which would adorn
any Of our sister villages and would have been
considered livery fine " two or three years ago
even here.
Our hills adjacent are covered with sweet little
snow white cottages, with green vines creeping
around the windows, and sweet faces peeping
out, which we will say nothing abon', and alto
ge,her we feel that we have right to be proud
of our Mountain City.
She has resisted the raging element, or rather
PhGuix ike has sprung up from her ashes with
increased strength aud beauty. Our large mer-
chants are now secure against the ravages OF fire
and their wives and their daughters may beau-
ify and adorn their cottnge homes without the
ear of reverses placing them within the IRON
= IL. In 1tl.er ,,ar.ls they 4.