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The Georgetown news., 1855-07-05
4 he Olive Tree.

In the very general attention which is be-
ing directed to the cultivation of the varied
natural productions for which the soil and
climate of this part of the State is so well
calculated, we have deemed it not altogeth-
er useless to present to our readers q few
facts relative to the cultivation of a fruit
which as a source of wealth and prosperity
to the country might be made second to
none other,-we refer to the olive. Of the
capabilities and adaptation of this section
for the growth of the olive tree, the Mission
orchards yet in existence afford the most
satisfactory proof, as Notwithstanding the
neglect which these mementoes of other
days-when the holy Padres first establish
ed themselves upon the shores of the Pacific,
have suffered, they still remain and -four
ish as luxuriantly, and produce as abundant
", as in the proudest days of the old Mis-
slons.
The associations connected with the olive
have ever been of character to render it a
favorite with the christian world, especially;
indigenous to the countries about the holy
land, it's frequent mention in the sacred page
had made its name and history familiar as
household words, and with the glorious old
cedars of Lebanon, its praises have been
sung by poets of every age.
Introduced into this country in its earli-
est settlement the olive received the nurtur-
ing care of Catholic fathers during their
days of prosperity, but although the Or
chards planted by their hands still remain,
yet with the passing away of their power,
ceased all effort to promote their further in
crease and improvement. The many disad-
vantages which we labor under in conse-
quence of our remoteness from market and
the great expense and delay attending ship
ments have taught US the impracticability
of realizing profitable business from the
cultivation of the more staple agricultural
products; the shipment of the grain, vegeta-
DleS and fruit has generally been attended
with loss to our farmers, and for years to
come We can hope for no other result
Hence it has become necessary that the
hitherto productions of the country should
be transformed by artificial means into a
shape whereby, i'll consequence Of the en-
hanced value, decreased bulk and absence OF
all original perishable qualities, heavy
treights and delays could be encountered
without Inconvenience; as for instance the
grape, which has hitherto been extensively
exported and in many cases with such ruin
GUS results to the shipper from its perisha-
be nature, &C., will henceforth be manutac-
tured into wines, thus reducing the bulk
enhancing the value and so far from being
injured by time, on the contrary, improving
with age, thereby enabling the owner to
choose his own time for its disposal.
From the facility with which the olive
can be cultivated here, its value as an arti-
Gle of food, and the extensive demand for
the extracted oil throughout the world,
gives it an interest with US which should Sc
cure its extensive culture in this portion of
the State. Southern Californian.
The Georgetown news., 1855-07-05
THE R1cHEsrSELL WE EVER HEARD OF :.

THE RIcHEsPSELL WE EVER HEARD Of
We read an account, lately, of new meth
cd of raising the wind" as well as the dead
which takes down anything in the diddling
line we have heard of for some time. A fe-
male called lately on lady of some inAu-
ence in Brooklyn, and told a sad and plain
tive story of suffering and privation, and
moreover, that her husband had Just died,
and that she lacked the means of decent
burial Her tale of woe so wrought upon
the lady that she proceeded to visit her i'm
mediately, to satisfy herself there was no I'M
posture. On entering the apartment she
behe!d the coffin, and was satisfied all was
right, and not wishing to harrow the feel
ings OF the bereaved woman, she left her a
considerable sum of money, and immediate
ly departed. After passing two or three
blocks from the dwelling, thinking all the
way of the strange compilations to which we
are liable. she missed her pocket-handker-
chief and returned to see if she had not drop
ped it in the house. The stairs were ascended
hastily and the room entered without much
ceremony, when what did she behold-the
aroman's husband sitting up 4" the eoDln
counting over the money
The Georgetown news., 1855-07-05
The MILITARY CAMEIs.-The Washing

The MILITARY CAMELs.-The Washing
ton Star furnishes the following information
in regard to the subject of obtaining these
"Ships of the Desert" for the purpose of
military transportation, &c.
"Major Wayne has been selected, very
properly, to conduct the experiment. TO
that end he is about to start for the East,
travelling overland from Liverpool or Ha-
vre. He is to purchase about fifty camels
in Persia, of the kind which has been in use
in that quarter of Asia for military purpo-
ses for centuries. Indeed the Persians for
l20 years have had a corps of artillery call
ed 'Zambourek, in which dromedaries play
conspicuous part; insomuch as the guns
are transported On the backs of these ami
mails, from which they are also fired. These
guns carry leaden ball weighing about
half pound. These dromedarieS are ac-
customed to a climate almost Identical with
that OF the region in which it is proposed to
use them in the United States. For four
months in the year they are accustomed to
snow and much mud. These animals range
in value in Persia from SIS to SO usually,
very choice ones bringing $3.50 at times.
The United States ship Supply, in which
they are to be brought thither, is to leave
cargo of stores in the Mediterranean for our
squadron stationed there on her way out.
After taking in her cargo Of camels, she will
make for lndianola, Texas, and there land
them. Two or three scientific gentlemen
are nowengaged in investigating facts con-
nected with the climate of the various parts
OF the United States, in order to ascertain
where it is best to have them pass their first
winter. 1t will be recollected that they
travel comfortably sixty miles without food
or water and live on food which other ami
mails OF burden reject. We are firm be-
levers that the experiment will succeed,
and hope yet to see camels used as ordinary
beasts of burden in our country"
The Georgetown news., 1855-07-05
Know Nothing Ritual Of the Third
Degree,


The Pittsburgh Gazette (anti-K now Moth
ing.) of May Sd, publishes what it says can
be relied upon as the genuine Ritual of the
American or Know Nothing Order. The
San Francisco Citizen, known as the organ
of the American Party in that city, ex-
tracts from the former paper the obligation
of the Third Degree, saying that it, (the Cit
isen,) cannot deny that it is genuine. Gov.
FoorE at the meeting in this place on last
Thursday evening, had this Third Degree
obligation read to the audience. He also
said that ne could not deny that it was gen.
uine. But assuming that it was SO, main
tained that there was nothing in this obli-
CATION that any good citizen could justly ex-
cept tom the contrary, it was a vow that
Ill true patriots should be wiling to take
Also, that this exposition, as it is said to be,
instead of injurjng the American cause, was
calculated to advance the same with all who
loved their country and the Union of the
States. We copy it from the Pittsburgh
Gdzette-
The Georgetown news., 1855-07-05
xrss- The Cynthiapa (KvA Neus. speal

~as- The Cynthiana (Ky.) News, speak
ing of the Hon. John q. breckenridge
late speech in that town, says:
"Alluding to the painful fact that vast
number of Democrats have received an il =
PRODUCTION to Sam, he asked if the ghost
Of odd Hickory should revisit this lower
world; if it should burst into Know Moth
ing lodge, what would he say? He fancied
he saw him cast his indignant glance upon
the astounded Know Nothings, and demand
in voice Of thunder, BY the Eternal, what
are you doing here p"
The Louisville Journal copies the forego-
ing with the following commentary:
IF Old Hickory's ghost were to say and
do this, we think Sam, who isn't afraid of
ghosts, live man, or devil, would reply:
why bless me, Old Hickory, what are you
doing here ? This is no place for ghosts or
dead folks, and, if it were, you shouldn't
stay without entering into the customary
obligations. So stalk out, old fellow, for
we have business on hand. Door-keeper,
do your dutyn
Sam, however, wouldn't swear back by
the Eternal, for Sam is good"
The Georgetown news., 1855-07-05
The U. s. Branch Mint.

The following letters, says the San Fran
cisco Chronicle, have been handed to us for
publication. The information is of interest
to those having gold dust to be coined:
NEVADA, June Is, 1855.
DR.. BIRDsALL-Superintendent cfthe u
S. Branch Mint San Francisco: S1R-Will
you please to give me information on the
following questions:
!. If | deposit gold dust to the amount
of $4,000 to be coined in the Mint under
your charge, how soon after making the de-
posit can | get the money?
2. On making deposit in the Mint, am
| entitled to a receipt or certificate, and if
so, in what form?
3. In case that should not be able to
call and get the gold so soon as coined, can
the money remain in the Mint without
charge. and how long?
4. While the coin due me remains in the
Mint is it general or special deposit?
5. What security will / have that the
coin due me will not be stolen or lost?
6. In case coin due me be stolen or lost
while in the Mint, will the loss be mine?
Z. Will the silver contained in the dust
be credited to me, and how much silver is
there ordinarily in 100 ounces of gold dust !?
8. What is the smallest amount of gold
which yon will receive on deposit?
If you will reply to these questions by a
letter addressed to me or to the California
Chronicle, you will do great favor not only
to myself, but to many other miners. 10
my certain knowledge there are vast a.
mounts of dust buried in the ground by the
miners, because they are afraid of bankers
and thieves, and because they do not know
any place except mother earth where their
dust will be safe. If your responses should
be such as | hope they will, you may relieve
some poor devils from some of the incon
veniences of the necessity they are now un-
der of running the thing into the ground" !"
With respect,
DEWITT G.. SYMMEs.
The Georgetown news., 1855-07-05
Placerv1lle.

We extract the following from letter
to the Sacramento Union, under the date Of
June 2lst:-
"The population of Placerville is estima-
ted at about $500, including a goodly pro-
portion of females. Prominent among the
elements of moral progress may be named
four churches, and the entire absence of pub
lie gambling houses. Under the new law
they all quietly closed up. The effect upon
public morals has been high degree favor
able. The mining in this region is vastly
more important than is generally supposed.
1t is even followed successfully by miners in
the old bed of Hangtown creek, which has
been worked over at least half dozen
times. But the main mining is confined to
hill or tunnel diggings. They are found run
ming into the hills on all sides, and have gen.
orally proved successful. One has been run
through the hill which divides this place
from Coon Hollow, so that a man NAV walk
from one town to the other through the
hill, instead of over it. The distance is
about one thousand feet. 1t is estimated
by man who has surveyed most of them,
that there is some hundred and thirty tuu-
nels now being worked within two miles of
Placerville.
Tunnels have been run into the divide
between Webber creek and the South Fork
of the American River for distance of
twelve miles toward the Sierra Nevada, and
the pay gravel has been struck every mile
of the distance, on each side of the divide.
1t requires from 25O to 500 feet of rock
tunnelIing before striking the pay dirt. 1t
| pays from so cents to $4 to the pan. It is
estimated by those familiar with the SUBJ
ject, that between seven and eight hundred
tunnels have been run in or are being run
into this divide, from point nearly Oppo-
site this to one little over twelve miles
east and on line towards the Sierra Neva-
da. The divide from side to side is on an
average nearly mile wide. The gold it
contains must be immense 1t will require
centuries to exhaust it. The immigrant
road by Johnson's Cutoff runs Immediately
on the top of this divide; and, by the way,
five thousand head OF cattle have come into
the State this year over that route We
saw to-day man who came in with drove
which was wintered on Bear river, this side
of Salt Lake. Quite a number of immi-
grants have also came in, who wintered at
or near Salt Lake.
"The South Fork Canal furnishes q full
supply of water for mining purposes for this
region and Coon Hollow. The Iowa Ditch
furnishes the tunnels ON the divide, as it
takes water from the South Branch of the
South Fork OF the American, and runs for
miles on or near its summit In one of the
tunnels tree was found imbedded in the
solid rock, one-half of it decayed wood, the
other half like crystalized quartz, eighty
feet from the mouth of the tunnel, and one
hundred, by estimate, from the surface of
the ground
The Georgetown news., 1855-07-05
OBLIGATION.

You, and each of you, of your own free
will and accord, in the presence of Almigh-
ty God and these witnesses, with your hands
joined in token of that fraternal affection
which sLould ever bind together tie States
of this Tn on-torming ring, in token OF
your determination that 80 far as your efforts
can avail, this Union shall have no end-do
8olemnly and sincerely swear, Tor affirm
that you will not under any circumstances
disclose in any manner nor suffer it to be
done by others if in your power to prevent
it, the name, signs, passwords or other Sc
crets of this Degree, except to those to
whom you may prove on trial to be broth
ers OF the same Degree, or in open Council
for the purpose of instruction: that you do
hereby solemnly declare your devotion to
the Union of these States; that in the dis
charge of your duties as American citizens,
you will uphold. maintain and defend it,
that you will discourage and discounte-
nance any and every attempt coming from
any and every quarter, which you believe
to be designed Or calculated to destroy, or
subvert it, or to weaken its bonds: and that
you will use your influence, as far as in
your power, in endeavoring to procure an
amlcable and equitable adjustment of all
political discontents or differences, which
may threaten its injury or overthrow. You
DO further promise and swear TOR AFFIRM
that you will not vote for any one to fill any
office OF honor, profit, or trust of a political
character, whom you know or believe to lie
in favor OF disso ution of the Union OF
these States, or who is endeavoring to pro-
duce that result; that you will vote for. and
support for all political offices, Third. or
Union Degree members of this Order in
preference to all others; that if it NAV be
done consistently with the Constitution and
laws of the land you will, when elected or
appointed to any official station. which NAV
confer on you the power to do so. remove
from Office or place, all persons whom Won
know or believe to be in favor of dissolu-
tion,o the Union, or who are endeayorinp
to produce that result; and that you will in
no case appoint such persons to any polite
al office or place whatever All this YOU
promise and swear Tor affirm upon your
honor as American citizens and friends OF
the American Union. to sustain and abide
by without any hesitation or mental reser-
vation whatever You also promise and
swear Tor afirm,) that this, and all obliga-
tions which you have previously taken in
this Order, shall ever be kept sacred and
inviolate. To all this you pledge yonr lives,
your fortunes, and your sacred honors. So
nelp you God and keep you steadfast. Each
one shall answer, II do"
The Georgetown news., 1855-07-05
sa- A new method of treating mineral

E9- A new method of treating mineral
ores is proposed by M. Becquerel, the re-
suit OF twenty years study, which is electro
chemical. The ore is first treated in such
way that its constituents shall be soluble
in solution of common salt at the maxi
mum of saturation. In the case of galena
the constituents are chloride of silver and
sulphate OF lead. When these are dissolved
the liquid is transferred to wooden yats or
reser1 olrs, in which the decomposition of tie
metallic salts is effected by a galvanic bat
terry, the plates of which vary according to
the nature OF the metal to be thrown down.
carbon, IN some instances being used for the
negative The battery being set in action,
the operation, as q rule, is comnlete in
twenty-,our hours. Argentiferous lead
gives up all its silver without the necessl,y
Tor cupel.ation; and ores the most refracto-
ry'' ''sucn as biende and gray copper yield
readily to this mode OF treatment.
The Georgetown news., 1855-07-05

INTERESTING Yesterday, two
Scotch gentlemen, Messrs McKelyie and
Smith, recently from the land OF Burns, and
on a pleasure visit to the United States, paid
their respects to the President, who although
engaged in cabinet council, received them
and conversed most pleasantly with them
for over half an hour. These gentlemen
were arrayed in the full and rich Highland
costume, with the ancient claymore by their
side, and magniticently wrong in silver in
their belts. They also wore neat Scotch
dress caps, surmounted each with an eagles
feather. Altogether they presented in their
general appearance complete example of
the dress OF the old Scottish chieitains, and
looked as we fancy Sir William Wallace
and his bold and gallant compatriots must
have looked in days of yore. They were
highly delighted with their visit to and re-
ception by MIR. Pierce, and speak in glow
ing terms of him. They are about to return
to old Scotland; we wish them a pleasant
and merry time. Washington Star.
The Georgetown news., 1855-07-05

CALIFORNIA GovERNoRs.-One of our
California friends while on a late visit to the
city of Mexico, fell in with Don Jose Maria
Echendia, the first fnll commissioned Mexi-
can Governor of Alta California. When in
California from 1925 to 1880. he ranked as
Colonel of Engineers, but is now filling an
office in the College o. Mines, at the capital,
at the age Of nearly 10 years. jose Fig
ueroa, Manuel Victoria, Nicholas Guiterez,
Mariana Chico, Manuel Micheltorena, and
Manuel Jimeno, who also filled the same
office are dead. Don Luis Arguelle ma
tive Californian, who was left in charge of
the government of the territory in 1922, by
Don Pablo Vincente Syla, died many years
ago. Sola died in 1926. Juan Bautista
Alvarado, Pho Pico, and Echendia are the
only old Governors living. Don Luis left a
widow, now living at Santa Clara, who was
said to be in her youth, the very pink Of
beauty and grace, and first belle Of all out
doors in California The old lady is still
held in the highest esteem and regard by
the old people of the country for her genuine
Kindness of heart Monterey Sentinel
The Georgetown news., 1855-07-05

THE SHIPPING OF THE WoRLD.-The Lon
don Ne,rs of the 18th of April, has an elab-
crate article on the Shipping of the World,
which shows that the floating tonnage of
the civilized world, excluding only China
and the East, consists of 10000 vessels, of
* 100000 tons. The number of seamen it
sets down at 100000, and including the
Eastern and other States, of the maritime
population of which we have no accounts,
there must be at the least million of per-
sons engaged at sea, and generally on the
ocean.
The Georgetown news., 1855-07-05
B6~ The Evening Journal gives the fol-

DeS~ The Evening. Journal gives the fol-
lowing Chinese names and their Specification
in English. All these Celestials were be-
fore the Recorder of San Francisco on a
charge of lewdness:
Ah Sing, Draco, Dragon; Sing Sc,
Cygnus, Swan; Ah Cum, Cassiopeia, Lady
in her chair; At Yon, Trianguium. Triangle;
Ah Moy, Serpentarius, Serpent Bearer; An
Hoo, Serpens, Serpent; Ah Ch,n. Aguilsa.,
Eagle; Ah Far, Equuleus, Horses Head; an
Sum, Pegasus, Flying Horse; An C4oy'
Lucerto, Lizard; Yon How, Leo Minor, Lit
tie Lion; Ah Kat, vulpecula ct Anser, Fox
and Goose; Ah Chung, Camelopardaiis,
Cameleopard.
The Georgetown news., 1855-07-05

UGLY FACTS FOR UGLY CUSTOMERS
An egotist is especially hated by all other
egotists.
Those who believe that money can do
everything, are frequently prepared to do
everything for money.
The only good that miser does, is to
prove the little happiness there is to be
found in wealth.
TO be angry with weak man is a proof
that you are not very strong yourself.
Solitude is the despair of fools, the tor
ment of the wicked, and the JOY of the good.
1t is alike pandemonium, purgatory, and
paradise; according to the soul that entersit.
The Georgetown news., 1855-07-05
For the Treasurer.
Ozs-

Sd. You can choose your own time to
call for your money; there is no charge for
keeping it in the Mint.
4th. 1t is special deposit, marked with
your name, and laid away with the unpaid
deposits in the vaults.
9th and 9Th. Your security is, that the
Government of the United States is holden
to you for it. The vaults are guarded by
armed watchmen night and daylight men
being in the Mint at night.
7th. The silver in the dust, amounting to
about eleven cents per ounce, is credited to
you, together with the small grains of gold
remaining in the fuxes adhering to the pots.
8th. We receive no dust on deposit un-
less it amount to, or exceed in value, Sl00.
Very respectfully yours, etc.
L. A. BIRDsAIL, Superintendent.
To DEWITT G. SYMMEs, ESQ.
The Georgetown news., 1855-07-05

The BEST PARrNERs.-For Whist, the
cleverest and the most indulgent; for Dane
ing, the handsomest, and the most amusing;
for Business, the steadiest. the wealtbiest,
and the most attentive; and for Marriage
one who combines the qualities of all three.
The Georgetown news., 1855-07-05
UNITED STATES BRANCH MINT.
San Francisco, June %, 1876

DIII IdHCIsCU, . UIIt II, IoJJ. ]
SIR:-In answer to your note of the 18th
instant l reply:
lst. The Mint is now coming at the rate
of 100000 day, and the deposits are paid
in coin in from torty-eight to Seventy-two
hours. Unless the deposits should be extra
ordinary large, this time will not be exceed
ed.
I'd. On making the deposit, you will re-
ceive from the Treasurer of the Mint a re-
ceipt for the amount emitting you or your
order, on presentation, to the net value of
the deposit. The following is blank re-
ceipt:
The Georgetown news., 1855-07-05

SAID Rancho is situated about twenty-five miles
from C)loma or Hangtpwn, and about the same
Distance from Sacramento City, and is the best
Stock Ranch in El ID )rado county; having range
Oh twenty-five square miles, or fifteen thousand
acres OF superior summer and winter grazing,
@aered with numerous pools of clear, cool,
spring water.
?, D4iry Men, Stock Growers, Livery Stable
Aeepers and Droviers, will find this safe, cheap
M ana convenient place, to keep, recruit and fatten
their stock.
CHAS. SCOFIELD, Proprietor.
Deer Creek Valley, Feb. 18th, 1855. G2O-3m
The Georgetown news., 1855-07-05

6s~ The following lines were contribu
d to the Home Journal by Mrs. It. II. BEy
RIDGE. They are very beautiful, and alas
70 true:-
saw youthful mother,
Once on summers day,
Set down smiling infant,
To watch its frolic play;
1t gamboled on the flowrets
That deck'd the carpet GER,
And seemed with childish wonder,
Each object to explore.
A something on the instant
Its glad career arrests;
And earnestly it gazes where
A golden sunbeam rests;
While on the new found glory
It fixed its wondering eyes
And trustfully reached forth its hand,
To seize the glittering prize
And now its tiny fingers clasp
The treasures rich and rare,
Which in its baby innocence
1t surely thought was there;
But ah i! that hand uncloses,
And to its earnest gaze
Reveals no gems OF beauty
No bright imprisoned rays!
And then the first of many tears
Fell on that cherub face
The first sad disappointment
In life's undertain race!
And thus it hath been with US ell,
Who its dark game have played
We've sought to grasp the sunshine,
And only found the shade!
The Georgetown news., 1855-07-05

ALUMINUM.-This metal is said to be OBJ
tanned so easily from clay, by the improved
process of NJ Deville, of Paris, that it is
about to be employed as substitute fer
barss helmets in the French army.