Butte record., 1855-10-27
SAN FRANcIsca. Oct. .. 1855.

0EAh y ROSE .
Though 1 have been absent from your
sight but few days, it seems an age.
Comel that's pretty good, seeing you
ANT gal. Ny passage from the into
ror town Of Bilwell 10 the exterior mes
troPois of the Pacific, was remarkable
for nothing but its tediousness; no inter
estlng incidents occurring with which to
regale your intellectual senses. Ny ar
rival, Ike the arrival of distinguished
T personages generally was duly announced
in the papers of the day, establishing
conclusively the fact that | am a marked
individual. A conclusion, however, which
l naturally enough arrived at the other
morning when | proceeded to arrange
my toilet in front Of a seven benign glass,
and beheld phz as full of eruptions as
a tin horse raddish crater is luIl Of holes
Said eruptions-in the language Of the
law--haying been produced by the blood
sucking propensities of the innumerable
mosquitoes which are allowed to rfest
some Of the sleeping apartments in this
city, and that, too, while complainant
was l1cked in the embrace of one Muir
phy, o. Morpheus, totally unconscious
Of passings events, and consequently un-
able to resist the attacks SO unceremo-
niously made. Such being the state Of
facts, you can imagine my nmazement
when I viewed myself as above and dis
covered the dappled countenance l now
bear.
Irather like the climate Of San Fran
cisco; the weather, during my stay, has
been truly delightful; the atmosphere
is cool and bracing, and that languid
feeling produced by the expressing
heat to which you are subject, is not cx-
pericnced The streets, as you have
frequently been informed, are in di-
lapdated condition, and present many
openings for incbriato individuals and
fractions horser. The city authorities
lack the one thing necdful vherowlh to
repai them, and property holders having
paid their taxes for that purpose, can
see no necessity for further outlay. Nv
housekeeping friends need no longer
complain Of poor article Of house broom
on one Of the wLarfs yesterday, my
attention was directed to a large stock
Of California manufactured house broom,
said to be in great demand, and pro
nounced far superior to the imported ar
ii lie I was also shown a superior ar
ticIc of sole leather, prepared in this
country evidences Of the growing great
ness Of our young State.
The steamers Golden Age" for Pan
anna, and the "Sicra Ne,ada' for San
Juan, left here on their regular sailing
day, the goth inst. The Golden Age"
carried nine hundred and fifty passen-
gers, and nearly all the shipments of
treasure. This fact is attributable to
tho unsettled state Of affairs at San Juan
occasioned by the presence of Walkers
party. Considerable feeling was mani
tested by those who were prevented
from leaving in consequence of an in
crease in the rates of passage Indig-
nation meetings were talked of, and the
steamer companies were to be annihila-
ted; but though several days have
elapsed since, no meetings have been
he'd, and the companies still exist.
For the better information of those
war-lke individuals who have lately
evinced a disposition to distinguish them
selves under the banner and command Of
Col. Walker, I would state that 1 have
made enquiries, the result Of which is
the following: 1t is required-and by the
way 1t IS very essential require ment-
that each applicant for glory be possessed
Of sixty dollars, which sum Will pay the
agent here for his transportation to the
disputed territory. Secondly, he is re-
quired to fua bis own arms, (Iegs not to
be used consisting Of a rifle>and re7ol-
yer. Thirdly. if thew alker part. prove
successful, Of waich thcro is little doubt
at present, an equal division OF the land
and spoils to be the reward. But on
the contrary, if the Government ofLeon,
Or the opposing party, prove successful,
why-in the phraseolOgy of my inform
aut-"OG goes their heads"
The theatres are doing well Last
night those pretty sisters, Adelaide and
joey Gougenheim terminated success
full engagement of fourteen nights at the
American. They are great favortcs,
and deservedly SO. The selfstyled great