Butte record., 1856-02-02
TIE Cosssafs Sent Cuasfiol,.

this county give not ce Of a bl C ncern-
ing the qualification of electors of Bu ie
County, and to change the county seat
We have heretofore given this subject
but littl attention, for the reason that
we supposed if a removal WIS seriously
contemplate d BY those engaged in the
agita ion Of the matter, it would b. sub
nltted to a vote OF the people. What
the prov 'sions of the proposed bill are il
relation to tile removal, we of conrse,
know not. But we confidently believe,
and have arrived al th3 con fusion af r
con ID rable i.qairy, thet large majar-
ity Of the p ole Of tn county are op-
posed to a removal, or even a vote upon
The questi n at pr SEN, as it must inev-
itabiy p owe ffu'fless expcns to tn
county. At present, there is nothing to
be gailed by a fenov |, and vote upon
til quest on wouli lie neaa'ived by an
overWheim NJ majoriy. That il reno
val viii ultia4tsl, be effect, d We doubt
not, but it may be e4arlod a, positively
crrta that OsoriIe viii not be Sc
lected BY ths vo'e-s of the coun y
ii the question be subm tt,d now. In
the course Of lew yeafs, the different
int rests Of the county, the gric lltural
and The mining interest, will have devel-
oped themselves, and havs designated
the place f the county seat, aud tie
line of division That the couuty m ist
be di,iied in the cours Of few years,
there can be 10 d ubt, and if the sub
Jet be nos iYen to an issue it can OILY
hasten tn dismemberment Of the county.
When tn unity is dlvi led, s.ould the
county seat he at O-oyille, i that con-
tingeacy it would bc on Ire western
line of the c IA y. aid OFT Of tn way
of ,yery5o y, exc pt tn ghosts Of that
de- ted VI &C.
Before driving the people to decide,
give the different mining localiti an
opp Etunity to fairly dsvelope them
selves. i; he Forte town Ditch BE-
completed wit is terminus at Wyan-
dotte--'et ia D tcbe on the west OF
Feather Il vr b completed and lhese
mining loua iii be thoroughly tested.
let the Feather River and Ophir Water
Ditch be completed, and let Oroyil e
lsm tnstrate lie abb ty and means to
baiIl aud aainiain a plac Of imports
aace, b lore the 60 mtg is c,lled upon
10 4 cid. Butte County has once do
m3us,iated til fact that the loc len of
the county seat at any point, will not
build up a C ty II milton. not many
years AGO, had a bright prospect and
under the impression tn It it would be a
'steim boat town. the people voted
for removal AID It turned out d fzzle.
If the bill of which notice has been
given, eontempiats removal of the
county seat, without submitting it to the
p ople, We believe it will meet with the
universal condemnat on from the peo>
pie Of the the county. la support of
this opinon we have The f llowing facts
and fgur 5, to vhich we invite the at
tention Of the L eislature, before PASS
ing bill witch saall change the county
seat with ut first taking the nse of the
people of he county upon the question,
G: on that shall owd the question
with unseemly haste, an thus do great
injustice to other portions of the county
OF the thiriy-lwo hundred votes in the
county, two thousand OF them are e st
aecomm DIT j By the county seat re-
manning where 1t now 5, as f lows -
The 7 wn,hips Of Bilwyi, Mountain
- ing. O o, Oregon aud Kimshew
Thos townships at the last election G. st
1873 votes The townships to be ac~
coamodated by removal, are Ophir.
Hamilton, Eureka, Chico aud B nton.
These latter townships at the last cleo
ioa ST 1910 vot 5. Hamiton and
Chico are valley townships, and would
throw tn woes agaiast a removal to
Orosile, cause they hope at some fu-
ture p riod to be set off into an aggicul-
tural county. Putting down these town
SLIPS, then as likely to vote against re-
moval to Orov lie, and it leaves but 987
votes out Of nea ly 5000. to be cast IN
favor of su~h removal Certainly the
Legislature VIII not do the people the
great inj .st.ee Of removing lie county
seat, without Submitting to vote, with
thi- Urge majority standing against the
measure.
We lave viewed the agitation Of this
subject F m the As as unca led for by
The wants and nee s~i.i Of the people
Of the coun Y, and bslisv tnat tie large
m ,r.tv Of the neonla of tha co-,nt- as