Butte record., 1856-08-16
Trip to Chico.

Throwing off all care and attention to
business on Saturday last, we packed up our
family, end in company with Gen. Aud and
Lady of Marysville, and NJ. H. Farley, Esq
and his beautiful and accomplished compan-
ion du royage, Gor We are sorry to say that
Mr.. F. isa confirmed old bachelor) left the
dust and heat of Oroville and sought the
beautiful Ranch of Maj. Bidwell, at Chico'
for the purpose of ruralizng day or two
and forgetting amid the delightful shades OF
Chico-its beautiful Garden-abundance OF
choice fruit and delightful walks-the
wrangling now going on the political worid
the angry discussions about Vigilance
..our cares and debts'-and everything that
has a tendency to dampen the energies, and
nerplex the mind. Amid the abundance OF
Chico, under the guidance of its gentlemanly
and hospitable proprietor, person may
easily forget the evary day cares and ousi-
ness of life, and surrender wholly to the un-
alloyed enjoyment to be found in its ambro-
sial atmosphere.
| A drive of about four hours. in the cool of
the morning, brought US safely to our desti-
nation. where we found a party of gentle
men and ladies from Sacramento, who had
made the trip by steamboat in precisely
four DAYS, and were as lively as birds just
escaped from their cage. This party con-
i. sisted of Miss Lucy Upson, Miss Mary -
and Miss Mary Bidwell. The gentlemen
of the party, Mr.. Henry Bidwell, Captain
Middleton, and Messrs. jennings and
Sparks, were tireless in their efforts to
please, and feasting and riding were the
orders of the day. There was ''sound of
revelry by night" within the walls of Chico
! Castle, that must have astonished the native
vassals of the Hall, if it sent not pang to
the bachelor heart of the Lord of Chico.
Chico has natural advantages excelled by
few locations in the State, and has been i'm
proved with great taste and expense by Mr..
Bidwell, until it presents an appearance un-
cqualle by any place in upper California;
and we question whether the extensive vine
eel that of Maj Bidwel's We are confident
that it cannot be excelled by any in the
State of five years growth. 1t is in the
heart of the richest agricultural section OF
northern California, and is irrigated in the
most effective manner possible Indeed, the
whole section of country watered by Big
Butte, Little Butte and Chico Creeks, is the
finest farming and grazing land in the State.
A ride over the Ranch belonging to Major
Bidwell, will fail to show single acre of
ground that is not of the finest and best ag-
ricultural lands. Every one hundred and
sixty acres of land in that vicinity is capa-
bic of sustaining a family and contributing
to the wealth of the 5 ste This section is
now being rapidly settle bY u hrrdy. in
dustrious, enterpri>ing AMI producing ella. 5
of society, and few years will render it as
rich in agricultural products as the exten-
sive valleys in Southern California. a ride
o'er the green meadows of Chico, and sight
of it's rich alluvial soil, forms "A pleasing
tains of the mining districts. IL Nv singular
is poor human nature, However much we
may enjoy the green meadows and waving
fields of golden grain-or the noise of lowing
herds and bleating hocks the mind soon
wcaries if the eye is not gratifed at the sight
of the orc, or should the tympanum forget
. the sound of coin This is unnatural Man
was originally placed in the garden of Eden,
and knew nothing of the mining districts.
Wealth is base invention of the enemy of
man, and it has been wrongly incorporated
into the conventional rules of society The
mad search into the bowels of mother earth
for wealth, has not yet destroyed in her
sons love for the luxuriant foliage and
and green fields of her agricultural districts.
But we have wandered.
On Sunday Evening, we had the pleasure
of meeting with Mr.. Upson, Editor of the
Sacramento Union, who, in obedience to a
sensible physician. had sought relief from
his arduous duties as Editor of daily pa
per, by taking a trip to Alta California. 1t
was his first trip to the place of Major Bid
well, and he expressed himself as highly de-
lighted with the improvements which glad
den the eye of the visitor. There are other
places in that vicinity, we'll worthy of notice
and which shall claim our attention at some
future period.