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Butte record., 1856-11-29

pointed to be the great terminus for
a northern railway as this, and that 1t
is fast becoming the great store-house
from which the vast mining regions
to the north viii obtain their supplies,
is a self-eyident fact. 1t is for the
advantage of capitalists to turn their
attention hitherward. for nowhere, IL
or out of California, is there so great
an opening for a successful specula-
tion as in the building Of a railroad
from Oroyille to the southern portion
of the state.
Butte record., 1856-11-29

ocrat," that he set to work to Kill of
Broderick and Gwir, and has just
despatched them with his two com
munications to the Union.
If the enemies of the Democracy
think they can distract the party
and prevent an election by such shal-
ow scheming as exhibited by thu
Union and its correspondent, they
will find themselves wofully disap-
pointed. The Democracy Of Messrs.
Broderick and Gwin has never beer
at so low an ebb as to compel then
to proclaim it through a Know Moth
ing journal.
Butte record., 1856-11-29

MAN TARRED AND FEATHLRED.-Un
the above caption the State .JourHal copies
from the Yreka Union a long account Of the
rough handling Of our oil friend, Browder.
who once upon time patrouized Us 50 lber-
ally as to order the printing Of nine hundred
bills for one Of his shows, forgetting. howeY-
er, to settle his bill before he left town. For
the mistreatment Of the two young ladies' IL
his charge, Miss Litton and Miss Randolph.
the Yreka boys administered a coat Of tar
and feathers to his back The last that was
seen Of him he was making TRACKS for Ore
gon. Served him right.
Butte record., 1856-11-29

SOMEBODY in Oroyille who does
not get the Union with regularity,
writes savage note to that paper,
upon our postal arrangements. The
writer admits that provision was made
for a weekly mail only, but because
he does not get his Union every day,
he pronounces it a public nuisance"
and 9 swindle.'' 1t often happens
where daily mails are provided for
that the mail sometimes fails to be
sent. But the mail routes over
which the g Union" is conveyed,
should never fail. Only think of the
consequences Of " Justice being
obliged to 60 to bed without 8 its "
/" Union" A severe attack Of the
nightmare might follow. We hope
the postmaster at Marysyille and
Oroville viii have some regard for
suffering Justice" and never again
let the " Union" fail of arriving in
Butte record., 1856-11-29

NEARLY, if not quite one half Of
the County of Butte is valuable min
ing ground. This is evidenced by
the fact, that wherever water can be
procured to supply any considerable
extent of ground, it has proved capa-
bic of sustaining numerous mining
population. This has been the result
in Oroville, which leaped into exist
ence before the completion of the
ditch which was to furnish the mi1ers
with water necessary to work their
claims, and higher up on the same
range Of mineral wealth, new towns
are springing into existence, which
receive life giving impetus from the
completion Of the South Feather
Water Company's ditch.
Six weeks since the town of Ban
gor was unknown. Now it numbers
some fifty buildings, consisting of
stores, hotels, saloons, banking houses
&c. The ditch is completed to with
Butte record., 1856-11-29

In talking back to the Express,
we have limited at the building Of a
railroad from Oroyille to Folsom. In
conversation the other day, with a
gentleman who has been for a long
time identified with Butte county,
and who feels deep interest IN her
welfare, We were struck with some Of
the sensible ideas he advanced in re-
gard to the possibility of building a
railroad to connect with the Sacra-
mento Valley railway now termina-
ting at Folsom. He very truly said
that the objections that have been
raised to building railways in certain
parts of the valley lands that are
subject to oyerfows, and become so
softened during the rainy season as
TO sink under the pressure Of the cars,
are entirely inapplicable to the sec
tion of country through which road
from hence TO Folsom would naturally
run. The entire road could be fur
nished with the requisite timber from
the wooded lands along its line, and
in no place where the road would run
is there a possibility of an overflow,
or the sinking of the rails from loose
soil. A country better adapted to
the construction Of railway does not
exist, and the necessary bridging and
grading would be a comparatively
small item Of expense.
Oroyille is both the key to and the !
depot for the entire northern country !
above her, and there is not place IN
the state that nature has SO well ap-
Butte record., 1856-11-29

in half mile of the towu, and from
its terminus side bitches are to be
constructed so as to furnish water to
a large extent Of country.
This ditch, starting high up on the
South Fork of Feather River, Is
brought on to the ridge dividing the
waters of the Yuba and Feather
rivers, near Forbestown, and can,
therefore supply the almostunlimited
extent Of mining country lying IN the
range Of foot hills between these two
streams. Within the range thus fur
nished with water, are some Of the
richest dry diggings in the county
abounding in coarse gold, and pay
ing regularly when water could be
procured, seven or eight dollars per
day to the hand.
A correspondent, writing to the
Marysyille Express under date OF
November 9th, says:
at is said BY those well acqualnt-
ed with the country, that the placer-
of surface diggings cover more ex-
tensive field by far than those Of the
western or northern end Of the range
1t is generally believed that deep hil
diggings Of great extent will yet be
opened. There has never been but
one Shaft sunk on the range in this
region, and that by the enterprising
firm Of Brown, Welsh, & Co. They
penetrated the earth to the depth Of
eighty feet, getting what would be
termed decent color all the way
from top to bottom. Finding that
they had reached only the rim Of the
rock, drift Of about twenty-five OIL
thirty feet was run toward the centre
of the hill, with a fall of five feet to
the rock, giving unmistakable eTi-
dence Of deep channel beyond.
Butte record., 1856-11-29

We have not seen copy Of the
Mountain Democrat for a long time,
and had almost forgotten how the
once familiar countenance Of Dan
Gelwicks looks, until we accidentally
saw an extract from it, copied into
the Sacramnto Union. The said cx
tract was pitching into us with one
or two sharp questions, concerning
the Hon. S.W. Denver and the Sen
atorial question. We have lost the
Union containing the extract, I'VE
are more careful Of the Democrat)
and we don't remember distinctly
what it was all about" but think
that the Democrat had not quoted US
fairly-had made a sentence from an
article Of ours to suit themselves,
and then appended their interrogato-
nes. fla K. n. paper had done so,
we might have answered them, be-
cause that would be about as near
as they come Of being honest, and
We should give them "particular
fits" But that the Democrat should
do SO for the purpose Of getting up a
quarrel with Us, we don't believe it..
1t must be a trick OF the q Mon, who
seeing themselves whipped, wish 10
set the Democracy " by the ears. =
We sha / answer 10 questions gotten
up in that style. We can't differ
with the Democrat through a Know
Nothing medium. 1t IS not good au-
thority, and we " don't care fig "
what the Democrat says through the
Union. II the Union copies it it can
be Of no benefit to the Democratic
party. "Sabc -
Butte record., 1856-11-29
WEEKLY BUTTE RECORD.
oEo: II. oRoskrrE, Editor.
Oroyille, Saturday, November 30, 1885,
Tnnics of the Day.

L /
changes Of location which the last
three or four years has effected in
California. has rendered the repre-
sentation IN our Legislature, the most
unequal and unjust Of any State in
the Union. Many Of the mining
counties have doubled and trebled
their population since apportionment
under the last census, and conse-
quently have not the representation
to which their population should be
entitled. In no county in the State
viii this inequality be more severely
felt, than in the county of Butte at
the next ell ction. With popula-
ton Of about six thousand voters,
about one-sixteenth Of the entire vote
of the State, Butte county will be
entitled to one Member Of Assembly.
Were the other counties Of the State
represented in this ratio, the House
of Assembly would be composed of
but seventeen members, whereas it Is
composed Of eighty members. 1t is
so with regard to Senator. Butte
and Plumas, which together cast
about eight thousand votes, elect one
Senator, while the counties of Santa
Barbara ana San Luis Obispo, with
an aggregate vote Of five hundred
and seventy-fve, also have one Sen
ator. The San Francisco Herald
mentions other glaring inequalities
in the present representation. Thus
Tuolumne and Stanislaus counties,
with an aggregate vote of 6864, have
two Senators, and San Francisco and
San Mateo, with vote y, 500, have
four Senators, while the twelfth Sen
atorial district, composed Of Slsklyou
Trinity, Humboldt and klamath,
with vote of 100, and the four
teenth district, composed Of the
counties of Butte and Plumas, with
a vote of about 5000 thousand, as
above stated, have only one each.
But though very great inequality is
observable in the Senatorial appor-
tionment, it is much more glaring in
the lower House. Thus, San Luis
Obispo, has one representative, while
Siskiyou, with 1927 votes, has only
one also. klamath, with 191 votes,
has one representative, while the ad-
joining county Of Trinity, with 20S4
votes, wields only an equal influence
in the lower House. Unless the
Legislature elect shall adopt some
method to equalize the representa-
ton, the 191 votes of Klamath will
wield the same influence in the Leg
islature Of 1858, as the six thousand
votes Of Butte. The Herald sug-
gests that fair apportionment wo'd
be one senator for every 5000, and
one Representative to every 1900.
There are 80 Senators, and allowing
one senator to each 5000 votes, the
aggregate would be $500 votes, which
approximates to the vote Of the state.
The result would be similar in the
case Of the representatives Of whom
there are eighty. 1t is to be hoped
that the Legislature will devise some
means to remedy the inequality, and
permit US to enjoy equalrights under
a government to the support Of which
all contribute.
T., +,il-ior hack Ia the F,xDress.
Butte record., 1856-11-29

Will Ind themselves Noiuliy dIsap-
pointed. The Democracy Of Messrs.
Broderick and Gwin has never been
at so low an ebb as to compel them
to proclaim it through Know Moth
ing Journal.
THE present season Of rain Is alike
profitable to the miners in the dry
diggings, and the farmers in the Val
ley. The approach Of the rainy sea
son in California is the spring time
of the Northern Atlantic States, and
the husbandman's plow in California
turns up the loosened earth here in
December, as it does in the New
England world, when the April sun
has unclaimed the mountain riyulets,
and the frost has released his hold Of
the generous earth. In former times
it was thought by many that Cali
fornia could never be a producing
country, and would be compelled to
rely upon the Atlantic States for
food necessary to sustain her mining
population. The few years we have
been in existence as State have done
away with this delusive idea, and
demonstrated by actual experience
that the State has agricultural lands
sufficient to produce the provision for
her own consumption.
Butte county within herself, can
do so. Nearly one half the county
is composed oe valley lands, which
are capable of being transformed into
profitable farms, and can be made to
produce all that would be required
for the consumption of her mining
and other inhabitants.
In Plumas county there are also
many fertile valleys which are capa-
Bile Of producing in abundance, but
we are not prepared to assert that
there is arabic land sufficient within
her boundaries, to produce all
that would be required for her own
consumption. But her valleys are
the most beautiful to be found in the
State, and her placers are not excel
led by those Of any other section.
By means of artificial irrigation
even the mountain sides are in many
places converted into excellent gar
gems, and vegetables and fruits O.
superior qualities are produced.
Grapes and apples especially are
found to flourish admirably in the
healthy temperature Of the hilly
country, and indeed the apple re-
quires cooler climate than that Of
the valley to arrive at a great degree
Of perfection. Thus while the great
bitches that are being constructed
throughout various parts Of tie
mountains, which by rendering grea-
ter facilities for mining viii conse-
quently augment the mining popula-
ton, the means for raising some Of
the necessary supplies for their con
sumption arc placed within the reach
Of the miners themselves, for by a
little labor in the spring and occa-
sional attention during the summer
every miner who has a cabin and an
acre Of ground contiguous to a ditch
can raise his own store Of vegetables
and enough Of them to last through
the entire winter. OF course there
are many localities where such ope-
rations would be impracticable, but
in speaking Of arabic mountain lands
we have reference more particularly
to osuch as are known as dry diggings,
away from the steep, rocky banks of
the rivers and gulches. Butte county
is not only able to raise all her own
supplies, but is now furnishing Ma
rysyille with large portion Of the
hay and grain that are sold in that
market.
SOMEBODY in Oroyille who does
Butte record., 1856-11-29

In THE Sacramento Union of the
26th appears another communication
from "an uuwavering democrat. .
This time he fires into the distin-
guished ex-senator DR.. Gwin, and, in
his own estimation, has destroyed the
few chances that the Doctor had Of
reelection. The impudence and
self-inhation displayed by this ''un-
wavering Democrat" are disgusting to
all sensible men, and the adroit man
ner in which the humbugging old
Union Touches for his character and
standing as Democrat, is worthy
the attention of those who would
become proficient in political decep-
ton, and still maintain character
for morality and candor. The Union
says;
"For the benefit of those who have so intimaied
we VIII say that An unwayerng Democrat is not
a candidate for United States senator-has never
been na ned in connection therewith-is what he
represents himself to be "an unwayering Democrat
who never split his tieket-und who never On any
occason, pedded bogus democratic tickets on elec
ion day
A very neatly worded denial, in
deed. Never split his ticket" AT
ter having "his ticket" printed to Or
der, with names from each party up
on it, he could never consistently
consider himself ''unwavering," if he
should afterwards 'split his ticket. .
The Union is clever-dem clever
and so is its correspondent, but they
VIII not deceive Democrats into be-
iieying them honest in what they
may say concerning the election Of
Democratic Senators. They may be
sharp as the shears they use, but
they cannot cut out Senators for the
democratic party to elect. "Neyer
peddled bogus democratic tickets on
election day" Well, a man could
not effect much peddling tickets on
election day. To be effective, they
should be peddled just previous to
the ''election day" and, judging
from the result Of the election in
Sacramento, We have no doubt but
that this "unwavering" traitor sped
dled'' ''his ticket previous to ''elec-
ton day." He dare not deny bolt
ing tbs Democratic ticket, and that
is something in favor of a person who
is guilty of the political bad faith
charged upon this ''unwavering.dem-
ocrat." The Union says that this
''unwavering Democrat" has never
been named in connection with the
office of Senator. We learn that
this is mistake, as a man named
kept this ''unwayering dem
ocrat'' from boiling former demo-
cratic ticket by informing him that
next to Broderick and Gwin, he was
he prominent candidate for the
toga. This so hattered |
he vanity of this "unwavering dem
Butte record., 1856-11-29

SOME steps arc being taken to
ward the removal of the Yuba In
dians to the Nomee Sackee Reserva-
ton, and we hope those living here
abouts may be attended to very
shortly. A more miserable race Of
beings can hardly be imagined than
the Indians of this neighborhood.-
Now that they are induced to quit
their old habits Of living together in
rancherias and gaining a subsistence
by hunting aud fishing, and depend
in a great measure upon the charities
Of the whites for food and shelter,
they are not only rendering them
selves miserable but are an eyesore
to the community in which they
choose to locate, and like other pau
pers, should be provided with home
apart from the entire world, out Of
harms way and beyond the reach OF
want. We hope Col. Henly will at
tend to these poor creatures before
the severe weather commences, and
renders their removal impracticable
until spring sets in. Some persons
about here make a practice of fur
nishing the Indians with spirits, and
as the red man will drink as long as
the white man will sell it to him,
they had better be removed from
these dangers of civilization at as
early period as possible.
Butte record., 1856-11-29
us as to the Briton ;


And DER your hills and long Withdrawing wales,
Let Autumn spread his treasures to the sun,
LuXuriant and unbounded Is the Sea,
Far through his azure turbulent domain,
Your empire owns, and from a thousand shores,
Watts all the pomp of life into your ports
So, with superior "oon may your iich sUil
EXuhersnt natures betier1lessing's pour
Ger every land, the nnk ed nations cloihe,
And be the eXhaustless granary OF worlI."
Butte record., 1856-11-29

The VALLEY portion Of Butte and
the agricultural counties Of Colusa
Tehama, have been rendered by the
recent rains in admirable condition to
receive the plow of the husbandman.
The agricultural lands in these three
counties, are Of great extent, and ca
pable of sustaining dense popula-
ton. Favorably situated to a min
ing market, we doubt not the lands
are destined to become populated
with a numerous and thrifty produ-
cling class, and will contribute large
ly to the agricultural wealth Of the
state. They are nearly surrounded
by extensive mining fields, timbered
lands, coal-beds, lime and marble
quarries, and almost unlimited water
privileges. In this immediate vicin-
ity, all these interests are somewhat
further advanced, than that of agri-
culture, because they have held out
the promise of more immediate gain.
A few years more will witness the
valley lands Of these counties filled
with the homes of thrifty farmers,
and all the paraphanalia of pro
ductivc industry. Then the sub
joined beautiful extract from Thomp-
sons Seasons will be as applicable to
Butte record., 1856-11-29

Oroyille, under the pain of being de-
nounced as " nuisanccs " and "swin-
dlers." Have a care,will you, gents.
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-12-17

weeks re.aratory TO making the overland
tip White in camp many uf The mens.,
baadoned the eoATsAy Snd scattered %,
each tor himseit. In The meantime, before
the companysbeasn ia march through Iowa
and Nebsasks. the Chicago ommi,tee as
superseded BY the National Kansas com.
EM,t.ee. sud resigned, surrendering i's funds
aud Questions to thst committee. The Chi
cago eaigFants, 10 camp at Iowa City, wee
Eduiy sppslsed VI these changes. and moved
iasw ard undef the auspices Of the Ma i'nal
Ah Committee. There was no special a.
gteement made with them. They took
a. II chances Tor better or worse, with all
Io,i.er emigrsnts They were furnished
9Th teams to transport them, provisions
10 svst2tn thNm, and arms 10 defend them;
and all was done for them that lay in the
power of the C5mittee. The amount Of the
expenditure from first TO last, on account
Q; The Chicago company considerably ex
eeeds the original estimates Tor much lar
ger nu mber oi men, end iesseverai times
greater Than the sum expended Tor the ben-
emit 81 any subsequent emigraats OF equal
nunbers.
The railing accusations, the charges OF
malleasance, OF broken pledges. oftsvorite.
Ism, loosely and moons iaerately let forth
seans, those committees bv Harvey and
uthers, have no iuundati n in truth whatev-
er, and are The products OF malicious and
mlsled imaginati,n.
In conclusion it may be proper to state
that We write from a personal knowledge
o. the facts. ard not a, The dletation, sug-
sc snon, or BY the adsisement OF the Aid
Committee shaving not even consulted with
sheui On the subj e. Mr. should We give
thuse incohereut ana ialse allegations 50
lengthy review, but because OF the re-
s,ectabAty OF the medium through which
They 6rst received publicity.
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-12-17
Msssas. EpIross IL notice in your pa

MEssls. EpIro1s III notice In your pa
per OF yesterday an item heated Wooden
Pampstriamp stating thsl not one Of the
wooden pumps in this city were frox, n,
ahlie ali the chain and cast iron pumps
we're light almost without exception. |
csGnoi cay whether your information comes
from hearssy or personal observation, but
this much | 60 know. that the Dodgess
Double Acting Suction and Force Pump 10
an exception TO the above notice. The
coidest weather we have had this intel
has not affected them in the least, nor has
tnefe teen particle Of ice about such q
have been put IL wells. Fer the truth vi
the above assertion please ea9u,re Of Eli
Adams s 70, c. F Knapp, T.mo,hy Don
oysa, a. +. Gould. aud many others whom.
| could name, but think unnecessary.
p. S.-ShortIy after the holidays shall
have The Anti Freszing Dudges' Pump.
which viii set In The coolest place that
can te found cut Of doors, and warrant them
no. TO freeze. Now who ev.r doubts this
try one OF the pumps. and it it 10 not 81,
then ask no pay. J. n. Dunosr.
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-12-17


The cailicpe. or musical steam wills
tie, 10 now patented in Eogland. ss well as
ia this country. Several steamers on the
Mississippi have them, and they seem TO
furnish just the wild music necessary 10
wake up the broad prairies sna plantations
1T appears by report from the So
perin;endent OF Statistics, that the number
Of American seamen registered in the Uni
led States during the last seventeen years,
from Oct. /, 1889, 70 OF ], 1886. has aver
aged about nine Thousand
The Fire Alarm uat Police Tele.
graph ls about TO be introduced into ST Lou
~. In Boston and the o'her Eastern cities
where il is in use, i, is found 70 work yer,
effectively.
One of the chief e1uses OF the bur
mig Of vessels on the lakes is the conceal.
neot ol matches. POW der and other combus-
tibles emang other freight, 10 save the ex.
lrs charges.
The lafayette lind Journal has So
cured the services Of NJ Upton CIary az
collecting scent. and calls upon its debtor,
- "pgy Up" "a happy combination Of pun
and can, that
The Pacific Mail Steamship Comps
ny Of Nes York il at present IN mos,
prosperous condition. lie ca pital is s3,6sI.
coo, and IL out OF debt, having paid d. BIZ,
daring the TWO years past, amounting TO ST..
a55, 600, su+ also dividend Of twenty FIVE
per cent. to the shareholders, LITER retaining
a Surplus OF between three and four aundre
thousand cellars. The Company own,
Ia elve siesmeTs.
The losses upon The Lske- for III.
present year amount 80 the enormous sun
II four mi lion Of collars Il 1915 The los.
seswsre S4o4 $50: in lsae 81 $50; in so,
5a4. $40; IN 81. 73o,5i5i in 50 9si.ol5; il
50, s54a3o; in %, 2,ls7,525; in IS. Q,
1888.
The Boston Lsdser states w. d
Fleming E~q late manager ofthe Nation,
4 Theaier Of Boston. is studying divinity Il
New York, and intends heneeforth to devote
,.s talent to the pulpit.
-Theodore Parker preached OF
Thanksgive day on" The Prospect for Den
ocra,ic Institutions in America" from TN
iex,, The harresi is past, he summer IS ended
! md soe are no, sared!
1t will be reeolleeted that sornetbi,o
Ike nine o. zen months ago Lucy Stone an
Mr.. Blackwell became partie. ,oa ms,ri.
mopial contract. Tie Boston Pos, undo, ;.
stands tia, dividend has just been d, c,s,
I'd in the shape Of fine white and toun cing
baby.
The Saratoga Press states that Mr.
Washer, late superintendent Of tia, vii
.ge, is abou, 81 900 in arrears to HE vii.
age for funds collected and not pad over
{. Walton, who is his bail, his ob,aiued
lsaVe 70 prosecute in the name Of h, vii.
&c.