Butte record., 1856-01-12
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Butte County, Cal January, ., 1856

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HOTEL De f'EAxeE. WFsT SIDE FEATHER RIVER
But.e County, Cal january, b, lo0o.
Mr. EDITOR:
u Of The valley are doing as well a. could be eN-
pected under the circum tances You, believe, have
taken the trouble 10 visit this pari oil our county
and by not doing So to say nothing of lis causing your
defeat asl fall, you have been deprived OF seeing the
richest and hest mart of Butte County. Last summe
few hundred thousand Grasshoppers visited this section
to scoura p for our sins as they did the Mofmons at
Salt Lake and somewhat defaced oar gardens and pas
lures and in fact eat up every green hing But yet
this valley with its encicling mountains, lis spendors
of scenery and its climate is place to live and die IN
and almost makes Us forget our own dear native land
Ii is true YOU of the hol' called Bidw GUS Bar, by
looking nearly straight up can see considerable Knoll
towards the east but when compared TO our glorious
old Bues-fhe origin of our name-risInS in all its
grandeur from the centre of extensive plain yours
sinks to a mole hill Our representatives suffered them
is true cned from us by the covetous members of
Sutter but in viewing them get reminded Of
the beautiful lines OF Mrs. lemans-
..In scenery sublime and rude,
In wild. romantic solitude.
" Where awful submits crowned with snow,
In SOFT and varied cGiors glow
There in some grassy tered spot
The Alpine sheperd forms his cot;
And there, beside his elceul home.
The fairesi mountain hOwrels bloom
There Oft his playful children climb
The rock fantastic and sublime.
And culi the mantling shrubs that creep,
And sweetly BLISS m DER the steep;
Ills his to mark The morning ray,
Upon the giItjeTung scenery play
To watch ihs purple evening shnie,
In sweet and mellow tinges fade"
From the Butte mountains, and along this valley. Of
all the scenery ever held, ii is certainly the mo.t
beautiful and sublime. The burning Tules along The
streams b, nishi-the dense volames Of black smoke
ascending in day time, until it forms into yapour-
then freezing into downg particles and again descend
ing almoi to The earih ani rolling and whirling in
haecy mountlits IF miles in extenI-!s To be 10
be be apprect.ied; uni i. only o be seen 10 be
enjoyed. From homes, every da, in the year. We
en behold the crowned mountains al The be! Of
the West iriuch an ihey glorious 10 behold even
ut ihat distance. bu enough of this
Ny objec in writing this ep;sIle TO inform yol that
have part i,u.ar oiJe,licn % lie a oc
in .he arolnd.' CT to OpAr rs county scats-bul
that prefer having The county divided aal the river
made the line, AMI comfy seal near Neai's or Bid
wells Ranch may have exclusive flaming
county For ifdestiay should ever direct your foo>
steps down this way !ou viii Gid ns al unooirusive,
Union loyiag awabidii,g gricl ural hcnbres, liter
ally feeding millions Of Grasshoypers. wul as yogr
thousands OF bus. miners.
The only particular objections that we have to your
town. or 10 oroyille IS thar consider them much
Of military places-for your solicrs be all
the streeIs-so nnch So indeed that have concluded
they are perfect nuisance, only devoaring the sub
stance Of the peope-for when battle ensue, the
whole population repair 10 the and witness
The conflict.
For some six months past, have between sweat
and in relation 10 land titles. Afer about
The time valley was secli nzed, and were i'll
high hopes of obtaining orr patents, suddenly un-
heard of Spanish Grant was pounced down upon Us,
and informed by that the Grant holder
wling, ii would raise him four thousand dollar>,
10 locate il land higher up the River, and have ours
returned government Land. But ol the settlers
fearing another might couie along and would have
to buy il on declined going into The arrsngemsnt-snd
have concluded used 10 say in Old Pike TO lei
them rip We were annoyed for awhile considerably
by pretended purcl in he shape Of our little lame
schoomasier-or rather, singing master, for he could
not spell correctly the most simple words lie would
ride up to our houses large as life and inform if
we would take ourselves of Immediately he would give
Il, souietnag fer oar Improvements but if delayed
vau.ge Ranch, in double quick lnr Will prob'-
bly, not be troubled with him again soon. The matter
has bcen, however, fruitful subj CT for Lyceum
these long winter evenings and it is amusing to hear
the subject discussed. The gentleman from Florida,
contending that is all FIR The best-lor in his State,
those Spanish Grants still in law, and at a small eX
pense the settler cultivate the land, and buy Of
one. The gentleman from Wisconsin contends that
there honest differences OF opinion, and the
of it that they do view the subject in all its bears
ings, and from every point of the compass-and to
illustrate. would suppose Putting his hand on
his opponents head-"Supposing man should come
in and say this head large squash, he would as
confidently assert that twas head Now, here would
be difference of opinion and honest difference
but suppose third person should step in and after
amining the neck and shoulders that supported it,
wond say that question for debating society
for great deal could be said both sidesbut that he
certainly had his side, for if it not head,
it occupied place where head ought 10 be- SO il
ours is noi Uncle SANS land, it had ought To be-
MARITIME