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Grass Valley telegraph., 1856-05-13
THE TELEGRAPH
GRASS VALLEY. MAY 1c. 1856.
w. 3. EVER, EDITOR.
AG E N rs

A. WTTKoWSEI is authorised Agent to transact
business for this Oace in Nevada and throughout all
the upper portions of the County
GARDNER 4 KIRK are Agents in Sacramento
Tn ev NAV be found at :he Post Office Literary Depot,
Third ST., next dOer TO the Post Olice.
Mn. l.. z. FISHER is sole Agent in San Francis
CO. He Is empowered TO receive advertisements, and
receipt for the same. He may be fouul at his desk
l. the iron Building opposite the Pacific Express Of
fee. mp Stairs,
p. CoGGINS Travelling Agent, for the State gener
er.llY.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1856-05-13

EXTENSION OF THE S. Y. R6LRoAn-Tb.
Placer Press is advocating the extension of
the Sacramento Valley Railroad to Auburn.
-aHd gives the following estimate to show il,
advantages as an investment for capital =
The amount OF freight brought into and
through Placer county per annum. by teams.
is set down at $426,00O. Amount paid by
passengers up rer annum. $2Se,0O0. The
down freights, consisting Of nmber, granite.
6c,is estimated at $4,000; Add to this
the amount that is now received per anfiun
on the road from Sacramento to Granite,
si6z.o0O leaves uett aggregate OF receipts
OF S944 .0Oe. Total cost of The road from
Sacramento 70 auburn is estimated at S.
50aea9- interest ss-@szr7e ~ I'm ner ceni.
sssTg 1lsaas- ae9.S Sel = sLg fE 81 s14.IsS-
that The actual aet rsceIpts Of tie road will
amount to S41s, 0G0 per annum.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1856-05-13

THE CALoR1c EvefNE.-The Journal of
Commerce is gratiffed,to learn that the inde-
fatigable Captain Ericsson has nearly com
pleted an engine to furnish motive power to
large manufacturing, establishment in New
York City. There fiak Salready been CON.
structed and finished at one of the West
street foundries. a Splendid double horizon
tai engine, which we understand is to he sent
to Europe. 1t is abont. 80 horse power. has
been repeatedly ruRin the presence of seye-
raj scientific gentlepeA Sand realized within
. fraction of what was Anticipated by the in
ventor.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1856-05-13
The May Day Festival.

Fright and gorgeous was the morn OF the
tlaY. which had been set apart for the May
Day Festivities of the Sabbath school chill
dren of Grass Valley and Nevada, and early
gathered the happy throngs of children. in
anticipation of the festive scene which had
the heart that could look with Indifference
upon that gay procession as it moved thou gh
our streets. with the 1.-THE step and gleesome
heart of innocent childhood. We bowed to its
influence, and as it passed our Office, invOl-
tlntarily dronnnd non Needless of tho A-s-
or copy" and followed tho k~ppY thrnns
10 the beautiful grove which had been pre-
pared for the festive occasion. When near
the Half Way House, between Grass Valley
and Nevada. the children from the latter
place were met, and all joined in procession
and marched to the grove. On arriving at
the stand, The procession opened and the two
young Misses who had been selected to pre-
side over the festivities, as Queens of May
followed by their Maids of Honor, passed
through to their chairs of State. preceded
by four little fairies; trewipg their pathway
with flowers.
Having taken their places upon the Stand
Miss Frances TOmpkins proceeded to place
the " Rosy Crown" upon the brow of the
Queen of Grass Valley, Miss HARRIET WooD,
at the same time singing the following song:.
"a rosy crown we twine for thee
Of Floras richest treasure
We lead thee forth to dance and gle4
TO mirth and youthful pleasure.
Take, oh take, the rosy, rosy crown,
Flora's richest treasure,
Flora's richest treasure
Take oh take, the rosy, rosy crown.
We bade the farest flowers that grow
Their varied tribute render,
To shine upon that brow of thine
In all their varied splendor.
Take, oh take. &c.
Then deign to wear the wreathe we twine,
Thy beauteous ringlets shading;
And be its charms a tvpe of thine,
In all, except its fading
Take, oh take &c.
To which all responded with
Long life to Hattie Queen of Mayn
Grass Valley telegraph., 1856-05-13

MAMMOTH REsERVOIR.-Pin Grove Ranch. :.
NeFada county has been purchased by Pol
lard 4 Co for the purpose of constructing
thereon a reservoir which, in size and capAa.
ity, will surpass any other in the State. A
bank forty or fifty feet in highth is 10 be
thrown across the narrow gap, through which
the valley in which the ranch is located has
its outlet TO the South Yuba. The work is
already commenced. By survey, it is found
that us acres will be flooded with water
WHEN the dam is completed, and on an aver
age of ten feet in depth.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1856-05-13
NOTICE T0 MINERS.

THF Subscriber will receive proposals for running
L Tunnel two hundred and fifty feet in length, and
four feet by six in width and height Persons desir
of taking the contract see the tunnel and
examine the ground themselves. as it has been run
about hundred and fifty feet. Two thirds of the
work will be paid for it advances and the balance
the job is completed. Said tunnel is near
the mill just erected. at the Hermitage six miles
from Mud Springs Ell Dorado County. Proposals will
be received up to the 25th inst.
IRA S. PARKE.
Grass Valley, May II, 1856, S4-MA
Grass Valley telegraph., 1856-05-13

GOLD IN NORTH CAROLINA.-The American
Eagle. published in the county of Franklin.
North Carolina, states that the slaves at the
Ports gold mine in that county now the pro-
perty of T. K. Thomas, recently found seve-
raj large nuggets of gold, making about ST.
050. One piece was worth between $500
ane S9O0-almost pure gold. Another piece
was worth about $l2O-intermixed with
quartz-with several others worth from $40
to $40.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1856-05-13
Dissolution of Co-Partnership.

N Office is hereby given that the co-partnership
II heretofore existing between the subscribers, un
der the name and style of Thomas Mitchell as pro-
pretors of the Commercial Hotel in this place,
dissolved by mutual consent the Sd day of April
last 1856 The business of the old firm will be set
LED oy either of the former partners.
VIM II. MITCHELL
HENRY THOMAS
The business of the House will hereafter be
'dactee exclusively by the undersigned
HENRY THOMAS
Grass Valley, May 9, 1856 Sc
Grass Valley telegraph., 1856-05-13

THE Political DIsCUSsIoN, at Sacramento. after two
several unsuccessful attempts, finally of, on
Saturday evening, without any serious disturbance
Two three arrests made by the police, of per-
who manifested slightly riotous disposition.
NUMBERING THE STREETS We notice that some en-
terprising hombre has been numbering the streets
and that neat little cards now displayed up and
down streets designating the appropriate mum
bers by which the different buildings and stores will
hereafter be known. This effort may perhaps be
classed among the ''signs'of the times' "''
Grass Valley telegraph., 1856-05-13

GEORGIA ANB HER RATLRoADs.-Georgia is
nearly chequered by railroads, and yet she
stands before the world with debt Of only
two millions six Hundred and twenty four
thousand two hundred and twenty -one dol
)urs against her on the>balance sheet. No
other State in the Union can point to the
same amount of I'M ternal Improvement, and
show so small an indebtednessH
Grass Valley telegraph., 1856-05-13

LARGE STRAwBERRY.--We yesterday re
ceived from Mr.. Loutzenheiser, a mammoth
strawberry, measuring four inches in crcum-
ference 1t was raised in Mr.. LIS garden
oa Auburn street, and is a noble specimen of
this delicious berry.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1856-05-13

THE ROAD ACT, as amended by the legislature Of
1855, gives Supervisors the power to levy capita
ton tax of 100 per annum on all able bodied men
between the ages of q apd SO, and property tax
of cts. on each 500 q >prOperty-the same to be
paid at the option of the party taxed in cash. in Ia
Dor at 50 per day.
On refusal of payment, the Road Supervisor has the
power after three days notice in writing to seize up
and sell at auction any property of the person SO
refusing to Pay his tax -
Grass Valley telegraph., 1856-05-13

GRAND LODGE OF F. & A. M-At the re-
cent session of the Grand Lodge of F. & A.
NJ, at San Francisco, it was voted, by. a. two
third vote, that the Office Of the Grand Lodge
should, thereafter be permanently located at
Sacramento. 1t is supposed that the Odd
Fellows will do likewise.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1856-05-13

@~ California as State was never more
prosperous than now. Her agricultural pros
poets are excellent, and her exports Of wheat
will this year~be very large. Those best
qualified to judge estimate the yield of gold
iu 1856 at $6O,OOO.Ooo Of which total it is
supposed at least l5,Ooo, 900 will be retained
in the State.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1856-05-13

Remmy, in an article on the mammoth trees
Of Caiaveras county, published in the Echo
du PGcifque Of San Francisco states that
the great tree from which the bark was com
pletely stripped off to the height of 100 feet
from the ground, two years ago. still lives.
The trunk is 80 feet in diam ter ten feet from
the ground.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1856-05-13

BAIL.-By reference to our advertising columns,
it will be seen that the BALL which to have
of at Rough Ready, on the 1st of May, has been
postponed to Thursday next, the 18th inst. We un.
derstand that is the intention Of those who have
in hand to make the occasion of the best of the
season
Grass Valley telegraph., 1856-05-13

r The attention Of miners is called to
an advertisement in another column. calling
for bids for running tunnel at tn Hermit
age. near Mud Springs in Ell Dorado county.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1856-05-13
Wool Raising in California.

Sheep raising in our opinion. Offers to the
California farmer greater ind. dement's than
any other branch of agricultural industry
A large portion of the surface of this State.
especially the hilly and mountainous districts.
that are unsuitable to the culture of the ceres
ais. are admirably adapted to the rearing of
sheep. And if that degree of success should
attend the effort on a large scale, that small
experiments would seem to promise, nothing
could exceed it in point Of proftableness.--
The capacity of this State for producing grain
is almost unlimited but TO mike this GER
tain source Of profit to the farmer an outlet
is needed for the surplus, whenever the crop
exceeds what is needed for home consumtion.
Thss&e have not got, there is no market
near enough to California which we can de-
pend upon as a receptacle for our surplus
grain crop.
With regard to wool. the case is quite diff
ferent. In the first place. it is an a! ticle
which will keep for an indefinite length Of
time. and therefore will bear distant trans
portatioa " ;thont deterioration. Ia the sec
ona place there is sure and constant mar
lses for al that can he raised. Ii every farm
er IN California were "a direct his sole atten-
ton to sheep raising not a particle OF effect
would BE produced In the market or IN the
demand i6r wool 1t i estspated that the
ss1fsz t.-g,r~,.-,.-.- s-1cR =ta t'--ss--e7
States saana to 5Qe.000.8J0 podnds. and Of
this only 50 100000 pounds are prodGced in
the United States, leaving two hundred and
forty millions of pounds to be supplied from
foreign countries. for which we pay annually
- 45c~1t seventy millions of dollafst By ia
bss published in she n z Courier & Enqui-
rrr il appears ousS ,his supply of wool is
drawn principally from the following eoun-
tries:
Grass Valley telegraph., 1856-05-13

%@ The Oldest Newspaper, now published,
is the Alta California" which was estab-
lished in l849. The next on the list is the
Sonora Herald which was started, togeth.
er with the Marysville Herald" in the
summer Of 1850. The fourth in age is the
I" Sacramento Union"
Grass Valley telegraph., 1856-05-13

sTRAwnERRirs IN cGf!SoESIA.-The length of the
season in California gives re decided advantage over
most countries In the cGtyatlbof berries particu.
larry Strawberries, The San Francisco Chronicle,
speaking of the culture of this delicious berry
that if the strawberry iqn California is irrigated
and sprinkled frequently during the summer, the
vines vii yield three cropsa year. The strawberry
season in New York lasts only about two months;
while in California 1t Is protracted for seven eight
months :
Grass Valley telegraph., 1856-05-13

TuNNELS.--In the United States, there are
"a tunnels. the longest of which is about one
mile. England has 48 canal tunnels of an
aggregate length Of 4O'miles, the longest
being over three miles. She has 79 railroad
tunnels. with an aggregate length of 50 miles.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1856-05-13

FATAL ACCIDENT At SAN JUAY.~-We learn from our
correspondent 3D. that ANOTHER of those frightful
accidents which so startlea community, occurred on
Saturday afternoon last, inthe West End Cut' near
JUAN which resulted in the death of Mr.. Charles
'iulliver one of the owners Of the claims.
Ee at work in the drift with the pipe. when the
timber> gave way, and the water and debris flowing
in, covered him up kinng'tt& do4btess instantly
His body wos recovered about O'clock the same
Grass Valley telegraph., 1856-05-13

IMPR0vEMENTs IN SoAP.-It is said that
the addition of three-quarters of pound OF
horax to a pound OF soap melted without
boiling. makes a saving of oae-half in the
cost of soap, and Of thrne-folnthS the laIor
of washing, improves the whiteness Of tn
fabrics. besides the usual caustic effect is biul-
removed, and the hands are left with pccuI-
Jar soft aud silky feeling, leaving nothing
more to be desired by the most ambitious
WaSherwor-an,
Grass Valley telegraph., 1856-05-13


GARDExs.--We notice that quite number
Of our citizens are paying Coz siderable atten.
tion TO gardening. IS an oriameatal garden
Of limited extent. we doubt whether one SUI
perior to thas of Col Ra>srdsun's can be
lound in the mountains. MI. Loutzenhelser
near by has also beautiful garden, which
presents q fine appearance. We have else
where acknowledged the reception of a NAM
moth strawberry from Mr.. L. We notice in
the same garden one strawberry root which
contains lao distinct sets, all the way from
bud to ripe berry. JIM. Fouse, Esq, and
Dr. Tompkins have also done much in the
way of ornamenting their grounds. which al
ready present really fine appearance
Messrs. Smith, Huutley and Clark have also
fine gardens on Auburn street, designed more
particularly for utility than ornament
There is no good reason why we may not
have just as good gardens in the mountains as
anywhere else in the State, and it is with
pleasure that we see many of our citizens
taking an interest Id the matter.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1856-05-13

THE MINES G1vISdOUr. The shipme S
of treasure during the past three months have
exceeded those Of the same period last year
by $1.S00,0OO.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1856-05-13


That .'MlscoNsTRUcnoN The Nevada Journal of
Friday last, through Grass Valley correspondent,
mas given new version of the remark made by Mr. Fl
L; Knight at the late Republican meeting in this
place The corrected version is as follows:
The nations of the earth we're gathered together
ance OF power in order to aiHtbe oppressed Europe
70 aId Greece in her struggle for freedom.
Engfha and France eOmbinElSo stay the aggressions
OF Rqssla and to establish the governments Of Poland
ana i1pngary Hence if fHe United states did not
aoolsn slavery the inevit&Rslresult would be, the
governments of Europe would abolish it for them
The first version which appeared in the journal of
follows: }'NH4
''Fhe Republican party aims to abolish slavery
throughout the SOUTH apdff We gre not epouph
to DO 1t ourselves we will get Great Britain to help
u.s."
The correspondent of the, Journal after giving tie
corrected version says ~man up tree the diff
ference is very slight" (D
We think the who canSsee but a "slightn diff
terence between the two pa 4. mast be very
FAR ''up treep sF
Although the version nov "a Is stin qnits az va
rance With the true spitt ass eli as language nsad
by the speaker it is still Sd w much modified from
The original report, that ES 3o not deem it worth
while to pursue tile mattcrfqtier.
sre-tse,. -,e .iseas v,ss.. rssssary-
Associaslon tomorrow evsn'sss
Resolved That in view.qf recent onts in Central
America, the .. S Goyerninent would s justided IN
taking possession OF the Istamus of Panama.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. K Cheek Negative surreli
Knight
Grass Valley telegraph., 1856-05-13

EXPERIMENTS WITH GuNPNwDER-Somco of
the effect of ignited gnnpowder are won
derfdt When it is. heaped up in the open
air and infamed there is no report. and but
little effect produced. A small quantity
open and ignited in a,rnom forces the air
outward so as to blow out the windows; but
quantity confined within a. barrel within
the same room and ignited. tears in pieces
and sets on fire the whole house Count
Rnmford loaded mortar with l-20th of an
ounce of powder and placed upon it a. "a lh
cannon; he then closed up every opening as
completely as possible and fired the charge
which burst the mortar with tremendous
explosion, and lifted up its enormous weight.
ln another experiment. he confined % grains
OF powder in a cylindrical space. which it
Just filled. andlupon being fred it tore assun
der piece Of iron which would have resisted
strain Of 400, 900 pounds.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1856-05-13

MR. HorzlI, q Wells, Fargo s Co, has placed Is
under obligations the past week for numerous favos,
for which he win please accept thanks:
Grass Valley telegraph., 1856-05-13
MAY BALL.

rTyaE SCHOLARS attached to the Dancing School in
I Rough and Ready, will give Complimentary
54lr 10 sir. John Brown the talented and popular
musician a mark of their esteem for him, which
will be held in the Masonic Lower Hall, one of the
bes and most commOdious in the County, the 18th
day OF May next
COMMITTEE ON BEHALF OF THE SCHooL.-Wiliiaii B.
Rice, P. " r, Armstrong, S. NJ Gilham. G. Gephart,
and 3. B. Troxel.
MANAGERS.
ROUGH < READY. NEVADA Grass VALLEY
:. n. Gilham. J. a Lancaster, Chas. Haskell
G. Gephart, A. Hansen, Thos. Findley
|. H. Ebrght A. II. Hagedorn; ". c. Clark,
c. A. Lowenthal
FLOOR MANAGERS
l. d. Rice
P.W. Arm +trong. ...~
E3- Tickets may be had of the Managers or at the
Office of the Downey House, Rough & Ready.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1856-05-13

1t is said that Pennsylvania now produces
as much iron as was manufactured in all
Great Britain thirty years ago.,
Grass Valley telegraph., 1856-05-13

A8- We are indebted t6 Messrs. Kendall Spencer,
Of the G. V. Book and Music Emporium, for sundry
favors the past week. IN supplying with such pa
pers have failed TO receive through the usual
channels
Grass Valley telegraph., 1856-05-13
DIED.

IN Grass Valley, May 9th, Capt Eben vose, aged 81,
formerly Of Boston, Mass.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1856-05-13

AcKNowLrDaMENrs.-wea are under obligations to
Mr.. Brigham of the Pacific Express, for the usual IA
vors Of the week.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1856-05-13

A, TRIUMPH IN MEcBAN1sM.-AF French gen.
tlefnan has recently produced a machine
which engraves lines so minute as to he un-
distinguishable. and almost imperceptible to
the naked eye. 1t is designed for the pro-
duction of private marks in bank notes. and
is capable of producing two murdered thou
sand different combinations of minute kalei-
descopIc line-igures, only to he seen by the
aid of powerful microscope, yet perfectly
regular and distinct, and insusceptibIe of be-
ing initiated. At every turn of the tiny
wheels which work it, the machine produces
four entirely new designs, exceeding gly COM
llicated. and quite different from one another.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1856-05-13
PnhIic LeHtnre.

M =
The Rev NJ C. Briggs, Of Marysville, will deliver
lecture in the NJ E Churchi of this place, on Thurs
oay evening next. subeet-ssSpi
Grass Valley telegraph., 1856-05-13
SCHOOL FOR MISSES.
AND LITTLE ROWS.

MRS. H. S. GOLDSMITH respectfully informs the
Citizens OF Grass Valley and Vicinity that she vii,
At her residence Mill Street. on Norday ths 6th 81
August. Terms as formerly O'-' -
Grass Valley telegraph., 1856-05-13

in Asia. Buenos Ayres, Chill and Malta can
raise wool to sell to an advantage in the Uni
ted States, that the people of California could
do the same, especially as the California far
mer would be exempted from paying any i'm
port duty, disadvantage which foreign wool
Iabors under. This is said to be one of the
most prolific countries in the world. There
is none where animals are free from diseases,
incident to them in other climates. We have
hundreds of thousands of square acres, COW
cred with grasses of surprising richness. and
hill sides innumerable. crowned to their very
tops with crops of wild oats Nature seems
to have designed this country for stock rails
ing-and at some future day. let us hope not
far distant. our brothers of the east will ex
change their cotton for our woolen clothing.
San. EI. News.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1856-05-13

Why DOES LAND PRopUeE WEEDS BE
catfse there is more aOild or fbrous matter in
the soil, accumulated by ages Of the growth
and decomposition Of vegetation. than there
is of that property required for the crops we
wish to raise. AS we have often said, " burn
plant. and the ashes will show what the
soil is composed Of" The ashes are what is
drawn from the earth. BY the decomposi-
ton, what was drawn from the atmosphere
has been liberated. and escaped in the form
of gas. The ashes are mineral. and never ex-
ist naturally. in the atmosphere.
The ashes Of all plants consists of the Same
substances. only in different proportions
Like soap. which is grease and alkali. but
when properly combined is neither. but new
compound, so with Soils If the compound
is largely wild, or vegetable, it will produce
weeds, make an excess of phosphate of lime,
and it will as naturally produce wheat: give
it an excess of alkali. and it will produce po
tatoes. A farmer should fit his crop to the
soil or bis soil to his crop
Grass Valley telegraph., 1856-05-13

CHURCH DIFFIcULTIEs.--By recent decis-
ion of the District Court. at Nevada, the
trusteeship of the Baptist Church property,
of that place, was transferred from the party
late assuming to hold it, to another party
which the Court decided were the legal Trus-
tees of the Church. 1t was furthermore de-
cided that the Trustees We're to hold the Meet
ing House. not for their own benefit. but for
the use of the Church I" Notwithstanding
this decision we learn that the Church was
locked out of its own house on Sunday last,
and compelled to hold service in the
street! Rev. j. 3. Saxton, Of San Francisco.
preached on the occasion from the front steps
Of the Meeting House. The'hou was open
ed on the evening previus to Mrs Farnam.
for lecture, and on Sabbath evening to a
Methodist minister.
Such a course, on the part of the Trustees.
certainly appears very singular. and we can
not think the Court will alloy them thus to
abuse the authority which the same Court
baa decided Legally veats III hem. II the
Trustees have power 70 tire he Church out
of doors, why have thes ro the power to
sell or lease the house for a thetce or gam'e
ling saloon? 1t is matterEaasrions regret
that aificulty of that natY could be car
,s;-st ~ - Yssss7s
Grass Valley telegraph., 1856-05-13

~-THE MINT.-The operations at the y. S
Branch Mi at San Francisco, for the month
of April. 1855. were as follows
Amount of gold deposited. 266.-
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-11-27
. 6dlit} alta Sunisr

Only One SHtRT.- Shirts must be
scarce in Nicaragua. A correspoh-
dent Of the Grenada newspaper, sign,
! ing himself Titas Bricks, says:
Being very anxious 70 learn Span
ish, | have begun to board at a ma
tive's house. Before | was there
many days | became acquainted with
a very pleasant spoken native woman,
who gave me to understand that she
washed clothes, and insisted on wash
ing my shirt. l told her as we'll as |
could that usually / did it myself at
the lake, where | could lie in the wa,
ter until it dried, under the pretence
of bathing. Women have always
been my weakness. / gave her the
shirt four days ago, she has not re-
turned with it. | will not tell you
how | feel ; but laying abed four days
is no joke.