Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-09-04
River Improvement

all the requisite tackle to the upper Sacra-
mento, for the purpose Of removing Of OBJ
structions to steamboat navigation.
The river at low stage of water, is some
what difficult and unsafe for boats to ran un-
less they are Of very light draught. The
Company. however, have boats of sufficient
power built to enable them to run tolerably
regular to Red Bluffs, which is the head of
navigation.
Three years ago it was thought to be
matter Of mpossibility to navigate the Sac
ramento above Coluso, but now boats of 100
tons freight capacity make the trip from
Sacramento to the Bluffs in - hours.
With very little outlay of capital, and
good deal of energy and enterprze, our
freight can be brought to Oroville in the
same way; for every one that has examined
Feather river who have had any experience
in the navigation of smaN rivers, admits
that Feather river is as practically naviga.
bic from luba city to this place, as the Sac
ramento is, and even more so, from Colusa
to Red Bluffs.
We expect to hear the shrill whistle and
hoarse putting steamboat, and see the black
smoke rolling from her smoke stack, before
six months-say the next high water.
Capital is bound to ind its way in the
shape Of steam transportation to town OF
so much present importance and future pro-
mise as Oroyile Thatis what the towns
and cities are placed along side of the rivers
for, that they may reap the benefit Of the
navigation. The depth of water is the least
objection, as it is well known that it is rs
deep as the Sacramento above MonrOyflle.
Yankee Ingenuity will make steamboat
run over heavy dew
When we have I1orc leisure we shall speak
of this subject as its merits demand.
MINING IN THE RIvER.-The Cape claim
is situated near Stony Point, and is what is
commonly called Golfer dam The pros
sects are that the boys interested will naake
handsome fortune out of it although it is
but small
Mr.. BufIum tells us that he happened to
be passing the claim yesterday, and saw sew
eral pans washed from the bed rock, none
of which turned out less than S53.
In the Ohio claim which is above, they
took out on Saturday last, in one pan. S416.
Several pans of dirt yielded 500 ea5h.--
The success of The River Claims this season
is unparalleled in the history of gold mining.
From one end of the river huming opera
| tious to the other, we hear of the richest
strikes that we have known of in this or any
other section. Not one claimis there on the
river, whether it be fume, Golfer dam, or
wing dam, that we have heard Of, but that
is paying from the very first day of getting
! to work, The cOuutenanceS of our miners
are most pleasing to look at. They are as
| full of laugh as their blasted skins can hold.
SMALL BY DEGREES AND BEAUTIFULLY
! LEss.--There is not n single press in Yer
mont supporting Fillmore. In Massachu-
setts there is but a single paper supporting
I the cause; and yet Gen. Foote, the other
evening, told an 0roville audience, on his
honor as a gentleman, anu hoped they would
! give him credit for candor and sincerity,
! that he believed Fillmore would carry Massa
| chusetts In Ohio, Fillmore has but one
single organ left. In Pennsylvania. there
are two papers, with q circulation of 100,
supporting him. Is there Fillmore man
in California who, in tAe face Of these facts,
still asserts that Fillmore has any chance for
an election How can men, processing 10 be
rational, longer contribute to the success of
Fremont, by supporting Fillmore Those
who are opposed to the election Of Fremont,
sb ould look at the matter fairly, and then
come up to ''the help of the Lord against
the wicked.
DISPUTED TITLE In the District Court
last Saturday, n decision was rendered in
volVing question of title to lands on which
this city is located, that is of more vital
Importance TO individuals and to our town
its future prosperity-than would seem to
attach to it at the first glance.
1t is certainly of no little moment to all
who intend to settle and improve permanent
ly here, that the question of title TO the