Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-02-27
SroviIie, Friday, February 27h, 1857.
Feather River NayIgnbIe.

reHthcT hlNef N0F1EnDIe.
The Record mentions the fact that bill has
passed the Assembly declaring tie Feather River
naVl9able To the town Of Orovile This - all very
well at this stage OF the water TN al certain sea-
sons OF the year ii will require the concurrence of
The Senate. the signature of the Governor and some
high old polling 10 render the act effective When
the Editor Of The Record hears Ire steam whistle
VIII he do us the favor TO advise us by Telegraph p?
California EIpress
Some time since, Mr.. Ferris came to
Oroville for the purpose Of making arrange
ments to run the Steamer OrouiHe to this
point, and, as We understood, received or
ders for small amount Of freight, nd the
assurance Of the business community gen.
orally, that if the fact was demonstrated
that steamboat could come up to Oroville.
the entire freight business would be entend-
cd to it. 1t was only the uncertainty at
tending the arrangement, that prevented
our business men from extending their or
ders for the boat to receive their freight
When Mr.. Ferris left here, it was understood
that the OrOUiHe would undertake the trip,
and if found possible to make the rifle, dem
onstrate the fact that Feather River could
he navigated to Oroville.
We now learn that Marysvlle effectually
prevented the undertaking by informing
those in command of the boat that, if they
run above Marysville they could receive no
further business from that point. The Oro-
Vile being an opposition boat, and depend
ent, in great measure, upon Marysville
for business, did not feel disposed to drop a
certainty for an uncertainty, and conse-
quently abandoned the undertaking Per
made for the purpose Of securing the trade
now enjoyed by that boat between San
Francisco and Marysville
The Steam Navigation Company, which
has long held out the hope that they would
send boats to this point, as soon as the nee
cssary rise in the river would permit, have
been deferred from so doing, as we under
stand by the threats of the Marysville men
to put on an opposition line to San Francis
60. The river has risen the required hight,
and has remained for some time in what
lubSc VIII W hhOW tCiHi llc FlSd-
lie condition, and yet no effort has been
made to demonstrate the fact that Oroyille
may be reached by their steamers The
Navigation Co mpany are, doubtless, gov
orned in the matter by monetery consider
atoms, and Marysville appears to be sue
cessful in making ,hcm believe that present
advantages are against the undertaking.
Corporations are said to be soulless, but
we would not apply this to Marysvile, for
they appear to be at work as desperately to
prevent steamboats, from reaching Orovile,
as they would to secure the salvation Of
their souls We have no desire to injure the
business prospects, growth or Importance of
Marysville; but simply desire to improve
the advantages Of our position There is
very easy and natural way for our citizens
to secure the benefit of those advantages,
and when Marysvile drives them to the
wall and orders them to crawl into it, they
may be induced to help themselves. We
hope the Express will continue to speak of
the subject in the same confident spirit A
few such will produce an effect similar to
that caused by twisting the bovine's caudle
appendage in bull and bear fight.
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