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The Shasta courier., 1859-03-26
MIR. street on the Pacific Railroad.

Some days since Mr.. Street made q few re-
marks upon the Pacific Railroad question, in
which be took a position from which we dissent
most earnestly. He says:
81 believe the only practicable project which
communications can be had between California
and the States by railroad will be road con-
structed from Washington Territory, through
Oregon, through this State connecting with the
line now being carried from Texas to our bor-
ders."
Again:
The idea of constructing road at the North
is in my opinion chimerical, and never can be
practicable"
In the first place we think Mr. Street is in er-
ror in the belief that the only practicable way
to obtain communication across the continent,
is to first build road from Washington Terri
tory down through Oregon and California to
connect with the road coming from Texas. Why
the distance from Washington Territory down
through California is as great rs the distance
across the Plains. The same time and money
required to build this road down the Pacific
coast would be Sufficient to build q road from
Fort Reading to st. Joseph, Missouri. We i'm
agine communication with the eastern States is
the primary object of the friends of Pacific
railroad Why then talk about building thou
sand miles of road on this coast before taking an
eastern direction? As the Union shows, even
after this project of Mr. Street is consummated,
and the road from Washington Territory to Fort
Yuma completed, there will still be nearly
two thousand miles of railroad to be built be-
fore connection could be formed with the rail-
roads of the Atlantic. Now, if we can obtain
this railroad connection with the Mississippi
Valley by building two thousand miles of rail-
road from Fort Reading through Mobiles Pass to
st. Joseph, Missouri, why not do SO, instead of
first running hundreds of miles down to the
southern extremity of the State, to point as
remote from the eastern railroad connection as
is San Francisco? Why? We have Mr.. Streets
answer in ahe second paragraph quoted above
from his speech. He believes the building of II
railroad over the Noble Pass and South Pass
route chimsricap and impracticable. If we
entertained this belief, we too would favor the
rainbow route Ella Fort Yuma. Believing the
Central Route not only practicable, however, but
the shortest, cheapest and best in every respect
we can only regret that our Representative en-
tertans different views. 1t is too late in the day
for men to talk about the impracticability of the
Central Route for railroad. The Government
surveys not only prove it practicable but emil
nently adapted TO the building of railroad. We
refer Mr. Straat to tba of T
We venture the assertion that, after reading
that document, he will never again pronounce
the project of constructing railroad from Fort
Reading, or some other point in the Sacramento
Valley, over the mountains and plains to ST.
Joseph, either chimerical or impracticabe
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-26
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N 0 II &c f.

A Z, whose lanes are herennto subscribed.
w hereby agree to associate ourselves into
company, to be called the
SODA SPRINGS TURNPIKE COMPANY,
for the purpose of constructing Turnpike Road
from The east side of Pitt River, at Kenyon's Fer
ry, and to terminate at or near the upper Soda
Springs, on the Sacramento river, and for the
further purpose of erecting gates and collecting
tolls on said road.
The undersigned will meetat Dog Creek, Shas-
ia county, on
Saturday, the ed day of April, 1859,
for the purpose of preliminary organization of
said Company, when all parties are invited to
attend.
]. S. P. BASS, J. II. PREDMORE,
ELIAS STONE, THOS. NJ. STEPHENS
A. S. WELLS, ANDERSON Il VANCE
JAMES CAMERON, d. C. JOHNSON,
FRANK KENYON, Mr. CONNOR,
WIN. SULLOWAY, MR.. STEWART,
G. P. WATSON,
American Ranch, Shasta Co.,
March l2th, 1859. marl9:td
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DIED..

In Sacramento, March goth, of asthma. Ed
WARD HARRINGTON, aged 40 years, formerly OF
St. Louis, No.
In Sacramento, March Goth, GRErrY MARIA,
only daughter of Patrick and Kate McGowan,
aged Il months and days
At French Gulch, on the 22nd inst, of con-
sumption, John O'Connell, a native of Ireland
aged 25 years
On the Esd inst, near Lemmon's Ranch. the
wife of Mr.. John Ruster
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-26

An HONEST OFFICIAL.-R. w. Sclocumb has
superseded ]. NJ. Eckfeldt as Coiner of the San
Francisco mint. The Herald says that Mr. Eek
feldt, in the past five years, operated upon one
hundred and sixty-four millions dollars of bull
lion. The limit of loss upon this amount, al
lowed him by law, was S246,622, and yet he
only lost S13,77s. Thus he might have pocket
ed upwards of 5000 900, and the Government
could never have known it. 1t is pity that a
man thus proved honest should be turned out
of Office
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-26

JEALoUsY.-The Beacon thinks that portion of
Mr.. Streets speech on the Shasta War which
has reference to Col. Lewis, proceeds from
Jealousy" This is a very funny idea. Col Lewis
five know him well, as we think we do, is not
the man to attribute such motive to Mr.. Street
COL Lewis is too much of politician TO be Of
Tended by the sarcasms or hits" at his expense
made upon question by one who differs with
hun IN regard to that question. A man who
can't take such hits in good part is not fit
for public man.
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-26
Congressmen's Wages---One Hundred
DOllRrs per Day.


Our national finances are certainly in a very
sorry conditon-debt tremendous and growing
fearfuly, expenses enormous, and revenue COM
paratiyely small. Senator Bigler, the Presidents
g right bower" in the Senate, recently made the
remark that, unless q tariff was enacted which
would increase the revenue, the public debt in
1860 would be over one hundred millions of
dollars. This is certainly frightful picture.
Wherefore are the annual expenses so enor-
nous a. present? At the commencement of the
present Administration the treasury was full to
repletion, and the debt but SIS ,OOOO 900. Now
after the lapse of but two short years, the treas@
ury is empty, and the public debt reaches the
enormous amount of S65,0O0, ,O00-an increase
of $40, 900, 900 in two years! Is this not start
ling?
We are told that our expenses during the past
year were Ssl ,5s5,667 Under Mr.. Pierce they
were but S52,775,oOo per year; under Mr.. Fill
more S4s, 100000 under Mr. Polk $36, 100 900 !;
under Mr.. Tyler but little over S2O,OOo,Ooo.
Thus we find that the expenses for the past year
were as great as those of Tylers whole term of
four years that is to say our annual expendi-
lures have increased four fold within q period of
twelve years At this rate of increase, ours
will in another twelve years be the most expen-
sive Government on earth
There is evidently I" screw loose" some
where, to use very expressive everyday phrase.
Somebody is in the fault, either the President,
the heads of Departments, or Congress-most
probably the blame is fairly diyisble between
| the three.
This being the case it is clearly the duty,o
Congress to begin to economise. And first, the
members should begin Immediately at home.
Congressman wages are too high. Webster, and
Clay, and Calhoun, and Benton and such states
men represented the people for long years for
So per day. At present. however, our Congress-
men are paying themselves over $50 per day
indeed, including mileage, in many cases it
reaches near Sl00 per day. The Oregon mem
bers, for instance, get $4,000 mileage This,
with the regular salary of $4,000, makes $4,000.
Congress has been in session q little over ninety
days. Thus it will be seen that they have been
paid almost $lOo per day. BY the same rule the
members from this State were paid about $50
per day. Even those whose mileage amounted
to almost nothing, received over $50 per day for
their services.
This, it must be admitted, is q wide depar-
ture from the economy of the Fathers. From So
to $500 per day, for services as Congressman, is
indeed q tremendous stride.
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-26
ROAD MEETING.

4 meeting of the citizens of Shasta will be
held this evening at the Empire Hotel, for the
purpose of raising means to build wagon road
over the " Divide" and improving the road from
aIis place to the Canon House. Let there be
full meeting
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-26

bill, which proposes to give to few spectators
the franchise of the whole water front of San
Francisco-a franchise that is worth millions of
dollars-is now not likely to pass the Senate,
although for time its friends in that body had
a decided majority. On the 18th it came very
near being killed,-so near, indeed, that Senator
Grant, an immensely adipose representative
from San Francisco, absolutely shed tears, when
Gen. Williams, one of his colleagues, unexpect-
edly made powerful speech against the iniqui-
tous measure.
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-26

some OYsTERs.-W. Fl. Parker chief inspect-
or, in report to Governor Wise, concerning the
oyster trade, estimates that there will be taken
from the waters of Virginia during the nine
months ending with June next, no less than g.
sos, ,492, bushels of oysters. What lot of stews
these eight million bushels will make say two
or three hundred millions!
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-26

CoScERr.-John Kelly and troupe will give
our citizens musical treat this evening at Ex-
celsior Hail. 1t is needless for us to say any
thing relative to the merits of Mr. Keliy's per-
formances. Our citizens have been delighted
BY him 'tmany time and oft" Neil Cow, who
used to delight Bob Burns with his magic fiddle
never drew more exquisite bow than John
Kelly
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-26

THE HEspERIAN.-The Hesperian has been con-
verted into a Monthly Magazine The March
number rs now before us, and we must say that
it presents most beautiful typographical ap-
pearance-equal to any and superior to most of
the Atlantic city gazines-while the contents
exhibit high order of talent. Among the con-
tributors to the present number we may name
Calvin B. Mcdonald, Gen. Allen, Old Block, Dr.
J. A. Veitch, Caxton, and Frank Soule The
title page, representing the Hesperides or three
Western Maidens," who were set to watch the
golden fruit presented by the goddess Of Earth
to Juno upon the occasion of her marriage with
Jupiter, is quite beautiful. This number is en-
bellished with an admirably executed likeness
of George G. Yount, one of the oldest California
pioneers, and an exquisitely colored lithograph
cut of a pair of birds known as the Crimson
Necked or House Finch. The whole magazine
does credit to Mrs. Day, the talented editress
Terms-$4 per year, in advance, or 81 cents
per number.
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-26

The BREEsGAN RANcHo.-The Democratic Stan
dard learns that the Supreme Court of the Uni
ted States has decided that those claims to lands
IN California, resting upon what is known as the
general title" at least, those of particular
class are invalid. This will lead to the reiec-
ton, necessarily, Of the claim of VIM. Benitz to
the Rancho Breesgan, including five leagues
upon the east side of the Sacramento river, in
Shasta county, and including many valuable
farms on Cow Greek and the Sacramento river
Under the same ruling the following claims will
be rejected Sam. Meals, in Butte, five leagues !;
s. ]. Hensleys, the "Aguas Nieves;' Claude
Chana's, the Memshas," four leagues, on Bear
Greek, Yuba county; Nathaniel Bassett, Los
Colusas," four leagues, in Butte county and
Michael c. Nye's, "Willy," four leagues, in
Butte county
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-26

On Cottonwood, on the 10th inst. the wife of
J. r. Arlington, of a son.
Near Lemmon's Ranch, on the llth inst. the
wife OF John Ruster, of a daughter.
In Shasta On the 18th inst, the wife Of JoHy
GEORGE, of a son.
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-26

MsAS.-0n Wednesday night some scamp
bored hole in barrel of rum sitting in front
ofthe store of P. B. Hazletine and let the most
of it run out. Loss about 500.
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-26

VOLUNTEER CoMPANY.-A number of young
men of this place have organized volunteer
company, by the election of the following off,
GERS, as reported to us:
Captain-H. C. Stockton.
lst Lieut.-H. I. Van Horn
I'd Lieuts.-Thos. McTurck, Thos. Stuart
Sergeants-John S. Hale, John E. Dent, NJ
Lowden, J. II. Lee.
Corporals-John Leslie, A. G. Taylor, Joseph
Short.
Drummer-Sam. Wade.
Fifer-C. Winsett.
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-26

READING CoMMUNITY.-We have been in
formed by Felix Tracy, Esq, of Wells, Fargo &
Cos Express, that it has been estimated, from
correct data, that the sum of three thousand
dollars per year is paid by citizens and news
paper dealers of this town for Sacramento and
San Francisco papers alone.
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-26

RoBBERY.-0ne night last week fellow ef-
fected an entrance into the bed room of Mr.. J.
Callaghan, OF San Francisco, and distracted
some two hundred and twenty-five dollars from
bis pantaloons pocket.
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-26

BeA. Both branches of the Legislature have
adopted resolution to adjourn sine die on the
18th of April.
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-26

MAY DAY BALl.-Capt. Wells purposes giving
a grand Ball at Fort Reading on the I'd of Nay
next, the first coming on Sunday. We are per-
suaded that this will prove most agreeable
affair. We know of no place in the county so
admirably suited for such party as Fort Read
ing
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-26
BIRTHS.

Bz5 Ned McGowan arrived at San Francisco
! few days ago. He is bound for Guaymas.
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-26

DUELs IN Observation-Disclosures of the
S. F. National, and Washburn of the s. +. Times
have been saying dreadful hard things of each
other. SO also have Anthony of the Sacramento
Union, and Hardenbergh Of the Standard
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-26

naE We have admitted card from Mr.. Har-
denbergh, which partakes more of personality
than we like.-Democrdtic Standard
1t surprises US that the editors dislike OF
personality did not occur to him when, being
angered on the Shasta War question, he pub
lished certain squib relative to one of the cti.
zens of this county
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-26

GLAD OF IT.-The Placer Herald appears pl a
that the Shasta War is over-that /" nobody has
been seriously killed"-that "quiet once more
reigns in the Republic of Shasta" That lets
YOU out Mr. Herald
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-26

GoNMAyDAsTE OF FoRr READNG.-We are
pleased to learn that Col. Swords has appointed
friend James l.. Hart to take charge Of Fort
Readinr-.
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-26

A CARD.-0n our first page will be found
card from Hon. Isaac Hare, which we copy from
the Democratic Standard of the 10th inst The
publication of the squib which called it forth
was an act unworthy of the distinguished editor,
and unworthy OF his paper which aims to be
recognized as the State Organ of great party.
Mr. Hare has resided in this county, with the
exception of few months, since 1851 In all
this time no charge of any dishonorable conduct
has been brought against him. His California
LIE has been as free from stain as that of any
gentleman in the land, aye as free as even that
of the Chief Executive himself, whose reputation
stands untarnished.
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-26

GEN. DENvER.-By the last arrival we have
the news that Gen. Denver would shortly leave
Washington for California. If we are not a false
prophet, his coming will not prove overly well
come to certain political programme makers
Mons rerous
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-26

FRiENDsHP.-0ur friend Mcdonald, of the
Trinity J0irnci, takes occasion in his last weeks
paper to express such sentiments of esteem and
friendship for the Courier and its proprietors
as would make any man. placed in our stead,
feel glad. We would rather have such an eulo
GUM from an intelligent newspaper man than
the united praises of every enemy of the Courier.
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-26

CoURT OF SEssIoys.-A special term of the
Court of Sessions, per order of Judge Landrum
will commence on Monday next.
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-26

DAILY MAILs.-Daily mails between this place
end San Francisco will commence on Friday
next the first day OF April.
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-26

MARYsvILLE ELEcTIoN.-This election came off
on Monday last, and resulted as follows Mayor
Singer, Douglas Democrat by l62 maj. Re-
oorder-Goodwin, D. D., ca mai; Marshall
Barkley, Lecompton Democrat, ll9 maj. Clerk
-Farish l.. D., maj. Treasurer-Scott D. D.,
229 maj; Assessor-Wells, D. d. So maj. Seven
of the II Aldermen are D. DIS. The contest
was one of the severest ever fought in the State
OF course the victorious are rejoicing hugely,
while the defeated cussing and swearing,
and picking their fints for the Fall fight.
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-26
Il sads from the Sacramento Valley to
Yreka.

4 company of gentlemen, as will be seen by re-
ference to an advertisement in another column,
have associated themselves together for the pur-
pose of constructing Turnpike Road from the
east side of Pitt River, at Kenyon's Ferry, and to
terminate at or near the Upper Soda Springs. The
object of the company is to build a good road
directly from Red Bluffs, ria Wells Ferry, Ken
yons Ferry, &C., to Yreka. As this road passes
around Shasta, it may prove injurious to the
town. 1t therefore behooves our citizens to take
prompt action with view to counteract, as
much as possible, such injury. To do this it is
absolutely indispensable that the road from the
Canon House through Shasta to Whisky Greek
be greatly improved. Especially must a good
wagon road be built over the " Divide" between
this place and Whiskytown. To raise the neces-
sary means for this purpose, is the object of the
Road Meeting called for tonight at the Empire
Hotel. We earnestly urge upon our business
men and property holders the Importance Of at
tending this meeting.
In this connection it may not be improper to
state that considerable Misrepresentation has
DteIl IcldllNG W tue ulSlduCe lTOUl heu
Bluffs to Yreka ria the two routes. For instance
it has been published that the route ria Wells
Ferry is twenty-five miles shorter than the route
ria Shasta Trinity Mountain and Scott Valley.
This is great mistake.
The distance from Red Bluffs to Shasta ria
Iorsetown, rs measured by roadometer, is &c
miles from Shasta to Yreka, according to the
survey made by Mr.. inn, County Surveyor, 1919
miles-total, l43a miles. This road runs almost
the entire distance through thickly settled
country, to wit: through Horsetown, Shasta,
Whiskytown, French Gulch, Trinity Centre and
Scott Valley.
The distance from Red Bluffs to Kenyon s
Ferry is at least 46 miles from Kenyon's Ferry
to Dog Creek, Is miles; from Dog Creek to So
da Springs, % miles; from Soda Springs to
Yreka, 40 miles-total, l4l miles, or q miles
less than the Trinity Mountain route. All of
this route, save the first section named, has been
surveyed, and the length of the first section is
placed at too low figure. By this estimate it
will be seen that the fnger-b board, at the juno
tion of the two reads, near the American Ranch,
makes a mistake in publishing to the traveller
that the distance from that point to Yreka is but
90 miles The distance is really 1l2 miles,
The whole distance from Red Bluffs to Yreka
ria this route is but q miles shorter than the
Trinity Mountain road, and at the same time
runs through sparsely settled country the
greater part of the way.
Hence, if our citizens see to it that the free
road through this town is as good as the toll
road ria Kenyon's Ferry, they need apprehend no
serious injury resulting from the building of the
latter road.
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-26

Attention, Company Forward, march
A-r-r-r rump-te-tump- te-tump-tump !
A-r-r-r rump-te- -tump-tump te-tump-t -tump!!
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-26

THE MOUNT VERNON ASSOCIATION Mrs. E.
Garter has been appointed, by the Vice Regent
for California. Lady Manager for this town, for
the purpose OF soliciting contributions to aid in
the purchase of the Mount Vernon Estate The
object of the Association is fully set forth in the
address of the Vice Regent, published in our
paper of the 5th inst Mrs. Garter has appoint
ed Mrs. R. T. Sprague and Mrs. j. D. Mix as her
assistants. A contribution of dollar entities
one person to membership. We trust every lady
and gentleman Of the town will become mem
Der of the Association. Nevertheless we may
be permitted here to express the opinion that it
would have reflected greater credit upon the
people of this Republic, if Congress had pur-
chased the Mount Vernon Estate
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-26
Post Office Notice.

The Mails for the Atlantic States will close at
the Shasta Post Office on Thursday, March 3lst,
1859, at 8 o'clock P. NJ,
0RRIN FITCH.
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-26
Enforcing the Laws.

nThe laws must be maintained, come what
may"
Thus declares Gov Weller in his letter of
March 4th, addressed to Sheriff Stockton. Now
let us see if the laws are enforced against the
Chinese. Section 1st of the Act of March, Goth,
1853, to provide for the protection of Foreign
ers, &C., reads thus:
"No person, not being citizen of the United
States or who shall not have declared his inten-
ton to become such prior to the passage of this
act, California Indians excepted,) shall be al
lowed to take gold from the mines of this State,
unless he shall have license therefor, as here
matter provided Am. March 5, 1857.
Thus, it viii be seen, no Chinaman is entitled
to the privilege of taking gold " from the mines
of this State, unless he shall have license
therefor" Every Chinaman who works the
mines for single day without this license, is
breaker of the law. 1t is well known, the Col
lectors admit the fact, that scarcely half the
Chinese in this county pay this monthly tax.
Probably thousand Chineseminers ofthis coun-
ty pay no tax, and yet " take gold from the
mines" every day. Thus we have one thousand
Cinnamon in our midst who are daily setting the
law, and the officers Of The la,g, at defiance. We
know that this thing cannot be avoided. We
certainly do not blame Sheriff Stockton for it.
We are free to say that he has been unceasng
in his efforts to collect the taxes from the Chi
nese. But, then, what becomes of the Cover
nor's declaration, "The laws must be maintain
ed, come what may ?" and of the Sheriffs decla-
ration, " The law shall be sustained in the
county while am officer
Ay, what do they mean? Let US stop and
think. All, we haveit. Those declarations only
have reference to such violations of law as may
be committed by white miners.
In conclusion, we desire to ask this question.
fit was proper for Sheriff Stockton TO ask the
Governor for guns to assist him in enforcing the
laws against white men, is it not equally proper
| for him to use those guns in enforcing the laws
against the Chinese? Or is violation of law q
less offence when committed by Chinese miner
than when committed by white miner?