Daily national Democrat., 1860-03-17
What Bayard Taylor thinks of MarvsviIle

From one Of the highly interesting letter,
OF this removed poet and traveller. to .be
New York Mercury, we makethe follooipr
extract respecting MGrysyille
AS we approached the Yubo rivor ,bo
country became rolling, the road n athom-
less bed OF dust--yet this was disregordnd
In the contemplation of the sunerb trees
studded with growths of msletoe and hung
wit with gorgeous drapery of wild Crane vines
Where the land had been cleared. there were
nelds OF Indian corn, which surpassed onv.
thlng had ever seen. The AVERAGE be;gI+
OF the stalks was not less than fifteen feot
ana the size and number of the ears was in
proportion. We also passed a magnifcont
peach orchard and some Young viDevarJs
winch promise grand future for the prone
IN tins region. The brick blocks of Morrss
yllle now appeared in front, on the west
oank OF the Iuba, which we crossed bv -
lofty and substantial bridge
Mfrysville is the best built town of its size
IN California. At the head of NAVIGATION on
Feather river it occupies the same situation
with regard to the northern mines that StoclE.
ton does toward the southern, while the onan
ing OF Honey Lake and Pitt River vaIlsvs
insure for 1t more prosperous future. It's
founder, Mr.. Fall, who is still the LARGEST
proprietor, is one of the few mem who made
lucky hit at the start, and kept it. lie was
absent on trip to Carson Valley at the time
OF my visit, and regretted that l did mot
see his garden, which is one of the most beou.
titul In the State. Marysvile has already n
population of 5000. 1t is laid out in regu-
lar squares, the houses being mostly of brick
nat rooted, and two stories high. The pre
vaillng red tint is not agreeable to the eve
but will probably disappear in the course Of
time. The situation of the town is very
oeautitul-the Yuba, lin spite of its orange
TINT, being lovely stream, not yet denuded
OF Its timber, through the openings in which
you see the far peaks of the Sierra Nevada. "a
There are two daily papers-the Democrat
and EXpress-several handsome churches.
and public schools, which appear to be well
conducted. The editor of the Democrat is
Our modesty forbids that we allow our
readers to see what the writer says the edi-
tor of the DEMOCRAT is. So we leave it ont
ED.
To Mr.. Goodwin, one of the teachers in the
public school, was indebted for making the
arrangements concerning my lectures in Ma,
rysville.
My performances were held in the theater
which was then vacant Considering the
fact that five or six hundred of the PRINCIPAL
citizens were then in Sacramento attending
the State Fair, the attendance was very GOOD,
and was gratified at seeing in the gallery,
quite number of flannel shirted miners.
One circumstance puzzled me at first. After
had been discoursing for half an hour, sew.
eral gentlemen got up and left. Presently,
another party rose and retired in a body.
Well, thought l. they are certainly bored
1t Is not the entertainment they expected
they have been accustomed to negro minstres,
and anything Of a serious nature is tresome
to them. But, to my surprise. they all re-
turned in five minutes afterward, and sat
quietly until the close. On stating this to
friend, he laughed "Why," said he. didn't
You guess it? They only went out for
drinkP l afterward got accustomed to this
practice as it happened almost every night.
The innocence with which it was done amused
me, although the interruption was annoying.
had serious thoughts of engaging walters in
felt slippers, to attend, take orders, and
bring to each thirsty auditor the drink he
desired. In other respects, the Marysville
audience was very agreeable-decidedly
more warm and genial than in San Francisco,
with an equally intelligent attention