The weekly Butte record., 1861-03-09

BOUNDARY CoMMIssIoN.-The Alta contains
letter from Lieut.. Mowrys Boundary Com
mission, written from Camp near Fort Mohave,
on The 18th February. The writer justly COM
plains of the tardiness of our Legislature in
appointing a commissioner to act in coDjunc-
ton with the Federal commission, in determin-
ing the boundary of the State. The sum
appropriated by the U. S. will soon be ex-
hausted, and, of course, for nought, unless the
State appoints a commissioner to act in
connection with them 1t will be folly to
appoint commissioner on the part of the State,
after the o. S. commission shall have expend-
appropriated $4,000 for the survey of por-
ton Of our boundary in the vicinity of the
Washoc mines, (when it was well known it
would have no binding effect upon the General
Government,) which ended in legalized trout
ing excursion to Bigler Lake, at the expense
of the State
The writer is of the opinion that the proper
initial point will give the State several miles
more of territory than has been heretofore
claimed, on the South and cast, including
a considerable portion of Washoe.
Among the persons composing the expedi-
di;ion we notice the names of the following
Butte BOYS Dr. j. r. \. Owen, J. II. Lii
lard, Sam McLelland, Andrew 0. Hutton A
party of the commission under DR.. Owen. was
about to leave camp with train of dromeda-
ries and mules, to make reconnaissance on the
line between their camp and Lake Bigler.-
The distance is about GOO miles, and the party
will be absent about sixty days.
Speaking of the Mohave Indians, the writer
is Informed that they live mostly by agricul-
ture, and that they raise three crops year
" They first plant their wheat in the early part
of the winter, which natures and is harvested
prior to the overflow of the river, which usually
commences in the latter pant OF May, attalns
its highest stage, and recedes during the month
of June. They begin planting their corn with
the decline of the river, and follow the recess
SION of the waters with their crops to the
banks Of the stream.
REMARKS OF GEN. HARRIs-We publish
this week, the remarks of Gen. Harris on the
Union Resolutions or, rather synopsis of
his remarks as reported for the Sacramento
Union. 1t will be seen that he has announced
himself for his country, peaccably, if possible;
e, , IL hot
arm was at the service of his country when
necessary, was drawft from him by question
from Mr.. Fargo, of Alameda, but was, doubt
less, the honest sentiment of his heart 1t was
correct and patriotic. Had he remained in the
caucuses of the Democratic party, and abided
by its usages, his position would have been
unexceptionable. We did not see his name
mentioned in the proceedings of the Fusion
gathering at the Capitol, and conclude that
he is at loss concerning his exact "aflinities."
He will find it hard work to be anything but
Democrat and should have remained with
the party.
Rsy~ JEFF Santa Davis Anna, the ps,cdo
President of the Southern Confederacy, in
imitation of the Greaser heroes of Mexico,
opens his inaugural with a depreciation of his
own abilities to discharge the duties incumbent
upon his new position; but uses the grandissi-
mo style of Mexican Presidents in speaking of
Southern powder and Southern steel" He
may be sincere in distrusting his ability to
discharge the reasonable duties of his high
position, for surely there is
q Some chosen curse,
Some hidden thunder in the stores of Heaven,
Red with uncommon wrath, to blast the man
Who owes his greatness to his country's ruin
MONTHLY STATEMENT OF STATE TREASURY.
The following is an account of the operations
of the State Treasury for the month of Febru-
ary, 1861.
Balance on hand per report to Controller
of State for January, 1861 -. $40S, ,395 So
RECEIPTS.
Received from all sources during the month
of February, 1861 .189,3 ,377 81