The weekly union record., 1864-02-06
Letter from the Mountains.
RocE CREEK. Co1cow Tp.

-'li.i-4i-4 o. " lave ---1 Z -it-itl s-l VIII
] Ter, 1i;h fair share Of ran; At 10 TING. how
ever, have We had over one foot Of snow On the
grounl. We have been able TO work most of
/ the time. ard have made considerable progress
1 in opening our claims. Soma fifteen OF Is have
Eintesad here. We miss our ezp7esslaaa very
much, as he only cones 10 summertime, :,
ve received the UNION REcoRD Of the 23d
alt ard wish you success in your rev and
noble enterprise. understand there Is quite
a turpentiae mania down below. At the re-
quest Of ny fellow miners, have sent you The
following resolutions. passed at { meeting held
( IL cur district: Of course il IS only little sar-
casm" on the tines
The President stated the object Of the meet
in- TO be for tue purpose of making laws re.
sarding the -IurPeu..ue Business. The tol-
loving was unanimously passed:
Reo.csd, That We view with scorn and in
dignation the atiemps made on our rights and
libctties by certain parties who are taking up
2 whole country fer the purpose Of making
tlrpeDtiue. rosia. etc, that whereas. the Con
stitlon Of Rock Creek guarantees TO every man
the use of tobacco, wh.skey, ard the right to
gather tUrpeEtine We are determined TO de
lend these rights to the last man. the last dol
lar. ard if not 20 be last ditch TO the last dig
ger pine.
Rcai-e3 Tia. 4 tarpentiae claim shail be
ri.es s1la-e, that no ORE can hold clGiIn m
less he has resided in the place ior "A hours,
and has s.ep, at least one night in the district.
Res0'cei Tla. the boxes il the trees shall
not be more than eighteen inches deep and
more than twelve wide, and that there shall
not be more than six Of such boxes 10 tree
Of three in circumference. other sized trees aud
boxes in proportion aud that trees under two
years growth shall not be tapped; any one vi.
olating his law shall be fined three ounces Of
Rosin.
Res0lrcf. Tha. when q tree will rot produce
barrel Of turpentine in one week, such trees
shall have second tier of boxes tapped above
the first. if this does lot produce the desired
effect, the owner Of said tree may chop it down
as worthless for turpentine, burn it Up for
charcoal and save the rosiH if any trees ere
found tc have three tiers OF boxes IN them the
owner o. said trees shall be fined half pint Of
turpcu,iut for each tree
He>o'r1l That when there IS not sufficient
pine trees on q claim, the owner may try eype.
rimea.s on oak. cedar. maple or any other large
trees. srch rs wild cherry, mauzanito, chappa
re, ete.. etc and that Il any man jamps ano-
TIERS claim he shall be confacd 10 pine leg
for twenty four hours. and 'gd on turpenIiuc
ce.t-e, pitch pasters and dough nuts
Hcl.utj Fiat when lac owner Of claim
cauuot make more than twenty five or ffv
thousand dollars per year his claim shall be
forfeited. ard his turpautinc couiisCated aud
HAT 10 ciaim sha.. have more than two dis
tjI'cr!es upon it. and that 4 man can hold
claim (pr0yidcd be complies with the above
laws for the term of lis ra'ura life and six (
months after,
lLcsc r)- .,ll;oas r.co unanimously Adop,od
5y each man present taking tremendous big
oath-opt of a lcm,i an-aud piedcinr him
sell to carry them ol'; it was motiorcd that
these resolutions be published in the Balsom !
Hi Dis,i.lery, and the Gravel Range !Iumbug /
but on it being asccrtaiued that the heads /
Of tie editors OF those papers contained large /
indications % copper, 1t was agreed to have
them sent TO the loyal UNION RECORD. G. 5. /
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STATE REFORM School - The Board of
Trustees for this Institution have made their
auaual report for the year 1868. The total
amount Of expenditures for the past ear
&Il,792 O6. This Institution was established
in The year l66I, and the whole number of
children received 10 the present date is forty
eight. The number remaining to December .
isst, Is twenty two Of these three are orphans
seven mother!ess; two have step-iathers;
enc has a s'epmother and the parents OF SIN
are separated. Tae Trustees speak highly Of
tile institution under the charge Of the present
Superintendent, L. B-acy. Esq.
y Fc1NY rwe 4Ha>a Tue ~Sgl1us The +
eorIesqoule0tof lbe Appeal gives IN account
Of 40 amusing debate in the Senate upon bill
to change ;he name Of James Fit7ratrick 10
james f. Smith. Mr.. Smith. Of this county.
moved that the bill be referred 10 d committee
os one, consisting Of himself. TO ascertain Fitz
Qatr'cts reasous fer wishing to enter the select
a-i honorable family Of Smiths. Mr. Benton
secoadei .he motion. with 40 amendment that
Smith be authorized to scrd for persons and
p1pers-'o summaa all the Smiths tor consult
atiou on the subject After suad-y jokes, and .
It ap?ca'iag that Fitzpatrick desired to adopt
the name OF his s,op-father, the I'LL was passed.
Tus MAus--proposais are called for by
the Fos, 0lice Department. receivable until /
March 81, lst4. for carrying the mails over
land to Utah Neeada, aud California, for two
years, and foar wears service. from July lst
lSct Separate lids viii perceived for The
route from Ateaison to Salt lake City, from
thence % Virginia City, ana form the latter
pace 20 toisom California. The time allowed
or couycyiag tie mail from Aicblsou. No to
Folsom. is nineteen days. from April lst to De
eembcr ] st eight moausl: ana twenty-,Lr4e .
Days irvn December Isl 10 April Is, .ioar /
mouthsl.
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