The weekly union record., 1864-04-30
SrRrserows Hill RoAD.-We had the

pleasure oi drive over this new road, last
week, as far as Ssringtown, aud was surprised
to find so good a road, over bill heretofore
pronounced impossible for road to be built
1t will contrast favorably with any Mountain
Road we have seen in the State. This road wa.
ordered re-surveyed in the spring f6l. By the
Board of Supervisors, which was done By the
County Suveyor,who took al entire new route
to get down the bill. Work was commenced on
| it the same year, and about one third Of the
road built, from that time to the present winter,
| but little work was done Last fall the Board
of Supervisors appropriated 81 900 in aid, and
the citizens subscribed largely towards its
completion. The work being placed under the
charge of Mr.. c. Moore, was pushed forward
with spirit truly surprising. The first loaded
wagon passed over the road about three weeks
since, with freight for Geo. Brooks of Enter
prise, since that time several teams have passed
down with freight for Stringtowu, Enterprise
aud Powell's Greek. We believe it to be the
intention Of the citizens of Mountain Spring, to
push the road through until it connects with the
La Port road. Stringtown and Enterprise bas
until the last winter, been good mining camp,
but the dry season has caused many to abandon
their claims, and some TO go into pitching it,"
Messrs Thayer & Wilcox have large number
of trees tapped, on the ridge between the mid
die and south forks of Feather. Messrs Dick
son & f. Woodman have some $500 trees
tapped, on Powell's Creek, and several others
are also in the business-success to them.
LECTURES OF Mss HARDISeE-Miss Emma
Hardinge, a lecturer on Spiritualism, who,
since last Winter, has visited large portion
of the State, addressed quite respectable
number of the people of this place, at the Court
House, on Monday and Tuesday evenings of
this week The subject of her first lecture was
Ancient and Modern Spritualism," and was
treated in a manner that evinced thorough
acquaintance with both ancient and modern
religious history, however warped her opinions
in regard to such history may be by her peculiar
doctrine. The style and manner of delivery of
the lecturer is decidedly impressive, and calcu-
lated to rivet the attention of the listener even
when her arguments are opposed to opinions
and prejudces. We cannot, however, commend
the evident disposition shown by the accom-
plished lady to shake the faith eff her hearers
in the generally received doctrines and history
of the Old aud New Testameuts, as interpreted
by the Christian world. 1t would seem TO US
too much in the spirit Of those teachers of inf
deity who seek to establish reason where faith
alone can meet The demand of the religious
inquirer. The second and last lecture was on
The Unity or non Unity of the Human Race"
"a subject chosen, at the lady's request. by
committee Of the audience. The lecturer
took the position that the human race did not
spring originally from one source but were
created at widely separated periods and places;
that there had not been q sufficient length Of
time since the creation Of the world for the
dispersion of mankind necessary in peoplng
the earth yet contending that there are geo
logical evidences of the existence of the race
at period far more remote than that fixed by
some authorities from Bible data-possbly
even one hundred thousand years ago. At the
close of the lectures, questions on various sub
jects were propounded by persons in the
audience, and answered very readily.
TIcKETs FOR THE ExcuRsIoy.-On Tuesday
next tickets to and from the Marysville Park,
will be o1ly one dollar. We hear of many of
or citizens who will improve the oppor-
tunity.
HAVING has commenced in different parts of
the county-the crop is lighter than it was ever
before known in Butte.
Mr. EpIrOR-In vour last issue sorne MAJ, - vl;n,