The weekly union record., 1864-04-23
AGENTS:
Cosarcncs.-A couple of weeks ago, in an

article on the subject Of pitch gathering, etc.
vesated that pitch from sugar and white pine:
could not be manufactured into turpentine
This impression was left upon our mind by q
conversation with a gentleman engaged ln the
pitch business; but i. appears by letter ue
have just received from j n. Gibson. Esq, oi
, Forbestown, that we were in error. He says
Il see the papers throughout the country have
copied au article from your paper. portion Of
which l know TO be erroneous. The article
stated that the white or sugar pines could not
be used for turpentiue and resin. This is a
mistake. l have distilled, during last fall,
winter and spring, up to this time, something
over two hundred thousand pounds of crude
turpeu,ine. / distilled one charge OF about
5000 lbs. of pitch taken exclusively from the
sugar pine The result was as iue an article
of resin as any one could desire. The spirit
about II per cent.-was also very superior
article | had sample OF it examined by q
professional chemist and number Of physicians,
who all thought that, owing to its midness aud
apparent purity, as soon as the great difference
between it aud the common article was gener-
ally known, it would be held in high estimation,
especially by practitioners for medicinal pur
poses | found 10 working it, however, that it
lost in weight near double or twice as much as
the pitch from the loug-leaf pine. Some OF the
sugar pines yield much greater quantity
while others yield less, than the pitch pine; on
an average, they run more. You will also find
in the United States Dispensatory that all the
different varieties of the pine afford ,urpentne
from which can be distilled oil or spirit of
lurpentne and resin"
PERsoSALITIEs.-We invite the discussion
OF all matters of local interest through the col
umns os the UNION RECORD; but in such dis
cussions, We respectfully ask the writer's 10
refrain from the use Of personal epithets which
are entirely useless to demonstrate any fact,
and are only calculated to degenerate fair and
impartial argument into war of words" We
refer to this subject because think our cor
respondent, Justice has devia,cd somewhat
from the subject proposed to be discussed aud
because hereafter we shall exercise the right OF
calling our friends Ito order when ia lebaiing
any question through the columns Of this paper,
they get too far away from "thc question
DEATH or SoLDIER.-C Capt. This Buckley
of Company c, oh Infantry {. V. de- date
of Camp Bidwru (ilumboldt county. April
9th, writes us that private Joseph Smith, of
- ftI IL
ieers. fell and almost instantly expired while on
the march against the Indians, on the Goth day
Of March. The supposed cause Of his death
was apoplexy. The deceased eulisted with
Lieut.. J ohm Oaks at Oroyille, March GOTH 63;
was born in Stratsburg. France was aged %
years. and, we believe. has a sister and other
relatives residing in kimshew township.
PAssovER-This Jewish fast commenced at
suudown on last Wednesday evening, and will
continue for eight days. 1t is observed by be
Israelites as season of fasting and prayer for
the remission Of their sins, and CONNIE morates
the providenta escape of the Hebrews in
Egypt, when God, shifting the first born of the
Egyptians. pussed orer The houses OF the Israel.
ties, which were marked with TIE blood of The
pascha lamb.
FROM ST. LoUIs.-We have read with much
interest. lengthy and alfectionatc letter from
Miss c. c. McNair, to her father, Col J. D.
McNair, Of this place. This young lady is iu
the Lawson Hospital, at ST. Louis, Mo, at
tentively devoling her time and energies in
behalf of the sick and wounded soldiers. She
has, it appears. at times, had the care of as
many as two hundred and fifty disabled soldiers.
PensosN.-Wc had the pleasure Of short
visit from the Hon. r. c. GaSkill. during the
past week. He was an active, working mem
Der of the Senate-was the author of, and in
strumental 10 securing the passage Of several
impor,an, bills. Mr. G. will address the ciii-
ncns of Oroville aud vicinity on this evening at
the court house. at T. VI.
NEw Back HoTEL.-A contract has been
let ard work has commenced TO run up an
additional story upon the large brick building.
corner of Montgomery and Myers SITS. The
enterpris epromises 10 be a successful one. 1t is
ny by some of cur citizens.
An IcE 'PUFF.-Ohr friend Riley's coolness
is refreshing we mean that kind Of -cooluess
frcaa the snow capped Sierras Of which be fur
nishes us solid specimens during hese scorcbiug
days. His ice and his water-cart are iudis-
peusible-,he one aLlaying our thirst and the
other laying the dust"
HUNBoLpr 0RE-Were were shown by Mr
Smith, of Rock Creek, specimens of ore from
the Shandon lode, Sacramento District Also
brick Of silver valued at $50 81. purportns
20 kxve been reduced from 50 lbs of the ore
Average pee ton, working process, S,O9.
LUNBsR.-Leonard 4 Co, four miles south
Of pogiown have en- hand large quantity o
lumber, and are prepared to deliver it to al