The weekly union record., 1864-01-30
AGENTS:

Local and County Matters.
AGENTS:
THOS. BOYCE ....-..-... SAN FRANCISC
WM. II. TOBEY -------------- >l1 Francis.
s. r. RIOS 8i.------. .-....--- = -7y sFl.l
L.F SMITH ---- -------------.- .-.---. .ig-.eN
D. ROWLES ----.-----.-..-- ----.--.--- Pine Cree
j. c. NOONAN----. --.-------.---- 800 Cllc
OrR RoADs-THR IMPROVEMENT y EEDED.-
There is no season Of the year 80 avorabl
for the building and repairing roads as th
present aud we may say there Is no county il
the State with SO few good roads, as Old Butte
While Tehama, Yuba, Placer, FL Dorado, apC
other foot-hill counties are overriding almo-
iosurmountable difficulties 10 building their
costly aud magnificent wagon roads through
the mountain fastnesses Of the Sierra Nevada
In order TO tap the great heart Of the Terrific
rial trade, Butte county. with natural advan
tages superior TO that Of any Of those counties
better natural roads with lighter grades and less
distances from the main starting points, lags
behind Indifferent 10 her best interests The
early completion OF the railroad to this piA-
which will l..-.u.auuGlpu
-'--s Us n ll:--r c-.!a
% !,th Sacramento and with fair prospSss
ere long Of direct connection Wit o.
cisco via Marysve aud Vallejo ROAD, places
this town and county 10 one Of the most favor
able positions ofsny county in the State ; and
4 now rests with our citizens to take advan-
tagc OF the favorable circumstances By estab
li.hinC arteries of trade from the alley to the
Territory We have il is true, one Of the best
wagon roads in the State. leading from Chico
ss Honey Lake and HUMBOLDT; also one lead
ing from the valley to the same place by Dog
town-but there are other channels through
which similar roads might be built, dver,ing
n good healthy trade to our county. The re
organization of the Woodyille Turnpike Co.,
by our citizens Is a step in the right direction,
aud should meet with encouragement from all
who are interested in the future welfare Of the
county. We see that bin has been ntrodu-
ced, BY the Hon. G. :. Sumner providing for
loan of a certain fund to that corporation to
assist in completing this road. 1t should pass
and that soon as the best season for building
roads is rapidly passing away.
FEoN AGz)yA-We have just perused
lengthy and interesting letter, dated Fort Mo
iavc, Territory Of Arizona, written by c. +.
Davis, ESD TO his brother in Hamilton tp.
1t speaks highly Of the mines in the Territory,
\ and says that California advenurers are pour
pg in here; during the past two weeks, from
ten to forty men daily passes here en- route to
the Rio Fro aud they report thousands on
their way. and yet not more than one fourth
come this routc-the others by Ia PaZ. Con
iicting reports are in circulation, however, III
regard to the richness and extent Of the mines
Here on the Colorado the mines, in my hum
bic opinion. will in time prove the richest OF
any yet dscovered-rch in gold aud silver
lodes and rich copper veins. In the San Fran
cisco District. some two weeks ago, on the
Moss lode, rock was struck exhibiting a. much
gold on the surface as quartz" Many other
claims are described and rqra'ly highly spo
ken or Mr. D. is interested in quite mum
Der Of claims in this section.
THs NEAR wITaoUr 4 WIyrsE have
had in California says the B2c) the hot year.
the cold year, the year Of drou'h and tue year
Of floods 1t now seems as il the prcscu, year
would be distinguished as ,ie year without
winter The fields are green, TIE "cattail,"
are on the willows, thcue0spapers are return
ing thanks for presents Of ripe Strawberries.
anl the martins are lltiia5 shout ia force, and
arnear quite dyHsbted VITA ;he existing con
5i;ion Of e1,irs. P S-AAs for the uncer
tsioty Of mundane affairs as We 90 TO press,
cold. drilling rain is fal.irS. with an occasional
lash Of snow fakes. and every Indication that
winter is at last upon IS. Judging by the
extreme chilliness Of the a.mospher', SNOW
mast be falling very Jew down in Tie hills
S,G Latcr-We stop the press to soy Mat
regsiar OoLi.fashioaed" snow storm las set IL
fakes 81 krse AZ q H;aRs hsnd-and the
groud covered to The depsh Of half 81 inch
Whist peIt!
KItLIxG rux TIvuxr. .- TIE Sacrameato
Bee. in speaking Ct The excitement On the pitch
sad ,urpcntne question, says Of the manner in
which the pi;ch is being taken f'om The trees
by those in hurry 70 maka 'Ae.7 fortunes:
Instead OF making gentle irc'sion, they cx
cavste cavity in TIE body Of tie tree that
will bold two or three quarts, aud hy thHs
making the tree bucket, they save the expense
Of ordinary gum buckets, and the labor Of
ahxiug ,hem-but they say the goose that
lays the golden egg, and nfcs = grea; wrong
upon the people by destroying whole forests of