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The Placer herald., 1865-01-21
IDAHO TERRITORY.

This young and thriving Territory is at,
tracing much attention at present, both on
the Pacific coast and at the East 1t en-
braces great extent Of territory, lying east
of Oregon and north of Nevada, and forms
slope of mountains and plains, drained
principally by the waters Of Snake river,
which stream forms the south branch of the
Columbia river. 1t has about the same latil
tude as the State Of Maine, but the climate
is much less severe. A large portion Of the
country is desert waste, especially that por-
ton bordering on Nevada. Great sandy
valleys, with lofty mountains, green in sum
mer near their SUBMITS, but parched and
ueeless near the base. constitute the leading
features of southern Idaho. Farther north
the valleys are better watered, grass grows
in abundance, and parts Of the country are
well wooded. The discovery of gold and
silver has attracted thousands from CaIifci-
MIA, Nevada and Oregon, while large stream
Of population has poured 10 from the other
side Of the Rocky Mountains. The Territory
has population Of at least 80 900 inhabt-
ants at this time. The Districts,of Bannock,
South Boise, and Owyhee, have taken high
position among the treasure supplies Of the
world. The estimated production OF the
Territory last year, in gold and silver, was
six millions of dollars, thus placing it among
the principal gold fields. The growth of the
country has been very rapid, and SO also the
increase in the yield OF, precious metals.
The following figures, taken from the Alta
California, show the deposits Of Idaho gold
made at the San Francisco Mint in 1864:
The Placer herald., 1865-01-21
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The Placer herald., 1865-01-21

A STRATEGIC CooN.-We witnessed an
amusing incident Oh one Of our suburban
streets last Saturday. A fashionable young
lady, got up in the highest style Of the mil
liners art, and arrayed in all the glory Of a
five dollar a.yard silk, a twenty dollar bon
net, and three hundred dollar shawl, was
majestically sweeping along in the direction
Of the Fair Ground, while just behind her a
little boy was leading pet coon. a conn-
tryrnan, in brown souched bat aud linsev-
woosey 'warmus,' came along, followed by a
'yallah' dog with nose marked diagonally,
transversely and laterally, by the scars Of
many fercely contested battle with mem
bers Of the racoon family. 'Ige no sooner
saw the ring tailed representative of his am
cent enemy, than he made furious dive for
him, accompanied by a terrific bark. Coon
ey comprehended the situation at a glance,
bolted incontinenty, and sought sanctuary
beneath the ample circumference of the
lady's crinolne. The young lad y screamed,
while the dog made rapid circles, snutiing
the air, and evidently bewildered to know
what had become of the coon. The situation
Of the young lady was critical and embar-
RAISING. She was afraid to move, for fear
the coon would bite, and the coon declined
to leave his retreat until the dog had retired.
Finally the dog was stoned off, the boy
dragged the coon out from his hiding place,
and the young lady went her way, with a
lively consciousness Of having experienced a
new sensation. As for the coon, he was in
stantly killed. He had seen too much ia
live. Indianapolis Journal
The Placer herald., 1865-01-21

PAcIF1C Coal MlNEs-The Bulletin says
the amount of coal taken TO San Francisco
during the past year, from the mines Oh this
coast, was as follows: Goose Bay, 1900
tuns; Bellingham Bay, $3.50 tuns, and from
the mines o! Monte DiabIo, 37,73O tuns,
which have been sold at prices ranging from
81 to Sl2 per tun, being reduction from
50 to IS on the prices current the preceding
year. This coal is of the btuminous variety
and is found 10 answer all the purposes of
fuel, both for domestic uses and the genera
ton of steam. 1t is consumed large y in and
about the city, and is used in all our indus
triale Establishments where steam is employed,
as well as upon all steamers navigating coast
wise or upon our inland waters. The above
mines are we'll opened the amount of coal
easily accessible to supply the consumption
Of the entire coast or any demand likely ever
to be made upon them. The companies
have also vessels and other facilities for
transporting the article in unlimited quanti-
ties to any required point of delivery, and
could largely increase the amount raised
without adding materially to their current
expenses, but there is no object in doing so,
since they could not find a sale for the same
without reducing prices below the cost Of
production, on account of the market being
constantly glutted with foreign importations
which are forced off at rates below cost and
charges; and until shippers from abroad shall
learn, from continued losses, to withhold fur
ther consignments to this port our home
companies will be forced to do restricted
business.
The Placer herald., 1865-01-21

.ctrenchmenf Demanded.

Ga this subject the New York Times says:
1t is certain that The time has arrived for
strict national retrenchment. We are spend
inc at frigntful rate. Our taxes are stretch
ed almost to the extremity. The gold bear
ING loans will soon come TO an end, from
the limit fixed by the gold returned In duties.
New loans will be placed and readily taken,
but they cannot meet probably one half of
our daily expenditure. Production itself
the measure of our weath-is already feel
ING the effect Of the loss of labor, aud has
diminished in the most important cereals
about seven per cent during the last year,
instead Of Increasing, as we had hoped it
would do.
1t is true that the most remarkable and
fortunate development Of our mineral re
sources during the last three years, in the
produce Of the mines of Colorado and Ne
vada, aud the sudden discovery Of petroleum
in immense quantities. gives us much hope
for the future. Sill we are spending on
gigantic scale. There is limit even to the
power of this nation in bearing public debt.
1t should always be borne in mind that
possible OF the crushing Of the rebellion
there can be no doubt but It may be gained
through the destruction Of the public credit.
Bankruptcy in the free States would be a
calamity, of which in all the material evils
Of this war we have never yet experienced
even the resemblance
The problem is simple. We are spending
perhaps four times our income. We have
but two paths out of tho difficulty; to bor-
row from the future or to reduce our eX'
penses. The latter, we believe, can now be
done with safety. We must have compacter
armies; reduce our navy; cut off that large
number of private vessels under commission
which are forever entaiing expenses and
doing nothing, draw in useless garrisons;
cut off the thousands of now superfuous
officers, and those who are drawing pay but
performing no service. The various Govern
nent charities to white refugees and black
freed people should all be rigilly stricken off
We believe a thorough and patient inve2
tigation and effort would stop up innumera
Die leaks over the whole country. The time
has come for the most thorough revision of
our war expenses. That the Government
is cheated great deal by contracts, we
doubt, for according to our observation, tbs
contractors jobs with the Government have
not been, generally, very profitable enter
prfses to their underake-s. But what we
fear is, that the governmental expenditure is
on too large a scale for our means, and must,
in some way or other, be reduced, or the
whole nation will plunge into tho abyss Of
bankruptcy. We invoke the early conside-
ration of this vital subject by our legislators
and pnblic men.
The Placer herald., 1865-01-21

Large quantities OF gold from Idaho were
not sent to the Mint. The most important
mining district is Bannock Basin, which it is
estimated produced over S4 900, 900 in gold
during the last year. Idaho City is the
center Of this mining district, has lately been
made the capital Of the Territory, and is the
largest and most thriving town in that coun-
try. South Boise is another district which
it is said produced about 100000 for the
last year. Owyhee is another fourshing
district farther south, yielding not less than
$500, 600 for 1861. The rich quartz Iodes
in this district are attracting attention. Some
Of tie mills erected, though Of a limited Ca
pacity have yielded extraordinary returns.
Owing to It's isolated condition, every thing
in the way OF supplies taken into the country
Are hehl at very high prices; more than dou-
bic the rates ruling IN California, Board is
worth $40 pei week; clothing and blankets
are correspoudingy high. About all the
goods shipped to this country go by way of
the Columbia river being landed either at
Umatilla or Lewiston, and transported from
thence inland by wagons or pack trains. As
the country is we'll wooded, building material
is easily obtained, and well built towns (for a
new country spring up rapidly. At this
season of the year the weather is cold; snow
covers all the mountains, low hills, and for a
part of the time. the valleys in which mining
is carried Oh. Caleb Lyon, Of LyondaIe, is
the newly appointed Governor OF Idaho, and
he is held ia high esteem by the people.
The Legislature is now in session making
laws for future government Of the people.
During the next year we may expect to see
this new country make rapid strides 10 the
path of wealth and prosperity.
NorysgUle Express.
The Placer herald., 1865-01-21

The FRENcH CoLoR PREss.-The printing
trade has been for long time auxiously de,
string the means by which an impression Of
different colors may he obtained at one pull
Of the press, or single motion Of the ma
chine. Various costly machines have been
constructed for this purpose, and in many
cases what was termed "a final invention"
has been announced as being successful But
all these efforts seemed to result in nothing
but failures at the end. Lately NJ. Ginoux, a
printer in L'Aiglo (France) is reported to
have solved The problem without any diff
Guilty, by means Of simple appendage al
tached to the press or machine. lie gives
to his invention, or, what is better, to the
produce OF it, the name Of Polychromogra
ply; and his new procedure has been patent
ed in France. We have before US three
specimens Of NJ. GinouX's work. The first
shows forty-fve different shadows Of color.
and was worked by the hand-press at the
rate Of two hundred copies per hour; the
second was printed by the machine, on both
sides, at the rate Of seven hundred per hour:
the third, also by machine, at eight hundred
per hour. The coiors may be multiplied or
diminished at pleasure a single linking and
single impression will suffice to produce the
effect desired. These specimens are rather
deficient rs far as their execution is concern.
ed but the discovery is in itself very m-
porant result. We hope shortly to be able
TO furnish our readers with more ample de.
tails concerning this new process.
london Printers Magazine
The Placer herald., 1865-01-21

GUN CoTroN IN THE ARMY-N1rRE.-It is
stated by the Chief Of the Ordnance Bureau,
in bis annual report, just published, that
experiments will soon be made with gun
cotton with reference to the pracicablity
of adapting it for ordnance use. A curious
circumstance is also stated in this report, to
the effect that the present war has developed
the fact that from twenty-five to fifty per
cent less ntre is consumed in the country
in time of war than during peace. The
circumstance is accounted for on the ground
that vast quantities of this article are re'
quired in times Of peace in the arts and
manufactures, which are TO great extent
interrupted during protracted war. 1t is
also stated, an good authority, that even the
present consumption of guppowder, enorl
nous as it is, for war purposes, is less than
it was during several years Of peace which
Immediately preceded the war.
The Placer herald., 1865-01-21
The Dictatorship of Tennessce'-.The NC
CIeIIan Ticket Withdrawn.

1t appears that the Mcclellan electota!
ticket was withdrawn in Tennessee previous
to the election. The Committee, in reply
TO Mr.. Lincoln's answer to them, say:
In the face of the reign of terror which
has been established in Tennessee under the
eyes of Governor johnson, you say to U.S.
do as you please on your own account,
peacefully and Loyalty, and Governor john
sou will not modest you, but will protect you
against violence 50 far as is in his power.
Ii YOU mean tha. Governor johnson will
allow us to stay away from the polls without
molestation, we trust there is some truth in
your. assurance. But if you mean to suggest
that we hold separate elections ION our own
account" and to assure us that we shall not
be moiested but protected in such "move-
ment" We know by experience and by the
facts above set forth, that your assurance is
cruel mockery. We will not advise our
citizens to put their lives in jeopardy in
going through the farce you propose, of
holding an election under the laws at one
balotbox, while Governor johnson holds
an election under his "plan" at another
Too MANY unoftendng citizens have already
beeu murdered in our streets by negro SOL
ders-too many reputable women have been
woke further outrage. There will be no elec-
ton for President in Tennessee in 1863
You and Gov Johnson may manage your
side Of it in your own way" but it will be
no election
After consultation with our friends, there'
fore, in different parts of the State. and
having communicated with nearly all our
colleagues, we respectfully announce TO the
people Of Tennessee that, in view of what is
set forth above-in view Of the fact that
our people are overawed by military power,
and the laws set aside and violated with inn
punity and in view of the fact that we have
appealed in vain to the President, whose
duty it is "to see that the laws be faithfully
executed" and that those who act in his
authority shall hold sacred The liberties OF
the people-in view of these things, we an.
nounce that the Mcclellan electoral ticket in
Tennessee is withdrawn.
W. B. CAPMBELL,
The Placer herald., 1865-01-21

A MALE TopsY, Here is a very good an.
ecdote, reminding one somewhat of Mrs.
Slows "Topsy:"
During the last winter a "contraband"
came into the Federal lines in North Caro-
lima. and was marched up to the officer of
the day to give an account of himself, where
upon the following colloquy ensued:
whats your name?"
"My names Sam"
'Sam whatH"
"No, Sab; not Sam Watt. Use jist San."
"Whats your other name?'
Il hasen't got no oder name, sab. Tse
Sam-dats alI?"
"Whats your masters namel"
''Ise got no master now; mass ruined
away-yah! yah! Use free niger now"
"Well, what's your father and mothers
name2"
Use got none, sah-neber had none. Use
jist Sam-aln't nobody else"
Haven't you any brothers and sisters?"
"No sab; neber had none. No brudder
no sister, no fader, no mudder, no massa-
nothing but Sam. When you see Sam goa
see all dare is of as"
The Placer herald., 1865-01-21

W.R. Robertson. who caused the arrest
of Michael Hayes, Esq. of San Francisco,
is indicted by the Grand Jury of this county,
for dealing Faro.-Mariposa Free Press.
The Placer herald., 1865-01-21
W. B. CAPMBELL,
BAILEY PEYToN,
JOHN LELYETT.
Nashville, Oct. Goth, 1864.

The MARlposA MINING CoMpANY's New
MnL.-The Stockton independent of 10Th
January says: The new Mariposa Mining
Company have finished one of the most
complete and costly mills on the Pacific
coast. 1t has SO stamps, cost $3.50, 900, and
mill and mine together employ 200 men.
In all, we are informed, this company EN-
ploys nearly one thousand men at their sew.
eral mills and mines. At the new mill,
which is in the town Of Mariposa, they re-
Gently struck very rich pocket in the ledge,
from which 1925, 900 was taken out in very
short time. A quartz specimen from this
pocket, shown us yesterday by gentleman
from Mariposa, appeared 10 be about half
gold.
The Placer herald., 1865-01-21

Mrs. Sarah Thompson, the lady who caus-
ed the rebel guerrilla John Morgan to be cut
off in the flower of bis career of brigandage,
is now in Cincinnati with her two fatherless
children. She is homeless and psuniless.
The Placer herald., 1865-01-21

A piece of land was lately sold in Broad
street, London, at the rate of $1,000 per
foot.
The population of England and Wales,,
and ali the islands Of ibe British seas ia
eO,2O5,5O4
The Placer herald., 1865-01-21
q. F. MYREs,

and Counsellor at Law, Auburn.
V to tbc IN IN building on Court street, next door
oflaw ui w;n n'emple. Having resumed the practice
care in |'a attend to all business intrused to Ills
'Ae several courts Of the State jellmy.
The Placer herald., 1865-01-21

The PorE AND SpAIN.-A number of
Spanish Bishops and clergy are preparing to
send deputation to Rome to present to the
Pope the expression of their attachment To-
the visible head of the Church, to protest
against the spoliation of the patrimony Of
St. Potter, and to invite lis Holiness, in case
he should be compelled to leave Rome, to
take up bis abode in some metropolitan city
of Spain. The deputation will also offer the
Pope considerable sum of money, the pro.
ceeds of subscription made for the purpose.
by all classes of society in Spain.
The Placer herald., 1865-01-21

Six or eight wooden buildings were burned
at San Jose on the first instant.
The Placer herald., 1865-01-21
TERMS:
n..,,n,s in Gold and Silver Invariably in Ad-
A"'" vance.
TERMS

For one years subscription '''''.'''''' % 90 90
For six months ti: '''.........:.::.:I ..:.::..I SO
The Placer herald., 1865-01-21


We are told that Mr.. Steveus the grea
statesman OF Pennsylvania, having lost his
Gold Bill, is about to Introduce another for
the regulation Of the tempera Ure Of this
planet by means of the thermometer The
leading features of the new Act are these:
Resolped lSt, That all The Thermometers
hereafter to be made be Of Uniform length
and breadth.
Resolped %, That the degrees on all ther-
mometers be of equal interval, whether the
expansible liquid be OIL mercury, spirits or
ether.
Resoluea Sid, That all persons ia public
office, and all housekeepers are ordered to
regulate their stoves aud furnaces according
to the indications of one of the official ther,
mometers, aud that any person allowing a
heat Of more than 65 degrees shall be deem
ed guilty of misdemeanor.
hesolped 4M That the clerk Of the wealth
er be instructed to dispense with the differ
ences Of climate and of season, until the
temperature Of the globe has been able to
adapt itself to the notions of the Committee
OF Ways and Means.
Mr.. Stevens, in Introducing his new bill,
viii make speech showing how II is ID
analogy with the conduct of some Of the
most ilus:rious statesmen Of all ages. There
was that ancient Greek sage, who wanted to
drink up the river to get al the moon; there
was the noble Chinese chief who beat bis
gong during ecIipses, to keep the dragon
from swallowing the sun; there was Philip
The handsome of France, who used to raise
money for bis treasures 10y mixing copper
with his gold, and declaring the pieces OF un-
diminished value; there were the Puritans
of England, who increased the virtues Of
women by shortening their top'nots; there
was the great Mrs. Harrington, who kept off
an iuundation by swabbing it up with a
broom; there were many French kings who
used to prescribe how much each of their
subjects should eat and drink; in short, there
are any number Of distinguished precedents
for both the logic and the practices OF the
great statesman OF Penps ylvania.
The Placer herald., 1865-01-21

Twelve thousand Northern soldiers are
buried in the yankee" graveyard At Ander.
sonville, Ga.
The Placer herald., 1865-01-21

The MoTIoN OF BoMBsHELLs.-At night,
writes an army correspondent, we can SEQ
the path through al! its journey, lighted as
it is by the burning fuse. When the range
is two miles, the track of shell from
mortar describes very near half the arc of
circle. On leaving the mortar it gracefully
moves on, climbing up the heavens until it
is nearly or quite a mile above the earth,
and then it glides, and for moment appar.
emily in a horizontal line; but you quickly
see the little fiery orb is describing the other
segment of the circle. A shell from Parrot
from a straight line not quite as much as
shell from a mortar. But in passing over
this space considerable time is required -
The report travels much faster than the shot.
shell from mortar will make distance
of two miles in about thirty seconds, and
from Parrott gun about half the time
The flash at night, and the white smoke by
day, indicate the moment of discharge, and
fifteen or twenty seconds give time to find
cover in splinter roof behind a trench,
or something else.
ENGLISH LANDLoRDs.-The Marquis of
Breadalbane rides out of his house hundred
miles in a straight line to the sea on his own
property. The Duke of Southerand owns
the county of Switzerland, stretching from
sea to sea. The Duke of Devonshire, be-
sides his other estates, owns 10000 acres in
the county of Derby. The Duke of Rich.
mond has 10000 acres at Goodwood, and
100000 acres at Gordon Castle The Duke
of Norfolk's park in Sussex is fifteen miles
in circuit The large domains are growing
larger. The estates are absorbing the small
freehods. In 1856 the soil of England was
owned by 100000 corporations and proprie-
tors, and in 1922 by thirty thousand
The Placer herald., 1865-01-21
The Sanitary Commission.

The National IntelHgencer made a'inslon
70 he appeal OF the Sanitary Commission
for increase of funds, and asked for stae'
ment Of the gross amount Of salaries divided
among the employees Of that association. In
partial reply there was received financial
report Of the western department of that or
ganizstion covering a report from Sept. l.
1861, to Jan. |, 1864. From this report II
appeared that in that branch, the sum "f
1921, ,065 ~ had been expended. OF this
S93,592 Sc was applied to purchase Of sup
plies, and the remainder expended in distrib-
ution Of those supplies. Under the head of
"expenses," 7,447 70 was absorbed; under
the head Of qualification" &c, 50 .2S3 sS
was absorbed, and the amount Of &24 ,069 Is
was absorbed in the work OF general inspec-
tom being an aggregate Of G,S00 rs for
these three items alone. In the ''Directory,"
the sum of $l3,07l SO was spent for com
pensation" Of officers, or agents and in the
Relief Department" the sum Of $l3,223 so
was similarly appropriated.
In word, ii cost So17,472 S6 to place
$93,592 Sc ayorth of supplies ct tie disposi
ton Of the soldiers, notwithstanding the
large amount of transportation which was
performed by the government, and SO not
paid for by the Commission. Is this state
ment to be considered as evidence tending
to show the economy of management by this
association?
The Kntellgencer makes the following sig
nificant statement:
I'VE learn that the Eastern Department Of
the Commission, which has its headquarters
in this city (Washngton), aud in which the
appropriations have been made on a greatly
mora extensive scale, has never published
any financial report since The date Of its or
ganizalion down to the present time
The Placer herald., 1865-01-21
PLACER HERALD

WEEKLY y9gHSnk Dhy9Irp W aS nu
llloo l,''nv SATURDAY, ON NEVADA STREET, AUBURN,
evT, & c. n. MITCHELL.
The Placer herald., 1865-01-21

The taxes in Cincinnati are fifteen ne,
cent higher than last year.