The weekly Butte record. [volume] (Oroville [Calif.]) 1866-1887, 1866-09-01

GLNAERINGs N THE MorNTAISs-"-Cndei
this caption, Jack oLantern- writes from Bangor
Butte countylt to the San Francisco Occidental a'd
Tanguard under date Of August 10th, as follows:
| arrived here a week since. per electric tele-
graph, and having pitched my tent in the nearest
swamp. / i'm mediately sailed out for the purpose
of taking "a items" bad not proceeded far when
had the good fortune to meet one of the select
men - of Bangor, who kindly introduced me to all
the leading spirits in the place; be also gave me
tickets OF admission TO most OF the institutions Tor
which this town Is justly celebrated, and after
visiting them coming 70 conclusion that Bangor
has never yet been thoroughly appreciated, give
the following As the result of my observations.
Bangor is situated in delightful and romantic
little spot on the Forbestown road, about twenty
miles from Marysville bat the picture the beauty of
its surroundings would he Ito gid refined gold y
consequently shall confine my remarks 10 the town
and its inhabitants.
Bangor has always been celebrated for the num-
Der and great beauty OF its private dwellings all Of
which are built in what is called the Ionic STYLES;
ii public edhces, Quilt in the 4Jme style.) are also
well worthy of note, and on entering the town from
Marysvile the first one the traveller meets th is
the Bangor Arms (on the LEFTY, frstclass hotel
built for the accommodation OF three hundred
guests, and patronzed exclusively by the members
of the Common Council -
In the rear of the Ba cor Arms stands the Man
sion House, beautiful little building literally
buried in forest of fruit trees, and in which NAV
be seen choice collection OF pictures by the '0ld
Masters description Of which may be inter-
estng to the reader.
The first is Bangor from the Town Pump then
there is Arrival OF the Stage in Bangor, ,""Open-
ing the Mail in Bangor" Bangor by Moonlight
Bangor Medical Institute, and Bangor 0bserva-
tory There is also one picture which appears to
have had some ink split over it, and upon which
wag has sswritten Bangor in the Dark" 1t
may be proper to state that the picture entitled
'Opening the Mail in Bangor represents couple
of robbers in the early day practcing at their pro-
fession.
On leaving the Mansion House shot along the
telegraph wire to the Bangor Museum" where
found very choice and beautiful col lection of
curiosities and conspicuous among the number Is
the original charter of the Bummers Society,
founded in Bangor long ago that the " Oldest in
habitant = has quite forgotten it. There is also
ve-gallon demljohn said TO have been filled twenty
times at the last Decentralization but about the
number of times it was emptied history is silent.
also found glass case containing coil of rope,
said to have been used by theBangor Vigilance
Committee in the early days, and upon which Is
the following quaint inscription
"Ye identical rope withe whiche
Ye might've meme of Bangore
Hunge We robbers
Having left the Museum darted across the street
and proceeded Though some damp ground to the
" Bangor Observatory the residence of Professor
Starlight, the celebrated astrologer, about whom
will give your readers some curious items next
week.