The Shasta courier., 1866-04-21
Shasta as it tXas and Is

Ia the fall of '49 or spring of 80 Shasta
may be said to have been born. The growth
OF the infant was rapid-so rapid. in fact.
that clothes could not be made fast enough
to adorn her person. Much of the time was
she seen IN rags for this reason Attaining
In 'o4 and 80 a growth that entitled her to
consideration among her sisters, she began
naturally to put on airs She dressed up,
wore store clothes, and residents and visitors
could find rest in her bosom. Time passed.
In '5S she had attained her growth. There
was then so much bosom to rest in that her
citizens and visitors could not fill its capacity.
Then she supported two newspapers, the
advertising columns of which were filed
with advertisements, and business generally
was in Furnishing condition.
In go her citizens began to drop eff, and
from year to year the dropping off increased.
First among those seeking rest elsewhere
were those who had accumulated prineeiy
fortunes here then followed those who had
done very well, and then those who had SIM
ply done well-well enough to justify com
potency for moderate appettes and next
the miners. clerks, roughs and lawyers; so
that in '66 it may be said only those remain
who cannot from one cause or another get
away and those who are so well pleased
with the locality, its surroundings, its fruits,
its wines, its pure air and pure water, as well
as the assurance afforded of a good living for
moderate exertions and ordinary economy
That is Just about what Shasta is now, sup
porting few professional men, number of
mechanics, merchants, miners and laborers.
True our advertising columns don't show
all this, when perhaps they ought to; for
well are we aware that it is there people look
to see the amount of business done in the
place of its publication. Now let us see
what conclusion an outsider would come to
on looking over that department of the CoU-
RIER He would find that Shasta had two
dry goods stores-R. Isaaes & Bro. and Louis
Laventhal two hardware stores-A. Cole.
man & Co. and Taylor & Voluntine-in one
of which tin, sheet iron, zinc. &C., are manu-
factured two grocery and provision houses
Daniel Lynch and Bush & Carlson one
blacksmith shop-Richards & Co.-one boot
and shoe store David Beinert one assay
office-E. Levin & Co.. one house doing
general tobacco, cigar and stationery busi
ness-J NJ. Manasse and one physician
j. E. Pelham. Not hotel in the place not
an attorney ;.not an express Office there is
a stage line, but not livery stable or corral
for the accommodation of the travelling pub
lie not IA ieweller or matchmaker; not a
butcher shop or market of any kind; not
carpenter; not a billiard saloon, or any
place where one may relax from the cares of
the day by bracing up with lager, good
liquors or chain lightning.
Strangers see all these necessities for max
ing up respectable town, and of course
come to the conclusion that it doesn't amount
to much. Yet in the face and eyes of all
this we sometimes hear complaints by our
citizens that it is dull Wonderful, is it not,
that it should be so, when there is such won
derful efforts being made to show the place
up?
To progress and be great united effort is
To die is the easiest thing in the
world we have only to continue doing moth
ing jus. keep up our lick, and it is done
without an effort