The weekly Butte record. [volume] (Oroville [Calif.]) 1866-1887, 1867-05-04
OROVILLE. SATURDAY. MAY. .4th
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FAREWELL TO TIE CHIco AID IDAHo HuNBuo-
One year ago General BidweIl's organs proclaimed
that he had to fight the Influence Of the Central
Pacific Railroad Company, in order to establish his
great Chico and little Idaho mail line and that he
was equal to the emergency. We have not seen
that any of them have given place 10 the following
and therefore make room for IL The contract was
let for wear from the 1st of July, 1866. The
RECORD promptly pronounced it a syiudle OF the
postal Department, whereat General Bidwelis or
gans scolded US ike old fish women. General Bid
well could not help being honest" Now, il the
sl5 600 that the Department was to pay BidweA
and his bauiners for a mail line from his ranch to
Idaho. was not swindle. how does it happen that
the route was discontinued before the expiration of
the wear in July next, as shown by the following.
II the contract was procured by fair and honorable
representations, why did not Gen. Bidwellask for
relief BILL upon the diseontinuance Of the contract
that those who had undertaken TO it, need not
suffer loss. Does ii not look though the Depart
ment were in possession of sufficient evidence to
warrant an abrupt dscontinuance of the route, and
to efiectually silence any objections that might be
interposed by those who originated the swindle.
20 DEPARTMENT, CONTRACT OFFICE.
Washington, March Is. 1867.
George Rowland Postmaster. Sacramento, Cali
fornia-Dear Sir: Lam instructed by the Depart
ment TO advise you ihatthe trrveekiy mail service
TO Boise CITY via. Chico, has been discontinued
All through matter from California for Idaho should
go via. Central Pacific Railroad and Hunters sta
tion. Please give this Hsatter your attention.
Very respectfully your obedient servant.
QUINCY A. Brooks.
Special Agent Post Office Department.
There is scarcely a doubt but that the route thro
Northern California could have been made valuable
and permanent one, under the direction Of Rep
Yesentative devoted to the public interests of his
district; but Bidwells utter aud irredeemasie sell
fshness in demanding that its termination should
be at his ranch, successful IN driving the trade
and travel away from and around the district he
WAS chosen 10 represent
GuBERN AroRIAL MArERIAL.-The Carson Ne
vada) appeal thus photographs prominent can
didate for Governor of California. The editor Of
the appeal was fighting the rebellion from Kansas
to the front of Petersburgh where he was wounded
with shell and disabled from further service
while the pompous General Bidwell drilling
fhe home guard, and connecting schemes 60 diSpos-
sess pre-emptors in California of their lands:
''Johu BidweIl came to the Pacific coast as early
as 1858. 1t is mystery why such man should
have made such a move. If he has one quaiity OF
the venturs ONE pioneer, beyond being large boned
big -stomached man. we fail 10 perceive it. he Is
Of that slow and suceuhnt growth Of men known
as "Conservaives' He probably thinks that the
phrase, 1.-The blood tingled in his veins. Is matter
Al imagination with novel writers. His person Is
Emphatic and sleek: man of large stature and
narrowless dignity highly respectable man
with head hard that when the boiler OF the stea-
mer Gem was exploded on the Sacramento river
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bony temple, making dent as large potato, it
never faxed him eXceptto aggrayaie natural ten
dencv TO be comatose ard "iuny. He owns the
biggest (improved) ranch between MarysvIlie and
Shasta and made considerable honest pennies by
charging his friends and neighbors who visited him
in DAYS agone one dollar entrance for going into
his peach orchard and melon patch. When he
made wine in ls56, he sent The 'Old Public func
iodary, James Buchanan three bottles OF the said
vintage tickle the Presidential palate and warm
the Bachelorc Presidential blood. He stands not
less than six feet two, and is burly man boasts.ot
his Indian exploits in early times, yet that poor
dend rebel blusterer. Austin +. Smith, made him
turn tail and quit the Charleston Convention in
fear and trembling. For many years The bulk of
The labor done on his ranch was performed by Dig
ger Indians. who keep a fancheria on his grounds.
His neighhors, who have uniformly disliked him,
insinuate some queer things concerning the pater
nifty OF certain saddle colored papooses that run
about there Any man familiar with the doingS OF
Pacific Congressman will tell you that John Bid
well is the laughing stock of the House of Repre-
sentatyes when he gets up he too often does, to
talk pompoGsly and pedagoeueicaliy to that body.
John Is wealthy. ambitious stingy bloekhead.
Nothing better-rerhaps worse
Tie Ga-ette, published in Nevada county. thus
speaks OF the same prominent candidate, viz:
"Bidwell, il is said, in the way of frame bones.
flesh and hlnbter is all we could ask 10 I'LL a gu
bernatoral chair full 1t don't require the Grandest
sort OF intellect perceive, by Studying the his
tory OF California, 10 make a paS>alle Governor.
Looking over the list of Executive officers of the
State. we can't see why Bidwell might not dovetail
in with the rest without much danger of >hrinkage
INDUSTRIAL CoNyfNTIoN.-A call for an Indus
trial Convention has been issued by the Vice Pres
ident, for this State. of the National Labor Union.
The Convention is to be held in San Francisco on