The Shasta courier., 1870-03-26
THE SHASTA OtRlER.
of a New Vol
ume.

CHASIA NOUh was ASouCV ~ Snhhhionj
Dosh aud Hinckley At that time there
was no other paper published North OF
Sacramento in this State, and the COURIER
at once obtained an extensive circulation
and exerted corresponding influence on
all questions of public import. It's sub
scription price at that time, and for years
atterward, was $40 per annum, and it cost
a small fortune to insert an ordinary adver-
tisement in its columns for one year.
Toward the close of the first volume the
Office was destroyed by fire, but the paper
reappeared on Saturday, March 18th, 1858,
and commenced its second volume under
the proprietorship of Skillman K Dosh--
Shasta was then in her glory; her streets
stores, hotels and saloons were thronged
with people and resounded with the hum
of voices and din of business; everybody
had plenty of money, and City o.lar
''slugs" were far more plenty than twen-
ties" are now.
In those times the paper fairly coined
money, and if its proprietors had only taken
care of their incomes, they might have
easily retired from business with sufficient
funds to have enabled them to live Life
time in ease and comfort
In December 1855, the paper was en-
larged to its present size, and took an active
part in the politics of the day Partly
through their position as conductors of
the sheet, the proprietors were afterward
awarded official and political preferment-
Dosh being selected as State Senator, and
Delegate to the National Democratic Con-
vention of 1856, and Skillman obtaining,
for two terms, the Thea lucrative office of
County Collector.
That the influence of the paper was great
in those times, is attested by the fact that
such men as Bgler, Gwin, Denver, Nugent,
McKbben, Latham, etc., solicited its
friendship and support, as their letters still
On the private file Of the office illustrate
On the 26th of October, 1861, some
time after the death of Gen. Dosh, the
proprietorship and publication of the paper
was assumed by Skillman & Conmy. This
partnership lasted but few months, and
Conmy purchased the entire concern.
About 1859 the revenue of the Office
began to decline in ratio with The decline
of the business of the wn and county
But from the commencement to the close
of the Rebellion, the business of the paper
greatly revived, and its income footed up
quite handsomely. After the close of the
war, and until the present time, the patron
age of the office has been about as extern
sive and liberal as could reasonably be ex-
pected, considering the hard times and
diminished wealth and population of the
County.
In reviewing the career of the COURIER,
we find that all of its former managers
have adhered to certain line of policy
with remarkable fidelity. They have al
ways kept the paper nearly, if not quite,
in harmony with the prevailing sentiments
of the majority OF the people, and stood
faithfully by the local interests of the coun-
ty. This course, and the unchanging local
and foreign advertising and subscription
patronage, which it has long enjoyed by vir-
tue of its age and permanency, has enabled
it to live and modestly flourish, while many
otl er papers have struggled and finally dis
appeared from the field of journalism. In
tlls place, the Shasta Republican, and the
Shasta Herald, engineered by live and ex-
perienced men, each essayed the task of
rIvaling and supplanting the pioneer press
of the county, and although times were
then good, these journals were compelled
to suspend aud go down, leaving their pro
prietUrs and hackers involved in financial
ruin. Later, the Argus and the Pioneer
were started at outside points in the county,
but soon passed in their checks, and the
COURIER absorbed their materials
With this issue the paper commences the
the 10Th year of its existence and with
the hope that the golden days of yore may
r turu-that the spirit of enterprise may
revisit this people-and prosperity and
success crown all their honest undertakings.
we hopefu ly embark upon the new volume.
Go FOR THEM.-The San Francisco
Alta says:
The latest attraction for the impudent
brigade of fast young man who infest our
city are the lady clerks at the Postoffice.
Many highly perfumed, kid gloved speci-
mems of humanity make it their business
to call several times day to inquire for
letters. 1t is intended to have strong
arm. with cowhide in it, near at hand for
the future. On the first occasion that
arises for its use, there will be lively time
for somebody
Sour HoUsEs.-The benevolent socie-
ties of San Francisco are discussing the
advisahilitv of eSta ahIisbino conn bausas f,-