Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-04-11
California Correspondence.
EUREKA. HUMBOLDT BAY. Cal. !
March lIth lsr2 1

your columns hailing from this outpost Of
civilization concluded your special CORES
pondcnt" hadn't found his way here there
fore. venturrl to drop YOU line. KNOWN.
that an editors dark drawer /, always OF
sufficient capacity To- contain "one more
letter"
suppose you Down Eastess" are still
rcvellng inthc school-boy delights of snow
halling and sliding, with an occasional
slcighride and will continue 10 eajoy these
sport, for weeks vet. In the midst OF Your
bliss, remember with pity us poor rain
soaked and mnd-danbed heathcn~. who
have not seen snowflake during all thi,
long winter: nothing bat rain and mud
mud and rain. rendering the streets beau
titully sof> and pliable, a. they are innocent
OF paVeinents. some people NAV Ike such
lnEurics. but as for me. I should hail with
nv one Of those whisilins, driving snow
Storm. for which New England j. 80 iustly
celebrated, Dear New England with Al.
her faults. how the hearts Of her wanficr-
Ing children III whatever CLINE thcv 60
hill. ami valleys Iust now covered with
such .potlcss robe from the vulgar .axe
We have had an unprecedented rainy win
ter. even the oldest iuhah.fani v4lnly taxe.
his memory for a reason 10 compare with
the pA-; our sunny DAYS have been lew
but the gras> Il looking green and fruit
trccs are IN blossom, think of thst poor
fiust-hitien Yankees, wrapped IN furs aud
-,
oi Buffalo robes. not 20 mention Anthracite
Grr-. The climate here i. all the time cool
bar never cold ~ you measure rollu..s ia
MAINE fur zero never Waits This locality
and uot uften are wc favored with call
from his step sou JaoA frost, bat when h.
doe. put ia an appearance hr leaves hls
i1o,prinfs very well defined. own. - til.
extreme humidity Of the atmo. phcrr. AMI
keeps the -uu busy half the next day try
Ing 10 erase them, which he always sue
ocsds IN doing. bism!..ing then the eli
mate question, the sun di.pcl, the frost,
| proceed 10 20; 4 few items ia regard 10
the village which may be Of interest to
your readers ifthcy eau b. pat into printed
form. A. you are aware. thi. town lie.
upon Humboldt Bay. sheet ~ water from
IL 20 8 miles wide and abou. thirteen
miles long. the most important seaport In
the state North Of san Francisco. entered
from the Pacific rs narrow strait where
Lhe wafer with . maximum depth OF four
.rcn feet. breaks over A sand bar displting
for weeks, sometime. the lngrrss or egrrs-
of vessels aud dcbaTTigg the inhabitants OF
The town from all Intercourse aitA the out
side world. As there j. no other mode Of
conveying freight, either animate or Iuani-
mate, there bcin. no roa leading out OF
the county travelling il wholly by water.
steamer ana any rfsfuivvr VI cfass,es .JsilAlJ,
ers which will take one TO san Francisco In
from one to three DAYS, wind aud weather
permitting. and bring them back again
nearly quick when they arc ready 10 re-
turn. But Oh the return, dear iDserfcaa
were you ever seasica? II you have been
you can realize some Of the eIta,lc rapture
With which the weak, empty -stomaehei
wanderrr gazes upon the smoke-bruwned
roofs. where beneath some one Of them. he
hopes 10 ind shelter aud rest. If you have
been seasick you can readily understand
why orr town has become the bourne from
which so few traveller care To return the
way they came. consequently, they stay
and mu shrooIn-like a village Of some three
thousand Inhabitants has sprang up, aud,
a land Is cheap and plenty, spreads itself
out very. lavishly around the low shores OF
the bay. and pushing lis way into the adj
taeent forests OF Redwood and Pine, whose
huge trees measuring from six 10 thirty
feet are fast melting away; a the manu-
facturc OF lumber l. the most considerable
enterprise Of the place, there being SIX
steam sawmills. cutting some forty million !
feet OF lumber ofali kinds annually. which |
i shipped 10 San Francisco. South A,neri- |
ca, the Islands OF the pacldc. and eyery- 4
where else where It's wanted But YOU
must not Inicr from what have said thar
nothing else Is done here, for Il il a busy
bustling, go-ahead little place, all the time
growing with from five 10 fifteen building.
al all times In rour,s Of erection, which !
gives the place an unfinished LOOK not at all
Ike villages OF the same size ia Maine
The house, are built wholly Of wood rher.
beluS no ether building material In the
county. and mostly OF 0nc story. which
gives the place pan-caAs valley Of hu-
look not Ut ali inviting 10 IN.
visitor on his approach from .eaward -
iLough within the past year several build
ngs have been pat up which, though not
very stately are roomy aud not bad speci-
mems OF architecture. Tbs being the
'hire town Of humboldt County, ju>tieeI.
dispensed within the walls of an old ,hakey
iirty-yeliow, two-story wooden building
which also serves the purpose OF a jail
While the prisoners are Inclined 10 stay
put when they nnd they will be happier
somewhere else they leave without saving
good bye.
Two hire companies look out for sparks |
nj equipped In their rcgimentals are found
,Oh useful and ornamental on the Fourth
II July and other gala days. Three news
papers illuminate the minds of the people
Is enectuaily as the moon does the streets
i light lthere being no street lamps here
'er.
Tae educational interests are well cared
9 h.ts. =
'ices Of the Catholics, taught by the Sisters I
# Mercy; another young ladies Seminary
y he Episcopaliins- The public schools
re graded, employing five teachers. two
nal: and three female.
There are four churches The Catholics
'hch is the largest, Is the most wide
wake society; the Episcopalians marshall
~ tue next largest array OF worshippers:
nj the Methodists and Congregationalists
"A on the list. Though their societies are
mil. they are thor'y alive and maintain =,
reaching all the time. Then, there i, a n
ocety OF Spiritnalists with sprinkiing OF
ew, Mormons, Infideis and heathens
ene'ally. But the people are not what \,
iigk be called religions set, thev prefer
10 inside OF the saloons to churches. of til
'hiC3 there are some thirty In the VILLAGE
her liquors Of all kinds are dispensed TO ca
thirsty crowd in quantities to suit every
Ist' and capacity seven days In week. 70
Of mentioning nights. Some attempts br
avs been made to close the saloons on ",
unay, but with III success. A. on offset !.
} tfm, there is small society Of Good D os
emlars. The health of the community Gu
caed for BY an average Of half a dozen II
by Seians Of every style Of practice, from
Tnnee Medium 10 a Homeopathic, and 81,
ON cold water to mustard popltice and DO
parSh Flies. lis useless speaking Of the
axes. dozen OF able and eloquent Law !
ers-as they always flock to the Shire
wn Of any county as flies congregate
,Oyie vinegar barrel. I
Thtprincipal amusements OF the people >
,sids horse-racing, whiskey-drinking and no
lmdng. are dancing and roiler skating fla
lib " occasional visit from f0urth-rate Bls
hssgicsl Troupe from the Theatres Of sol
v taaeisco, -,