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The Placer herald., 1872-02-24
Mineral Citation,
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.
Sacramento, California. Feb. Il. 1872. I

ITO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
L Whereas, on the day of A. d. 1S55
the Township map of Township No. IL north
range No. T east Mount Dlablo base and mer.
dian, was filed in the United tates Land Office
at Marysville, and by letter dated Dec. 2 1871
from the Commissioners of the General Land OF
nee the ~ u of 5. w. quarter of Section 8 in
township III north, range east Mount Diallo
base and meridian, is to be treated as minerai IN
character, and more valuable for minino tban
Tor agricultural purposes, until the CONTRARY ;s
proved, after due notice.
And whereas, ALBERT HAMILTON Up. O od.
dress, Kockhn, CAL did, on the DIST dav of
eeep'eiloer' A. D. 1871. file in the Registers of
sce W 0l Ih's District, his Homestead application
A. ,o o'o' cunning the same land alleging that
'ne e"ine ana each OF the smallest legal subdivi
s'ohs 'hereot Is agricultural in Character and
more valuable for agricultural than for Gnu
purposes - --'iiiiiie
-, Now therefore, you will please take notco
tnat under and by virtue of instructions from ~ .
Spiiiiiiissoner of the General Land Office doted
,,i,ay o. 1911, we have fixed the 25tb dov ~
.IaAECH' A. ID. 1872, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ befora
,ne REGISTER and Receiver of the United ST.
i1aiu olhce at Sacramento, for the heorino ~
proofs as to the mineral or agricultural cbarao %
OF SAID land; at which time and ploce von
appear, II you see proper, and offer proofs as ~
lands. N"'"o'er OF SAID
In witness whereof, we have berennto co.
na naiu ana alhxed the seal of this office the Sor
rsr,,1 JOHN G. McCALLUM,
u,pr Register.
fe24-5w rIALoWS,
Receiver.
The Placer herald., 1872-02-24
Administrators Sale.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT IN
~ pursuance of an order of the Probate Court
OF the County of Plocer, in the State of Caliior-
MIA, made on the 22d day of January, A. d 1872,
IN the matter of the estate of Jonathan Ferll,
deceased the undersigned Administra. or of sad
estate, offers for sale at private sale all the ght
title and interest OF said estate in and to the fol-
loving described real estate to wit certain
tract OF land lying and being in Township No. D,
Placer county, California, known as the Ferrli
Ranch, north of the town of Forest Hill, and
bounded as follows, to wit: on the S. 4 by Stage
road leading from Yankee Jims to Forest Hill
ON the n. Il. by Ranlett's ranch; on the N. W.
py Second Brushy canon, and leaving said canon
al large spruce tree blaZed and marked win
the letter +; thence in southerly direction 10
the Stage road as aforesad-conta5ning three
hundred acres OF land, more or less; together
with all the buildings and improvements thereon
erected Also, that certain other tract of land
iylhg west OF and adjoining Fer1il's house, raneI
ABOVE described, and more particularly descrioeu
as follows to wit: commencing at spruce tee
at tne northwest corner, running easterly one
hundred and sixty rods; thence at right an9les
Southerly one hundred and sixty rods to AL oaA
| STAKE thence westerly one hundred and shF
RODS to an oak stake; thence northerly one nun
urea ana SIXTY rods to the place of beginning
ana containing one hundred and sixty acres
Also, that certain mining property describe .,
Clalm, situated on Second Brushy canon, IoWgI,
snip NO. ., Placer county, California, with al
the appurtenances thereunto belonging. Aso,
'one-halt, undivided, of the Mining Claim known
as The Green-horn Mining Claim, situated on
second Brushy canon, Township No ., Placer
county, California, with all the appurtenanees,
Inefeunto I belonging. Also, one certain Mlnio
Oialm known as the Green Mountain claim, ~, ~
qaIed on Second Brushy canon, Township w.
D. fiacer county, California, with all the apPU''
'enances thereunto belonging
Nollce Is further given that said Admnstia'yb.
VIII receive bids and offers in writing for eay ,a
ana all OF said several parcels of said real es.h
apove 1,ove described, at his residence at Slnnpa
Iolht, IN said county, Or the same may be i'
y'h Mi'h oHAs. WATSON, at the Forest HouSe' .hs
Forest Forest Hill in said county, on and after bs bs
1''h DAY OF FEBRUARY, A. d. 1872, between Il
hours OF NINE O'Clock, A. NJ, and the setting ="
the sun OF each day.
Terms and conditions of sale, subject to cor, ons
hrmatlon by the Probate Court = Purch.hSss .hs
money to be paid in gold and silver coin ol aav %
United States; ten per cent to be paid on the y"
OF o. sale, and the balace on the contirma'ionr mi
the sale by the Probate Court. If the sale y IN
conhrmed, the amount paid to be refunaea eaers,
oemand' Deeds at the expense of the puITSIns'' pTn
WM BORLANp,
fe10-3t Administrator
The Placer herald., 1872-02-24
DESTRUCTION OF TIMBER.
LOWER PLACER, Feb. 19, 1872.

LOWER leu. ~ 49,
EDITOR HERALD:-As you are always on
the side of the poor and for the rights OF all
men, the same to-day as tomorrow, would
like to say few words on the subject OF
our public land question.as There is a large
tract OF land in my neighborhood that Is
worth absolutely nothing if the timber Is
cut off, and | see that it is fast being de-
stroyed by few that don't care whether
any one else lives or not. They have not a
chick nor child in the world, but are as am
bilious to destroy the timber as though they
were the only men in the world. There Is
some of this timber land that would make
GOOD ranches for small families, but when
the timber is gone no new settlers need be
looked for. | think that if this land was
put in market and the timber stealing stop
ped, we could have our schoo-houses filled
with scholars, and the expenses OF educating
our children greatly reduced There are
men here that have thousands of acres, fenced
with brush, that have no families, which is
injurious to the neghbors, and only serves
the purpose of keeping others from settling.
Yours, j.
The settler can claim but 1GO acres Of
land, and that must be where his house is,
and outside of that any man can settle, ,wheth-
er in or outside of these brush fences. TC
stop the cutting of timber on public lands il
is only necessary to make complaint to the
L. 5. land office, and the timber agent viii
send the T. 5. Marshal and take the tres
passer before the United States Courts at
San Francisco. .-ED. HERALD.
The Placer herald., 1872-02-24
COUNTY DIVISIONS.

Pursuant to notice, the citizens of Sutter
County and the southwestern portion Of
Placer assembled at Rosevile on Friday,
February 10th, at 2 o'clock, P. NJ.
After organization the Chairman announc-
ed the object Of the meeting TO be to petition
the Legislature for a reorganization OF the
county of Suter by transferring that por-
ton OF said county lying north and west Of
the Feather and Bear rivers to the county Of
Iuba, and attaching that portion Of Placer
county lying in townships l, ., 10 and a
portion Of 2.
On motion, a committee of three was APP
pointed to draft preamble and petition to
the Legislature.
On motion, committee of nine was ap.
pointed to circulate said petition and obtain
signatures thereto.
On motion, the Secretary was instructed tc
send copy Of the proceedings to the stars
and Stripes, PLACER HERALD and Suite,
County Banner.
On motion, the meeting adjourned
j. ID. NASH, Sec'y.
The Placer herald., 1872-02-24

DEATH OF PHILIP LYNCH.-Philip Lynch
died at his residence in Gold Hill. Nevada,
on the 18th instant, in his fiftieth year.
Deceased was citizen of this county from
1852 to 1868, served one or two terms as
Justice of the Peace. and afterwards repre-
sented the county in the Legislature. lie
was connected with the editing and publish
ing of two papers while here, and also spent
some years as farmer and stock-raiser.
He leaves many old friends in this county
who will read the news of his death with
sorrow. His remains were brought to this
State and buried beside those of his step-son
at Suisun.
The Placer herald., 1872-02-24

OVERLAND MoNTHLY.-The March num-
bcr of this most excellent magazine has been
received. The contents of the present num-
Der are: Some Savages; Tropical California
No. IlI.-Harvest Secure; Taboo--A Fete-
Day in Tahiti; A Lyric of Life, Poetry;
The Gorge of the Columbia; Ferns and Wild
Oats; Pacific SeaCoast Views, No. III;
Leslie Lyon, poetry; Too Late; Chinese
Triennial Examinations; About Sea-Lons
Seth Dene's Revelation, In Two Parts
Part II; The Brook, (Poctry); Etc; Cur
rent Literature.
The Placer herald., 1872-02-24

The QUESTION OvER.-On Tuesday the
struggle over the bill to reduce fares and
freights on railroads Terminated in the Assem-
bly, in the defeat of the bill. Those favorine
reduction had the argument, and those
opposed had the money and votes. The
friends Of the bill managed to amend
it so as to be acceptable, and then a
motion was made to Indefinitely postpone
the whole question. This was the final test
vote, the tools of the railroad voting age
and the friends of the people nay. The
names of Stanford's men between black
lines. Republicans in roman, Democrats il
italics:
The Placer herald., 1872-02-24
SENATOR COLES LAND BILL.

We have received from Senator Cole a
printed copy Of bis bill to provide for the
segregation Of public lands, which we print
Ia full on our 6r.t page to-day, and ask for
It careful retusal by all our readers. On
the margin the Senator says that it is SINH
lar to the plan we suggested in the HERALD
tome weeks ago, which is true. 1t will be
secn that Senator Coles bill makes the Gov
enor and Surveyor-General of each State,
and the United States Survey Of
such State, Commission, with authority to
appoint three disinterested persons in each
county containing lands other than agricul-
tural lands, who are to constitute a Board Of
Segregation for the county. The Commis
sion is to furnish these Boards with maps Of
L. S. Surveys, upon which, after careful
examination and the taking of dsinterested
testimony, they are to mark the different
classes of land, in sections Or smaller subdi-
visions, with the letters as designated in the
bill. There are FIVE Of these classes, viz:
agricultural, swamp, mineral, coal, and dry
and arid (not suscer ertible of cultivation with
out rrigation). Every three months these
Boards send their marked maps of the lands
to the Commission, which are to be certi
fled to b. the Board and Commission, and
one deposited in the State Surveyortien-
erals office, one in the L. S. Surveyor-Gcn-
erals office, and one forwarded to the Com
missioner of the General Land Office at
Washington; and when this last copy is ap-
proved and endorsed by the Commissioner,
it shall be conclusive as to the character Of
the lands The bill leaves the land to be
settled upon and prc-empted, homestead or
purchased as mining land, as now under
existing laws. The bill meets the wants of
this State, and seems to be as well guarded
as one could be drawn. With able and
honest Boards Of Segregation it would be a
blessing to every community where lands
are to be classified and segregated. The
power to appoint these segregating boards
must rest somewhere, and perhaps the Off
GERS entrusted with this appointing power in
Senator Coles bill are the best to be found
We hope the entire California delegation in
Congress will aid in perfecting Gf it needs
ANY, and passing this bill this session. No
law is so universally demanded by the in
tcrests of the whole public in these foothills
as this, or similar one. Such a law will
give the miner his claim, the poor man his
homestead, the prc-cmptor his land and i'm
provements, and the railroads their lands.
Then, and only then, will titles become Sc
cure and the county be settled up, improved
and prosperous. This will dispose of the
Drummond order in the only way it should
be disposed of, and will save to every one
desiring to acquire title to his possessions
from $50 to 81 900, in trouble, advertising
travelling, land Office litigation etc.
The Placer herald., 1872-02-24
Fresh Garden, Flower, Tree and Shrub
Evergreen, Fruit and Herb Seeds,
i'rcnnii hY Mail.

A complete and judicious assortment. Twen-
ty-hye sorts of either class, Sl.00. The SIX
classes $50 packets) for $500 Also, an im-
mense stock of one year grated Fruit Trees,
Vines, House and Border Plants, &C., &c. The
most complete assortment in America Pre-
paid by mail. Priced Catalogues toj any ad-
dress, also trade list gratis. Seeds on Commits
sion. Agents wanted.
b. NJ. WATSON, Old Colony Nurseries and
Seed Warehouse. PLYMOUTH, Mass. Established
1892 cp23
The Placer herald., 1872-02-24

SOME complaint is made by county people
that our professional men do not stay in their
offices when not absent on business. This
is unreasonable. How can men stay in
offices with no fire, no wood to make one
and nobody to light or start it. The demand
is prepOSterOus.
The Placer herald., 1872-02-24

LEDGER ALm.SAc.--We have received
from George w. Cbiids. publisher of the
philadelphia Public Ledger. the Ledg7
,AImanae for 1872. il is valuable Stats
fical work. apd is to be presented to each
subscriber to the Ledger.
The Placer herald., 1872-02-24

THE lobby at Sacramento propose to take
contracts for the creation of new counties for
81 GOO; no county, no pay; but the lobby
refuses TO bind itself 10 any given number Of
acres of land to be included in new counties.
Here is a chance for every village and neigh
borhood in Placer to have county of its
own. Who wants a county? Don't all
speak at once.
The Placer herald., 1872-02-24
n Q TIC e .

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT I
~ forbid the Administrator of the Estate of
Jonathan Feril, deceased, selling ranch
claimed 10y him as belonging to the said Ferril' 5
estate. 1t lies north of Forest Hill, and all per
sohs are warned not to buy said ranch, as it
never was the property of Jonathan Ferril
JNO. L. BEATTY,
Forest Hill Feb. 18th, 1872. fe24- 4-2w+
The Placer herald., 1872-02-24

Two STRINGS TO HIS Bow.-The Russian
River Flag has hoisted the names of Grant
for President and Booth for Vice President.
That fellow must want an office. Send
Grant box of cigars, and if that fails, buz
Booth to make you Notary Public.
The Placer herald., 1872-02-24

HoN. O. III. Lee has our thanks for val
liable legislative documents, among which
we find the celebrated pamphlet of lies on
fares and freights, made in the name of the
House Committee on Corporations. We
have something to say about its falsehoods
in another column.
The Placer herald., 1872-02-24

DELINQUENT TAXES. District Attorney
Fellows has placed the delinquent tax lists
of revenue districts two and three in the
hasds of Judge Il. G. Poland for collection.
pessoas not having paid their taxes will
save money by calling at Judge Poland's
office and doing 80 at once.
The Placer herald., 1872-02-24

The Nevada Transcript tells Id that il
Meadow Lake township is attached to Placer,
Dutch Flat will soon be the county seat.
That don't frigbten Us much, unless Nevada
city wants to come also. and bring her court
house and court house ring along.
The Placer herald., 1872-02-24

Orr correspondents article on "Metals,
Their Antiquity and Uses" prepared for
this issue of the HERALD, is, by press OF
matter. crowded over till next week.
The Placer herald., 1872-02-24
NeW Advertisements.
TO TEACHERS.

NEACHERS ENGAGED IN TEACHING IN
L this County by virtue Of Certificates issued
IN other Counties, will be required to attend the
March term of our Board for examination.
JOHN T. KINKADE.
County Superin Mt.
AUBURN, feb. 18th, 1871. fe24
The Placer herald., 1872-02-24

UNITED States Senators Cole and Casserly
have our thanks for valuable Congressional
documents during the week.
The Placer herald., 1872-02-24

SENATOR'S Banvard and Netf of this county
have our thanks for valuable legislative doc
pmepts during the week,
The Placer herald., 1872-02-24

TRIBUNE ALMANAC.-We have received
from the publisher this valuable statistical
compilation for 1872
The Placer herald., 1872-02-24


Noes-Andre,rs, Barker, BarlIlage, Barnes,
Bayley Berry, Bradley, Center, Chalmers, Cole
man, Days, De Haven, Eagan Everett, Franck,
freeman, French. HenShaie, Johuston Lee, Lit
lie, Lotion, Long, L,dtreR, Hathers, Mott of
Sacramento. Russ, Sammens 1iR"ia. Turner,
Walker, Welty, Whiting, Woodward-3i.
Thus ends all hopes of good from this
Republican Assembly, and the people will
continue to be plundered two years more.
The Republican party was sold to the plum
derers in its State Convention. but its adhe-
rents were too blind to sac it. Experience is
a dear school but fools will learn in no other.
'Ragh for Sargent, Boruck, Billy Carr,
Tom Shannon and Stanford; they are now
the Republican party of California.
The Placer herald., 1872-02-24

Ayes-Adrich, Bacon, Baird, Bell, Bockius,
Brown, BWckhaher, Caid,ceA, Connolly. Cooper,
Crane DDo,aLs, Edgar, Ellis, Galloway, Gibson,
Goodall, Gray, Harvey, Hayes, Hopper, James,
Jost Meecker, Mott of Los Angeles, Mccullough,
Pardee, Reed, Rice, Sargent of Santa Clara, Sar-
gent of San joaquin, Schrdck Seibe, lSenSabutgh,
Spencer, Splivalo, Stllwagon, Ward, Wheaton,
Whitney, Irlcor, Wright, Mr. Speaker--43.
The Placer herald., 1872-02-24

Mr.. O'Connor has introduced n bill placing
the natural born and the naturalzed citizen upon
equal footing in reference to registration. Tn,
oath of the former is now taken, and his bill
makes the oath of the naturalized citizen wht
has lost his papers sufficient to place him on th,
Great Register. A man becomes a citizen by al
oath Mt first, and an oath is all that ought to b,
required of him to place him amongst the list o
voters,
The Placer herald., 1872-02-24


door wide to rascality.-Ep. HERALD
SCHOOL LAW.
After long time, our friend Larkn has gotten
his school bill before the Senate. The change
which do most approve is the paying of teach
ers from funds out of the State Treasury. 1t is
true, the people have to pay for the education of
their chlliren under any system, yet this will
help sparsely settled and poor districts. Mr.. l..
says this bill Will provide the means to keep n
school III any district, where there are ten chill
dren or more for period of six months, and
then the people of the district Gun raise as much
in addition as they wish. Mr.. l.. is generally
right and think this principle right vet there
are some provisions in his bill which / do not
think as good as those in the bill of the Political
Code.
HUNTING on PRIVATE GROUNDS.
bill was introduced by Mr.. Wilson to pre-
vent hunting and shooting on private property,
without first obtaining the consent of the owner
thereof 1t was amended to read "on enclosed
ground" Well, the first bill did not like ms if
was long step in our advance towards English
game laws. did think the Senate would vote
1t down, but they could not see it as l did.
ROAD LAW MANIA
have been studying why each county needed
special road law for itself, and the only solu.
ton have come at is that it affords every mem
Der OF the Assembly, and Of the Senate, an Oh
portunity of distinguishing or extinpuishino
himself, as the case may be, by the Introduction
OF bill. From thence forward that man is an
author-has a law of his own making on tha
statute book. This must be the reason. for I
find in the Political Code good law for the
whole State which will undoubtedly pass; but
there will be few counties left for it to be oper.
The Placer herald., 1872-02-24
PLACER COUNTY TAXES.

| observed bill introduced into the Assemb
creating three assessors, at a thousand dollar
each, for the purpose of collecting your taxes
They each collect for their Supervisors district
do not know whether this will cheaper you
collections or not.
THAT bill is understood here as only increas
ing the pay of Assessors $500 per year. If it i
as our correspondent says, to mako them ais
Collectors it removes all checks and opens tn
door wide to rascality.-ED. HERALD.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-09-25
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

STATE OF M~I>>OrRI,/
Comfy "F LAFAYETTE. IS:
IN 'c 'iictilf I nIirt al Lafayette ronnty. fu-
term, ls'2. 9Th 'lay, August Iith, I-55
August Il; I;likcy. surviving. partner OF ,urust
u. Hi.i!''y AMI JaIur, e.. M-aly. r,rtnrrs
indar ti,. style of Mcaly " Co., :: ,Ja!n,s W.
Walker, .Tr.
'INo the said James W Walk.r. .Ir you n,.
} hereby notified that said plain,in h;i, com
i'r'iti'! amt AIT .rl!iiirni, alleging that plaintiff.
Il. ."fNIN !HE lrtri..'r rs aforesaid, on tn. 18TH .lay
Oh AuSu>i. iS16, i'll the Circuit Court of N,Ii,o,
couiiH. ' irSinia, received u Judgment against
You tor ia" >iin ui forty S,.luu dollar, " it'll ini,,r,t
thereon from the IIth day oil June. lSir iii ,,I;,,
amounted IN the aggregate tu sIN g7-in .lp!lar.
t!lat ,:ii'l Judgment still remains in full force and
ms t-ii'l AMI dU, rlIiniin. ~
Nhu the PRAYER OF said lrti,ioa j. :llat llaiufin
may haN' Judgment for the amounts above en-
pressed with ,tInI:t.,S, Interest. ;,n,i ru.r-
Amt you are further notified thai vour rr,p-
err! ha- been attached, and liulr,. Won
~al'!'rar at thrnrAt term nI>iii court 4" he hul.lcu
III ne court hoiIs' III the city of Lexington. on
me second 'Lty of December next, and ON
"r before the siNrh day Thereof, if th,.
term shall ;" long continue, and if not th,n
before The cad 81 t.c term. and answer said
petition, the sam. will he taken for confessed
anu Judgment Will Lac rendered against vUu. ami
lulir rrrlcrf, >Tll /" satisfy he s;.ul;..
Ana u /, further ur'i red til II It cIrv hereof I,r
printed III thu Lexington Wrrkly ini,ll-.uc,r-
u ne" >l'hl'tr printed IN said county of LAFAYETTE,
I"r Tour week 7'trr"s>ircl! fl!r last insertion To-
im' 1T least four weeks before the COMMENCEMENT
oi III" nest term of this court.
y true copy, atirsI
II. l.. B~hEK>DAI.E, Clerk.
By Il. DA>IEL. d.. &.
W. /. It I. Z Wood. attorneys for plaintiff,
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-09-25
Pat and the Pig.

"A countrylnan having killed n pig,
and not wishing to divide with his
neiShbors, as was the custom in that
country, said to his man (who by the
way, was a son of the Emerald Islc) :
pat, if | give the nciglbors who
have given to me 4 piece of my pork.
I'll have none left for myself. Can
You tell Inc what | am 10 do 2"
"Bc dad, sir" said Pat, ats my
self that can do the same thing
"Guod,' saws the countryman.
rubbing his hands and looking at Pat.
"Now tell me what / can do"
"Faith, sir, said Pat. "sure and
when the craythur is clancd, lust be
afthcr hanging it against the door
where livery mithcr's son of thin will
see ii, and early in the morning, be-
fore any is about, get up and take in
your pig, and hide it away. Thin
when your ncighbors come. lust be
aftlicr telling them the pig was
stholc."
"Capital idea. Pat" exclaimed The
countryinan, IN do it. by st.
George"
SO when the pig was cleaned il
was hung up outside the door. so
hat the nciglibors might see it. The
c~ountryman a%nxiously awaited the
approaching night, and at last retired
TO bed, but not to sleep. Pat, under
cover Of the darkness Of the night.
crcpt round the house and stole the
pig.
What was tho astonishmcnt of the
countryInan, VIXEN at early dawn he
arose to hide away his pig, but
found no pig there, can DC better i'm
a2incd than described. In the midst
OF his bewilderIncnt, Pat came in
with his usual, top % the morning
to ye, SIR" and giving him 4 know.
ing wink, said:
"Masther, how about the piy?"
"Wcll, Pat, the pig was stolen in
reality"
"Faith and that sounds just as nat
urai AS if you had lost your pig"
"But, You Llockhead, I tell you the
pig was stolen"
Faith and be gorry masther, the
devil a bit % me thought you could
do 10 well, Just stick to that. ira M
natural as life"
"By st. George" roared the now
'ratc c%ountryman. 81 tell you that
the pig was stolen"
.och! be jaber-," says Pat, "stick
10 w. and yer ueighbors will believe
you, ana a devil a bit Of 1t they'll get.
we'll"