The weekly Shasta courier. [volume] (Shasta, Calif.) 1872-190?, 1873-05-24
A CORRESPONDENT VISITS SHASTA
AND REDDING.

A correspondent Of the Yreka Union
recently visited Shasta and Redding and
gave an account Of his trip. We make the
following extracts, and remark that the cor
respondent in question will be held to
strict responsibility for attempting to IN
jure our reputation by mentioning our name
iu connection with the "mud volcano"
SODA SPRINGS, MAY 18th, 1878.
ED. UNIoN-I herewith send you an
item or two which may be of interest to
some of your readers.
[ started for Shasta city about week ago,
and on leaving Deg Creek, proceeded down
the trail on the West side ofthe Sacramento
River. l found the trail in pretty good con-
dition, except in two or three places, which
were little dangerous for horsemen. /
arrived at Shasta in due season, and found
the old town and all her denizens looking
and feeling "as we'll as could be expected"
found my old friend, W. L. Carter, editor
OF the Shasta COURIER in good health and
jubiant His friends are urging him to
run for the Legislature, and do not think
they could find better man 10 the party.
My old friend DR.. Shurtleff also came round
and escorted me to his residence in an ele.
waited place west of town-one of the love.
lest spots on the face of the earth. The
Doctors pleasant family spread splendid
supper to which we did ample justice. ]
also made pleasant call on Mrs. Brastow
daughter of DR.. Pelham, who is now on a
visit to her father Her husband is an agent
OF Wells Fargo & Co., has recently been
promoted, and will hereafter have his head
quarters at Salt Lake City.
After sojourning in Shasta couple Of
days l mounted my Cayuse and made my
way to Redding. The first hotel l blunder
ed on was Bob Stewards who is as jolly a
"cuss" as it has been my fortune to meet
in many day. And the best things about
Bob remain to be told he keeps the best
of liquors and viands which the country az
tords. | found one business in Reddi ng
that were quite lively, to wit Tanning
Teams were pouring in there from every
quarter. l remained in town three days
and think there were more than twenty
wagons loaded during the time-the most
OF them for the lava bed. They were ex-
pecting other teams to arrive from Marys
vile, and other portions OF the State.
Crops, as for as l was able to observe,
are very short. They are cutting oats for
hay that is but little over foot in height.
l left BEDDING at noon on the 1lth inst, for
the Upper Sacramento, Soda Springs &C.,
and put up the same evening at Aliens,
who keeps stage stand between Pit Riv
er and Sacramento. Monday morning l
was again in my saddle and on my way up
the Sacramento road. l met and passed
teams going and coming, all the way from
Redding to Soda Springs. On the way l
also met the venerable DR. Autenrieth who
was measuring the road for the purpose of
planting mile posts The Doctors road i,
in good condition and travel over it is live
ly, which causes the DIR. to feel happy and
look high over his specs" met several
OF the old teamsters on their way down to
Redding, and it appears they took the good
old way, to wit the road by Bailey which
avoids Kettlebelly Mountain. They all
tell ME kettlebelly is grand humbug, or
in other words another Mobilier srindle.
1t also appears there are some informed
oilers who make it their business to impose
on the travelling public who are not acquain-
ted with the country by telling them that
the road over Kcttlebelly is one mile the
shortest.
have travelled over both roads often
and have driven teams over both, and find
that four OF a six horse or mule team can
make two hours by going Bailey's road. =
| observe also that Bailey has made quite
an improvement on his road this Spring
He made it about 800 yards shorter than
it used to be by leaving the old road in
certain places. l am now stopping at
BaiIey's and will remain few days to fish
and drink soda water If stay you will
hear from me again. Bailey has now un
der way a magnificent barn, superintend-
ed by Z. Carpenter, who put his bridges
in last fall.