Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-09-03
CAMPERS NOTES.

est, says of Sebastopol, between this city and
lone: This place, prosperous camp IL
early DAYS, is now deserted, except by Mr..
Hamilton, whose ranch now covers the entire
ground in this vicinity where men once dug
and washed for gold. Their traces are plainly
seen on every side, but the pick, shovel and
rocker have given place to the pillow and
header, and the golden grain seems to be even
more profitable. The rows of houses which
once stood here have entirely disappeared,
there being only two or three small cabins
standing to mark the once lively camp. lone
is pleasant little town, and holds its own
amidst the surrounding changes. The town
is pleasantly situated in a beautiful valley,
and the buildings are principally of stone,
which present strikingly solid appearance
and strong contrast with the light frame
dwellings generally seen in California
At Eureka station, halfway house be-
tween lone and Jackson, Mr.. Jones is COM
pleting new two-story building, S5x1O0 feet.
The upper story to be used as a dance hall,
and the lower as stable and carriage house.
The proprietor keeps a small menagerie.
Among these is whistling five feet
long, and a rattlesnake measuring four feet.
| The former he handles freely, allowing it to
! coil around his neck. He has several c0ons
which he has taught to perform tricks. He
also possesses other curiosities gathered from
that section. Jackson is a thriving town.
Its streets present businesslike appearance,
and its inhabitants are evidently prosperous
and happy.
Butte City was the next town passed
through, and this has ceased to be town and
is wholly deserted, except by one man who
has resided here thirty years. Think of one
man constituting a whole city" It's a
political paradise. He enjoys all the honors
of all offices in the corporation, without any
ropes to pull or nominating Conventions to
| pack, and is his own successor with the ut
most regularity. This man has seen Butte
City rise to thrifty town during the early
mining era, and watched its decline until its
| light has ceased to flicker, and yet with GUS
tomary hopefulness born of the exhiarating
atmosphere, he continues sanguIne of the fu-
ture Importance of the place, and Micawber-
like, is waiting for something to turn up. "
! His store, large stone building, stands
twenty feet above the washed powders and
gravel, and he looks down from this perch
one of the most genial-looking and contented
men of the age, notwithstanding the soil and
ground which should constitute surrounding
! lawn is now a part of mother earth and
slickens in the valley country.
Leaving this modern Crusoe alone in his
undistul bed contentment we next came to
Mokelumne Hill, which is well named, so far
as the hill is concerned, if Mokelumne means
awful, but which affords a romantic drive
| The road is but shelf cut in the mountain
side, with deep, precipitous canyon on one
side, and overhauging cliffs on the other, with
dwarf oaks growing Enthusiastically from the
I crevices of the rocks. The town of Mokel-
umne Hill is beautiful situated. The stores
are principally built of freestone, and present
a substantial look, and the place is consid-
cred by its inhabitants to be the best built
mining town in the State. From this place
we went to Railroad Flat, and on the road to
| that town passed where heavy hydraulic
mining is being carried on. One of the
water pipes in use is four feet in diameter,
and is powerful leveler of the ancient hills
and prolific instrument for the production
able "Sleepy Hollow" and has shared the
same fate as Butte City-passed into ancient
history, if not into mythology. The few re-
naming residents. however, claim that min
ing is as good there now as ever, but that
chills and fever abound. caused bya dam near
by, around which is a thick growth of reeds
There is now more or less chills and fever
mixed into the beautiful climate" wherever
in the foothills or mountains water has been
caused to stand, by means of bitches or reser-
voirs for mining purposes and in many of
fine mining, and now are excellent places to
get the shakes" the malaria wastes itself
in deserted regions, for want of some oldest
inhabitant to fasten upon, but who has
moved on to other parts in search of the hid
den treasures.
| METROPOLITAN THEATER.-Miss Charlotte
Thompson thoroughly indicated her claim
to the title of an accomplished dramatic
artist last night in the drama of "Jane
Eyre" She was repeatedly called before the
curtain, and applauded every time she came
upon the stage. Hers was consummate
piece of acting-a symmetrical and beautiful
| impersonation. Her success was unmistaka-
| bic, and the audience did not tire of mani
Testing their appreciation of her effort. She
succeeded in identifying herself completely
with the character she assumed. She evil
IDENTIFY knows and feels the elemental emo
tions of human nature, and she can express
them clearly, naturally, as they are involved
in the combinations Of dramatic form. She
was ably seconded by Mr.. Lingham, who. as
Lord Rochester, bad part on plane with
his abilities, which are Enthusiastically those
of an experienced and careful actor. The en-
tire support appeared to excellent advantage,
Miss Adams being especially prominent by
| the skill with which she assumed a very
| disagreeable part. This afternoon the COM
pany will again appear in the dramatization
of Charlotte Bronte's novel, Jane Eyre,
and this evening Miss Thompson will make
| her last appearance here, when 1.-THE
Planters Wife " will be the play A word
| for the management, which has deserved it,
for dressing the stage during this engage
ment well. The surroundings have, through
out, been appropriate, and the stage furniture
many degrees In advance of the usual sets :"
at the Metropolitan. The company will not
appear Sunday night 1t is a good combina-
ton of faithful and able people, and it is to
be regretted that its stay is so brief.
AUCTION SALEs.-Sherburn & Smith will
sell to-day at their salesroom, 1913 K street.
commencing at 1890 A. NJ, large assort-
ment of household furniture stoves, carpets,
cocoa mating, crockery, glassware, etc. Also
groceries, such as raisins, soap, beans, canned
| fruit, canned spices, extracts, etc. Also, 100
boxes chalk crayon Bell & Co. will sell
to-day, at the well-known ranch of Marion
Biggs, Jr., twelve miles below Sacramento,
on the lower Stockton road, commencing at
IL A. NJ, fifteen head of work horses and
mules, $50 head Of sheep, hogs, saddle horses
and saddles, Tick pony, stallion, roadsters,
will beat three minutes ten set of work har-
ness, header, header wagons and beds, now
ing machine, wagon, harrows, cultivator and
seed-sowers, road-scraper, gang-plows, pitch
forks, stretchers and double-trees, blacksmith
tools, stoves, chickens, turkeys, etc.
For THE FLowERY KINGDoM.-An old
Chinaman named Hoy Sin, aged 6S years,
died in Chinatown day or two since. and
was yesterday embalmed by Coroner We
milya and placed in metallic case, for the
purpose of being sent to China by the next
! steamer.
Moon AND CLoUDs.-The passing of the
heecy and peculiarly shaped clouds over the
moon has produced very pleasing effect for
the past two or three nights, and has been
the subject of observation by large number
of people. The appearance was especially
fine and noticeable at times last evening,
New FIRM.-George Schroth, II. Arnold
and f. Kohler have formed partnership fol
the purpose of buying and selling grain and
manufacturing -four and other mill stuff, al
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