Year: 1859

Every man who intends tn live aud die II
California has his eye on the valley and citie'
for his residence and home The father loohs
for pprmanence Of title to hs lands aud t.
. stationary neighhurhpod for social inter
course aud for schools. The mountains Of
fer no such inducement for the future. and e
temporary residence in them is only TO g''
money for an establishment in the Vallies o.
In the cities The unmarried men of the mi
ming community. expect to 90 East as soon
as they are able. there take wife aud settle
down in delightful ease and independent dig
nifty. The future built for the mines OF Cal
ifornia, in the ina gination of the resident. IL
particularly gloomy. The Country in such
q future, is bare bed rock glstening in the
hot sun Of summer and refusing to drink th'
rams Of winter in order TO nourish the 10"
sr. Of spring. and the inhabitants are pic
tured as. bali wild. digging from morning
sntil night. and caring for nothing but gold
The tivilities OF civilized society. and th
good actions OF cultivated philanthropy.
are ucultu W Nut lluAhltAhNS " uo WIZ -
main here. A rough generosity and brave
~ Of awkwsrdness will be admitted; but
there will not redeem the country, nor Offer
On inducement to those who SEEK homes mad
happy by intellectual society aud the emhel
lishment Of refined cultivation.


Add to these ideas and hopes. the desire Of
every man to go back among the people o.
olden time, and to review the scenes amidst
which his "life's morning march began and
permanency of population in these mines
and the happiness consequent on permanency
are truly sad in prospect. Men forget that
old places are changed and that people have
changed and that themselves have changed.
and they wish to 20 back


As consequence Of these thoughts and
feelings men will not inyes, in property Of a
permanent nature. They want it so they
can pull up stakes and leave the very min
ute the appointed hour comes. "A man who
owns a house is bound forever they say,
10 a one horse town" house can be bought
when the owner is obliged to leave for less
than the cost of the lumber in it. Percent
age on the investment is never calculated.
tut to be foot loose" is the only considern
ton The gold is all in these beautiful hills
around-and the gold is not good unless a
man can get to a human place to spend it.
The mountains of California will not do, in
the minds of seekers after Utopia.


Every days experience, in Grass Valley,
shows this to be true. We know Of proper
ty In ihis town. now offered at such price,
that the proceeds of the property will pay
four per ecu; per month interest on the in
vestment. Capitalists say: 'ihe trade is r
good one. but don't want 10 be tied here. =
Thus home bu 'lding is discouraged. the
country is un levelopcd. society is at a stand
still aud the population given over to the
sports and amusements Of an hour. min.
ing town Lives from haad TO mouth just
because its citizens expect 10 End in other
lands a place where happiness grows sponta-
neously and is ever green.


Let these ealculators OF sstate Of better
things in a better land just think and figure
for it that not one in twenty Of them will
live in ruy other place. than the one they
are now in. aud that tLeir bones will be de
posted in the hill, whore they now think
they conld'ut sleep well and the mining
towns will be better in all the elements Of
prosperity.