Year: 1862

THE PATRIOTIC RELIEF FUND.--We publish to
day list of subscriptions to the Patriotic Fund,
as far as received The total amount collected,
S2006, 90, was forwarded to the Treasurer of the
Central Relief Committee at San Francisco, on
the 24th ult, but no acknowledgement of its re-
cept had been received here al the time of going
to press.


Some portions Of the county have given liber
ally. Hay Fork is the banner section. as far as
heard from. Sixty votes were pol ed in the two
precincts at the late election while the list of
contributors shows sixty three names-three more
tnah voted. Ese names OF fourteen ladies will
also be noticed in the list and thus far it is The
only place in The county where the ladies have
comr forward and given their mite in aid OF the
noble work.


Lewistcns donation s small, but necessarily
so. We know that many of the residents oil that
enterprising, but recently unfortunate little
town, were disposed to donate more literally,
but really were not in circumstances to do So
Most of the miners of that section lost every
thing by the foods of last winter, and have
barely made living since while the business
men of the place were totally cleaned out by the
fire of last spring. In addition to this the citi-
zens few w..rks since subscribed some six hun
dred dollars towards the erection of Town Hall,
and now feel that they are not able to donate
further this season.


Oregon Guch, Junction City, Canon Creek
and East Fork contribute literally, aud Supervi-
sor McCammon, of Cedar Flat sends ten dollars,
stating that he Is alone in charge Of his business,
and consequently cannot devote the time and at
tention in advancing the object that he otherwise
would.


Thus far the Treasurer OF the county Relief
Fund has sent s2OO8, and we notice in the San
Francisco papers an announcement OF The re-
ceipt from Douglas City of $500, sent on her own
which swells the county subscription to this date
to S2,3O8 Nothing has yet been heard from
Trinity Center, Minersville, Bates, Eastman's,
Indian Greek, Evans Bar, North Fork, Big Flat
or New River, but it is hoped each one Of these
points will donate something.


Persons in this place who have not yet donated
will find lists at the Office of Johu Martin, Green
hood & Newbauer, and the market Of Huscroft
& Co. All amounts collected at outside points
and forwarded to II. Greenhood, Treasurer Of the
Committee, will be transmitted to the San Fran
cisco office, and list of contributors published.


The Central Relief Committee have issued an
address, exhibiting the good effects OF California
contribution, and encouraging subscriptions TO
the Fund. We publish the following extract
more especially for the consideration of those
who have not yet donated to the Fund


Tue dispatches and letters Of the President Of
the Sanitary Commission, in acknowledgement OF
the donations from this city, have thrilled the
h arts Of all Calitornans who haye pledged IA
portion of their money to this patriotic charity.
They have shown to rs that the bounty from This
coast wnife it has given California an honorable
name among the States who pouring out
treasure aud blood for the National life, has been
offered at season when contribution for the
Hospital Fund were more deeply needed than at
any period of the war. The generosity OF our
Eastern brttbren to the Sanitary Corpmisston, so
abundantkn the earlier months Of the Struggle,
has been unavodedly checked Of late by the call
for bounties to be offered to volunteers. The do
nation from California has proved trebly service
able it is a confession Of our loyalty not only
in word but in deed, and in the crisis of the ter
rble contest it has supplied Unexpectedly, and
without solicitation, the general treasury Of the
Hospitals, when former resources had began to
fail, thus cheering the devoted stewards OF that
bounty and it reached the East just in season
to increase the comforts for the wounded upon
the most bloody and severely contested battle
field of the whole war. What Californian will
not be grateful and proud, if the gold volunteer
ed now by our State shall prove sufficient for the
necessities of the Sanitary Commission, in all its
branches, during the whole of the coming winter
This distinction could easily be won, if the efforts
already made in some portions of the State shall
become universalif if every district will give ac-
cording to its ability.