Year: 1865




ety, Chico-Dear Sir: Your favor Of the Sd.
viih funds as per receipt herewith enclosed,
came to hand this morning We had calel-
lated very largely upon receipts from so spirited
a ulace IS We knew Chico 10 be; but $500
would have far exceeded our expectations.
What. then. must be our emotions on receiving
more than double that sum? May the fuliness
Of the assurance that III is more blessed to
give than TO receive" be abundantly meted out
to every one Of your loval. patriotic people,


On behalf OF the soldier, your ob't servant,


0. c. WHEELER, Secretary.


The above letter viii explain itself; but,
knowing that your readers are always happy
TO hear from this remote corner Of the county,
vii say that the ladies of Chico held Sani-
tary Fair OF Thursday, December 29ih, the
ueit proceeds Of which were esaventy nine dollars
ia currency and one thousand and serenity dollars
aad eighty fire cents in coin.


When it is considered that Thursday was
stormy day, and that the roads were so nearly
inpassibIe that but few could come from
abroad, ii will be seen that this precinct con
iributed as muck to the cause in proportion to
It's inhabitants as any other in the State-at
least. 50 tce VIII consider and claim, until some
other section is heard from which has done
better. As a basis upon which others can
make their calculations, will state that, in
November, this precinct cast 357 votes. Ii
may be well to add that the Fair only continued
one day.


If | were competent to the task. would
attempt a partial description of the different
departments of the Fair; but. not being able
to do the subject justice, will merely state that
every department reflected great credit upon
the ladies who superintended them. One very
considerable source Of income was the Justly
celebrated Skating Park from the East, the
exhibition Of which was secured 10 the Fair
through the efforts of Mr.. Geo. +. Nourse


The Sanitary Ball in the evening was largely
attended, and passed off pleasantly, thus ending
the Ladies Sanitary Fair, the proceeds of
which we have the satisfaction Of knowing will
furnish to many a brave soldier Of the Union
substantial evidences that the hearts of loyal
people in distant State beat in unison with
the hearts of those who are nobiy battling for
their country's honor. L.


BAD RoAD.-The road leading to Marys-
vile, near the old Kent ranch, is almost i'm
passable. Travel from the rich portion of
Feather river valley is also, in manner, cut
off The old road on the west side of Feather
having not yet been opened up. the crcuitous
route over the red lands, renders travel almost
impossible. \ few more obstruc ions and q
little more neglect of the roads leading into
this section, it might be good policy for the
very progressive inhabitants therein, to set up
business for themselves All that would be
necessary, would be q little brushing up of the
old county Jail, and the reyiving of the custom
Of holding their courts under the great old oak
tree Its quite an aristocratic way Of transac-
ting public business, and we should not be sur
pTised, from he public spirit manifested, to
see these good citizens set up business and
bid defiance to the rest of mankind