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Year: 1869

Commencing at point as far up the
river as Shasta and reaching to Grand Is
land in Colusa county, is what may be
termed the Upper Sacramento Valley. Its
average width is 10 miles, and for all the
uses to which civilization may apply a
country, no land beneath the SUI may ex-
CELL Its soil and climate are in almost
every respect adapted to the production of
all the earth may grow. In the matter of
cereals, the crop is sure, if planted in sea-
son, with an average yield of 80 bushels to
the acre, and more of barley In many
localities excellent crops eff corn are'grown.
Fruits of every variety known to the tenn
perate, and many belonging to the tropical
climes, grow in richest profusion- AS a
wine producing country, whenever we shall
command the experience and skill of the
Rhine and other favored wine countries


this valley will furnish the principal vine
yards of the State Thousands of acres
within the bounds of this valley are un


occupied, awaiting their settlement and
reclamation by the immigrant, where, with
less expense and greater security to sure
yield, he may found his home, surrounding
it with all the beauty of his native land


and receiving for his labor greater recon


pense than any other country may afford


In the adjacent foot hills and in the
mountains to the distance of 25 miles


many qniet nook can be found where
honest Industry and experienced labor will


build up happy and profitable homes. The
waters OF our noble river sweep majestically
midway through the valley, affording the
best OF facilities for transportation to the
great marts of the State, and railroads now
10 operation and in contemplation. vii


soon place the Upper Sacramento Valley
upon condition of equal facility with any
portion of the State [Chico Enterprise
Year: 1869

A RUMoR.-The Yreka Union intimates
that the Democracy of this county will
procure the passage of legislative act
authorizing special election to fill the Of
fee of Assessor. The Union is evidently
mistaken, as the Democracy of this county,
after all their talk about economy and re.
trenchment, will certainly not favor move
that would put the county to an expence of
at least two thousand dollars. An appoint
ment by the Board of Supervisors would
secure competent Assessor, and not cost
the county S25, while an election would
result in heavy addition to our county
Indebtedness, and is not demanded by the
taxpayers.
Year: 1869

WouNDED-We notice by report of a
recent Indian fight in Arizona, published
in the Bay papers, that Lieutenant Lafferty,
at one time commandant at Fort Crook,
was shot in the face and terribly wounded.
The ball struck the Lieutenant's cheek
bone and glancing downward completely
shattered his upper and lower jaw
Year: 1869

TAKING Up LAND.-Parties have lately
staked off large number of land claims
in the Cow Creek country with view of
speculation in real estate in case the CAL
ifornia and Oregon company run their road
in that direction.
Year: 1869

STILL ANOTHER RoBBERY.-On Mon
day last young man, whose name we fail
ed to learn, was stopped on the highway,
five miles this side of Red Bluff, by a
couple of highwaymen and robbed of s35
IN coin, a silver watch and couple of gold
finger rings
Year: 1869

GOLD QUARTZ-We are informed that
Charles Offschneider of Whiskytown, last
week found piece of gold quartz in his
claim which weighed almost thirty pounds
and is thought to contain as much as four
or FIVE hundred dollars in pure gold.
Year: 1869

LEAsED.-Fred Myers has rented his
farm on North Cow Creek to Lem Williams,
who has lately brought his family out from
the States. Fred is going to take trip
to Michigan. We advise him to put the
trip off until next Spring, and if he comes
in contact with the winter breeze from
Lake Michigan, after residence in Shasta
county, he will wish he had taken our
advice.
Year: 1869

Mr.. Cartwright was introduced, and
was re eceived with many expressions
of applause. He had been called q
strong man, but to-day he felt weak
as a child. 30 overcome was he by this
manifestation of the love and esteem
of his fellow Christians. He was the
oldest preacher in the Methodist
Church, now engaged in the ministry.
For sixty years he had labOTed for
Lord and Master, and during that
time he had only received at three
times the amounts allowed him by
the church. He had the oldest
preachers wife in the world, and had
lived happily with her for sixty years
He had seven children, and sixty
grand and great-grand children. He
was born in Virginia, and had been a
citizen of the West from the lime he
was six years old, and now he is
eighty-five years. He had no langu-
age to describe the situation of his
country at the time. He had suffered
in body, mind and purse. He had
been caught five hundred miles from
home, with and old blind horse and
seveenty-five cents in his pocket. He
He had never been officially com
planned of in quarterly meeting but
once. In his young days he wore
knee breeches and top boots. At the
first conference he ever attended a
complaint was laid agasnst him for
corrupting the morals of the people
wearing a pair ofsuspenders, and they
sent him home. But the Lord always
provides for the lazy and His lame,
and he found that Bishop MsKendree
had INDUCED in the same luxury.


He was then shOutsng happy enough.
When he entered the ministry there
was but one college bred preacher,
and he was only half-bred. Through
the efforts of DR.. Akers, no got D. d.
stuck to his name and that very day
he was taken with a pain in his back,
he rather thought it rose from his title.


He was a poor soldiers boy and his
onl yson. His father wanted to make
an educated mau Of him but he missed
it badly. When it pleased God to give
him religion, it was of the true back
woods style. He knew he had obtain
ed the pardon for his sins, and the
knowledge of that had sustained him
in all trials. He had preached as
many sermons as any living man,
although lie could not say how good
rhey were. He hailed with delight
the success of all who preached the
true gospel. He had not strength to
labor as a regular preacher, and he
now entirely dissolved connection
with the church as travelling preach
er, and now Notwithstanding the
crosses, trials and troubles of a travel
ing preacher he would rather be one
than President of the United States (;
and Glory be to God, He sustains us
all if we have his love in our hearts
He bids farewell to his brethren with
much love and feeling. He did not
Year: 1869

The above engraving represents the
honey emptying machine, devised in
Germany, as now improved and used
quite extensively in this country.


1t consists of an outer frame or tub,
with a revolving frame within, having
two sides covered with fine wire cloth
through which the honey passes from
the comb on the inside and against
the wire case, being thrown out by
centrifugal force. By the use of this
machine the comb may be emptied
and returned to the hive, saving much
time for the bees, in comb building,
increasing the honey collected during
the rich honey harvests, besides often
afording empty cells for the queen
when the colony would be otherwise
greatly weakened, as a surplus Of hon
ey often occupies room that should be
devoted to breeding. Sealed brood is
not injured, nor will eggs or pOllOn be
removed by the operation, but young
Larvae and honey uncapped will soon
quit the cells when the machine is
once in motion. Hence combs with
uncapped brood should not be taken,
and cealed honey must be uneapped.
By usidg a knife with a bent shank
like brick mason's n'strowel, but short
er, and dipping it frequently in boil
ing water, to prevent the edge from
clOgging, two cards of comb can be
emptied clean and dry in five minutds,
and returned to the hive. The honey
ie clear the flavor unimpaired, even
when taken from old dark combs
partly filed with bee-bread, which
would injIre both flavor and color of
the honey, was extracted by heating
or pressure The honey put up in
self-sealing glass fruit jars sells rapid
ly for nearly the same price perpOund
as the finest box honey and aside
from mere show is more preferable for
table use.


The machines are public property
and as any one is free to make them,
we will give a more minute descrip-
tiOn.


The size and depth of both the inner
and outer case will depend upon the
size of the frame to be used. The out
er case is made water tight, a tub or
part of a barrel may be used and only
needs to be large enough to allow the
inner case to revOlve without con-
tact. The upright shaft sets in an
auger mole in cross piece at the bottom
and passes through hole in a strip
across the outer case. The ends and
bottom of the inner case are made of
boards about ten inches wide, with a
strip from corner to corner on each
edge of end pieces at top on which to
nail the wire and the strip in the CEN
ter through which the shaft passes, is
about four inches wide, leaving room
on each side to insert and remove
combs. They are made with and
without gearing. With gearing, as
above they sell for $12 to So and with
out gearing they are provided with
horizontal crank at the top of the
shaft and sell from SO to $12. When
a tub or shaft is used for an outer case,
the casting or gearing and material
for inner case should not cost more
than S.. II. A. X.


A sample copy sent free by the pub
fishers. Address II. A. KING & Co.,
81 Park Row, New York.
Year: 1869

Boots and shoes, if taken care Of


properly, will generally last two OF


three times longer than they usually


do, and, at the same time, fit the feet


far more satisfactory, and keep them


dry and more comfortable in wet and


cold weather. The upper leather


should be kept soft and pliable, while


the sOles need to be hard, tough and


imperviOus in water. The first thing


to be done with any new pair Of shoes


for farm use is to set each one on q


platter or an old plate, and pour on


boiled linseed oil sufficient to fill the
vessel to the upper edge Of the sOles.
Let the leather absorb rs much oil as
it viii. for eight hours. Linseed oil
should not be applied to the upper
leather, as it viii sOan become dry,
rendering the leather hard and tough;
but if the sOles be saturated with this
oil, it will exclude dampness and en-
large the pegs, so that the sole will
never get loose from the upper leath-
er. If the shoes be sewed, the linseed
oil viii preserve the thread from rot
ting. Now, wet the upper leather
when the boots or shoes
are to be put on the feet, so that those
parts which are tight may render a
trife, and thus adapt the form Of the
shoe to the foot far more satisfactorily
than when the upper leather Is not
wet. Keep them on the feet until the
leather is nearly dry. Then give the
upper leather a thorough greasing
with equal parts OF lad and tallow,
Or with tallaw and neats-fOOt oil. If
shoes be treated in this manner, and
and a row Of Tcand-headed shoe nails
be driven around the edge of the soles,
they will wear like copper, and al
ways set easy to the feet. Boots and
shoes should be treated as suggested,
lnd worn a little several months be-
iOre they are put to daily service.
This is the true way to save your shoe
money
Year: 1869

The EUeniHQ Post says: "AIbert
G.. Drecker is the watchman Of the
Passiac river dTawbridge, on The New
York and Newark Railroad. whose
business it is to see that the draw is
closed on the approach Of the trains.
On Friday afternoon last, lust before
a passenger train was to pass the
bridge, the draw was open, and Mr..
Drecker began to close il. The train
was not yet in sight at this moment.
but the watchman knew that it was
coming, and that no time should be
lost in putting the bridge i'm proper
position. While engaged in closing
the draw, little son of Mr.. DTecker,
ten years old, fell from the bridge into
the deep water below. To save the
child's life would be an easy matter.
but Mr.. DreckeT now saw the train
along the track. and knew
that the rescue OF his boy would In
vOlve the destruction of The train
What was he to do2 We may we'll
suppose u was laOment OF supreme
agony. His cF4ld was drowning be-
fore his eyes and its life could only be
purchased at the loss Of many other
lives tho;o were in his hands. God
mercU'dlly spare Us from the bitter
anguish Of such q trial rs was forced
up Jn Drecker. he stood by his duty.
Fhe bridge was closed, and the train
passed safely over it-but the boy was
drowned. Little d1d any passenger
in that train dream at what a fearful
struggle between a sense Of duty and
the nature prOmptings Of the human
heart that safe passage Of the bridge
had been secured. Such is the story
Of Albert G.. Drecker. Historians ana
poets haze told Us,


How well HoratiO kept the bridgs


In the brave days Of ODD


but the Jersey railroad servant kent
the bridge ut a c0stlier sacrifice than
the Roman captain. What remains
DreekeF is poor man his position
IN life is an humble one. and. while
his loss is irreparable, his noble con
duct may be rewarded. The RAILWAY
company owes him heavy debt; the
passengers on that Friday afternoon
train should deem it a privilege to
contribute TO raise q monument to the
child, to fitly commemorate the deed.
and the press throughout the land
should Yet his name be known every
where"
Year: 1869

originate this jubilee and is not worthy
of it. After a long, hard life, he has
performed nothing but his duty.
Farewell, farewell. I ask your sym
pathy and prayers for an old man
who has spent his life in Gods ser
vice; and may God bless you now and
forever more.
Year: 1869

The following extracts show the state OF the New
lork money market yesterday


From the Herald.


although the apprehension is so general that the
fall activity in money will be unusually severe This
season. the rates call loans continue to snow any,
thing but strngency, the figures ranging from seven
down TO five per cent, with the greater number of
transactions at six and five, the latter being the eX-
ceptional rates on Governments to prime houses.
Already there is a disposition to prepare for the
active season, and time loans are being engaged for
periods OF thirty and sixty days. In quotable In
stance the rate was seven per cent. plus comms-
sion of one per cent. This commission is, it seems,
perfectly legal, the agent efTecting the loan being
entitled to it like real estate and mortgage brokers,
as provided by law and custom. or course the
lenders can make such arrangements as they please
with the agents for the division of the commission.
Owing to the recent severe warning against usury il
is probable that this system of loan brokerage Will
be quite in vogue during the fall. AS it is the
lenders are in the majority. They refuse to buy
paper, especially long dates, and hence there is
plethora OF funds on call The banks are still ship
ping currency; but the demand has fallen of from
per cent. discount


"The Government market was very steady and
dull Prices fell OF "a to 4 per cent at the last
board owing to a decline in Londcn, where the
1868 have reacted 20 S2Z6 but the trmness in the
gold market offset this drawback, and prices re-
covered in later street dealings The home market
was rendered susceptible to lower quotations from
the fact that before the recent advance in London
and Frankfort bonds had been shipped this way aud
they may be soon expected in this market The
amount IN comparison with that ahoat is quite
nominal, and hence the fact had little effect on
prices. An advance or decline on either side OF the
Atlantic is now so sharply watched that quotations
are soon brought TO level. The ease in the money
market is favorable to the Dush side of the street,
but the Government market has had its share or
speculative interest during the past few weeks and
operators are directing their attention to more active


'FOreign exchange was steady with better de-
mand for bills. The recent decline in gold mas in
duced great deal OF purchasing by merchants, VINO
regard the situation 1rom a conservative point OF
view, ana think that gold, after so sharp decline,
must remain in the vicinity of its present hgure for
some time to come"
Year: 1869

device being, welcome. Royal Prince,
our future sovereign" Now, sir, whether
we are loyal or the republican impostors' you
suspect us to be, we have shown the inhospitable
people of England that we know better how to
treat q royal visitor thon to send him to an
hotel with his carpet-bag. If his Royal High
ness had presented me with any slight token OF
his regard, should never have expected the bill
to be sent home; but those who send royal
prince round the world without n few pounds in
his pocket to defray his necessary expenses cam
not understand the independence and manly
sef-respect of the AUSTRALIANS


Paris, Aug. 12.


[Our correspondent may not be aware that
this young gentleman has an allowance from the
country of G15000 year. or G2SS week


An Illinois farmer surprised u corn-thief and
peppered him from the rear with a charge OF
salt from n shotgun.


The Florida legislators being paid by the
year, finished up the business of their recent
session in three weeks.


"A doctor of physic in Missouri having been
nominated for State Senator, finds his prospects
of an election suddenly blasted by the puolica-
ton of the fact in the various newspapers in his
district that he was owing each of them the sum
of So. People who aspire to office should first
pay the printer if they hope to succeed
Year: 1869

When Mr. Wards resolution, instructlng the
Judiciary Committee to report bill amending
the present laws so as to prevent the issue oi
fraudulent naturalization papers, was presseu
In tile last House, several Yea and Nay votes
were taken, which disclosed fact that we re-
cretted to observe. Some of our friends, rep
resenting districts in which the German ele-
ment is prominent-notably, men like Judd
Paine, and Loughridge-opposed this effort to
proyide against the atrocious frauds that dis
oraced our last election We trust these gentlemen
have better reasons than such obvious ones as
are likely to suggest themselves for course
40 onposite to what we should have expected
from them. And. in any event. we trust that
their opposition will not be suffered to.oyerDear
the earnest desire of the Republican party that
every native or naturalized citizen shouid Vote'
and that no others should. The Republican
marty does not profit by this fraudulent voting (;
does not encourage it; does not encourage
those who do and does not mean to make other
than clean record in favor of efforts to pre-
serve the purity of the ballot. Ii there Is
party willing to admit that it does these things,
very well. II can afford to oppose the move
ments for reform in our system OF natural
ization. a4


We regret to observe that this subject was
not set down on the list of matters which the
Senate caucus agreed should be pushed through
at this session. We had hoped that, before
another general election should be upon u.s.
the frauds of the last would be efectually
barred by wise legislation and rigid enforce
ment 1t is not too late yet; and we commend
the subject to all Congressman who do not re-
| gard the performances in the New York and
Philadelphia Courts last Fall as aids to the
| permanent prosperity of republican institu-
|
Year: 1869




We have reckoned the Fifteenth Amend
ment secure since the election in Connecticut
with or without the vote Of the States yet
We attach therefore less i'm
portance than the Senate seems to have done'
to the proviso requiring the assent OF their
Legislatures to the amendment before the
restoration of these States can be held com
plete But we rejoice most heartily at the
prompt passage, by both Houses, of the Re
construction bill, to which this proyiso
has been attached The Constitutions
are now to be submitted in such
shape that the people may purge
them of the odious disfranchsement features.
We look for prompt response IN
all the States, but especially in Nir-
ginia, to this wise lberality. The party
of leading Virginians who lately broke
loose from old alliances determined to


go heartily into the work of reorganization,


and asked such legislation from Congress, have


now an opportunity to show what popular


support is behind them. We know that
the country will not be disappointed at the
result; and we joyfully welcome the prospect


that the next session of Congress may see


gathered once more in their proper places the
Representatives and Senators from every State
of restored Union.
Year: 1869

romote that we need to express very much
wonder at the imposing display in the bulletins
of other peoples wars. We should quite nat
urally have casual rifle shots reported as heavy
bombardments; little gatherings of half-armed
guerrillas masquerading in the newspapers as
heavy columns of insurgents; marches from
camp when the forage was exhausted to
another that offered better supply appearing
as strategic movements of the grayest and
most mysterious import; while each lit
tie affray that actually occurred might
very well be expected to assume the
proportions Of terrific contest, in which the side
that told the story gained a brilliant victory,
with loss of none killed and two or three
disabled, though the field was strown with the
corpses Of the enemy, and no hospitals could
be found to accommodate their wounded. Be-
fore our armies were consolidated and our raw
troops taught war, we went through all this
ourselves we might now be able, without any
great stretch Of the imagination, to conceive
how at least similar experience might befal
the Cubans. ta ..,


We have been treated Of late to great
many sneers at the Cuban insurrection. That
the ready organs of the Slave Power, while 1t
lasted and of the bogus Democracy which now
inherits its vices without its virtues should
make haste to oppose any struggle for liberty
anywhere was to be expected. But that jour
nails which sympathized with the effort OF
Spain to secure popular government for her
self should sympathize, also, with her effort to
deny it to her richest and most important posses
sion, is inexplicablo. When these seek, there
FORE to make light of the struggle in progress
on our neighboring island, we are forced to
believe that they cannot have sufficiently con-
sdered the conditions under which it is made.
We have had no reason to expect great battles
thus far, and there certainly have been none'
We have had no reason to expect even fully
organized insurrectionary army, and there IS
none no reason to look for the capture OF
important towns, or for any effort save to
nurse the flame Of hostility to the Spaniard,
and prolong the revolt into the unhealthy
Summer months. 1t is too soon yet to pro-
nounce the insurrection success; but IL is
not too soon to say that these aims have been
attained, and that, with them attained, the pros
pcct for Cuban independence was never brighter
than now.
Year: 1869

The unseemly squabble between the Union
Pacific and Central Pacific Railroad Companies
seems in fair way of settlement by the adOp-
ton of a Joint resolution in the Senate last
evening. which is understood to be satisfactory
to both Companies. 1t provides for the cleo
ton of a Board of Directors for the Union
Pacific; also, that the general Office of the
Company may be established at such point as
the Directors may determines that Ogden shall
be the point of junction between the two
roads and that the Union Pacific Com
pany shall, at the expense OF the
Central Company, complete the road to
Promontory Summit, but own it only to Og-
den. Provision is also made for the proper
examination of the road by Commissioners,
and the Withholding of a sufficient amount of
the United States bonds till after such exam
ination and report, to insure frst-class road
in every respect. The Attorney General is also
directed to institute proceedings against the
Companies, or either of them, if, after exam
nation, he shall be of opinion that they have
forfeited their franchises. Much precious time
was wasted in the consideration of the subject
by Characteristic barangue from the garru-
lous Garret Davis 1t is to be hoped that the
great enterprise will now be pushed to rapid
comnletOn