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Year: 1865

The proprietor OF this plantation was
the owner of twenty-five negroes. twelve of
whom were field hands Win this force he
was wont 10 cultivate about sixty acres Of
rice land, from which about three thousand
bushels was the average yield. Besides this
he raised enough Of corn and other vege-
tables TO supply his " family" which term
includes his negroes. This information
rests upon the authority Of Uncle Pete. our
colOred pilot, who think may be SET down
as perfectly reliable contraband." He
informed me. in reply TO Z question as TO
the healthfulness OF this mode Of life. 10
which he had been so long accustomed


that when yOuse used to IL you can stand
it well enough but de flrriner dSrkies, dey
get sick and dies right of. " Do you think
we Northern folks could stand it." iu9uir-
ed. " Lor bless YES, mas'r," said he


might just as well shoot You with q rifle
as put you here long about October"
Year: 1865

asked our sable engineer, who, blythe
by. was a man Of considerable natural in
teligence. if he could explain 10 us the
method Of cultivation.


Well, massa, | reckon | oughter," said
be. Use worked at il now over 80 years, %
and he proceeded TO give Us an account OF
the several operations involved in making
4 crop. The first thing TO be done al plant
ing time, which is in the month Of March,
is TO let of the water from the land through
fOOd-gates. 1t is then hOed all over by
hand and narrow trenches made in the lev
el surface. about fifteen inches apart. The
planting is performed with q gOurd which
Is filled with rice, and the grains are let
out. few at time. through a small hole
at the extremity OF the handle.


The planting over, the land is again
flooded, and so left until the green blades
appear above the surface of the water. il
is time for hOeing. and the water must be
again taken of until this process Is com
peted and sufficient time has elapsed &c
Kill the grass and weeds, after which the
/ field is again submerged and remains so un-
Ill it is dried for harvesting. The process,
Of flooding depends upon the rise and tai
OF water in the creeks, through the iluz
and influx Of the tides, and hence il is that
rice can only be raised on the low lands
near the coast. When the tide is out The
! lifting Of the fOod-gates drains the water of
the land; when it is in the same operation
let's the water through the Slulces and GOV
ers the field.
Year: 1865

Deep bitches surround them, and they
were covered over with water perhaps a
foot deep. On all sides they were hemmed
IN bY the thick swamp forest. Only one OF
them-sOme fifteen or twenty acres in ex-
tent-was under cultivation, and in that
four women aud three men were at work
halt knee deep in water, pulling up grass
and weeds from among the rice. The lat
ter is now at the stage of its growth just
antecedent to opening and developing the
head. It. stems are somewhat thicker than
those Of wheat and its leaves broader and
more sedge-ike. Its tops are Of deep
fresh green. hut the beauty OF our yerdant
grain fields at the North is incompatible
with these Shiny waters. and there is little
to attract the eyein the general appearance
OF a rice field
Year: 1865

/ a I
! I have known country society which
withered away all 10 nothing under the
Dry rot gossip only Friendships OF ice
IS firm as granite dissolved into Jelly,
dnd then run away to water, only because
Sf this; love, that pre- missed future Nas
enduring as heaven and as sable as trutE
evaporated into morning mist that
turned into duys-lOng tears only be-
cause of this a father AID son were Sct
foot TO foot with the fiery breath OF nd
anger that would never cool again be
tween them, only because Of this; and a
husband and his young wife, each strain
ing at the hated sh which in the begin
ming had been the golden bondage of q
God blessed love, sat mournfully by the
side of their grave, where all their love
and all their joy lay buried, ard only be-
Acause of this. have seen faith trans.
formed TO mean doubt, hope give place
Ito grim despair, and charity take on itself
the features of black malevolence, all be-
cause of the spell words Of scandal and
the magic mutterings OF gossip. Great
crimes work great wrong, and the deeper
tragedies oe human life spring from its
larger passions but woful and most mel.
ancholy are The uncatalogued tragedies
that issue from gossip and detraction
| most mournful and shipwreckcd otter


made of noble natures and lovely lives bJ
1.-THE bitter winds and dead salt water o.
Islander. So easy to say, and yet so harl


to disapprOve-throwing on the innocen
Hall the burden and the strain Of demon


strating their innocence, furnishing them
hs gully il unable to pluck out the sting


they never see, and to silence words they


hcver henr-gossip and SANDER are the


Aeadliest and the cruelest weapons mar


las forged for his Brothers hurt
Year: 1865

Of


The New York papers are publishing
the last public addresses Of Lincoln and
Mr.. Johuson.- An extract from each of
these will give US not only a view of the
temper of the men, but possibly will fore
shadow the future. Said Mr.. Lincoln:


HWith malice towards none, with char
ity for all, with frmness in the right, as
God gives us to see the right, let us strive
on to finish the work we are in, to bind
up the nations wounds, TO care for him
who shall have borne the battle and for
his widow and orphans, to do all which
may achieve and cherish o just and last
ing peace among ourselves and with all
nations"


Said Mr.. johnson:


"Treoson is the highest crime known
in the catalogue of crimes and for him
that is guilty of it-for him that is will.
ing to lift his ippious hand against the
authority Of the naticn-I would say
death is too easy a punishment.


"My notion is that treason must be
made cdious, that traitors must be pun
ished and impoverished, their social pow
er broken, though they must be made to
feel the pen aItj of their crimes Hence
say this-the halter to intelligent, in.
huential traitors" F.


And thus Mr.. Lincoln passed away
bis last official utteranca to the nation
filled with a mercy that is childlike in its
quality and magnitude. And thus Mr.
johnson takes his place, with threats oi
vengeance still fresh upon his lips. The
one has departed "with malice towards
none and charity for all y the other has
come threatening death, punishment
hanging and impoverisbment in his train
The one is like the new revelation oi
Christ-mercy, G goodness and kindness
the other like the old revelation, in which
nations were extcrminated and the fierce
doctrines of an eye for an eye and tootl
for q tooth we're enforced to the utter
most.-HolmeS Co. Farmer.
Year: 1865

There never was, perhaps, period in
the history of the Democratic party in
which so perfect unanimity of senti.
menr existed as at present Every mem
her from the most learned TO the most
ilit,rate, desires nothing but the saliva.
ZION Of his country. They are not ac'u.
oted by selfish motivcs or The spoils of i'll
COTTON gains. Every pulsatiOn of their
hearts is in unison with the old Constitu-
ton and union Of States, and they are
not to be driven from their high and ho y
resolves by the application of harsh epi
thcts and the filthy abuse of uuprinci-
pied demagogues. who are feasting and
fat, cDing upon the suflerings of our hu-
manity. As the primitive christians yer.
fled the truth Of our holy christianity
by suffering their names to be cast out
as evil q; even so have the members of our
party whose foundation is established up.
on the eternal principles of trut and
justice, suffered during four years past
But thank God, we have come out { T the
conflict, so far, like gold tried in the fire
We are stronger to diy than ever before.
We are in better position to make a
vigorous campaign, aud with more hopes
of success in Ohio, this fall, than we
have made for years past. 1t is true that
the Abolition party would have us be.
lieve, that like Sampson Of old, they have
us shorn of our strength. 1t IS al,o true,
that through intrigue and corruption We
have been defeated at the polls. We
have been tossed about at a furious rate


but like the waters of the great ocean We
have become tho purer by our own &C
tion. AS an evidence Of our decline
the AbssSefer us to the number Of acces
sions from our party to theirs They
point to a Tod, Brough, johnson
and Butler. We say to them, you ar,
welcome to all such cattle. If the Dis
ciples had their purchasable commodit,
in the person of Judas, why should no
the Democratic party have its Brough
and JohnsonsY If thirty pieces Of sill
yer was q sufficient temptation for him


why should not the Governors position
tempt his offspring. If the rumors o


conscience should cause Judas to ham


himself; why should not johnson b


-ermitted to drown his remorse with rid


whisky? We repeat, we want no b lite
: evidence that our party Is becoming pu
, rer, daily, than that we are getting rid o
:. all such aposiates. We sometimes thin
that the Internal region might be in
. proved morally, if men no worse tha


those VIC have named were removed.


All we have to do to secure final SUI


cess is, to remain true to ourselves-tru
to the Constitution of our fathers, an


We will succeed in the future as we hav


in the past.-Erchdnge.
Year: 1865

"Did I ever tell yOu," says Q cores
pondent of an Eastern paper" among
the affecting little things one is always
seeing in these tattle.felds, how, on ;he
ground on which the battle Of Bull Run
was fought, l saw pretty, pure, delicate
flowers growing out Of the empty ammu-
milton boxes; and a wild rose thrusting
up its graceful head through tie top Of
a broken drum which doubtless sounded
its last charge in that battle; and a cum
ming scarlet verdena pecpins out Of a
fragment Of burst shell, in which
strange pot it was planted. Wasn't that
peace grown out of war? Even SO sbal
the beautiful and graceful ever grow out
of the horrible and terrible things that
transpire in this changing but ever ad.
vancing world, Nature covers even the
battle grounds with verdure and bloom


Peace aud plenty spring up in tho track
Of the dcvouring campaign and OF all
things in nature e0and society shall work
out the progross Of mankind" @
Year: 1865

rO- There is a joke-though possibly
wicked one-on a certain chaplain,
which ought not to be lost to the world.
1t is the chaplain's business to look after
the regimcnial mail. The chaplain h9d
been annoyed exceedingly by the great
humber of warriors who were ru ming to
him and inquiring about the arrival and
departure Of the mails To save time
and patience he posted a notice outside
his tent which read: "The chaplain docs
not know what time the mail will 60"
and imagined his trouble at an end He
was absent from camp that day, and on
reteruipg and glapcing at the notiCc was
Mortified to see there upon his own door,
r, ad by multitudos during the day, in a
hand exactly couuterfcitiug his own, the
following wordss HThe chaplain docs not
know when the mail will go,Sr and this
addition by some wretch, gneither does
ho caro- damn II was Q case Of de.
pravity that he was unprcparcd for,t
Year: 1865

Aa- There was once upon time an
old pilfercr down east, on whom all tho
thefts far and near were at once charged
when any loss was discovered. The old
fellow bore the universal onus patiently
for time but finding that in sQme in.
stances be was suffering for the sins OF
others, be issued a caution to the public
in the usual form: .'l 'h


II hereby forbid all persons from lthis
date, to steal on my account and risk l
am 70 longer accountable for their tres
passes, as I have more than | can account
for of my ewn stealing"
Year: 1865

Whoever understands his own interest,
and is pleased with the beautiful, rather
than de!ormed, will be careful to cherish
the virtue of gcntlencss. 1t requires but
p slight knowledge of human nature to
convince us that much Of happiness in
fife must depend upon the cultivation of
3his virtue. The man of wild, bolster
dus spirit, who gives loose reins to his
(enpcr, is generally speaking, a stranger
10 happiness; he lives in continual
jtOrm the bitter waters Of conteLtion
and strife are always swelling up in the
soul, destroying his peace, and imparting
their banelul influence to all with whom
he is connected He excites the disgust
and i'll will of those who ore acquainted
with his character, and but few can be
found to vish him success in any Of his
undertakings Not so is the influence of
geutleness. This virtue will assist its
posscssor in all his lawful undertakings ;
it will often render him successful when
nothing else could F.; it is exceedingly
lovely and attractive in its appearance; il
wins the hearts of all; it is even stronger
than argument, and will often prevail
when that would be powerless and inef-
fectual it shows that man can put q
bride upon his passions, that he is above
;he ignoblo vulgar, whose characteristic
is to storm and rage like the troubled
ocean, at every adversely or disappoint
ment that crosses their path it shows
that he can soer away in the bright at


mosphere of good feeling, and live in
continual sunshine, when all around hin
are envcloped in clouds and darkness
and driven about like maniacs, the spoT


of their own passions. The most favora


BILE situations in life, the most lovely OBJ
\ jccts, in nature, wealth, and all that i


calculated to increase the happiness o
man lose their charm upol heart destI


tutc of their virtue.
Year: 1865

The Anti-Slavery Standard, of this
CITY, which represents the views Of the
abolition radicals on the negro SUI
frage question, threatens the impeach-
ment of President johnson. Now, as
it is known that the Standard, like
Wendell Phillips, exactly of the same
school. is as apt to blurt out all it
knows as IL is TO know the designs OF
its party, we dare say that this afore-
said threat amounts to something more
than empty declaration. In all proba-
bility it covers a wide conspiracy and a
deliberate design, under the idea that
there will be sufficient radical major
ity in the new House of Representa-
tiyes TO make out bill of impeach
ment against President johnson, and
the majority of two-thirds required in
the Senate to impeach him and eject
him from the White House


But, supposing that all this is done,
what will those abolition radicals gain
by the achievement Mr. Foster, of
Connecticut, an abolition radical if you
please, as President pro teIR. OF the Sen
ate becomes by law of Congress,
in conformity with the COnstitu
tion, President pro tem of the
United States. lie will hold this
position until the Secretary of State
can make the necessary arrangements
for the election of q President by the
people in the regular way. For this
election the friends of Andrew John
son would unquestionsbly proclaim him
their candidate, and, under the popu-
lar conviction of an unjust impeach-
ment, he would be reelected to the
head of affairs by an overwhelming
msjority Of the popular and the cleo
toral vote OF the States participating
in the election. .


We believe, however, that if the rad
ical negro suffrage malignants try this
experiment of an impeachment, it will
be squelched in the House and in a
very summary manner; for no man,
however malignant as & fsctiOnist he
may be, can shut his eyes to the fact
that Andrew johnson in his policy of
Southern restoration is giving great sat
isfaction to the masses Of the people,
regardless of parties, North and South.
Accordingly, we have only to say TO the
abolition malcontents threatening the
impeachment of President johnson
that we do not believe that they will be
sufficiently ioolhardy TO try the exper-
iment Let them try it, if they dare
IN. T. Herald
Year: 1865

Sur poRK RIpcE.-This ridge commences
at Stump Ranch, and extends thence to the
Sacramento river, at Waugh's old ferry, a
d;s+aroe If one and a half miles. Its altitude
;s fro,, three to FIVE hundred feet above the
river bed. Many years ago the ridge was
partiallv prospected. McCutcheon and Rob
nson RIM n tunnel into it some three hundred
feet and obtained good prospects. They
commenced their tunnel in the rim rock, and
after running it in for some distance found
il SO hard that they raised to the surface of
the bed rock and followed in on its face, cut
ting through washed gravel, with the bed
rock pitching into the hill. For want of
means the company stopped work, when the
citizens of Shasta, wishing to have the dig
gings thoroughly prospeeted, suggested that
money might be raised among them to fur
nish the company with provisions until they
could more thoroughly carry out the project.
A subscription list was prepared and pre-
sented to one of our heaviest firms-since
gone from among us-who put down five
dollars. This so disgusted the men that they
abandoned the enterprise, and now the tun-
mel is filed up. Other companies made cuts
into the ridge higher up than the tunnel, and
made good wages for the time they were
washing, but being compelled to keep sink
ing their tail race to level with the pitching
bed rock, their expenses exceeded their pro-
fits. 1t is now the question with our people
here, shall a company be raised to run tun-
mel into this ridge to the bottom OF the basin?
Much interest seems to be felt on the subject,
and affords another topic for discussion, and
as it bears directly upon the prosperity of the
town. and generally upon that of the county,
we hope the excitement may not die out, but
that action will be taken to effect the desired
object. The dirt wheeled out from the old
tunnel was worked by another company
some years after its abandonment, and good
pay realized. This is certainly encouraging.
Who will move in the matter? Let not
echo answer.
Year: 1865

FESIAxs.-At a meeting of Fenians held
in New York recently, Mr.. Campbell ad
dressed the assemblage, and said IN the
course of his remarks


He exhorted all who were not in the bro
therhood to join at once. The object was to
send money to their brothers across the sea-
He (the speaker) did not mean tostay long IN
America. but was going to his native country
to help them. The crash will come. and
before six months are over ireland will be
free or die. They would show to the world
they were capable of governing themselves,
and place themselves on the list of nations.
Year: 1865

CvILITr.-During the recent English
elections Mr.. Roebuck, when asked bv the
electors at Shefheld how he would vote upon
certain subject, remarked, :. You mind
your own business and will mind mine ),
The nobility there cannot rid themselves of
the idea that the people are serfs. Should
candidate for the popular suffrage in this
country use such language to the voters. they
would take him at his word, and allow him
uninterrupted opportunity to attend to his
own private business; for he would be unfit
to attend TO that of the public.
Year: 1865

The MEETING ON SATURDAY LAsT.=The
large gathering of our business men on Sat
urdav last gives conclusive evidence that
Shasta still lives, and that her business men
will see to it that the natural rich resources
now living dormant will be speedily develop
ed. "In unity there is strength" and
though victory is not always with the
strong" vet we think the strong has a
little the best of it, all things considered.
Year: 1865

DANcE.-Thursday eyering the members
of our Brass Band gave a dance at Armory
Hall, for the purpose of raising fund fol
defraying the expenses of the institution
At the low price of one dollar per couple the
hall was filled with ladies and gentlemen
The assemblage was a very agreeable one tC
all who attended, and profitable to those in
terested
Year: 1865

HuRRAH FOR Our END.-A temporary
arrangement has been made with the Stage
Company to carry the mails from Lincoln to
Yreka. This helps some. We are all right
and now our sympathies go out to the web
foot nation. While communication to Yreks
is open, they have an opportunity to 'spress
themselves, and we have only to say, pitch
in while the opening lasts. assert your right;
and get them.
Year: 1865

ABDUCTIoN.-In a domicile on Main street,
nearly opposite tho American Hotel, in this
town. lived, in great ease, in the luxury of
reciprocal love, Celestial and Celestialess


She was very charming. For her the outside
barbarian. known as Mclean man, had no
attractions. 1t was All Dishwashec, the man
who washes the dishes at the American, who
had the entire possession Of her heart, and
he rather seemed pleased that it was so. One
night early this week, stranger of the China
persuasion was seen prowling about. All
Dishwashee liked not his appearance, and in
consequence thereof, and of certain warn
ings mysteriously conveyed to him, he kept
shady, nor visited the domicile of his love on
that night In the early hours of the morn
ing terrible screams, evidently issuing from
feminine throat, awakened the dodgers at
the SIS Rest. One of them went to the
door in dishabille, and by the dim light he
saw the Celestial stranger, assisted by others
with like length of tall forcbly, and against
her will, take from her house the enamored
Chinese feminine and place her in carriage
at the door. The hombres with long tails
followed, and the carriage drove off toward
Weaver. 1t appears that the damscl is
beloved by, and is the property of China
man at Weaver that her heart not beating
responsive to his'n, but to that of All Dish
washee, who had met her some time previ-
ously at that place, she abandoned that
fellow up there and found her way here to
her affinity, and just flung herself into his
arms. That union is now brokcn-busted-
All Dishwashee diSconsoate the town minus
an inhabitant. the @ Rest. y a neirhhor.
Year: 1865

ExPLANAroRY.-We always feel hattered
by having any of our articles copied into the
dailies of the State This week the Sacra-
mento Union copied part OF our leader of
last week, and credited it to- the Trinity
Journal. We make this explanation of the
mistake Of the Union, not because we care
anything about it ourself, but because we are
afraid Gordon will get mad at his being
forced to father other folks bantlings
Year: 1865

GoLp HILL LoDE.-This lode is located near
the mouth of Middle Creek, on the south
side. Mr. Hoffman is the owner or manager,
and has two men employed sinking shaft
to strike the lode at considerable depth
The prospects are good, and the enterprise
worthy Of success.
Year: 1865

GOOSE LAKE.-This lake in the eastern
part of the county, is very Highland constant
ly rising every year. The caTse of its rise
cannot be accounted for but if it continues
to rise mt the same rate, it will be but few
wears more when it will be running into
Pitt River Valley and swelling the Sacra-
mento river. 1t now lacks about thirty feet
of running over the dividing ridge, 1t is a
very large lake, and the water is clear as
CRYSTAL Ereku Journal


Some years ago. when General Dosh was
editor of this Journal, the COURIER published
an article, based upon the authority Of Sam.
Lockhart, who said he had explored Pit
River to its source, and claiming that Goose
Lake was the head of Pit River. Lockhart
claimed the honor of having made the dis
covery. Our impression is that Charles E.
Fisher, Of the Red Bluff Beacon, denied the
honor Of first discoverer to Lockhart, and
claimed for himself that he came that route to
California, and by actual observation ascer-
taiaed the fact. We simply give our impress
sons, and invite any in possession Of positive
information ON the subject to give it. If
Goose Lake has no outlet this way, why, then
we hope it may continue to rise until it has
If it has one then we would favor the i'm
proving of it 50 as to stop further rise, and
give US the benefit Of what is on hand.