Year: 1866

SAN Francisco, Nov. 24th, 1866.


DEAR CRosErrE:-The spirit TO say
something; TO drop you line from this the great
metropolis of the State, and feel that would not
resist the spirit for from thence proeeedeth evil.


The RECORD comes regularly, and is kindly
snatched up and read with a relish, truly astonish.
ing to myself In fact never knew how valuable
the paper was until had taken up my sojourn
here. ! read it all advertisements aud ALL
- and then look it again for fear of something
having escaped my notice.


/ would like much to be able to drop an occasion
al letter from here of little items that would be of
interest to your numerous readers throughout old
Butte, but my time is much employed and not
entirely my own, that ana compelled to forego
the pleasure.


am sorry to be compelled to notice under the
heading Obituary" occasionally, the death of some
of our old residents of Butte-but will here
take occasion to say to those who would fain make
believe that it s very unhealthy there; that We
too down here have sickness, worse and
great deal more of it of every description, from
cholera, Infantum, whooping cough, by the way of
measles, and up through the whole category
of diseases that children are subject toto the
more Gf possibe) fatal diseases Of adults that flesh
is heir too, and for fear the mortality report will
not range high enough, many treat themselves TO a
dose of cold Pi-en or send an ounce ball of cold
lead through the left lung. throw themselves
away into the briny deep for fishes to pick at
There are almost daily occurrences here, where
some person or other has become tired of paying
board and wash bills and concluded to settle all at
fell swoop.
see by the papers there is prospect of COM
ple,ion of the Railroad from Vallejo Northerly.-
am very glad to notice this, and hope it may soon
be completed, that Butte county may yet have a
fair show, and let the counties adjacent to and
around the Bay know what her resources are, for |
as it is and always has been with the line of
communication (cut of) her market is but limited.
see by the last evenings papers that Miss Rosa
Celeste the great Funambust, is recovering from |
the effects of the fall which she got few Sundays |
ago; but old friend Jimmy Kennovan, is still
in very critical condition. He thinks that he fell
across the wheelbarrow and is laboring under the
impression that he bent two or three of his ribs
the wrong way. | hope, however, that Jimmy !
will recover and then find some kind of business |
where the foundation is more secure or if he pre-
fers it let him try the wheel coach again with
Miss Rosa as a conductor. should suppose how





ever, he had quite enough of that. guess jim |
my is one of the class of men who disdains to
work-would sooner die.
The San Francisco Flag and the Bank of Cali |
fornia, have been at loggerheads for some time
past. | wish had all the surplus cash that the |
Bank of California has, or all that the Flag hasn't /
On my opinon) in either case | would hope to be /
well fixed. like the Flag however, for its sup |
port of the cause of our country in time of need !
it ought to be supported for this if for nothing
more but the Bank of California is big bank to |
buck against.
The theatres are crowded every night. Miss |
Alice kngsberry at Magures. and the MartlnettiS |
At the Metropolitan the cause, besides all the
minor places of amusements seem to be doing a
fourishing business.
The weather for the past few days has been rainy.
suppose it has reached far north as Oroville.
Speaking of rainy. dismal weather, always puts a
damper on my energies SO | will close.
Yours truly, Fl. TINS.