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Year: 1872

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
~ Board of Supervisors of Shasta County
will meet on Monday the st day ofJuly, 1872;
to examine the Assessment Book, and equalize
the asse ssment of property in the County for
the year 1872, and viii continue in session
from time to time, until the business of Equal
ization is disposed of but not later than the
4th Monday in July


Sec 3673. The Board has power to deter
mine all complaints in regard to the assessed
lue of property, and may, except as prohibit
ed in this Title, correct any valuation by add
ing or deduciing such sum as may be necessary
to make it conform to the actual cash value.


Sec. 3674 No reduction must be made in
the valuation of property; unless the party
affected thereby or his agent makes and files
with the Board written application therefor,
verified by his oath; showing the facts upon
which it is claimed such reduction should be
made.


Sec. 3675. Before the Board grants the
application or makes any reduction applied
for, it must first examine, on oath, the person
or the agent making the application touching
the value of the property of such person. No
reduction must be made unless such person or
the agent making the application attends and
answers all questions pertinent to the inquiry.
WIN. II. BICKFORD, Clerk B. Of 8.
Shasta, June 2Sth, 1879.
Year: 1872

STORY OF A DIAMOND RING.-Anong
the victims of the railroad smash up at
Metuchen, N. j., was Danish couple
named Potassen, but two months married,
Mr.. Potassen, being the son of Danish
nobleman. They were on their bridal tour,
and we're enronte to San Francisco, where
Potassen's brother is Danish consul =
When the terrible crash came all was
darkness and confusion for few moments ;
but the gentleman soon recovered
consciousness, and his first thought was of
his bride. An Immediate search was
made for the lady, who was at last found
beneath heap of debris, senseless and
covered with blood. Upon raising her up
her husband was Mortified to find that one
of her arms had been completely torn off
The unfortunate lady was removed to sh' l.
ter and the husband began the sickening
task Of looking for his wite's missil 2. He
proclaimed that upon one of the fingers
was the diamond wedding ring, jewel
worth many huslred dollars. and instantly
general search was begun. Among the
providers about the wreck was train hand,
who was observed to secrete something
under his coat and walk away. He was
soon overhauled, and on perceiving that he
had been detected he threw down his bur-
den, which proved to be the lost arm. 1t
was picked up by the nobleman, who re-
moved the ring and had the arm taken
care Of The lady was brought to St
Barnabas Hotel, in Newark, where she now
lies in fair way of recovery.
Year: 1872

The PEOPLE Pay FOR RADICAL SPEECH.
Es.-When old Flaxbrake Williams reached
Portland, Oregon, short time ago, he made
one of his characteristic speeches laudatory of
himself; in which he averred that his appoint
ment as Attorney-General of the United States,
was an honor to the State of Oregon The
Webfeet don't view it in that light, as, from re-
cent news from the East it is stated that Will
liams is about to be removed for incompetency,
and his visit to Oregon is for the purpose of
endeavoring to get back into the Senate. Will
liams frankly acknowledged that he had aband-
oned his post of duty, and had come to Oregon
with the sole aim and purpose of helping to
"beat the Democracy in the election" Mr..
Attorney-General has little to do in thus neg.
lecting the duties of his Office for the purpose
of stumping Oregon in the interests of Grant.
He is not paid salary by the people of the
couatry for any such purpose, and yet he will
most certainly draw his pay from the Treasury
for the time he thus spends, not in attending to
the public business. but in looking out for the
interests of his corrupt master.
Year: 1872

ABOUT TO SPoUT-A column of smoke is
ascending from the summit of Mount Hood, in
Oregon, and an eruption may be looked for.
AS old Hood has not spouted within the time
when the memory of man runneth not to the
contrary, public expectation is on tiptoe in
view OF such an occurrence.
Year: 1872

The Justice of the Verdict rendered by
the public years ago in favor Of the MExI
CAN MUSTANG LIEIMENT must be apparent
to all who have used that famous prepare
tion or seen it used. Its healing influence
is irres1Stabte. The most obstinate forms
of neuralgia or rheumatic disease are totally
cured BY it, and that in an inconceivably
short space of time. External injuries OF
sores, whether of man or beast, as well at
ell equine or human maladies for which 9
liniment may be used, and speedily remedi
ed by its use. Remember it is uot merely
palliative but an eradicAnt of disease.
Year: 1872

Many persons who saw the corn bread ex-
hibited at the State Fair in New Orleans,
supposed it was pound cake, until correctly
in formed, and that it was made from DR.
Prices Cream Baking Powder, for which a
silver medal was there awarded.
Year: 1872

thousand names and the Press intimates
that this is part of the colonization which
has been extensively practicsd throughout
the oil region. The Press is an independ-
ent paper and does not charge the proceed
ings to either party. The registration is
nearly double that of last year. There is to
be vigorous investigation commenced at
once
Year: 1872

NeurAlgiA is cured by the use OF Renne's
Pain Killing Magic Oil, sursGt of anything
we ever tried; in fact il cures any kind OF
pain or lameness, and is an article every
family should keep IN the house. Sold BY
our merchants
Year: 1872

SAD MINING AccIDENT.-From q conversation
with Mr.. Cooke, of Dutch Flat, and by letter
from MIR. Hane, of Alta, we are informed of
sad and fatal mining accident which occurred at
Green Valley, in this county, last Tuesday 1t
seems that Mr. Lewis Shearer, an old resident
of this county and an experienced miner, was
experimenting the work of running tunnel in
the above named locality for San Francisco
company. The work from the first has been very
of quick sand, and the consequent extra pains
and labor required in timbering. Indeed Mr..
Cooke says it was impossible to timber the tunnel
but what more or less sand would occasionally
leak through, and at times cause an obstruction
in the tunnel. On the day above mentioned
while Mr.. Shearer and two other gentlemen,
VIM Laird and Robert Hentag, We're at work in
the tunnel a general cave took place, begin
ming at the far end near where the men were
working and caving in nearly to the mouth. At
the first signs of danger the men made a rush
for safety; Mr. Laird and Mr. Hentag barely
escaped, but not without receiving very serious
injuries, while Mr.. Shearer must have been
cauSnt Dy tne lalilnS eartn ana tnDerS ana, s'u
to say, was buried alive in the tunnel. This sad
occurrence caused a deep and sympathetic sensa-
ton in Dutch Flat, Alta and surrounding country,
where the three gentlemen were well known,
and in few hours from the time the accident
occurred the wonded men had been made as
comfortable as possible, and large force was at
work endeavbring to extricate the body Of Mr..
Shearer. Over thirty men left Dutch Flat
Wednesday morning to assist in the work OF ex-
tricaton, but it is thought by some that the
sandy nature of the soil will prevent the recovery
of the body without a very great expenditure OF
labor and means.
Year: 1872

EDUCATIoNAL.-rhe Board of Placer County
Examiners of school teachers are now in session
here and will probably close their abors for the
session to-day. We have been unable to attend
the sessions of the Board, but may be able to give
its proceedings next week
Year: 1872

PAPERS SToPPED.-Three of the Olym-
pia 1ers have been stopped by order
Of the new Governor, Ferry that is, the
number of each sent to himself. Cause,
they did not announce his appointment
in complimentary terms. What a pity
it is that His EAceliency has not the
power to suspend the publication OF
those papers and have their several
editors arrested and imprisoned for dis
loyalty to the Government. How quick
he ould do it if he could.
Year: 1872

As there are many persons now lock
ing for land in this Territory, the follow
ing forms for obtaining land on the lal d
grant will be of interest to them:


SETTLERS APPLICATION FOR LANDS.


To the Land Agent of Northern Pa
cifc Railroad Company.


Sir Il have settled upon and i'm
proved the tract of land belonging to
the Nol thern Pacific Railroad Company,
containing -acres, and described as
follows


Description of land ]
and hereby claim the privilege of pur-
chasing said land in accordance with the
following resolution of the Board of Di-
rectors of the Company, adopted Oct
18th, 1871, to the terms of which l full
ly agree


Resolved, That any person may settle
upon and improve lands ofthe Northern
Pacific Railroad Company before they
are brought into market, and, as soon as
they are appraised and ready for sale,
may have the first privilege of purchas-
ing them upon the regular terms of sale
and at the regular prices of such lands
in such localities, which prices will be
fixed without reference to the improve
ments


Provided, Such person shall file in the
Land Office of said Company. in the
District where said land lie, written no.
tice of such settlement, and shall ac-
cept the privilege upon the condition
that when the prices of the lands are
fixed, and notice thereof is sent to his
residence or Post Office address, by the
Compapy's Land Agent. Through the
Post Office or otherwise, the said person
will, within ninety days from the date
of such notice, enter into regular con-
tract with the Company for purchase of
the lands and, if he fails to do SO, the
Company may sell the lands to any
other person.


Before, however, any timber can be
cut on the Conapany's lands, there must
be an absolute purchase Of the lands OF
Year: 1872

The Boston Trareler thinks the following
story good illustration Of the. way good
many strippliugsi in Jackets" and crows
ers. miss their bearings" aud their wits


The pet Of the family, residing not far from
Lagrange street, is a boy who has recently
passed his fifth year, and having just donnod
his first jacket and trousers, is attending pri-
mary school The other afternoon be failed
to come home at the usual hour, much 70 tho
alarm Of the household, and after a long search
he was foand some time after dark, at the
Providence depot.


lie was sent to bed without much explsna-
ton, though it was possible his treatment was
what Solomon would have recommended in
such an emergency.


The next morning Lo was down to tho
breakfast table, evidently none tie worse for
the lesson, and perhaps The wiser. Taking
advantage Of the lull in the conversation Gus
tomary at the morning meal, he turned bis
grave countenapce toward the lady at tho
head Of the table, and giving free vent to his
overrcharged mind, be exclaimed:


"I'll tell you, mamma, how it happ9ned.--
After, school l went part Of the way homo
with NaTy-, and at the corner of tho
stree. where she left me kissed ber, and, aud
shskisscd me. and then found / was lost"


There was an explosion round the table just
about that time. 1t is suspected this is not
the first young gentleman who has been lost
under similar circumstances.
Year: 1872

In his letter to John Adams, Jefferson said:
Our next meeting must be in the country to
which they have fown-a country for Us not
now very far distant. For this journey We
shall need neither gold nor silver in our purse,
nor scrip, nor coats, nor slaves. Nor is the
provision for it more easy thsn the preparation
has been kind. Nothing proves, more than
this, that the Being who rresides over the
world is essentially enevolen:--stealng from
Us one BY one the faculties, leading US Like the
horse in his mill, round and round the same
beaten circle,


;tI. To see what we have seen,


Tc taste the tasted and at each return


Less tasteful DER our palates 20 descant


Another vintage-,l


until, satiated aud fatigusd with this leaden
iteration, we ask our congo.


D.. ! heard once very old friend, who had
troubled himself with neither poets nor philoss-
piers, say the same thing in prose, that ho
was tired Of pulling off his shoes and stockings
at night and putting them on again in tho
morning. The wish to stay here is gradually
extinguished but not so easy is that ofreturn-
ing once in a while to see how things hayo
gone on. Perhaps, however, one Of the clo-
ments of future felicity is TO be a constant
and unimpassoned viewer of what is the wish
of occasional visits. .Meroer has given Us a
vision of the year 2i4O but prophecy is one
thing and history another On the whole,
however, perhaps it is wiso and well to bo
conteptsd with the good things which tho
Master Of the feast places before US, and be
thankful for what we have rather than
thoughtful about what we have not.
Year: 1872

The young lady grew worse and worse. At
length her actions were such that it was decid-
ed to be necessary to remove her to an asylum.
She is now an inmate Of tie institution at Ut-
ca, A very touching scene occurred in the
cars in the hearing Of the passengers, many Of
whom had been told of her condition and his
tory, with verso. from her favorito song. She
sung in a voice Of particular sweetness and
psthos these words: q.


az love thee, ssI lore the las.


Rich smile Of fading day, .r-i


Which lingereth, ike the look we cast


On rapture past away"
Year: 1872


Oh, my Father


Take me


Make me
Pure and holy, sll thine own.
May each changing moment find me
At thy footstool,


Near thy throne.
Oh, my Savior!


Cleanse me,


Fill me
With thy precious love divine.
May no earthly idol lure me


From that sacred
Cross of thine.
Holy Spirit!


Woo me,
8, Draw me
.Dy that gentle cord Of love. -'
Guide me, guard me, safely lead me
To thy heavenly


Home above.
Year: 1872

Max Adcler says: That little
affair of Needham's that some of
the papers have been telling about
was certainly unpleasant-at least
to Needham. Needham owned a
deep'mouthed watchdog, who al.
ways bayed him welcome home.
and snatched mouthfuls of chops
out of the legs of strangers. Need
ham took that faithful animal
along with him one day to guard
his clothes while he went swim
ming. Needham bathed for an
hour, and meanwhile the dog went
to sleep on Needham's garments.
When Needham came out the dog
did not recognize him in his nude
condition, and refused. to let him
come near his garments. Every
time that Needham would grab
for suspender or sock, the dog
would bite a mouthful ont of his
arm or leg, and whenever Need
ham would make a dive for a boot
or undershirt that animal would
seize him by the calf and shake
him. So Needham stood there in
the sun pretty nearly roasted, and
he spent the afternoon lodging in
and out of the water to avoid the
Dorcas societies and female stu
dents at the boarding school and
factory girls coming down the
road. At last, when the dog went
to sleep, Needham crept up be.
hind him, caught him suddenly by
the tail, and flung him across the
stream. Before the dog could
swim back, Needham got most of
his clothes upon his bleeding body
and limbs, and the dog came slid
ing mp to him, looking as if he ex-
pected to be rewarded tor his ex-
traordinary vigilance. And yet
they say that the dog is mans best
friend.
Year: 1872

in the middle of the parlor floor,
where bottle of oil is said to
have fallen. The bottle was re


moved from the house for fear of
it's coming in contact with fire,
and placed On post in the back
yard, when it suddenly left, pass
Year: 1872

An editor ssks his subscribers to pay bira
that he may play the same joke on his
creditors.


Some men are like cats. You may stroke
the fur the right way for years, and
hear nothing but purring but accidentally
tread on the tail, and all memory Of former
kindness is obliteratsd.


The Synod Of South Carolina met In r..
'nmh'a last week. Rev J o Lindsay was
elected Moderator and Rev r A Mick,e
temporary clerk and W L T Prince, assist,
ant clerk.
Year: 1872

The modest man will not parade his
own excellence lest he should offend.


The children of God have much in
hand and much more in hope.


If prayer does not cause us to leave of
SHINING, shining will soon make us leave
off praying


Value the friendship of him who stands
by you in the storm; swarms of insects
will surround you in the sunshine.


1t is only by labor that thought can be
male healthy, and only by thought that
labor can be made happy.


Some professors of religion are much
more ready TO fight for Christianity than
they are to live according to its precepts.


Gold is the only idol that is worship
ped in all lands without temple, and
by all sects without hypocrisy.


If your wish success in life make per-
severance your bosom friend, experience
your wise counsellor, caution your older
brother, and hope your guardian genius.


Lust is captivity of the reason, and
an enraging of the passions. 1t hinders
business and distraets counsel. 1t sins
against the body, and weakens the soul.


1t i. an excellent thing when mems re-
ligion makes them generous, free-hear.ed
and open-handed, scorning to do thing
that is paltry and sneaking.
Year: 1872

| Strhs.


Nothing 80 tends towards the degener


acy Of womanhood as life Of lazines,


and indulgence-an aim for wealthy


husband, and then life with no object no,


aim beyond raising a family, whether


taste lies in that direction or not. 1t i.


not only bad for physical health, but j.


for moral also. A very serious and com.


mon mistake in the training of our girl.


is the neglect definitely to provide against


the vicissitudes of life with the faculty


Of noble selfsupport Just to think Of


your daughter, well born and bred and


rocked in the lap Of luxury, coming one
Of these days to sewing or keeping board.
ers for a livelihood. Yet thousands Of
girls, upon whose girlhood Fortune law


ished her gifts, have come that. 1t seems
to us that every rich man who has daugh-
ters should provide for them with visions
Of the almshouse continually floating be-
fore his eyes. No amount of pecuniary
endowment will be sure defence against
the demons of pauperism. The fires may
burn it up, the winds may scatter it, the
waves may engulf it, prodigal scoundrels
Of husbands may waste it, rascally trus-
tees and executors may pillsgc it. These
and a thousand contingencies, considered
beside the proyerbial helplessness of wo-
man, are almost enough 10 make a
thoughtful and cautious man pray that
daughters may not be born unto him.
So. then, we say, let the education Of our
girls provide for the possible problems of
selfhelp in the noblest possible way.
The daughters Of millionaires and me
chanics alike should I've made distinctly
to understand that all the love romances
lie. and that there is no such thing as
making a compact with fortune to avert
the necessity of honest toll. Nay. more,
we would have the girls taught that labor,
especially brain labor, for the benefit Of
the world, is too noble to be undertaken
for pere mercenary ends, albeit the world
must and will pay for il. Our girls need
a great deal of discipline in this respect,
and their fathers and mothers need to
have a great many of their foolish no
tions Of propriety about toll, and the
wicked caste idea it encourages, killed as
the rank social weed it is. You will
hardly find girl who will teach school,
or q parent who will allow it, except un-
der compulsiou of scanty purse. What
a shame to our christianity is this. A
fine lady, rustling in her silks, boasts that
she has had all the masters in literature
and art, has seen all the galleries of art,
speaks the languages, can draw from ma
lure, and We know not what else; and
yet she would not soil her respectability
by teaching a child of ignorance the al
phabet. or hammering the multiplication
table into q class of little know nothings
in calicol Sure enough, the millennium
has not come yet.
Year: 1872

liza person f.ints, should he be pale,
place him on his back and let him alone;
he wants arterial blood to the head. and
il is easier for the heart TO throw il there
in horizontal line than perpendicularly.
II he be red in the face, lose no time in
exposing bis chest, and set him upright
Year: 1872

On the head of Clarks Fork Of the Co.
lumbia River, 10 a very interesting valley
twelve or fifteen miles long, md six or
eight miles broad, surrounded by very
lofty range of snow clad mountains; this
valley IS watered by innumerable small
streams flowing from the ravines of the
surrounding mountains, and finding egress
from the valley in one principal stream
flowing through gorge of abrupt and
precipitory rocks. About the middle OF
this valley may be seen q very conspicu-
Gus land mark this is an ash co!ored
mound resembling an immense hay stack.
OF cold morning column of smoke is
seen issuing from its summit, and ascend
ing to great height in the air. On np'
preaching this object it proves to be boil
ing spring surrounded by self formed
cement. The water is seen at an apper-
ture at the top of the mound, resembling
the lip of an immense jug. The water boils
over, depositing yellow and greenish
slime that finally hardens into cement.
The water emits sulphurious gasses ex-
trernely offensive, and reminds one Of the
proximity of certain hot place, hut a
short distance below. 1t is also saline and
Deer are frequently seen licking around
il. Hence the name. The water is so hot
that the finger cannot be borne in it an
instant. Groups or clusters Of similar
springs are found in several places; for
instance, on the head of the Yellow Stone
River and Salt Fork Of Snake River, and
near the Soda Springs; yet an isolated or
solitary spring of this kind is no where
else to be found.


w A
Year: 1872

Perhaps there is no place in the Rocky
Mountains where beauty and sublimity
are more intimately blended than at the
Little Lake. This sheet of clear and trans.
parent water is ten or twelve miles long,
and six or eight miles broad, hemmed in
by large mountains rarely accessible. On
the northern shore the rocks descend per-
pendiculariy thousands Of feet and arc lost
In the profound depths Of the lake below.
On the southern shore, the mountains are
less abrupt and one may descend with
great fatigue, but no great personal dan
ger, to the shore. On the east, the surf
rolls and braks on q sandy shore, remind
ing one Of Old Ocean. At the western ex-
tremity, the outlet finds its way through
dark chasms and abrupt precipices, final
ly emptying into Bear River, near the
Soda Springs. The ravines Of the ada
cent mountains are filled with trees and
brush wood, which in the fall present q
picture Of surprising loveliness. The TO-
iisge If the trees there present every tint
Of colors, from the brightest scarlet to
brown. These with the sublime mountains
that enclose them are reflected on the
CLASSY stiffness Of the water, and, taken in
connection with green islands and wood
ed promontaries, countless focks ofswans
and pelieans that float in undisturbed Sc
CURLY over the bosom Of the placid waters,
contrasting with the huge mountains OF
the deep that are seen rolling and tu nb-
ling shout in the billous, altogether pre-
sent picture that, once seen, viii scarce
ly be forgotten. This lake is of exactly
the right size TO be seen with all its sur
rounding beauties o; one glance from some
convenient eminence, and be who sees 1t
win scarcely tire Of gazing on its varied
besutiss. W. AT.
Year: 1872

Soda Water Soda Water
PURE AND COLD. HIGHLY CHARGED.


Gas generated from


Pure Bicarh Soda
Water drawn ON POrcl lain-uned


Fountains.


Syrups made from sound ripe Fruit


end best white sugar.


Pure Cream, dallv, from the country.
lee planed u each glass Of soda Water.
Arctic Apparatus Sparkling and bright
re-Opened for the season. Soda Water,
A FULL LIST OF DELICIOUS SYRUPs.
Carbonic Acid Water, or Soda Water as 1t is popu-
larry called, when properly made from pure mate
rlas and Kept out Of contact witt deleeTlous metals
like copper, lead or ass is a refreshing and whole
some drink grateful alike 10 the thirsty and TO the
Invalid. Such Soda Waite is drawn from our Arctic
Apparatus, where we shall be glad to see all who
enjoy THIS agreeable beverage
No intoxicating liquor ls dispensed from our
Fountain


SMITH a PAINTER, PharmBceutists,


Seventh and Market Streets