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April 10, 1864 (4 pages)

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5 dicen deitlliegitnaerotae meets shee-aaaniiter ean «, Srtoresceetans nee AORN ReAACAY AWAY rue raconther béders peeterdey: in the midst of a stofm, the stages went out loaded for the silver region: What care ~ pd the.passengets. for ® They — knew. before they left San F . e Dc doth © proweeliy’ proceed hic views to THe RAILRoap. —We publish the followation frons an intelhgent man and yoged tomphin. “We Dp writer, our readers, reserving our reply till our: next issue : : eee Ed. Transcript: In your er a few days since, I nutieed an article in favor of a railroad from Nevada to Illinoistown, to connect with the Central ruads and, if. 1uns 4 icancisen that. the ‘ponds on the tountains for fifty miles were traveled by sleighé, and that all the trees heavy with stow along the route.— “They knew, for the blankets with them evis denced the fact, that the night air is nip“ping told io the elevated regions they were to pass. The clouds looked portentious of further storm and those passengers were aware that snow was falliog ahead of them “and the foad might be blocked or their journey lengthened by. slow progress. But wothing disheartens an American seeking for fortune. Even ladies with babes in their arms shruik not ftom braving the roughest elements or encountering any dangere, when husbands say Washoe is the vetituble land: of promise. And so away go. our people aver the mountains, by stage, by carriage, on foot, day time and night time, in the heat of summer or the coldof winter, and we are _ left to speculate on what all this means If the history of our Stute. What is going to be the grand result ?« We can took ‘around and sum up some of the effvets uf etthigration . ” —“90 far, but whether they are-merely-tempo-+rary ov metely-a foretaste of soinething _ ‘Worse, we are unable at present. to deters mine. If the country to-be explored. f. r the aE precious metals was of limited extent, we would-know it must some time, not many -deondes hence, be filled as full as Colifornia, and that then we might .pope fora gain of population onve more, and that too. within ‘a period When deterred hope had wot sito gether made sick the heart. But frotn Alaskas’ “farthest cape to Patagonia's snow ex< tended Wilds,” all along the back-bone of the _ gontinent and the radiating ribs thereof, __Nbounts the filthy stuff sometimes. called “Wire; vut filthy as itis, the article ‘men Z most car to ctum in their pockets, While no pent ty Utica” contracts the enterprise of otir-peopie, but an alinost boundless coutinent is open-to exploration, our arithmetic fails to tell us whet we ate to receive the beneficial ebb of this tidal current of . emigration, [t my be that sage-bfush, burning sands,alhuli and ateenic waters, bar-. renness and digolation, abundoned men and women, wtttderng, lying, cheating and stealing, perjury. tjlot-box stuffing, and the n of rowdies ind violence, will turn back the. better class ofthose who are now leav. ing tis, to make perkanent homes under the that the charms and the wealth of our State ‘may be more highly *PPeciated after they Shave been contrasted wit the virtues of other: lands. We cannot i, But, we know that in these mountain, within the fegions und't the eway of Fredéjck Fortuhatas and his kitchen cabinet, thertard veins of gold richPnough to defray the exprases of the Nationd Government in war tite and “pay. the-com ofextraction, We knowthat otir valleys bart feed the millions that jet may. teem won the coast, and we know that all thes(mountain sides can blush with Gholdest fri, Are all these invitatiors to the worl! tobe slighted? Noj it may be long in this fat age befure our golden fields aid “their plemant surroundings are appredinted again aj they deserve, but the time Must come wien California will add mil lions to het pépulation and will flourish as a tree planted by the waters. The virtues of euch a climate are not to be forgotten.— They must.asgert their power sooner or la. ter. Soine ef us may not be able to wait the second coming of the children of men, and te padvent of flush times again, but come will, and Nevada that hears and sees “no “the continual going, going; and the brisk bidding of Washoe for more; will shake herself ~“after-a winter of discontent aud watk forth the peerless and acknowledged queen of the Sierras. Bet your, hat on it ihe Teiciien Instirere.—The Fre) egg antioutced to meet at . Tuesday next, hag been post: ameties . sets a ae nem Tuesday morning. April Sth, near Mud derstood you, endorsing the proposition for . ~ "THe steamer Joba i. Beephons, which EER) SAMUEL Lewis, the county te subseribeto the steck of the road $250,000. Aside from any intereat the tax payers of your eity may have in’ objecting to the enormous tax it would be necessary to add to vur present heavy texes, it may not—haveoccurred to. you that the people in the lower end. of the county have something to say in the maéter. The project is urged fot the benefit _of your eity. Those benefits are problematieal; but if they would be realised, we don't know that we esre enough for the building up of Nevada to pay from one and a half to three per cent. on our property per year to dy it. The immediate and con: tinuous burden such an operation would im. pose we know well, and are unwilling to assume it. Should such a proposition be sub-— mitted to the people here it would receive little support. We leve you, of course, but not in our pockets. It occurs to mg that the same thing will ‘bé trie Of the population the. other -side of the South Yuba. Wilson ie redning his _and every mile he cowipletes_ reduces the distance end expense of teaming and stag:ng in the direetion of Marysville for the Bridgeport and Eureka people, while by that ruute the steep Yuba. hille are avoided, But I have no positive knowls pees eee en house, on Saturday, the 30th day of _ between the hours: of 9 o’elock. Aa M; “‘faken aa the property of Fellows Quarts Mi ning Co., to satin Ee above demand and aceruing costs D. BABCOCK, Gegnanie. edge of their notions, =~ The improvideot muoner in which ceunty subscriptions are expended is & reuson why prudent men fear to have them made. To instance only rs single case—the county subscriptions er, the Vallejo and Marysville road—where fur a dirt bank, with vast yawning gaps, hundreds of thousands of dollars of debt huve been imposed on the counties traversed by it, and a railroad yet aa remote as-ever. Such vust issues of bonda ‘over-press the county credit, and the sans guine expectations of amounts to be realizs ed for them always fail; while there ig-nu adequate check for the application of the tuoda, Theo, every ruilroud enterprize #0 to pay the “stockholders.” Mortgagees or bond-holders have always absorbed the proceeda, and finally gobbled up the property. If we were all as flush, and the county as rich and populous as it wae six. yeare ago, we might let you try the experiment. But our mining tewns are failing, our population draining off, our resources weakening.— Such enormous taxes as would have to be levied to pay the interest and provide a sinking fund to-psy off the principal in twenty years, would drive off investments from the county, and burt us mare than a railroad would benefit you. Rewember you are part of w county, net the whole of 1, AS Rough & Ready, April 7th, 1864, far completed in this State bas utterly failed . ~ . termined to maintain their good name for.selling ny L. Upson, the newly appoigted United} States Surreyor General, hus filed his bonds . in the sum of $60,000, which have “been apgoods and at lower prices than any other esEire Netice. — aS.. The Board of Dele: ates of the Neyada Fire = Peperimen>are requested to meet at the City Mar os buninese of importance Hil be transacted: as business o ance . A. SARGENT, Pres: “W. H. Davidson, gecly: FRESH RANCH BUTTER venting mext. : : Nevada, April 8th. RECELVED EVERY MORNING, AT THE ig United States Bakery, e. Pine Street. JULIUS DREYFUS. ©. E. Humphries,Broad Street, mezt ae deer te sites Jail _rerything ia the Blacksmith eelwright line done with — lar attention _ to Horses mig aps-ém SPECIAL NOTICES. : ~ Sprin and Sammer Clething.—Mr. Abram Haas, of the firm of 8. Haas & Co., pioneer ctothing meretiante of Nevada, started . for San Francisco, on a Tueaday morning last, to } purchase the largest and most clegant stock of Spring and Summer Clothing geats* furnishing goods,.ete;, to be found at the Bay. will be forwarded as soon as purchased, and the firm will then offer them at lower ‘rates than ever before known in the mouttains. Everybody in want of new styles of clothing should by all means save their coin until their large
stock arrives. ‘The house of Haas & Co. are detablishment. Don't forget their place—corner of Pine and Commercial streets. proved, and he has entered upon the duties of bie office, =H Bince Longativet’s retreat from East Tenneseeo, ‘Unton citizean whe had been Viven from their hemes, are returmng by AMiacore. Farmers expect to put 10 their sprite crop during the coming month. The peoplevelieve that Longetreet has given a final farevell to East Tennessee. For THE Yorta.—We are informed says the Yreka Unio, of of Wednesday, that there ia pew a train & 40 wagens near Butteville Shasta Valley, which will start ina few d fur Boise by the way uf Klamath Lakes.— Mr, John W. Kang, whe has traveled the route twice, will zo with train. SuUOOTING.—On the Zsth ult., a man cell edat the house of the Catholic priest, Father Russell, in Watsonville, Santa Cruz . sounty, and insisted upon staying all night, . though told that there was no aecommodatiou aaa him. In attempting to furée bid ip, 8 young man fiving with the i McCauliff, was etrdck by him Ls fence rail: MeCuauliff seiged a tevalvéé and two men robbed a footman of tht: fired énee over the ann’s eibceet tor ol een ocatien ieakae stopping him. be was Gompelled to shoot the . : " roe wolent intrudes. “Bld wad aftetwands found . ” ‘al, learns that an extensive Powder Mill is! fo be-lnsene, lhe icles ert tebe erected immediately on Daniel's} Tae bounty for voluntecrs m Jen ~ GpeaDaete that county, . Ni. 5’, sume wp ta $1,350 per, wt ‘S. wifPthen offer them a quality of geods that have Dry Goods, Fancy Articles, &c,—A. Goldsmith started for San Francisco, on Tuesday last, to-purchase a big stock of Dry Goods, Fancy Articles, &c. which he will receive in the course of ten days, at his store. corner of Broad and Pine streets. As Mr. Goldsmith has been in the Dry Goods business for the past twenty years he feels confident that he can select good goods that will suit the tastes of the Ladies of dies in want of anything in the Dry Goods line should wait yntil the new styles arrive, and he never before been brought to a mountain town. ‘His prices, as the ladies know, are lower than any other Dry Goods house. So tadies wait till these goods come. Nevada, April 6th, 1964. _A Cara: pe March 1st, 1864. a6 nel ae oe pleasure in an-. nouncing to those in want, that he sueh ‘arrangements With the General Si A— Main sath Copperas Streets. pe at reasonable rates.. : ClrGOonbp PEN 8! it & G. R. CRAWFORD G. A. CHURCH . & CO. At the Junction: of PLAIN AND FANCY STATION ER YY, BLANK BOOKS, PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS, fee levada, April Sth. \*"wikD PIGEON.’ . ie ‘STEVENS, Preprieter. Heve sge epened the “Wild Pix ] geon Sa. ety ‘at tie old stand on BROAD STREET, ei . Near the Corner of Pine Street, Nevada. Where I will -be-glat-t6-see-anz.cld. and the public generally. A good supply of sailed ‘Wednesday evening for Mazatlan. and . ” ann tak Benede om Successor to Lewis Bros. a other Mexican ports, bad a Le sn vale :INFERTER sUND ued. afover $100,000, — “. riceR ;L. ANDB. COMPANY CIGARS. AED FOBACCE, . = es sro ———_—— : wo. : re Sa —At the old dtand— 8. Wonmsen was wenig o— oe ge CO BS OVEN Se “@% . Lewis’ Building, Corner of Broad ni to,on Munday, by Sheriff MeClatehy on a HAMILTON HALL, 2 and Eine Streets, ‘Nevada: _ work, « ‘charge of violating the “License Law; in’ . sac il tc tommnen eavrvi + the besi of e withe om : }* now ready to supp ‘ormer patrons Fr Frying on usiuess of brokerage wi y atid. the public genesally. with all goods in TI out paying s licence. Monday Evening, April 25th, . iis a cae a hel : ‘urmore ence Tiger Company will: parade in conjunetion with an fr Prices! the art sap naheneanpaniaeat Grass Valley Kire-} ‘Thankful for past patronage, he respectfully "3 ee Bs Dugariment, mn — a of Chief te ai . glicits a continuance: _soth 1 -tf— A aple . NOTICE —Ther “ir Anuual Wtecting ofthe . * Grand Ball = J. “M. “LEVEY, — i et N stock : he.above Company for the . order of Committee. knife,” ~~ ton of ot Cee ar for the ears: i A Grass ‘Valley. “Aprit » 1RO4. A the Nev: on FR oe oe —— = at 2 orclock, 'p. rd J.C. BIRDS Ye Pres. Military ! Notice. 7 ermory Y. Oesee= = Heapevanrens 4h Br Bracape, ©. nat 3 aw ‘any in M to cdhduct the Annual Election of the Ne Pm thg ins : onan aricee ae > —_ vada pope Guard, and report the result thereof o : : a 1 ar the City Marsha''s office on Mon-. ‘0 ‘hess JAMES COLLINS Druggist -& Apothecary, day, poms ng, April isth, at 8 o’elock, Br General Communding. } Tue P.M. By igate — Commercial Street, ey H DAVIDSON, Foreman: waa ipcaliale ry copula on Unele rder, # Lt AE eS Se RSS RET Soe — Nevada, April toth—td J ot Wena iter st meet st the Armory A few doors below the Daily Transeript OMee. lot of YONSTABL LE.—State f Califor. . of the ompany on MONDAY, Apr ’ f C nia, eae tino State of Cuifor 8 o'clock. P. is for the purpose of electing a. Nevada, Nov. 19th Two o in ed trou tad . sereccetios stale seers Sensor t srod Lietenant We bin te om aay. ; also eo rom the rt of Ira ie 6q. an Ba = AY ese sang ‘Justice ee Peace, in and aebthe tien: E. ¥. BEAN, Presiding THOMAS STARR KINC. rashin me preanid. bearing date SPTit Btomley ion erat, Apel sh i “ Aitindeebis none t re ¢ on = ; te Bet day yy 1804 in favor, of F. L New Boot Store. _ eae ends of the ft any let . t ows un nip ——— ; i : = Co., for i; eum gi2i 93 debt, interest daiok. B. LUTZ would inform his old Rev. Thomas Starr King, THA ceed costa ot Face I erty Teper tet Bore whe wihens torre eeeend raborat We have published « béautifut who h “front of the Justice’s office in Moores Flat, Nev: [2 2 — eu flick ada county, the followtag described property On Broad Strect, Oval. Lithog 4 aphic Likeness ! io be Eo rie ning Core ater aus ie Pew doors from the corser of Pine, . Of the deceased, suitable for framing. with a fae =a tha caulk} ot side of srk Stace of Caittornla, eo Pre onecnins nt not = will guarantee aa —! e minutes aotwvedaen death, it We ho together with all water = cae and priviteges ‘ eA qvors Se “Tie about 19x22. A liberal dis2 sig saarlinrn La S ae iower ers, Tess . at Dal of Boots count made to the trade. Addrevs, Sales soriny-90-ane Repairing.done.ap8 tf . ‘ dee Boesenfield, . known as the Tellows watz Mining Co's. mi0-1m_ “No 602 Montgomery St. San Francisco: . LUMBER. LUMBER. LUMBER! . H. SOUTHARD, Nevada city and the surrounding towne. La; S forthe} Pacific coast, at San Francisco. that he can fer’ . RUEEER BOOTS, = _ Proprietor of the TELTON MILL, Two and a half miles east of Nevada city. Pine, Cedar and Spruce Lumber. FENCING Kepi cenmstantly on hand. attended to. ‘National Exchange Saloon. CARLEY & POTTER, Prop’rs. and fitted up as a first-class “We shall always keep = hand the best of Manufscturer, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Orders left at the Mill, or with J. 8. Johnston, at Weaver & Co’s will be promptly and era ap? 6m HIS SA NW has been the unLoo leased by wn Wines, Liquors, Ale, Porter & Cigars. This Saloon is furnished with two of the best ooh MEW LOT OF ot . ont Spencevilie Heuse. facie Wines, Ales; Liquors, Larger Baw, ‘een CIGARS, ete. ete. — Always Kept on HandA fall Give me a.rall at the old place,_-mb®-nd We sai ti of Fre — EMPORIUM ” parch: “Ss. ROTHSCHILD, oii at Junction of Main & Commercial Sts. of the NEVADA. says ti _ Keeps constantly on hand the best of cal fe Z. nd at Cigars, Tobacco, Pipes, &e. tor. _ Which he will sefl at the lowest possible rates. ~ He Those in want of good Cigars. Tobacco. Pipes, Hill should by a'l means call. at this wellknows % rare tablishment. apl-tf tfornis ginia t California Stage ears } . coach ‘ ea ; arrivil via th \C QO ACOH E 8 : WILL LEAVE NEVADA Fu = DAILY tectio fice, « Virginia & Carson Cities “"* Arriving at Virginia.at 11 A. M. TK Returning will leave Virginiaas 4h bee __M arriving at Nevada at 10 P. M‘ Connecting with the Mey. ' Company's Daily Line of” mets Concord Coaches for earsmnely De For a me 7 A. M. W. Hi DAVIDSON, Ageit. ster Nevada. June 2d—tf defen ay D Cigar, Tebacco, Fruit and a VARIETY STORE. ; allow EUCENE SCOLARI, waa Succes censor to M, Michalsky. tad On Pine Street....:.-.Nevada City: 30da ‘igkPs ON BAN : Figs, Be Raisins, Se aime a of pl Nuts, Candies & : Fraits, J ALWAYS ON HAND, —— we artic of Sok 0 splendid Cigar or 8 owe tk mea call. Ls \_ New pemmmachn manentys is*paronageis® re pias = solicited. ent m23 4-2. doors from Haas & Co. on Pine St