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15 CENTS A WEEK.
ALBANY. OR 2G0N FRIDAY - MORNING, AUGUST U 1883
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"SericTjor ccr-cular.1 frtrkttlt3 far
HAVE VOU A OulD 111 the Head waie-h do not. get better? Have you an excessive
secretion of raueus or matter in the nasal pas-eases whieh either must be blown from the
nose or drop back behind the palate, or hawked or snutfed bavkAard to the throat? Are
you trouMed by hawkiny, spitting, weak and inflame 1 eyes, frequent soreness of the throat.
iSrjTJirMTS
Sena Tan Cicut-A
.BtETlNEMEn-C
f IS null ir
U 11 ej V 1LLL
eo.roaui s-res reve the cornu-tion within, t
As every bieath drawn ii to ihe lutis n.ust pass ever and 1 tci me polluted V.v the relic
tions in the nasal passive? , it must necessarily elievthat jeisonii.j: el tie v.le i seire
traduixlly takes place, while ihc n orbic r.:a;ter tl:..t is t-vsi'evtc x.t.i i) m steni
into the stcmaeh, enfeebles ditrestkn, ami citen ) i ( l ei s dy: j ; ; i u t't i-lij Lre;.ta.-tes
ity, nervousness and- eonsumption.
DO NOT PROCRASTINATE.
If you have experienced any of the abovtfvnptemsl eioj'not dei:.;. rut irv 'C.t;tef..r
Cat-R-Cirk at once. We prsi'tively uarant eera few applications k relieve andia thcn r.Lb
treatment to cure. S:x menths treatment for 1.'X: sent Sy mail
.Santa Abie ;uil "at-K-f nre. For S;ile by
"MIMTBIIlf IWlMlMMMMlMil Ml I llllll II II
The Red
W. C- TWEEDALE.
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n 'A hm mm
Pumps, iron pipe-, rublxjr hose and plumbiue iroods. Sole agents for tht
r-lehrau-xl '"Early Breakfast" cook stofes and.ranses, and "Faultless" parloi
healinir stoves. Albany. Oretron.
AT COST!
ML
TO
G. . W. SIMPSON.
Having purchased the stock of Clothinc, Gents'
Furnishing Goods, Boots, Shoes, Etc., of C. B,
Koland fe Co. is now prepared to offer
Having a coiuplcie assortment of General Merchandise, bought at a
big fiiscosmt, which he still proposes to sell at cost. Purchasers will
v. .Til to c'all and get his prices before buying elsew here, as you cau!fve
fr.in 23 to ''') per cent, me highest market price paid lor corpfry pro
u uce of ail kinds, eitiier in c-..sh or goois. '
Ch Hd ren Cry fo r PJtchGr'sCasto r la,
Discoveries
EUREKA
The motto of California mrnr s "I
lhave found it." 0:;lv in that land of
sunshine, where tthe oranx crao
"rsiit" l.lnmn fliwl i-in-n attiin
4i2their honest perftctii.n in mii'-wiiittr.
ire the herns and turn to'.mii that arc-
used in that Dleasant lennviv for nil
throat and lunsr troubles. Santa Akik
jthe rule.- of wiu.trhy.'usthina, and con-
ioany '-reon, nave uecn anointed
jeaasuai psl'fo his valble California reai-
ily, and seint under a guarantee at -il
i bottehree for
FOR SALE BY
9,1 J
ALBANY
CEEGON
Z Irini'ing- or roaring m the ears, more or
less impairment ot trie hearing, loss o
Israeli, memory impaired, eiuilness rr
dizziness of tne head, dryness or heat of
nose? Have vou lost all sense of smell?
(Have you a hacking coujrto Have you
j. i . i.....i, cn..w i ....
vol' HAVE run CATARRH. Some have al
these symptoms, others only a part.
The leading symptom of ordinary ca
tarrh isinereased see-re'tii-n of mucus oi
THE! O MLJ-j" loul breath is caused by the elee:r
(jlJrAr.lTEED jvosini; secretions exuded from uterinc
ri ihf "FCT? luUersfar tnu-k ia the he?.-!: ometi:u-.s
v m nDijtne membrane covering the boins is
j f 1 AlrH:eattn awa' am' tne twines theiiisehts
ril jjrramianv oecav. alien cases ar m
br Ll deed j objects ofpity, as stench from
G. L BLACKMAN.
(Successor to E. W. Landon
-DEALEE IN-
Brass, Pamts, Oil
13
10.
PerfnmeTy and toilet article-,
alsi a full line of hooks ar:'
statioDPry. periodicals, e tc-.
Prejscriptious carclul:
corupounded
EN ODD FELLOW'S TEMPLE.
Albany Oreion
Front.
w: n
HAY A MAIN,
Ibany. Oregon
U t ' if
IllilAlII B 1 I I 1 f 11'
TI
FRONT !
than
file Albauv Jkkeif !
Uudtr the new management of
u nil m uo.
Vv HO KEEP
A full line of ehoiee family grocer es and
r-rov:si n
Canned nneapples,
G!ioiG8 TaMe Delicacies
Ornamented takes for
Wedftrnas and Parties.
Sr.hr.on bellies, n.aeVurel and salt fish of all
kiii'ls. ,
FRESH BAKED BSEAD
Kvcrv l)av.
Best Sim Pics. Cakes
TEAS and COFFE
jjiii Nuts, Raisins.
C.4XXEI) titiODS, ETC.
best Soup in the market
Le Roi Savon.
A fine assortment of domestic
and Imported Cigars
; At .li.hn F-.'s Old staml.J low K! nn s
new lirirk.
43THas on hand a line of new anel second
and heels. Se-nd for C'tal
HAVING SOLDfAN INTKREST IN MV
harness business to 1. J. Overman. I am
desirous of collecting all my outstanding
notes and accounts. All persons knowing
themselves indebted to me will please call
and settle.
The business will be continued as usual at
the same please. E. L THOMPSON.
Albany, Feb. 2i .
IN A
LlVG TWft.
This is whut Albany is at present,
and in order to keep pace with the
.ively times in this citv, they
have enlarged their store and stock so
that they now have the most complete
and desirable line of furniture in the
valley. Their double salesrooms in Fro
man's block are tilled with an elegant
assortment of new furniture, consist
ing of lounges in new patterns, tine
gold picture frames, willow chairs,
easy rockers, marble tables, brackets,
etc., etc. An examination of the stock
will show this to be true in every re
ject. iiveMty of Oregon !
2T.l'GEXE C1TY4:
V -i:"'! begins on Monday, the ITih of
T'teliiMcr. IS..
free -:-'iiiMiing from cvi-rv mimtv i,.
t;tte. Apply to your ..iintv sni.orinte-n.liiit i
Kuar cu'sc: C!asi-nl. sieiitifieI.iterary
r,..d .i liort E;ili.-'ii e-oarte in wbit-h ti.ere is
no Ui'ir, t;reek. Krnrh cr i;enii:m. The
i-.i H piv-t-itnr.ently a ll'.i-ine-s "onro.
i.r t-At.tlt.vacS i.r tr.t r !::f..r:;atir', a-iress
W. JOHNSON, I'rtwdt-iit. j
T. OVERMAN
AISKXT FOR THE
LEADING BICYCLES.
Sfe- Safeties.'
UfAATiIM f. Win 1 1) hi. ..... uiiiiimiii in
'L1VE
mm
Absolutely Pure.
Tnis powder never varies. A marvel
ol uurity,strengtl. and wholesomeness.
More economical than the ordinary
kinds, and cannot be sold in competi
tion with multitude ef low test,5short
weight alum oi phosphate powders.
oid only in fins. Koyal Uakin ow
deh Co," 10". Walt st.. N. V.
.4TTC ii.MlVS.
DR. N. IlbACK.-rUN, ATTOI5NKV AT
. Law, Aiiiany, eircjn. vrlieu in Odd
ij; i!ow's 'IVniple. Viii jrrai-liex1 in court
ot ;he si:itc, aiid ylie -i ecial attention to al!
im-i'icss.
Vi'Ol-VEKTON C.'!A':LEoK. AnOIINKV
at Law, Albany, vnr. Ortice in rooms 3:i
and 14, Foster's iilock, over L. E. Plain's
st or .
J
K. WEATMOr.FORP, ATTOHNEY AT
law, Albany, Oi.-iron. oflke in'Oid
Fellow's Temple. Will practice in albthe
ciiurts nf ihestate, n::d aive special attention
to all biisiiH-ss
f W. MASTON, I'lIYSR IANrAMijl i:
VT, .rcon. Ail-any, (ire'i'on
M
ii. ELLls, l l-YbH lANj AND Sl'Kr
. Lreon, Aikn.y. urt-oil.
( C. KELLY, 1'tlYSIC'lAN AND .I'li
jm oll Aibariy, r-L'o:i, i'fi.-e ovt;r (ira.l
'.vchl's store. Oificc in-urs, ircmiA. :.u t" 4
V. M.(
REVE HE HOI'SE ALBANY, OK. CHAS.
PtcitTer, Hrcp. Oifiv tir-t-eeia-s houe
in the city. Lar'O sumple rooms for c(-M-mcrcial
men. No Chinamen tinpiiued in the
kitcbeii. Ucneral sV -!!ii-e fcr Con allis.
MKS M.E. jbC'O r. M. l.H( i.MfEOPA llUC
physician, unite itmi re sidence corner u
First ami Raker streets, Albany, eir. Chronic
disease a si-ecialty. Consultation fne. Of
t ..- in if. i- 4 m aii(i i t. : v. M.
.. ,-.utr:-.Vi '.I . Vil! EKINAKY SI IN
J apu, Aliian . ori-'. ii. Crsuuatt! f icr
man mi.l Ameri' -Mi :';'') ,.
f "A!. IS! Kli .1 W.'Ot'V. -SKI). I ! ' V f . ,i' VI H !C ri'V
jl sS iuns and surens, oi.stetries treat
ment of chronic d'..--u-vs of wcnu-ti and
cbililrt ii a spe-i i'i'T . Ail '".lis pre ir.pt 'j at-Tcicl.-il
t- ii.iv or niii t. "::ice in toe riii.n
block.
H
EWEltr. PKACTK AL YAT ll.MAKE
. and jewel' r, At.uiiy, Ore-'"U.jS
Hasiitilia Hoki-.J
I'UIE IlEb'I M A(;N'I.l A H.OI'K PEI.1V
I trcd to any l'art of the city, for -1.10 per
sack- JOHN A CKAWFOKD.
nlSinltf
l.al Si!rveins.
PARTI !-.S I'hMKlNti s: HVUViXA HONK CAN !:.
U-.in :u curate am! prompt '.'ork by calling
upon ex-ciuiity s irvyoi r. T. T. Fisher. He
has complete copic-i of tie!(i notes and town
ship p!ats, ami is prepared todo snrvevii.i.' in
any purl of Linn county. !'f lor!. -e address,
.Millers Marion, l inn ..omitv.Ores;oii.
i'..-AC!.'E F LAND-SITl"ATEI7 J-2
miles c:'-t of Aibany.nrar the Oi ci:
I'aeiSc railre.ai!. .i'-O "ere-s in cultivation. Mitt
cwita-.ns surt.ei4!it water and timber tor gen
eral tie. Wotiid riiike loin tood. farms
I'rice. il2,Vi(i. with terms to suit pure-hater.
For particulars aj'piy to J. J. Dorris.
PALACE
MEAT MARKET
James V. PiPK.Prop.
First Siren ': - - Albany
The best variety of ohoirf heef.vetl.mutton,
pork -jausage, fctcinjthe city k;ptjeonstantly
an hand. I
43T Cash paid for al kind
ock.-J
OF ALBANY. OREGON.
PRESIDENT.
VICE-PRESIDENT
CASHIER.
L. FliriD.
S. E. Young,
G.E.Cliaiuberlain,
TRANSACTS A GENERAL BANKING
UC&lNEStj. Accounts kept subject to
check. S'i-ht Ex-harv.-e and Tclerar-hic
Transfer sold on New, ork, Chicago, .San
Francisco and Portiand.Oregon. Coiieclions
made on favorable terms.
S.E. You L-
L. E. fel-Als' W- E. ilRRKLL
Gko. E. Chakekklaix.
H. J. MiMii'N, fres. B. S. CeK-K. Sec.
S. Farrar, Vice Pres. C K .Moorks, Treas.
Oreson Land Company.
Organized for the purpose o! bin ing
and selling real estate, advertising the
Willamette valley in. all of the leading
newspaper of the t nited States, em
ploying eastern agents to direct home
seekers to the Willamette valley, and
home agent? in all the principal
towns of Marion. Plk. Jmn. Benton.
Claekanias and YarnhiU eoutitics to
:;id in locating iniinigrants.
c'ouk M:nt!!.:u;n. Managers.
rifFor rai tieuiors t ail ul the Albau
ollicc in ii
Tate biii:d.::g. one !oor
ve--t of St
ITt'Dsi':
v. jrt it Sox.
: .v; !!' k cniON. Manager
S-lf Tirotc tiufi is the :iit In
nature'. Fe:iov.; it by securing a
cidciit policy of LuiUiiai t t'c K
( f
I
GENERAL JEWS.
Important Changes In the North
ern Pacific Railroad Co.
HF.VKV tILL4KI HI ll STOCK.
The Great Floods Abating and the People
Eeturnim? te Their Homes Garrett
Sot been Sent to an Asylum.
The IIkr alk's Special Dispatches.
.JNEW.. .,:-tOBS,-.. Aug. t -o. llie
Northern i'aeitic has coxiipleted a
sale of about $5,000,000 of its se
curities. The price is not made
known. The sale was made to a
syndicate headed by Henry Vil
lard. The bonds will go to Europe
where the bulk of the third mort
gage is held. The transaction is
said to establish a floating debt
and leave something less than
:j,000,000 in the treasury to be ex
pended in improvements. An in
dependent company with a capital
of $3,000,000 has been formed for
the purpose of supplying railroads
with equipments. The equip
ment is composed of large stores
and the directors of the Northern
i'acific organization are not bound
for anything beyond the rental of
equipment furnished to it.
I HE I LOOPS ABATING.
t'rople I! ctii riling to llieir Homes
I'arCial l i t oi Iosm-s.
I'itt.-iu rg, Aug. 23. The rivers
are again within their regular
channels. The people of the
liooeled districts are returning to
their homes. The trade and rail
ruad traffic have been partly re
sumed, but it will he weeks before
all the lines are opened. The loss
is a million dollars or more The
loss at Wheeling is $l'50,000, at
Altoona, Term., $250,000, Wasli
ingion county, $200,000, West
moreland county, $100,000. Indiana
county, $100,000. The damage
here is confined to the flooding of
houses ami the stoppage'of work in
the many mills.
A irerit Bis Fiasco.
London, Aug. 23. A dispatch
from India says that the Afghan
uprising has proved a fiasco. The
troops have turned against Ishak
Kahn and decielotl in favor of
Ammer, of the deposed govern
ment of Amaimena, who support
ed Ishak. Ameer's authority has
been lirmly established in Turkey
s' an.
f ruiM-Iads to lie 6 equipped.
I'AKis, Aug. 23. Admiral
Kramz lias given orders for the
equipment of eight ironclads, to
reinforce the French squadron in
the Mediterranean.
Miio Itepiiliiicaiis.
Cincinnati, Aug. 23. I-en
r.uiterworth was nominated for
congress by the republicans for the
first district and V. J. Vance for
the fifth district.
.ai-i-c(l is Xoi Insane.
Nkw York, Aug. 23. The rumor
that Robert Ciarrett lias been re
moved to the insane as3'lum and
was very much worse is 'denied,
lie is said to be.in about the same
condition as in the past few days.
Teachers" Examination.
Notice is hereby gnen that the
regular public quarterly examina
tion of teachers for Linn county
will lie held in Albany, at the
Court house commencing at noon
on Wednesday, Aug. 21), 1888.
All teachers desiring examina
tion will please be present at the
beginning.
L. M. Ci'KL,
County Superintendent.
Lost, Slraveil or .Stolen.
SMALL KED MILK COW EKOM DUE
, premises of James V. Pipe in this city en
Tuesday. Auir. 14. Any one returninjr the
same will be sultablv rewarded.
Keinovcd.
JOSEPH WEBBER ANNOUNCES TO HIS
patrons and friends that he can be found
on Lyon street, between Enirinc Co. Jio. 2
and First street, until his new rooms in Fo
shay & Mason s brick are ready.
WASTED AN ACTIVE ENERGETIC
man to represent us as sales agent
ir. this city. Address, Wanamaker & Brown,
Philadelphia. The largest retail clothing
house in America.
For Sale.
GOOD BUGGY HORSE A FOUR MINUTE
mare of spirited style, yet gentle for la
dies to drive, will he sold reasonable. In
quire at Ukrai.d office.
I ruli Dryer lor isale.
1LUM.MER FRUIT DRYER, FACTORY
size, complete, with additions and im
lirovements, for sale cheap. Apply to A.
Blaker, Shedd, Oregon, or to A. Wheeler,
Si-rinsrfleld, Oregon.
Contractor and Builder.
THE UNDERSIGNED HAVING LO ;
; e ate'd in Albany solicits patronage j
from city and eoui:try. Will contract j
to build bridges, barns, and all manner i
of dwelling houses, including Queen j
Anne, Eastlake and Elizabethian styles
of buildings. Will furnish plans and !
spiiv-ilii'itons free of t charge. Satis j
jaetion guaranteed W. (j. CASSEL-
t-cnllcmen's soft hats :it origina
cot at Monteitli it SeiUnbai h's.
FROI-RIKTOR OF
Tlie City Feet! Slais
prepared to furnish iirst-cfoss
rLs, anel to board hom-8 by the el ay,
wvek or nieiiitli. t:ibie on Fourth
street, between ElLsworth and Lyon.
THE SEA SEBPEVr.
This Time
He Is Seen
Beach.
Off ausett
Providence Journa1, August 8.
In an interview, Philip Walsh,
engineer, Daniel Nalty, pilot, and
George Howard, steward, of the
tug tSanford, informed a Journal
reporter on their arrival in this
city from Hoboken yesterday after
noon, with the barges Hatteras
and Graham's Tolly, coal loaded,
m tow, that on Monday morning at
3 o'clock, off Nausett beach, which
lies between Watch Hill and Point
Judith,, tbey all saw the sea ser
ieht, which none- of them ever
believed existed "before. The tug,
with its tow of barges, was steam
ing along at about the rate of live
miles an hour, when off Nausett,
which lay about four miles in
shore, they saw iit a distance ol
aoout ouu tee; in snore tnat is
about " a hawser length," or 1C0
fathoms away an immense
monster, twice the length of their
boat, swimming rapidly, his tail
lashing the water, his head ele
vated some six feet and showing
his long back fin, which projected
above the water for many feet
along the surface. His eyes were
literally as big as saucers, and his
mouth was mighty and cavernous
and stretched open like a yawning
i i i ,
cnasm, large enougn to swallow a
man easily. The beast was swim
ming furiouslv along and seemtd
to be goin-i at the rate oi ten miles
an hour, twice as fast as the tug, in
fact, so was soon out of sight.
!- I h of flic Postal Service.
It is estimated at the Petofiice
Department that the deficiency in
the revenues of the postal service
for the iiscai year just closed wdi
be something about 4,000,000.
Last year the deficiency was some
thing over $5,000,000. Owing to
the cheap rata or" pestaeje espe
ciaily for newspapers, the bulk of
mail matter has increased at such
a rate that the cost of the service
has grown immensely. The force
of employees, especially in the
large offices is taxed to hand'e the
quantity ol matter that corn's
pouring in. In some instances the
newspapers are not sent to the
Poitofiice at at'., but are weighed
and stamped at the oflice of publi
cation by some one authorized to
do tiie work, and the bags are seut
directly to the railroad U peits. If
this were not done it is stated that
some of the large Postottices would
be overwhelmed, and that it would
be impossible to handle all the
matter with any dispatch or accu
racy. It is thought by the post
office officials that the statistics for
the year just ended wiii show a
iarge increase in the cumber o!
letters mailed. At present Eng
land is the gie.f."St letter-writing
nation in the world. The annual
ratio of increase in this class of
mail matter is much greater iu
this country than iu England, and
if the present rate continues in a
few years the United States will
stand at the head as writing more
letters per capita than any other
nation. The bulk of mail matter,
or the number of pii-ces handled by
the United States Postal Service, is
now greater than any other country
but tfi:s is mainly due to the ex
tensive circulation of the news
papers. Fast a.s Our Messenger Service.
Pittsburg lUspateh.
The trutu of the old proverb,
"Better late than never," appears
to have been illustrated by a strik
ing modern instance, according to
an English exchange, which relates
that, ninety-seven years ago, some
person, now unknown byname,
posted in Paris a number of the
Gazette Universelle. directing it to
'M. X , in Morges, Switzerland,"'
but the newspaper did not arrive
at its destination until last month.
It seems that the Gazette, which
had been waiting for delivery ever
since January, 1791, had got mixed
upwitna bundie of other news
papers,and and was found, with its
cover and address still intact
amidst- a heap of rubbish in a gar
ret. The finder coBscientiously
sent it to the Morges Postmaster,
by whom it was as conscientiously
forwarded to the representatives of
the X family still living at Mor
ges. "So unique a specimen of
postal integrity deserves to be ex
hibited in a postal museum, or
would not be out of place among
the curiosities in the newspaper
museum at Aachen,"
A Warning.
The modes of death's approach are
various, and statistics show conclusive
ly that more persons die from diseases
of the throat and lungs than any other.
It is probable that everyone, without
exception, receives vast rumbers of
Tubeu-le Germs into the system and
where these germs fall upon suitable
soil they start into life and develop,
at first slowly and is shown by a
sliirlit tickling sensation in the throat
and if allowed to eontinue their
ravages they extend to the lungs pro
ducing consumption and to the head,
cuiisiiiir catarrh. Now all this is
dangerous and if allowed to proceed
will in time cause death. A t the onset
you must act with promptness; allow
ing a cold to go without attention is
diuigerenis and may lose you your
life.' As soon as you feel that some
thing is wrong with your throat, lungs
or nostrils, obtain a bottleof Boseiiee's
fierman Syrnn. It wiii give you iin
meeliate relief.
Ostium chees" just received at
Brov.nell fc Stauard's.
FATAL FLAMES.
Disastrous Burning of a Paper
Mill in Wisconsin.
i;atikkv of bmius nrtru.
Scores of Men Buried Eeceatb the Burning
Knina -A Lang List of Hilled and
Wounded to Follow
Special to the Herald.
MrcWALKHE (Wis.), Aug. 1o.
At lnidaight last night fa iargfi
paper mill owned by Cieo. Whiting,
on an island between Xeenah and
Menasha, was burned. While
burning, and the structure was
surrounded by a crowd ot people,
the battery ot the boilers exploded.
The roof and walls were thrown
outward, sending showers of brick
and timbers amongst people.
Eighteen persons were killed and
and seven fatally injured, and a
number less seriously hurt, several
of whom will die. The mill was a
three-stor3' structuie and cost
$100,000. It was operated day and
night. When the flames broke
out fifty were at work in the. build
ing and the lire alarm brought sev
eral hundred to the spot, who
crowded as close to the burning
building as the intense heat would
permit. About 1 :i!0. while the
ruihiing was a mass of flumes, an
explosion occurred without warn
ing. The rooi was thrown upward
and outward, and the wails of
brick were crumbled and crashed
into the street. In an instant
scares of men were buried under
the debris. Tiiere was a moment
of silence, then a cry of horror
went up from the multitude. A
strong impulse to liy from the pos
sible further danger was soon over
came, and hundreds began the
work of recovering the bodies ot
the dead and recovering the in
jured. Body after body was foun
crushed and mangled under the
great timbers and masoniy almost
beyond recognition. The injured
were carried to the neighboring
residences, and to their homes as
soon as identified.
DAKI.Vt; TRIP.
j How
Charles Crocker Saved the
lYMtial I'acilie- Uailro;it.
' Shortly after the few brave men
who iuauguated the Central Tacitic
Kiiilroati company haei their road
built as far as Xewcastie they were
in debt anel desponceney. L. L.
Robinson, who then owned the old
original raiiroad from Freeport to
Foiaom, was laughing iu his sleeve at;
what lie called ''the Dutch Fiat;
8 viudle."
The stages then" 'went frenn Folsorn
to the great mining camps of Nevada
especially to Virginia City. It was
the beiast of this Freeport and Fclsom
r .ad that the Central Pacific Rail
road M oulei never be built beyond
Newcastle.
,:V One morning Charles Crocker left
San F'raueisco on the steamer with
three gentlemen, one of whom was
E. A. Rockwell, afterward one of the
editors of the Bere. The steamer
stopped at Freeport, and the FYee
poitand Folsom raihoad immeel
iately took away the mail for Virgin
ia City. A spirited team was wait '
ing feir Charh s Crocker and his com
panions and they immediately dash
ed off tor Sacramento City, An en
gine was waiting for them at the
depo and Charles Crocker gave
orelers to the engineer to run the en
gine at every pound of steam she
could stand The road was then un
balanced and in very poor condition.
After they had passed beyond the
American river the engineer lowered
his rate of speed, and at the same
.ime tuld Charles Crocker that it was
dangerous to run at the rate they
were running.
Mr. Crocker immediately said: ''If
you are atraid, you had better get off
the engine."
He then took hold of the lever and
pulled it to the farthest limit. There
was no doubt in the world but that
the men who were with Charles
Crocker were afraid every minute
that the train would jump the track.
But Charles Crocker never moved '
a muscle, and stood at the lever un
til the train reached Newcastle. At
Newcastle there was a four-horse
stage waiting for them, and they
galloped the horses until they reached
Auburn
At Auburn was a fresh team, and
at each ten miles between that place
and Virginia City there was a relay
of horses.
At various points along the moun
tain roads, eren the drivers were
afraid to obey Mr. Crocker's orders,
and in two instances lie took the
reins himself and whipped the team
into a good gallop.
The result of the whols exciting,
wild and dashing race was that
Charles Crocker presented in the
business office of the V irginia City
Enterprise a copy of the San Fran
cisco Bulletin twelve hours before
the opposition reached the city,
That was the death blow to the
Freeport and Folsom road and the
salvation of the Central Pacific. A
few years after that the rails on the
Freeport and Folsom read were torn
up, and to-day the old grade bed of
the road may be seen by anybody "
who drives down to Freeport a test
ing monument to a plucky man.
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