Show capital of california k i we have recently seen a letter from a member of the present legislature of california who passed through this place some two or three years since on his way from which we extract the following I 1 4 is a du dull ill muddy uninviting spot the last I 1 born of california speculators by whom it has been dubbed with the d dignified unified title of city it contains in I 1 all perhaps one dozen houses barns stables eh included hotel accommodations are of the mea meanest riest dei description P rip tion board rates at the moderate ill price ice of afi from from thirty to forty dollars per week no nothing t hi 1119 kofl importance has tian transpired during the past week save i the organizing of the house and the reading of the 1 governors message i we have no comments 0 glorious land of gold 1 i I 1 Is this your boasted capital or has your representative belled belied you 40 per week more than per meal for every meal your representatives eat what do you pay them per day and do they sleep on earth boards or bear beai skins we wish some one who knows would tell us or perhaps they may sus tain themselves over night by holding up lip the tavern sign post who knows but they thus prove brov e themselves true to their posts if any one does not please tell us how all these things aie are supported do you pay common laborers as much as you do legislators if you do not you dont imitate utah do common laborers pay per meal mechanics get higher wages than representatives in utah and laborers and representatives rita tives pay the same for board when hillcar will Car california get out of debt |