The Nevada journal., 1853-06-03
Sacramento Correspondence.
CITY, May 26, 1853

CACHAAENIO NIT1, WAY ~, AOoo
We have now had six continuous
days of delightfully."- pleasant weather,
and the general belief prevails tha.
the "dry season" has commenced. The
roads, I am informed by the teamsters,
have resolved to 'dry up" The streets
of this city continue very bad, with the
exception of X street, and there are a
few bad places in this. The citizens
of Sacramento are determined to place
their city in a condition essentially
waterproof. The council have passed
an ordinance to have j and K streets
graded to the highest water mark and
planked to 18th street with our noun
tain lumber. The levee is to be wi
dened and raised.
There is an effort now being made
by few individuals to inspire Suffer-
vile with new life ; but the affair
must ultimate in loss to all who shall
invest money in buildings and mer-
chandise in that place. Several indi-
viduals, mostly from this city, some
with means limited and others without
means, united the other evening and
agreed to put up building, (cloth,
wood or brick,) and do business for
three months, or forfeit $4,000. To-
day these individuals, some fifteen in
number received their deeds, each for
a city lot 2Oxl60 feet. At present,
there is but little done more than to
supply the weary pilgrims who resort
thither to see the elephant" with
liquors, cigars and bad pastry. A small
steamer plies between these points sew
eral times daily. I look upon this as
a speculative movement. The origi-
nal owners of the site upon which this
paper city is located, may realize some
thing out of it, but the poer devils who
will leave good locations because of
rents and taxes, for town lot, good
only for garden patch, will make a
hit-over the left. Sacramento city
will be the great gamer by this move.
It has simulated the citizens to place
the levee city in condition of safety
equal to that of any other in the state.
The idea of $4,000 or $4,000 wiel-
ded by few adventurers, diverting
the trade from a great city, known all
over the world with taxable list OF
more than seven millions, controlled
bv men of experience, business tact,
energy and determination is absolutely
preposterous. Such thing never was
known in the history of the world.
The plank road from 18th street to
the ten mile house will be constructed
with as little delay as possible. 1t will
pass over ten miles Of the worst road
! in the state in the winter.
I find the people of this city favor
able to the construction of railroad
from this place to Nevada. All ad-
NIT that it would be the best paying
stock in the State, and would lend more
than any thing else that can be done
to open the resources of the mountain
countries and increase the business of
| this city, but they feel too poor to take
| hold of so great a work. But 1 think
something will be done at no very dis
tant day, to bind your mountain city
to this place with bonds Of iron. Mon
ey from the people of this city to any
very great amount will not be requir-
! ed. What is needed is an organiza-
ton of company with directors, re-
sponsible, good and true and the nee
essary funds to meet the requirements
of the law raised, the stock subscribed,
a survey made with an accurate esti-
mate of its cost, grade, &C.. &c, with
1.-The probable resources. With these
facts, with bonds issued by the compa-
ny bearing 10 per cent. per annum'
commissioner might in New York OF
Great Britain raise all the money re-
|quired to put the work through II
haste.
i The ball last evening at the Orleans
Twas a grand affair. About slxty-hve
ladies dressed with great taste and eie'
lgancs graced the occasion. The sup
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