The Nevada journal., 1853-02-25
GRASS VALLEY, Feb. 10, 1858.

flied to announce, is exciting increasing at
tcntion, reflection and interest, in the minds
of this capable and enterprising community.
That we want such q communication with
San Francisco, the great commercial empo-
rum of the State, is no longer proposition
lor speculation, Involved in discussion and
doubt but, it is one which the convenience,
welfare and necessities of an intelligent and
energetic people, who understand their true
interests, will endorse, by building plank
road either to Sacramento city, or Marys,
Vile, or both
1t becomes us, however, as we have two
projects before us for consideration, to decide
which one will contribute most to our true
interests-which one will be able to furnish
us with our imports at the least expense of
freight-pay the best on the investment, and
afford the easiest outlet and Il best market
for the immense amount of lumber that is,
and will be, manufactured from our wide
spread forests of unrivalled timber, and such
other articles in the Sierra country as may
in time to come be found useful and mer-
chantable among those living in other parts
of the State. 1t is our duty in deciding
which project we will favor and aid to con-
suit the interest neither of Marysville nor
Sacramento, but to look with single eye to
that which will in the highest degree con
duee to our own convenience, prosperity and
wealth.
We desire 10 make the most of our rcsour.
ces-our gold mines and our forests of tim.
ber-and, on the other hand, to procure the
necessaries of life at as low rate as may he
in our power The losses that this great
community have sustained the past winter,
in consequence of an inadequate communi-
cation with San Francisco, should be suffi.
cient to teach us that we have enough TO
occupy us in guarding our own interests,
leaving Marysville and Sacramento with our
best wishes, to take care of themselves as
best they can.
knowledge is power" and "union is
strength" Let the people of the pacers,
the miil-owners and monied men of the
mountains act in concert Let them, free Of
all prejudice, make up in their minds which
scheme will be most favorable TO their inter
ests, and then with all their strength unite
with those who are able and willing 10 CO.
operate with them. And then decision de-
cision depends obviously upon the ans wcr TO
a single question. 1t is this BY which
route, Sacramento or Mary sville, can onr
supplies and machinery be furnished 10 us
at the least expense of freight from San
| Francisco This is n politico economical
question, which it is not too much to say
is capable of demonstration and trust our
capitalists will not decide which proposition
they will aid, till they shall have well ponder
ed and matured it.
Your correspondent IS convinced, after no
little reflection on the subject, that it is to
our ntercst-to the interest Of the mountain
country-to favor the construction of the
Plank Road to Sacramento ria Auburn.
A detailed exposition of the reasoning and
statistical data upon which this conclusion is
founded will in this pace scarcely be proper;
though the leading ideas upon which tho
conclusion is based will not be out of the
way.
In the first place the Sacramento Road
would benefit and interest a larger number
of people; and thus, rs a work of greater
4 l.. 4 1
one friendly to the welfare of the State
| Secondly, it would be used 10 greater ex-
tent in proportion 10 its length, and thus
stock iii 1t would yield larger per cent to
the ca ital invested.
Third y, it would supply an outlet for
more extended lumber region, the road run.
ming parallel for distance of about twenty
five miles with the foot hills of the Sierras,
covered with beautiful forests of timber,
which in value is scarcely surpassed bv our
Gold Mines themselves, while Sacramento,
as the terminus of the road would afford the
best market in the State; and, fourthy, and
,nainlv. the cost of the freight from San
Francisco, via Sacramento, and thence by
Plank Road to Grass Valley and Nevada,
can be afforded, by mathematics. calcula-
ZION. at l-ss rate per pound during the yeai'
'IluI VIA bHNi IINcT, TtullCT TlNcT, 10
Marysyille, and thence by Plank Road to
the places aforementioned.
For the reason that boats of size so di-
minutive as fit them for the Feather river
trade cannot compete with those large and
magnificent steamers of enormous tonnage
that ply between San Francisco and Sacrq~
mento city And what is gained over the
Plank Road, if any thing, by water commu-
nlcation from Sacramento to Marysvle is
more than lost in the excess of the cost of
freight, from San Francisco to Marysvile
Feather river in the summer time cannot
much more than compete with the wagons
that travel on the eastern road of the valley,
and am exceedingly doubtful it, at low
stage OF water, she could compete with
well constructed Plank Road at ALL
Let us be bold, expanded and enterprising
IN our views. Let us think closely, reason
! clearly, understand our true interests and act