The Shasta courier., 1854-02-04
Mobiles Pasa.

Mobiles Pass.
We are glad to state, that the authorities at
the Federal Government have at last had their
attention called to the prop-iety of ordering a
survey of Mobiles Pass before the route for the
Pacific Railroad is fixed upon by Congress. We
glad that this done by Mr.. Gwin, from
the fact that he has heretofore apparently for
gotten that there was such a portion Of country
Northern California, or that there was the
slightest possibility of the existence of pass in
the Sierra Nevada about this latitude, far more
practicable for the passing of railroad than any
in more southern position. In his Speech upon
the presenting of his National Railroad Bill, on
the 10Th December last, we find the following !:
have applied to the Secretary of War for or
ders to Lieutenant Williamson, no has charge
of the exploring party the Pacific coast, to
extend his explorations pursuing the course of
the coast range OF mountains, and the valley of
the Sacramento river, to Mobiles Pass, through
the Sierra Nevada mountains, and to give that
pass thorough examination. The Secretary
has expressed his Willingness to grant my re-
quest, provided Congress would make the neces-
sary appropriation, Which, hope, " i'll be done
at an early day.
In this connection it may not be inappropr-
ate to state that we have recently received let
ter from Mr.. VIM. II. Mobiles, the discoverer of
this pass-and no, by the way, is member of
the present Legislature of Minnesota Territory
in which he urges the Importance of this pass
being surveyed. He says:
A few facts in relation to this route, from an
actual survey as far east the great bend or
elbow ofthe Humboldt, would have great weight
in this country. AS is the opinion generally
hare, the Sierra Nevadas are the formidable bar
rler TO railroad.
With regard to the p,actcability Of this route,
he says:
am now prepared to state, that, so far as can
be ascertained without proper instruments, there
is feasible and good route from the Missouri
river to the Sacramento and Willamette Valley.
THE BREACH OF PROMISE CAsE.-The amusing
case of Gates Us. Buckingham, has at last been
brought to conclusion, the jury finding for the
fair plaintiff damages of $4,000, besides taxing
the defendant with bill of costs of S5.2lO,
counsel and Witnesses will make an aggregate
of not less than $4,000 that Mr.. B. is out Of
pocket by the workings of the law.
With the whole evidence of the case before
US, we are satisfied that the verdict of the jury
is correct The defendant successfully estab-
Ished the fact that the plaintiff was rather pro-
miscuous in her bestowal of kisses upon male
friends, but the fact was also clearly established
that he knew her manner in that respect before
he formed the entangling engagement and nei-
ther himself or friends had considered it in any
light other than mere frolicsomeness on her
part. Hence he deserved to be severely mulct-
ed for playing the part of the inconstyant low
YER thereby severely bruising and crushing
the :" warm affections" of young and beautiful
gazelle-eyed maiden. We are satisfied now that
in the eyes of the law, it is offence to kiss
pretty woman--neither is it any offence for
pretty woman to be kissed by handsome man.
Tour lady readers will please stick pin here.
Kissing is divine institutions" established
that mankind might here below have foretaste
of the bliss in store q on the other side of Jor-
dan." And any individualwho would maliciously
endeavor to deprive independent American citi-
zens of this natural and inalenable privilege.
abundantly deserves to pay dearly for his wick
edness.
U~ The Rev. James Rogers, of the Cali
fornia Nj. E. Conference, who labored in this
circuit during the past conference year, departed
on yesterday morning in company with his lady,
on his way to the Annual Conference, which
assemblies in Sacramento in few weeks.