The Shasta courier., 1854-01-07
THE SHASTA C0URIE K.
SATURDAY MORNING, JAN. z, 1894.
of the shasta and Nrcka
Trail.
RED BLUFFS, Jan. 2, l

Trail.
RED BLUFFS, Jan. 2. 1854.
FR1Exps EDIroRs:-From the great pressure
of business have been prevented communica-
ting with the people of the north, but more par
ticularly with the citizens OF Shasta and on the
Trinity river; even with persons who are IN
terested in teamng and have interest III boats
which run between the Bay and Colusa, IN rela-
ton to an enterprise which demands their I'M
me6iate attention. The enterprise have rel
erence to, is the improvement of the trail be-
tween Shasta and Yreka, ria. the Trinity river.
The Importance of this enterprise needs but
few words TO render it perfectly apparent to all
persons, be they engaged in packing, hauling
sieamboaling, or selling soods-all men, con-
tend, who have anything whatever to do with
merchandise, who pursue either OF the above
vocations, must readily perceive how important
| it is to have this trail well improved whereby
the several branches of labor would become
| more lucrative to those who thus engaged.
| Every observing man mu 1T know, that the trade
of the north has been gradually decreasing Tor
the last year or eighteen months very materially.
An effort to remedy this ask it as privilege
as time and inclination may permit, to send
thee an article embodying my ideas, which may
induce those who have more time to devote,
and better calculated to place before the friends
the actual necessity of this enterprise being at
| tended to Immediately.
| The first to be considered, Is this trail the
| L IL,
tain her supplies This question obtains an
affirmative answer by every man who is en-
ployed in transporting goods to Yreka and
SCOTS Valley. Without single exception, ev-
cry packer admits his preference in favor OF
packing from Shasta over either Crescent City
or Scottsburgh; usually qualifying their answer
.'if the trail was fixed little' They frankly
avow it 10 be their firm opinion, that all the
trains would abandon the above named places.
and pack i'll from or by the way of Shasta-the
difference in the distance being decidedly in ia.
vor of the Shasta route, as we'll as the favorable
ness of the trail over any other having less snow
on it to encounter during the winter season.
Satisfied with these facts. it becomes the imper-
ative duty (being their iuterest) for every man
to mpart assistance to the accomplishment Of
this needful enterprise.
| am aware that the teamster-the hotel keeper
the steamboatman, and the farmer will shield
themselves Ga reasonable excuse they una
bic to render) by saying Z" let the traders make
the Improvement" They hastily conclude thai
the merchants are the only ones to be benefited
not considering, if the merchant sells tons o.
goods in place of pounds, that they derive ar
equal benefit of this increase, by having thai
amount more of goods to obtain pay for hauling
This being self evident, to conclude that thes,
friends do not comprehend this single fact would
be forming very low opinion of their intell
gence. and stupid conception of subject in
which their pecunary interest is SO intimatel,
concerned.
There is, then, no doubt but what this trail is
the natural and preferable source through which
the north can secure her supplies it is attend
ed with less obstruction by snow. To elicit the
proper attention to the merits of the enterprise
it must be shown that every person in the Sa-
cramento valley. in Shasta, and on the Trinity,
trail. 1t is evident, that the carrying, hauling.
and selling of goods is the direct means by
which vast number of men, who reside be-
tween the Bay and Shasta, derive lucrative
employment Now, if the amount of goods to be
transported continues to diminsh--if they find
other channels to pass through, it follows, that
less labor for all classes must be the consequence;
the capital invested in the transportation of mer-
chaudise must find other avenues to render it
productive.
There is large population in and around
Yreka and in Scott's Valley. Were all their sup
plies to pass up by the Trinity trail, from the
best information acquired, the demand for goods
and the amount of them would be increased fully
eight per cent. This surely is sufficient to con-
vince every reader how indispensable it is that
this improvement should be achieved. To do it.
every man should feel proud that he has an op-
portuntv to bestow his means on this landable
work-that they should freely assist to the ut
mos; of their ability and not be satisfied short of
having the effort crowned with perfect success.
ALPHEUS BULL,
of Bull Baker & Co.
1NNENsE LAND SLIDE.-The Commercial Ad-
uertiser. speaking of the advantages accruing to
onI in the event that Euula,,l is IRA