Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-03-30
For the Telegraph.

| MEssRS EDITORS:
What a change must have "cOme over the
spirit of the dreams" of the Indians and old
Californians, by the sudden metamorphosis
of this region, from vast Wilderness to a
cultivated and pleasant residence for civil
lied men, and by the ingress as if by magic,
of race of men whose every characteristic
is in such marked contrast with their own.
The various appliances af civilized life and
increased facilities of locomotion and inter
course being introduced, impart to this region
an aspect of permanency and evince the great
confidence of parties embarking in'these en-
terprises, in the growth and future prosperity
of the country.
! Among these improvements, one of the
most important, is the Magnetic Telegraph.
am pleased to see by the reported proceed
ings of the Directors of Alta Telegraph Co:
last week, that they have accepted the line
from the contractors, and that it is doing a
most prosperous business This Line is pro-
nounced by old operators, the most perfect of
any ever built, and its great superiority con-
sists in it's superior [nsul alton, which is OH a
new principle. The Insutors are of "Yul-
canized India Rubber" in appearance much
resembling horn, and the most perfect nom
conductor known. This Rubber is incased in
a cap of cast iron and thus completely pro-
| tected from injury and moisture. Mr.. Strong,
contractor for the Line, has the credit of in
Producing this substance for the first time, for
Telegraph Insulation, and | am assured,
every doubt of its complete efficiency has
been removed by the perfection of its opera
ton, during the long rain-storms, which have
repeatedly continued for days, over the whole
Line during which, the Line was operated
with about one-third the strength of Battery
used on the old Lines, for same distance.
The two Lines, now complete, bring in
instant communication districts of our State
.near 400 miles in extent, and as this mode Of
intercourse soon becomes of the utmost i'm
portance, and indeed, an indispensable ne
cessity, to business community its success
as lucrative enterprise, admits of no doubt
Its success is independent of the thousand con-
tingencies which fetter almost all California
operations, which are SO generally specula-
tive, and in result, as doubtful as throw u
dice-sometimes, immensely lucrative anu
oftener saddled with assessments WHICH co-
sumo the earnings of years in ProSpeO''
worthy and enterprising Grass saliey iOn-
eers of '49 must note with interest," the cnahse
in facility of communication with the Coast
wrought in five short years. We now want
the Railroad Cars, to come sweeping up
tbrou oh our mountain gorges from the Queen
Citv Of the Valley, and speedily transporting
- our doors, our friends and freight, whose
coming has been heralded by the Telegraph.
mhis desideratunl, am assured, is about to
10 supplied by the Company, of which Col
wilson is President. tits asserted that vigor-
ous operations will soon be commenced, and
if the President and Directors push forward
the work, with characteristic energy, we shall
ere long, be able 10 reach the Bay without
the unpleasant and tedious drag through mud
and water, to which we must now be subject
! ed. AMERICUs.