Georgetown weekly news., 1854-12-07
Much has aIrerdy been said by our city

Much has alferdy been said by our city
papers respecting 3 road leading from Sac
ramento Valley through by the way of
Placerville on to Carson Valley. At the
present time this road is in a very bad and
almost impossible condition, so much so,
that emigrants and travellers complain bit
terly of the hardships they are obliged to
encounter in passing over many portions of
the road That something ought to be done
to facilitate the means of travelling between
Sacramento and Carson Valley, is evident,
and in making an improvement, that the
most feasible and direct route should be Sc
iected, is equally evident and proper. And
now word or two upon the feasibility of
the road just mentioned. It is acknowl-
edged that it will take thousands of dollars
to repair the roads by way of Placervile SO
as to make them at all passable to the weary
and worn-out emigrant-a much larger sum
than would be necessary to run a splendid
turnpike road by the way of Salmon Falls
or Sacramento Railroad Depot, on by the
way of Greenwood Valley to Georgetown,
and thence to intersect with Johnsons Cut
Off in the vicinity of Bigler Lake. From
Salmon Falls to Georgetown the road is al
ready equal to any in the mountains, and
from Georgetown to q point near Bigler
Lake, intersecting with Johnson's Cut Of, a
route has already been surveyed and found
not only in almost direct line leading from
Georgetown to Carson Valley, but the road
can be run almost the entire distance on a
prolonged ''divide" from the Sierra Nevada
ranges to this place, making the route most
practicable, both as regards directness and
level grade. So easy and level would be
this grade, that We are creditably informed
by several practical gentlemen who have
recently surveyed this route, that the entire
distance can be graded to the condition of a
beautiful turnpike road at the trihing cost
of from four to six thousand dollars One
gentleman of competency and good judg-
ment informs US that he is ready to take the
contract of the above road from Georgetown
to Carson Valley at six thousand dollars
binding himself under bonds, that the road
shall be accessible to all kinds of wagons,
and at almost any season of the year. If
this is the case, and it doubtless is, we have
advantages on this route over that of ANY 9TH
er that can be rnn from the Sacramento to
Carson Valley; for, in the first place, the
road can be built at comparatively an ex-
ceedingly low cost, and, when completed,
1ce haze almost a direct route from the two
principal places above mentioned; and, not
only SO, but the road is one of easy grade,
and accessible to the heaviest loaded wag-
Ons. Any one making himself familiar with
this road cannot but at once see the practi-
cability of it; and we would therefore urge
it upon public attention to take such action
upon this subject as shall cause an immedi-
ate organization of our interested citizens
with the object ofits early completion In
consideration of this route in connection
with the Placerville route, Mr. A. D. Rock,
a man of sound practical knowledge and ex-
perience upon such surveys, being at the
present time connected with the SURVEYS and
conduct of the great Pilot Creek Canal in
this vicinity, speaks as follows:
II have surveyed 70 miles of the proposed
route leading from Georgetown to Carson
Valley, and find it most practicable; and,
az have Travelled the other route by the
way of Placerville, feel confident in say
ing that of the two the Georgetown route
is much the most practicable and direct
As to pure, fresh water and good grass, they
can be found in abundance in any portion
Of the entire route"
And now, gentlemen of Georgetown,
Greenwood Valley, Centreville and Salmon
Falls, what do you say to it? Do you not
see the great advantage that you as citizens
would derive from the early completion of
this route, and are you not willing to "pun-
gle' out the little sum of FIVE or six thou
sand dollars, in consideration not only of
the Improvement of the road for the travel
ing community generally, but also in con-
sideration of your personal advantage a, IN
divid,saLs and property holders? A free
road is what we want, and we have conf
denee to believe that free road uou ,piu
hare The editor of the Sacramento Union
as is usual with him in such enterprises.
takes very sensible view of road running
from his enterprising city to Carson Valley.
Hear him:
"a good road through Johnson's pass
would prove equivalent to a monopoly of