Georgetown weekly news., 1855-05-10
Wayside Gatherings,

caSlon OF Whlch we shall take the liberty
of making only few remarks. Never
were the mountains more beautiful than at
the pesent time. Gardens on the roadside
look green, beautiful and promising, while
wheat and barley fields, and they are nu-
merous, give strong indications of a large
and abundant harvest 1t is true that some
of the mining localities over which we pass
in going to Sacramento are not as business
like and active in their appearance as we
would like; but even of this, one cannot
complain, as the season for river mining has
not yet arrived, and as water in many
other places is difficult to obtain. These
troubles will to great extent be removed
upon the completion of the Improvements
going on in the extension Of the Pilot
Creek Ditch. The road in many places be-
tween Georgetown and Sacramento, is much
cut up by the winter rains, so much so IN
deed that it is difficult for loaded wagons
to travel on, and entirely unsafe for stage
coaches We would therefore suggest its
speedy repair to the consideration of our
Road Supervisors. A good road is all that is
wanting to make this route very pleasant
and agreeable one for travelling. The cost
for the necessary repairs would be but tri-
fling.
Sacramento City, though not as lively as
we have seen it, still exhibits vitality, and
energy in her enterprisng citizens, of which
they are peculiarly characteristic.
The Bay City is decidedly one of the fin
est cities in the United States. 1t is true
there are many that will out number it in
population, but perhaps only one that will
surpass her in commercial point of view,
San Francisco is decidedly the city of the
Pacific, and from her advantages of a good
harbor, central location, and the actual cap
ital already invested, she must ever remain
the great Commercial Mart of the Ameri-
can Pacific coast. The costlness and ar
chitectural beauty of many of her buildings,
cannot fail to please and interest the most
fastidious of architectural admirers.
Comparatively, times are rather dull
throughout the State of California, and if
we judge rightly, they will become more so
before they improve. The consequences
will be, that many squeamish, fearful, and
home-loving people will cry out Justify
against the mines and the capabilities of
California. To all such we would say, fear
not, ''laborers it is true are few, but the har-
vest is plenty" The mines never gave in
dications of more abundant harvest than
at the present time. Water, it is true, has
been scarce, but give us a sufficiency of
ditch privileges and this difficulty will be
removed. During the past season we have
not been favored with the usual QUautum of
rain and snow for steady and profitable la
Dor; in consequence of which many laborers
have JecOme discouraged and have left the
mines, yet Notwithstanding all this, there
never was more gold taken from them
according to the number engaged, than at
the present time-and though, in conse-
quence of the limited number of men at
work in the mines, there may not be a suf-
ficent amount of gold taken out to warrant
merchants in buying heavy supplies of mer
chandize, or to justify the high rents and
per centage that is now paid on capital; we
are nevertheless Of the opinion that Califor-
MIA, in spite of all these apparnt disadvan-
tages, will come out all the brighter in the
course of twelve or sixteen months. First.
however, rents must fall, expenses must be
cut down, labor and profits equalized, and
men must learn to practice economy Times
will then improve, iaborers will increase,
and the mines never-failing, ah ever in
creasing in their revealed resources, will
prove sufficiently rich to make San Fran
cisco one of the wealthest and most popu-
lous cities of the age.
NEVADA HoUsE.-Mr. MARSH recently