The Placer herald., 1855-12-15
Michigan CITY Correspondence.

MICHIGAN DLUFF, Dec. 10, 1898.
Nr. Editor: would not venture to inflict
upon your valuable columns anything more
than has already been said in regard to the
division Of the County, did not the Ioma Hill
NeWS, with unwarrantable presumption de-
clare that but one expression had been given
in regard to it," and that the people them
selves demand it. Now, sir, very large
proportion of the population on this Divide,
extending from Michigan Bluff to Strongs
Diggings, and Last Chance give their ex-
preston in an unqualified opposition to this
isolated issue OF local policy the decara-
ton of the Ne1cs to the contrary nothwith-
standing And it is for reasons conclusive
to every sensible mind which is not over
prejudiced, with the imaginary prospects of
a bright office in the future, or the local ben
eft which would accrue to the town where
the new county seat would probably be sit
uated.
The old county of Placer never before
presented such bright prospect for the fu-
ture as is now guaranteed to her by the daily
developments Of her inexhaustible mineral
resources, and the increased wealth which it
is now known LAYS hidden beneath her many
| golden hills; and those who have watched
with fear and doubt the various yicissitudes
through which the old county has struggled,
can already see the bright day dawning upon
her future existence, which will raise her in
the scale Of prosperity as one Of the wealth
lest and most prominent counties Of which
the mineral districts throughout the State
can boast, and it is this desire which is SO
generally manifested by all, that induces the
the people Of the county to quietly submit to
the increase Of taxation which is imposed
upon them, hoping that the acme of their
strong desire will soon be attained, and that
the primitive debt of our county organization
will no longer be an incumbrance upon our
growing prosperity.
1t is also known that the variety Of inter
ests which characterize the different localities
Of this State, have arrayed in our Legislature
the agricultural and the commercial against
the mining interests, and that the small and
divided delegations from the mines, are but
> lightly regarded both in our State Conven-
tons and Legislature by the power from San
Francisco and the united action of the agri-
cultural districts. 1t is an undeniable fact
which experience has fully illustrated, that
the interests Of the mining districts depend
very much upon the strength and unity OF
their delegations; and as further testimony
| will refer you to the county of Ell Dorado
whose strong and united delegation has been
; the Malakotf Of the mining interests against
which the selfish schemers of monopolsino
San Francisco found it difficult to contend
What would be our condition if the tax
payers were divided, and two set of county
officers to support instead of one! 1t is true
that, with Court House under every mans
door there would be slight difference in re-
gard to Sheliffs mileage in criminal cases
but this amount is so trihng when compared
with the expense of new Court House and
jail with all the necessary ct ceteras conse-
quent upon the organization Of a new coun-
ty, together with the extra set of county off
GERS which sould be inflicted upon us, that
we prefer enduring this imaginary disease to
applying the suicidal and destructive remedy
prescribed by Professor xxx and his young
medical advisers.
1t is for these reasons, and many others
which | will mention at another time, that a
large majority of people on this divide (not
including the town limits of Iowa IIlD will
give their unqualified opposition to the pro-
posed division, notwithstanding the NeWs has
stamped such "as men of peculiar tempera-
ment and bias whose support would be more
disastrous than their opposition" Let the
issue come when it will, we have that abiding
confidence in the intelligence of the people
to believe they will never consent to a dou-
bling up Of expenses, nor quietly witness