The Nevada journal., 1855-02-09

EDITOR JOURNAL: l notice timely COM
munication in your last issue, calling public
attention to the best route "for the EmigranI
road,n &c.
There arc two great projects now to be
very generally discussed that required the best
men, the best council and the hearty working
cooperation of oil interested persons in this
county, in order that they may be speedily and
triumphantly consumated.
If the Emigrant road by the way of what is
called the "Truckee Pass can be made, and
the great canal, known as the South Yuba
Canal, (which is to bring in the waters of
liie), can be accomplished; they would more
than equal all the other benefits and resources
of wealth we now have.
If these two great projects are feasible
can be attained-all candid persons must be
impres sed with regard to the essential benefit
that would be derived. There will be those
WHO will oppose, and it is to be desired that
the public will be watchful or we shall be
"balked" by the smooth words and machina
tions of those yalorous bulls" who always
stand in the way of every public improvement
that may seem to interfere with their own pri-
vate self aggrandizing arrangement
Now with regard to the route for the road,
| have the authority of more persons than one,
who have travelled the several routes, and who
have carefully examined them, and they assure
me that the "Trucllee route" is the nearest,
most direct, affording water and grass, and
for other reasons has the preference of oil
others. The "Truckee meadows" consisting
of thousands of acres of valuable land NAV
we'll compare with Carson Valley. The roa d
can be easily improved, for instance, in cross
ing the Yuba Canon. With triling expense
this canon can be avoided.
This route is travelled by the euigrants and
ever has been, quite as much as any other,
notwithstanding the runners" that are sta
toned at all the crossings to direct the cini-
grants into those roads that lead to Sacramen-
to, Hangtown, and Bownieville. The duplic-
ity and adroit cunning of these runners "
cannot be beat. The emigrants will very gen.
orally testify that they have been sadly misdi-
rected by those well paid servants OF an organ.
lied band Of men, who are sent out for a |
q purpose"
By the Truckee route, the emigrant is intro
duced at once to the most extensive mining re-
gion in the State. The divide between the
Yuba and Bear rivers offer facilities for min
ing and other enterprises that would have en-
couraged thousands to have remained with US,
who have by their introduction into other
parts, left the country, disbeartened and DISCUS
ted.
There has been, and are now, these banded |
10y the several parties interested) to divert at
ention from this route while Nevada has dis
played bat little forecast with regard to it.
Ifthere IS an objection to this road, it is the
winter SHOWS. believe in all the roads there !
5 but little, if any travel in the winter.
There ore many emigrants who have tray
,lled the several routes who can and l hope
will avail themselves Of your paper and give
their testimony publicly in favor of the Truck
,e route"
Nevada should awake to this matter and |
urn the emigration on this route the coming
season. t
The labor of emigrahts will all be required
on this prospective ditch that is to be and in
he extensive mines that are now thirsty for
he abundant crystal waters that are now run
1ing to waste in the far-famed Yuba.
Now word about this canal, J verify be-
ieve it will be commenced this coming season.
If not by the company, who now have it in
it will by the impatient miners
Of Washington, Gold Hill, Alpha and last not
east Omega.
The prejudice that exists in some minds
against foreign capitalists is avowed by only
those who have q special interest in preventing
and delaying an enterprise, which would make
ten American citizens capitalists, where it
would thus benefit one foreigner. If the mi
ners were to dig and own n ditch there would
be many interested of foreign birth
say come Englishmen, come all, who have
character for honesty, capital, talent for bust
ness, and mutually cooperate with US in all
these great enterprises but before you rap the
ballot box with your knuckles awhile!
NJ.
WHAT CONSTITUTES A GREAT MAS-Anl