Volcano weekly ledger., 1855-11-24
Suffer CREEK, Amador Co, Cal.
November 18th. 1855.


Since You have just commenced operations,
bethought myself that | might have some
/ little show to get n communication published
in your valuable paper, provided, / sent it
along among the first.
Know then that in the first place, wish
| to bring to the notice of the people of Vol
cano and vicinity and all others concerned.
| (and many such there are, the very great
Importance, and also the great necessity of q
better and shorter road from Sacramento city
to Volcano. Now sir, I'll tell you how
propose to effect the desired object 1t is
for company of men to form themselves
into Joint Stock Company in accordance
with the Statutes of the State, for the pur-
pose of making turnpike road from this
place to Volcano learn from good au-
thority that such road can be made, and
one too, that will shorten the distance mate
rally without hill on the road, and at
cost not exceeding $4,000 In fact re-
sponsible man living in this place offers to
take the contract for that sum, and also to
! He is well acquainted with every inch of the
ground, being an old settler in this county,
and having travelled over the route hundreds
of times, / consider him the best Judge of
the feasibility of the work in the county. /
am certain that fully one half of the stock
can be raised in this town The road should
be located directly up the creek, and about
the same grade of the creek, then by making
it close to the bank of the creek it would
avoid all hills. 1t is possible it might be nee
essary to cross the creek once or twice, and
in such cases, bridges would have to be built
1t is the universal opinion here that good
road can be made over the contemplated
route for less than $40, 900.
The road leading from this place to Sacra-
mento city, running past Whittlc's store, on
Dry creek is decided by every body acquainted
with it, to be at least seven miles shorter than
any other road leading to the city from this
place, and but one small hill on the road
When the road is once completed there need
be no fears about getting line of stages
established on the route, because, if the Cali
foruia Stage Company don't see fit to put on
a line, there is pleanty of private enterprise
standing ready to do it, Passengers for Sac |
ramento can then take the stage in the NOR
ming at Volcano, run down to this place to
breakfast, and arrive in the city in time for
the San Francisco boats Returning would /
leave Sacramento in the morning and arrive
in Volcano about the same time they now
reach Jackson
The immense advantage Volcano would
derive from opening the road, (to casual
observer) would hardly be perceptible at first
thought, but figures, they say, won't lie, and
| will give few to demonstrate it, Suppose
there are Is teams arriving in5 vocano daily
with average loads of one ton each. am
confident they will average more.) Now it |
is well know fact that goods of all kinds
can be delivered there at least one fourth
and think one half, of a cent per pound
cheaper than at present, from the very fact
that teams can make the trip fully one day
sooner than they now do. Then if merehan-
disc be delivered there S. per ton cheaper
than at present, and an average of Is tons is
received daily, it amounts to s75 per day, 80
days to the month makes So, ,25O per month,
and the snug little sum of s27, 600 per annum,
clear gain to the people of Volcano alone
Now it is shown by these figures that the
people of Volcano would be benefited nearly
double the cost of the road the first year
The next question that presents itself, is,
will the stock be paying stock! i say it will,
and to prove it, will give few more fig
ures have before estimated that Is teams
will pass over the road daily each way. Now
suppose of them will be 2 horse teams, and
to pay toll of IS cents going up loaded