The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-02-28
NOhlcss Puss.

The ,mpressioa lives thrsugh Aa eternal age
Nohlcs' Pass.
| We find oar California exchanges agta,ins
the project Of securing NoBLrs' Pass 10 bs
opened through the Sierra Nevadas. and adopt.
ing the route marked out by our townsman
from the Missouri 10 California. The San
Francisco Herald OF the 4th Dccc,nI~r, copies
from the Marysvile HraH letter from Mr.
Nosss. which we repubish below
Sr. PAuis MINNESOTA TKRRiroRs.
October goth. 1851.
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any person tina, | am aware of. now living in
yonr place, take the liberty of addressing this
let,*7 to you hoping the sshiect will not prove
uDin,ercs,ing to you or the citizens Of Marys-
Vile | will introduce myself as the person
who discovered the Pass IN the Sierra Nevada,
from the Humboldt river TO the Sacramento,
callei Nobless Pass. Since that time, and
and since my trip To and from California through
the Plains, ] have been extremely anxious 10
make known some facts in relation to contn.
uous railroad route from the Missouri to the Sac.
ramento river.
II was through the assistance of lew indi
viduals in Shasta City that ! Was enabled 10
discover and explore that part Of the route as
an emgirant road. ] now propose 10 make
known u route from the Missouri TO the SAcra-
mcnto, wh,ea .s,licye, 10 he the most feasible
for Railroad. and as Marysvie will come in
for IL large share Of the benefits. tlatter myself
that may expect some assistance from that
quarter, 1t will be rmembcred by some at
least in California. tina, il was with extreme
difficulty was enabled to induce the people TO
believe that there did exist good and feasible
wagon road through that part ol the moun-
tains; in fact, 1t was disputed by nearly or
quite all Of the old mountainecrs, Sectional
feelings, fear, will foil me in the attempt to
make the facts known. until others shall have
made the same discovery,
Two wears ago. occupied seat in the leg
islaiure oi this Territory. and used my best eN
ertions 10 lay before the people the advantages
10 be gained by making public whatever
knew Ia relation 10 the route. was very sue
cessful. and large meeting was called. and by
unanimous vote il was agreed that should
write 10 Washington for the purpose oi rpurt
ing the facts. ~ ! nndcrstood them. TO the de-
partmeDts
did 40. but could not have selected more
unhvorable time The famous kansas and
Nebraska l'ili, the Gads'lcn Treaty III" War
Steamer and Insane Bills were IN full blast --
There were also three or four surveying par
ties oD the different rontes, from whom some
thing valuable in the way nf discoveries was
expected Sectional feeling ran high. and eve
~ man expected Pacific railroad 10 pas his
door and anything tina, was propos"i To DC
done in our locality was opposed by peoplp ia
another until such times M reports came IN
from those that were already on the different
surveys. 30 far as have been able to learn,
none Of them have been able to arrive at any
thing tang'hle
shall bc IN the i@ifisa'ure again tt@ "'h,
ter and shall make another attempt IN hopes OF
a better termination ] shal also v's,' wash
ingtoh, on or aboni the ii'teenth OF February,
when J trust shall meet well directed infu'
encc from yovs quarter. J shall then make
the SANE o'hr ma, J niahr thr izens o' Shas
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