The Georgetown news., 1856-05-15
PlacervilIe County Seat Circular.

This previously absurd docum MT, ad
dressed to the citizens of Ell Dorado county
upon the allabsobing topic of county seat
location, is before us. 1t It's scarcely worthy
of notice, so totally void is it of truth; but
for fear the uninitiated may be led astray
we shall deign to call attention to few Of
its unplausible features. Like everything
else which has emanated from the RaYine
City, it is q mere harangue of insolent
falsehoods and unblushing effrontery, and to
those who are conversant with county af
fairs, it reasonably shows on its face that its
author is either maniac or has no regard
whatever for the Mosaic injunction:-"thou
shalt not lie." The first passage which we
quote, is as follows:
"From Coloma, in O direct line, to the
north line of the county is not more than
eight miles; while the distance to the south
line is not less than thirty miles,"
From Coloma, in direct line, to the
north line of the county is not less than thir-
teen miles, and large proportion of the dis
tance is across rugged mountains; while The
distance to the south line is about twenty
miles, instead of thirty, and that too over
an extent of territory comparatively level,
which makes Coloma about equi-distant
from the northern and southern extremes.
The centrality of Coloma from east to west
is so equal to both extremes, that the ques-
ton is not mooted, Placerville knowing it
to be so extremely proposterous, have dis
creetly eyaded it. Again
"There is nothing between that place
(Coloma) and the Placer county line, not
even precinct giving a hundred votes"
This we call the most bare-faced, bold as
sertion of all, and to refute it we subioin the
votes polled in the various prominent pre-
cincts at the last election: Georgetown, 52l
Garden Valley, 800; Bottle Hill, 1856; Vol
canoyille, 163; Greenwood, 125; Murderers
Bar, Ill; Maine Bar, l03; besides ten small
er precincts, unitedly casting 665 votes; ma
king total of 2,l93, all Of which places
lie directly between CoIoma and the Placer
county line. This is not mere CANNON, but
undeniable facts, from which will be per-
ceived that there is embraced in the small
scope of territory above specified which
Placerville would fain make out mere non-
entity-quite one-fourth of the votes polled
in the entire county.
almost the entire County Seat business
of the county comes from points further
south than that place (Coloma); almost
none from any place north"
So far as the truth of the above is con-
cerned, we are free to admit that the Cen
tire" criminal business of the county almost
invariably comes from Placerville and
points further south, while none originates
north Of Coloma. 1t is well known fact
that for the last four years, all murders COM
mitted in the county were in the immediate
neighborhood of Placerville. If criminal
business were q paramount consideration,
we are willing to concede that the Ravine
City would be justly entitled to the county
seat.
"The property Of the county, as you may
learn from the Assessor or any of his depu-
ties is between $5,OO0,OOO and $4,000, 600.
The tax of fifty thousand dollars, although
all levied in one year, and was collectabIe
would be less than one per cent"
"The property of the county" as per last
years assessment roll, is $2,50O,OOO ga,
and in order to raise the $4,000 special
tax, together with cost Of collection, not
less than three per cent. would be levied.
"Now, of the $500 votes polled between
the south and middle forks, full one half
were polled at Kelsey, Spanish and Ameri-
can Flats, neither Of which places are north