Mountain Democrat., 1857-06-20
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T;,r !,at,on Il, al .;..:c.p:i
t. the most important subject that can
cnragc the attention Of tic ,i.;z II, ci IL
polado. The grand object, TO tht attain
ncilt If which i9r long time many Of
! our l.n.t cuir;pri>iug citizens have di-
ro,t,a tucir Y.Inrt>. - at lenr'h ah,l, L.
bc r,'il.d. rri.atc enterprise, that
/ great AGENT Of internal Improvement and
. ."ial reform, moved hy tie powerful
lever Of S"lf-il,tcrc,t, has undertaken to
accomplish what the State Gpy,rnmcnt
! l1- failed to do, or hid n't t." !.".r T."
| perform. Dirt has been broken, ami
''tlc axe has been lairtat tine i,ot IF tlte
tree; in word the work ofcon>lruc,ii"
and iinpro, in" the rapd from Carson Na'-
frv, >! pA.lln, TO tic y;,i"y 81
the Sacramento, Iia> bHtu actually BEGUN.
The party Of reronnoislnco, composed
of the foard Of Directors, aud other tn
tcrrrivin- citizens; w':o f';,'ira ltyitw Of
tie route w;.,.in the )j~t w,.'', were
most a,rocahi: Gi>A,?oin;,i to I'D that
the natural ob~tnri,S hrl been greatly
exaggerated, and that indeed, it is quite
practicable 10 build good stage road
over thc entire route at one lalf of the
cApon>e estimated ut the SACRAMENTO
Convention 10 be necessary. 1t is conf
drn'!y bc'icycd that tvcnt''' sand del
hrs will mike the road Good for al ln,ac-
tical purposes. Cranla'l & Co.. pioneer
stage, that conveyed, or accom- anicl the
party above named, made tba trip from
Vary's, in Carson Valley, to Piaccrville
il tGonty hours t.aye!in- -~thne.
With the very ;riiling improvements
proro,cl to be made the present season,
thcsc>s.agcS Can make the distance il
twelYe hours, and rtiacc the uHlriius
,int iioa Grioa in | tah to Sacramento
to on, a.. naf days.
Mr, CralGo1 informs US he had 10 diff
ticulty III taking his stage, "a lar.cc Con
cord wagon, with four horsc>,) over the
wort part Of the road. Indeed there are
but three Lad places in the road, &c but
short distances, and contracts either have
been or are about to be made for improv-
ing them. Slippery Ford liil. which
perhaps is The u-li.,t part Of ;hc whole
read, has been undertaken by M.. Brock
lis, who contract, to make it tl'".>abl, hy
good wagon read FIR e>li'"
Ike prol.oSc, 10 graf the SUNNI; for
$4,000, and $5.OrU will grade the Pea
vine hills.
These calculations arc maic upon pos
tive observations and the conclusions of
practical men, who viii undertake. t. per
form the work at these :igurrs. !, any
citA.a so blind to the importance ol the
work, 50 indifferent 10 the prosperity Of
the county, 50 careless Of tAc advantages
that must tlow to himself, not t. perceive
the yal"c and necessity Of making every
requisite clurt to :a>c the mc.,p, to l,r>h
on TO roni ilc,ion. with the utmost d.
pat"!', the improvement Of tic road: Ihl
sum to hc raised is - trihin- compared
with the value of The appropriation, thai
ii seems to lis unnecessary to ur:c onr
citizens t. active and liberal measures in
''rhait of Ii. catl",";>r. II the yo;,r,
"a the tpWuai..is "f +. lIoi,,.o tl."ot. it
which the road and It's blanche; will pas,
and who will he personally and in'iiy;.U.
ally benefited, would contribute one dol
lar crch, the subscription would equal ,hc
proportion of III Dorado, to the sum ne
cen aly for the ron,"acts now mn,ic, or
that will bc maGr this sr' on. If the
wealthy citizens of Piaccryil!c and alon"
the mai" rot' would pay one dollar upon
each one hundred collars worth of taxa
hl> properly trey possess, the sum would
lay all thr appropriations necessary for
the contracts hVw mad. or that will be
made this GcaSon. Rather might We say,
that III amount thus raised world be- all
sufficient to mli,c 4 iirst rate stage road.
Can better investment be 'a.ic Of such
a triinG fraction o. their cai,;ta'? Is it
not far better, and viii Il net I,"y inlin-
iteIy more to the capitals! thus to draw
to his door the patronage ofthc overland
immigration, and the trade Of Utah, than
to invest in uncertain apeculations and
doubtful minin" enterprises: We would
urge the Subscription Committee to ac-
tive and unremitting industry, and appeal
to every citizen not to wait to bc called
Oh by the committee, but come forward
and subscribe though it be but "a mite"
Public Meeting.
Fair PLAY June 18Th 1877