Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-10-01
Letter No. A.

MIR. EDITOR IN my lnst eVuSue, iIOm
natural display Of reliable causes. to estab-
lish our perpetuity as town, even under
present circumstances; but as every prcba-
biity exists of n railway system being soon
laid down in our State, ! design by this to
sbew why o oville is preferential locality
to that Of Marysville, as grand northern
line terminus II, and there seems little
doubt that soon there will, line proceed
from Folsom. having. as it doubtless would,
the capital support Of Sacramento. for safety
and convenience of fuel, it would most nat
urally proceed along the foothills, where
they commence TO merge into the piains,-
Business prudence suggest this course in a
country where our plains and bottoms are so
subject TO annual immersons Situated as
Orovlle il, in the immediate vicinity Of the
foothills, presuming the line when commenc-
ed to be carried through to Red Blulls, we
would lie on the direct route. Now, if, in
stead of procC eding by this natural and safe
route, it should be directed, say, from the
upper Hdltls VI tuc bNht llNCiS w yo-
willie. and from thence by bridging the
Feather near its neighborhood, pursue n
route across the country in the neighbor-
hood Of the Buttes, one object would assur-
edly be effected, that of cutting off Oroville :;
hut whether the public would be equally
served, and the great increased outlay as
all n hn ipnVaosa1 ha1 ri m tba m 1nr.
taking itself, would thus be compensated, is
certainly more than doubtful. Urged by
the instincts OF self-defense, with view to
centraliziug herself, Marysville, with her
known sagacity, might favor such roule.
since it would tetnrd rail communication
between this town aud Sacramento.
But can we doubt that the lights which
companies now orgauizing have before them
to guide their deliberations, wouli hesitate
to eject route where the safety 10 tie
undertaking Itself, to say toe least. il prob.
lematical, the extensive alluval sectiOn in
ciuded on this route, which in any country
arc highly unsafe for undertakings of so
ponderous haracter, subjecting them to
annual disarrangemeut and disaster. be.
sides the huge capital, even, to build ono
bridge, and successfully % 'ercome the engi
neerug difficulties that are sure 10 present
themselves at points on our llver where the
banks are the formation of di,Uvial deposit
A reliable history of our State, being con.
fined to the period which We have occupied
il, does not afford data suiicient-our Oh.
servations do not extend over Sufficient
periOd-to guar antee the establishment OF
ponderouS works on allu\ial regions
L. l,,,, 10,
tions is devoid OF these Objectionable fea:.
ures, whilst she possesses otheriuduccments
to railway enterprise. | refer to the ex.
tensive coal field, and lime ranges The
former nre extensive and fair qua ity, and
promise. with railway proximity, to open
vast field Tor enterprise This is no vague
illusion, Iressed into service to bolster up a
cause. for without the fear of contradiction,
| assert that our coal fields will greatly and
permanently advance both local and unity
interests, and despite the competition from
the mines of Oregon, prove IA source of profit
by extended interior consumplion, greatly
modifying the crushing expenditure under
which our manufactures labor from the con
sumption of wood as fuel. Their di,crvery
is Mt least the supply of one desidcratn oi
our Stnte-l refer to coal and Ion lis
chief value, however. to Or0vilir, l. that it
will give her facilities for manufacture, aud
invite railway enterprise
From our youthful and undeveioped con-
disiou rs II State. great hazard 5csets such
gigantic enterprises, that in states that have
surmounted the iucipient difficulties Incl
dent i to development, does not occur, and
MS ii natural n>equence economy - prlna-
~ capital outlay Il, iinperiou,ly demanded
aui would most safely be c1nditi"ned to our
pt eseut int erior demands with limited pros
ective expectation; hence back ~ return
freight is matter of the deepest Importance
to railway enterprises, by the appliance of
waste power to n pr, titable issue Thus the
huge capital required for the completion OF
such works, ought prudeutly 10 be lett to
naturally gravitate 10 thuse locations where
its fostering influence, by stimulating de
velopmeut, ensure to it Irtht and permn.
nepcy 1t may. indeed, he possible, and
even probab that ere long, a grand line
from Folsom to Oloville. and on TO lrekn,
by PIT; river and Shasta Valleys, and thence
to Oregon. may be commenced. Although too
grand design for present completion, II is
not the less certainly required, the route
being unmistakably laid down by nature -
This want of Il system Of internal traffic is
n drag to tie energies Of California. As it
is our towns and cities are characterized ty
alternate spells ot activity and inactivity,
the profits created by the industry OF the ole
being consumed 10y the indolence Of the 9th
aral CxfStl Of Inf r.ttl