San Andreas independent., 1857-05-09

vote his entire personal attention to the con-
struction of the road and have sole charge
thereof, under the direction of the Directors, to
whom be shall be responsible for the faithful
of his duties, and subject to removal
by them for cause satisfactory to them.
RECOMMENDATION.
The committee unanimously recommend to
this Convention, that Judge David Shepherd, of
l.. G. Root, ESQ., of Mokelumne Hill
and 6. E. Drew, Esq, of Stockton, be appointed
Directors, under the above resolutions.
The report was accepted.
The officers reported by the committee were
unanimously elected by the Convention.
The resolutions were read sesiatim and the
first seven were adopted mem. con.
While the eighth resolution was under con-
sideration, Mr.. Emo remarked that he thought
it would be a better plan to request the Super
vsors of the several counties to take collections.
Mr.. Emo was not tenacious, but as yet seve-
raj counties were not represented. How, then,
could this body select fit men for the duty?
Mr.. Higgins offered an amendment, that in
unrepresented counties the Board of Supervi-
sors be requested to appoint Committees on
Collections.
After adopting the amendment, the resolution
was adopted. The ninth resolution and the
recommendation were unanimously adopted.
DR.. Brewster, Surveyor General of the State,
was called upon to address the Convention
He spoke at considerable length, giving a very
lucid and satisfactory statement of the topo-
graphy of the country through which the route
passes, the engineering required, the nature and
extent of the work necessary to put the road in
complete order, &c. DR.. B. in conclusions said
1t would be wrong in me to say aught to injure
any route or to act as partisan in favor of any
route; | wish to make no inyidious compari-
sons. yet can truthfully bear witness to the
combined facilities for MAXIM an excellent road
in every particular, which this Calaveras route
so eminently possesses. | have crossed the
mountains a number Of times in various pla-
ces, during past years, and | know of none
which surpass, and but few that equal this route
for a good road. In conclusion, | would be
happy to answer any enquiries as to the differ
ent parts of the road, and proposed deviations
from its line, and thanking you for your COM
plimentary attention, cheerfully offer any assist
ance in my power to the successful accomplish
ment Of your enterprise.
Mr.. Thompson (Expressman), responsive to
a hearty call, made his appearance. He said:
can add nothing TO what DR.. Brewster has al
ready told you | can only endorse what he
has said. l have travelled many of the routes
leading into California, and unhesitatingly pro-
nounce the Calaveras route as surprising any
have yet travelled TCheers.7 can say moth
ing more favorable than this.
Judge Badgley remarked that he thought an
address to citizens interested, and immigrants,
should be prepared, and moved that commit
tee of five be appointed for the purpose, so
that the sense of the Convention be made known.
The motion prevailed, and the Chair ap
pointed on the committee Messrs. Shepherd,
Emo, Daggett, Lanius and Hanford.
Mr.. Shepherd said that he did not believe
the Post-ohice Department were aware of the
magnificent pass leading into this State through
committee be also appointed to embody the
facts elected before this Convention, and see
that the same be laid before the Department
referred to.
Mr.. Lippincott, on secondng Mr.. Shepherds
motion, spoke some time and explained why it
should be the interest of San Francisco to aid
the enterprise. Much attention was paid him
he having evidently opened up theme not
before discussed. He also clearly explained
why the energy and enterprise of the inhabi-
tants of the southern districts should extend
their field of operations beyond Carson Canon,
and stated that if, as he had been informed,
practicable road could be opened from the Sink
of Carsons to Salt Lake City, it would save
the travel of not less than two hundred miles.
Mr. Wheeler stated, he had reconnoitered the
route last summer, aud made the trip from the
Mormon Station to Salt Lake City in fourteen
days, calling the distance 400 miles, when by
the route ria the Sink of Humboldt, the dis
tance estimated was $50 miles. He also allu-
ded to the active agency taken by the Immi-
grant Aid Society of San Francisco, and recon-
mended an Auxiliary Association to be formed
in the different counties
Mr.. Shepherds motion was carried.
Subsequently, on the motion of Mr.. Daggett,
he was relieved from serving on the committee,
and Mr. Badgley was appointed in his stead.
Mr.. Higgins offered the following resolu-
tons:
Resoloed, That the Post-office Department at
Washington be respectfully requested not to
give out contract for the transportation of the
mails from Placervile to Carson Valley, until
further information has been obtained with re-
spect to the most feasible and practicable route,
and more especially with reference to the route
known as the Big Tree route.
Resotred, That the proceedings of this Con-
vention, signed by the officers, be communica-
ted 10 the Post-otiice Department at Washing
ton.
Mr.. Hanford was in favor of commencing
the work at once. The job is not to be done
by contract. Let us have action action Let
the delegation soon return to Carson Valley,
state that we will at once go to work, and they
too will be up and doing. $4,000 will COM
mence the work, and $1,000 more will COM
plete it and give us a road superior-far supe-
rior to any other that can be constructed.
Mr.. Wheeler, of Carson Valley, in order to
show the advantage of the Calaveras route,
told the Convention that he, with two horses,
had taken q heavier load to Carson Valley via