Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-06-13

After all that the Sacra mento Tr,;
given to the public on the wagon road sinh
ject, and in favor of "Johnson's Cut.oey
route. and about collections to build road
from Sacramento to Carson Valley. tba, ma.
per has at last, undertaken to examine and
explain the Act making the appropriation
for the road. The wording of tho
Act seems to require the Unions explana-
tion' In order to render its meaning perfect
iy clear. Without this explanation, the Act
is not latitudiuous enough. The REQUIRE
ment that The road shall touch the eastern
boundary OF the State, ''at or near Honey
Lake" has attracted the Unions attention
and a lucid explanation of the intention Of
Congress, is given Without this explana-
nation, it is extremely doubtful whether
the people of California, or even Congress.
would have properly understood the bill
1t does not say that "Johnson's Cut off, is
near Honey Lake." but would, evidently
like 10 give this particular requirement Of
the Act, a latitudinous construction. and
for this purpose commences at Salt Lake
Valley, and oblie ingly informs the Superip.
tendent and Engineer how the road NAV be
located, first promising that "but little dis.
erection is deposited with them, as follows:
From the South Pass the road may be located
through Salt AXE Valley either north or south Of
Great Salt Lake. and the shortest line 10 the bonn
Diary OF California near Honey Lake"
Again, the Union says:
"tf more favorable locality for the road to enter
California should be discovered NEAR Hopey Lake
the Engineer and Superintend would moi only he
justified but required, under the law to adop, it~
This explanatory feeler will, doubtless,
soon be followed by an article showing that
Carson Valley, and 'Jobnson's Cut off " are
NEAR Honey Lake, and that it is the duty
of the Engineer and Superintendent, under
the law. to locate the road on that route.
The same issue also intimates that the
Wagon Road Directors contemplate trip to
Carson Valley, in stage coach, over the
"Jobnson Cut off " road. That paper is,
evidently, a little shaky, about the merits
of the Carson Valley, and would like to con-
vey the impression that it is practicable as q
stage road
Even if it was, the route from the big
bend of the Humboldt river, through Honey
Lake Valley, to the Sacramento Valley, and
to Sacramento city, ria 0roville, is the
shortest by some thirty or forty mTTes. It
also avoids the pestiferous waters Of the
Humboldt, and the destructive deserts above
and below the sink. through which the Car
son Val ey route leads the immigrant, and
marks his way with operty destroyed, and
the bleached bones Of stock The route
through Honey Lake Valley affords an
abundance of pure water and grass and
presents the only natural road through the
mountains These facts are suDstantiated
by persons familiar with 18th routes.
1t is only necessary for sapse whose duty
1t is to locate the vernment road, to ex-
anime the two roaies before locating the
road, in order to understand the REQUIRE
ments Of The Act providing for its constrc-
ton, Without the aid ef interested explana-
tons. That thsy will so SO, We shall not
per nit ourselves to doubt, and therefore,
have no frars but that the national work
will terminate in accordance with the act
not NEAR" bat-''near Honey Lake "