Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-06-10
The Road Act.

htteI hii tuht lhe SacTd Dent0 LntOU mas
given TO the ublic on the wagon road sub.
jecr, and in favor Of "Johnson's Cutoff ="
route. aud about collections to build a road
from Sacramento to Carson Valley. that pa
per has, at last, undertaken to examine and
explain the Act making the appropriation
for the roal. The wording Of I'll,
Act seems to require the Union's explana
ton. in order 10 render its meaning perfect
ly clear Without this explanation. the Ac,
is not latituii, Gus enough. The require
ment That The road Shall touch the easterl
boundary OF the State, cat or near Hone,
LaSe," has attracted the Unions attention
and lucid explanation of the intention 81
Congress, sgivea without this explana.
nation, it is extreracly doubtful wbethe,
the people Of California, or even Congress
would have properly understood the hill
IL does not say that ''Jchuson's Cut.off'' j,
near "Honey Lake" but would evidently.
like 20 give this particular requirement OF
the Act, IA latitudinous construction, and
for this purpose commences at salt Lake
Valley, and obi ingly informs the Supern-
ten,lent and Engineer how the road may be
located, first premiing that "but'lttle dis
cretjOn is deposited' with them, as follows =
From lhe South Pass the read may be located
through sail ! axe Valley either north or south Of
Gr-nt Salt Lake and the shortest line 10 the boun-
Diary OF California near Honey Lake"
Again, tue Union says
1T more favorable locality for the road to enter
& litornla should btY discovered NEAR toney Lake.
the Engineer and Superintendent would not only be
justified but required. under the law. 10 adopt it,"
Thi, explanatory feeler will, doubtless
soon be followed by an article showing that
Carson Valley, and 'Johnson's Cut off " are
NEAR Honey Lake, and that it is the duty
of the Engineer and superintendent. under
thelaw. to locate the road on that route.
The same issue also iniimates that the
Wagon Road Directors contemplate a trip to
Carson Valley, in II stage coach, over the
"Jchnson Cut ctf " road. That paper is,
evidently, a little shaky, about the merits
of the Carson Valley, anG would like Tor con.
vey the impression that it is practicable a. IA
sage road
Even if it was, the route from the big
bend of the humboldt river, through Toney
Lake Valley, to the Sacramento Valley, and
to Sacramento ely ria Oroville. is the
shortest by some thirty or forty miles 1t
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 lends the immigrant, and
marks his way with P operty destroyed, and
the bleached bones Of stock. The rou tc
through Honey Lake Valley affords an
abundance of pure water and grass, and
presents the only natural road through the
mountains. These facts are suostantiatcd
10y persons familiar with both routes.
It's only necessary for those whose duty
1t is to locate the government road, 70 ex-
anime the two rou,es before locating the
road, in order to understand the require
lnents of the Act providing for its constrc
ton, AithoCt the aid of interested explana.
tions. That they will do 30, we shall not
permit ourselves to doubt, mid therefore,
have no fears but that the national work
Will terminate in accordance with the act
not NEAR" but-''near Honey Lake