Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-09-19
Honey Lake Route-.iohn KirL--and the
SacralnefIiO knion-AgaIn.

less by the Honey Lake and Orovi,le route.
than by the Carson Valley route The Sac
ramento Union of September 10Th, admits
that the altitude is higher on the Carson
Valley route by $40 feet, than on the Honey
Lake route. We also produced the fact that
over one hundred miles Of the Honey Lake
route from Sacramento, was travelled daily
by the California Stage Company After
the exhibition of these facts, we are at
loss to discover why the Un5oa should con-
tlnue its advocacy of the "Johnson cut.Of"
unless it is controlled by self.hness, and a
feeling of petty rivalry totally unworthy of
an organ dated from the capitol of Califor-
mia,
Should the National Emigraut road enter
California at Honey Lake, as contemplated
by the act Of Congress making appropria-
tions for its construction, over one-third Of
the distance from the bend of the Humboldt
to Sacramento, would be through the valley
of the Sacramento. Is not this preferable
to the one hundred and thirty or forty miles
Of desert intervening between the bend Of
the HUMBOLDT and Carson river Does the
Ouion prefer turning the weary emigrant
over sinks, and deserts lined with the bones
Of stock, and the property Of former emf
grants, instead of a route leading through a
rich and populous valley II 80, the Uni9n
should continue its unmitieated mi>repre-
scntation concerning the northern portion of
the State, and continue its advocacy Of the
"J0hasOn cm off,"
BY terminating the National Wagon Road
at Honey Lake, the distance s not increased
to the centre of the State, while lower and
better pass is obtained than can be found at
any other point. Good roujes are found
leading from Honey Lake into u'hern
Oregon, the northern counties Of California,
Shasta, Teh ANA, Colusa, Plumas, and Scr-
ra, besides the direct route route through
Butte, YGba and Suffer to Sacramento. A
practicable is also known from Honey Lake
along the eastern base of the Nevada noun
tains to Carson Valley The trip from Hon
ey Lake to Oroville, has been made been
made with four horses aud an eleven passen-
ger Concord wagon, III thirty hours driving
time. 1T has been estimated that Stages
would m~ke the trip from Honey Lake to
Marysvlle. in twenty-four hours What
more appropriate point could be found for
the terminus OF the National highway The
Sacramento Union says Johns0n'S cu 0G."
The Union thinks that, "the cGntiguity
of large sheet of water. Bigler lake, mod.
ifes the climate Of J0hnS0n'S pass very ma.
terially," This is certainly a new discovery
of the scientific effect of water upon climate,
and one doubtless, left to be discovered by
che advocates of "JOhn>OH'S cat oT" OF
course, in the estimation Of the Unl0n, "the
contiguity Of the large sheet Of water"
Honey Lake, does not modify 1.-THE climlte
of the Honey Lake Route very material
ly,' for the simple reason We suppose, that
the latter body of water is not located on
.'.Johnson's CIT cf'"
It's be hoped that such Influences may be
brought to bear upon the authorities at
Washington, as will cause the removal Of
Tie present Superintendent, and the ap.
p0intment OF one whose disinterestedncss will
permit him TO d. justice to all portions of
the State, and exrend the liberal donation
as contemplated and recommended by Con.
gress The Honey Lake route presents the
shortest, easiest, lowest and best passage
through the range Of mountains that bound
California on the east. The government
has ordered wagon to be constructed to
that point, and has supplied the means for
that purpose. If the present Superintend-
ent is too deeply interested in some hvorite
"cm off," to carry out the liberal intentions
of the general government, let California
demand his removal, and the appointment of
disiuterested person, whose only object
will be faithful and dsinterested discharge
of his duty.
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