The weekly ledger., 1857-05-16
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The Wagon Road Convention

INTO consideration the proprlety OF Improving
the "Amador Wagon Road Route" follow
ing the divide between the waters of the Cos
umnes and Mokelumne, are published in this
paper, and do not require any extended re-
marks from us.
1t will be seen that it is of the utmost i'm
portance that the members Of the Finance
Committee, Ito raise survey funds) act prompt
". Only small sum, comparatively, is need
ed, but that should be forthcoming at once
Let us see, from competent authority, what
the character of the route is. Those who
have passed over it-men entitled to the
highest credibility pronounce it superior to
any other route, the opinions of some of those
interested north and south of us to the cen
trary Notwithstanding.
The more good roads we have the better
it is for the State at large The more good
ones we have in our own immediate vicinity,
the better it is for our county. We are in
favor of building roads over all the routes, if
it can be accomplished but here in Amador
we have an Independent route, possessing, we
believe, advantages in grade aud distance over
any other proposed line. We would be false
to Ourselves if we did not attempt to improve
the advantages we possess.
The report of the Surveying Party may
show to Sacramento that her money would
be more proftably expended between the
Mokeumne and Cosumnes than between the
Cosumnes and American.
VARIETY GooDs-If variety is the spice
of life," Wesley jackson surely ought to
grow corpulent, for he is constantly in the
midst of more variety than any other indi-
vidual we know Of We have heard of estab-
lishments where anything could be purchased,
"from cambric needle to an anchor;" and
the jackson Drug and Book Store comes as
near to that mark as any we have visited in
the State. 1t is well worth the while of any
one to call and examine the stock of variety
goods with which his counters and shelves are
loaded; ten TO one you will sec some little
article yon have been wanting for q long time,
without knowing where to find it. AT all
events, you will spend a half an hour or an
hour very agreeably.
The LAssoING CAsE.-The villain who
near the Mountain Spring House, caught the
little girl with lasso, remains in Jail at this
place We learn that proof can probably be
adduced that he had long been engaged in
kidnapping young Indians, which he carried
down and sold to Mexican raacher0s in the
southern part of the State. For this oIense
the statute imposes heavy penalty.
RENDER UNTO CESAR" &c-The Butte
Record pitches into the County Judge of that
county, because His Honor, protesting De
mocracy and having been elected by Demo
Gratis, (and even now candidate for further
favor from the same party,) lends his inau-
ence and patronage to the support of bogus
Republican sheet Sock it to him." Mr.
Reoord-the genuine Democracy of Butte
certainly will not fail to sustain you in a CON
test with MAJ who betrays psuedo-Democ-
racy as plainly as the Judge
STATE CENTRAL CoM.-There should be a
full meeting of the Democratic State Central
Commit+ao or Con Erona;,oz a., A. 0a4l
How about that rumor that the convention
itself is to be called in San Francisco? We
protest. 1t would be inconvenient and we
think unjust to the mountain counties. Sac
ramento is nearer the centre of the State and
is the grand centre of travel in the State.
CROPS IN AMADoR.-In jackson, Buena
Vista and lone valleys, the farmers, as a gen
eral thing, are cutting respectable crops of
hay-good crops of hay. The grain, in most
instances, is not heavy; in some cases, late
sown, it will be quite short; yet taken upon
the whole, the yield would be pronounced de-
cidedly large upon less favored soils.
OWNING UP-Messrs Harron & Hail. of
the lone City FIGURING Mills, Gentlemen We
acknowledge the corn-meai and duly return
our sincere thanks. 1t isno exaggeration to
say that it is altogether the best we have ever
tried in California, and as good as the best
we have ever found in cold corn countries" !"
If you want good, sweet, fresh-ground corn
meal, send to the lone City Mills.