San Andreas independent., 1857-04-25
Correspondence of the San Joaquin Republican,
The Great u. States Mail Route.
THE QUESTION SETTLED IN FAVOR or THE Big TREE ROUTE
FO3 THE GREAT UNITED STATES MAIL FROM ST. LOUIS
VIA SALT LAKE CITY, CARSON VALLEY, BIG TREE, MUIR
PHYS AND STOCKTON, TO SAN FRANCISCO.
MuRPHY's, April goth, 1s5

MuRPHYs April Goth, 1857.
Just in the midst of sparaons for the coming
Convention to be Id at Mokelumae Hill on the Cd day
of May next who should among but the ceebra-
ted Sierra Nevada Expressman John A. Thompson? He
arrived from Carson Valley last Friday April 18th, and
left for Sacramento yesterday Mr. 1hompsons report
must satisfy the minds of the most sceptcal tat the
Pacerve route must be abandoned a United States
Mail Route, and the Big Tree Route adopted He says
that there is compar ison between the two rout=s
that empty wagon is much and as heavy load as
be got the Placervle route lie stage coaches
and will be Big Tree Route SEASON at
the rate of ten miles hour. Mr. Thompson contem-
plates putting express coach upon the route
he complete his arrangements lie also assures us
that the people of Carson VALLEY and neg borood will
come here and do their radag business aid motto
posted up tlrouga the Valy calirga meeting OF
the citizens of Utah Territory TO send Del gas to our
Convention.
In view of these facts arrive tie conclusion hat
State will grow up the slope the Sera
wi ch will embrace whole Carson country; at the
people Of TIA country will Lave daily easy acc IS into
California the best Mouutaa road in the world aad
mattr Of course, the main body the overland mmi-
grafton will follow, naturally seeks its level
That the Postmaster General the head of any other De-
partment will arbitrarily establish terminus Honey
Lake, or a0F Other place the eastern line Of tie State
of California wit out direct reference to the ne tat
should be adopted from the said eastern ac of the State
to the city of San Francisco for the great ULid States
Mail, Of common Sense believes Therefore, the
line indicated at the ad Of is article being the true
one--must be adopted.
Let US look at it geographically. From st.
Lons to Salt Lake. the line of travel is nearly
due west; from Salt Lake, in lat 100 30/ north
to Carson Valley, in lat. SO ~, the traveller
makes nearly two degrees southng, which is a
great advantage, when he arrives at what has
been looked upon heretofore as an almost i'm
passable barrier; from Carson Valley to MUIR
phys, Int. $50 10/, Murphy's to Stockton, in
lat $50; to San Francisco in lat. 80 49,, al
most perfectly straight, making one degree
southing from Careys mill in Carson Valley to
our Commercial Metropolis. This is the route
which nature has pointed out and an expendi-
tnre of millions to force the road or the mail
over any other Pass in the Sierra Nevadas, will
only prove folly, loss of money, and final aban-
donment must take place; for the finger of
Providence is as plainly visible in marking ont
this great natural highway, as it was in the
way opened by Moses, under the command of
Heaven, for the children of Israel to pass over
on their journey to the promised land.
To the end of opening this great natural route,
and drawing to the broad and fertile valley of
of the southern district of the State its legiti-
mate portion of the bone and sinew of the ma
ton, the citizens Of this part of Calaveras
county will devote all their energies
PUBLIco.