The Placer herald., 1857-05-09

trade Of those valies over the SUBMITS into our
borders? If they are, then they should see to it
they are well represented next Wednesday at
Yankee Jim's, so that prompt and decisive mea-
sures to this end may be adopted.
Complete this road, and the emigrants by the
Carson and Truckee routes, will all cross it. the
hills and vallcs of Placer will receive from them
a large access of populations. and the wealth and
Importance Of the county greatly increased there
by. By thus bringing the advantages Of your
road prominently before the people Of The central
part of the State, its continuation to the National
Road will be speedily FASTENED, and the overland
mail will soon pass your doors. The full tide of
emigration will pass over the ridges Of Placer
and spread itself ovor the valley Of the Sacra-
mento. This is no wild scheme no mere fgnent
Of the brain-but reality which can be brought
about by y little eXertion on your part Bear in
mind, that 5000 is only required to make your
road good to Washoc valley. This amount can
be easily raised Shall it be forthcoming?
Citizens Of Auburn, the interests you have in
volyed in this Improvement are of the greatest
mportance;--only secure the overland stages to
this point, and the extension of the Sacramento
Valley Railroad to your town inevitably follows
This effected, you have guarantee for future
prosperity of which ordinary disaster can rob
you. Go to work, then; discuss the matter among
yourselves; get every one to take an interest in
the subject; and keep on agitating until the road
is made.
If the people of Sacramento are really desrous
of having good road over the mountains, they
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sible project-one that will greatly nure to their
benefit. And if they are disposed to be skeptical
of the statements here made, we ask them to send
up some of their citizens, upon whose Judgment
they can rely, our people will then organize a
party, accompany them over the road and cen
vince them of its advantages.
If the citizens Of the counties adjacent to US
want a direct connection with the National road,
let them join with us and put it through. The
obstacles to overcome are insignificant in proper
ton to the advantages 70 be derived and shared
by all.
We regret. not being able to present, in con-
nection with this, plan we are having prepared
which will show the Big Tree, Ell Dorado, and
Placer routes, and their connection with the Ma
tional Road at Pyramid Lake; also the correct po-
stion of Lake Bigler. and the vellies of Carson
Eagle, Washoe and Truckee Meadows Will give
it next week.
We are mainly indebted, for the information
here presented, to Thos. A. Young, Esq, County
Surveyor of Placer, (who surveyed the road from
this county into Washoe valley last falD, George
Haycock, Esq, of Iowa Hill, (who accompanied
Mr. Young to Washoe. and has frequently passed
over the Ell Dorado route), and Philip Stoner, ESQ.,
Treasurer elect of this county, (who has trav-
eled down the whole course of Truckee river to
Pyramid Lake, all around the shores Of the lake,
thence to Honey Lake, and crossed the mountains
to American Valley, now the county seat of Plu-
mas, and from that point continued down to the
valley of the Sacramento)