Daily national Democrat., 1859-09-27
Rond TO the Eastern Slope.


On Thursday last, the first stage that ever
arrived in Downieville, drove up to one of
the principal hotels, loaded with passengers,
and was received with great demonstrations
of enthusiasm. The route is. therefore,
proven to be now open between this city and
Downievlle, by stage coach, on the Sierra
Turnpike We are most happy to find that
what we predicted a few months ago, when
urging upon the people of this city the i'm
porianee Of aiding liberaly in the construc-
tion Of this road, has been verified. A few
more improvements, we understand, will
make it the finest turnpike road in the state.
Nothing remains now, in the way Of a most
excellent emigrant road all the way from
Marysvile to the great emigrant highway at
or about the Sink of the Humboldt, but an
outlay of few thousand dollars on the nat.
ural wagon track between Downieville and
the Washoe Valley. The pass through the
Yuba Gap, as we have heretofore shown, Is
the lowest and best pass through the Sierra
Nevada, yet found, and emigration is al
ready pouring through it rapidly. 1t needs
only to be made generally known that such
is the fact, to secure to Marysville the benefit
of the emigration which annually pours into
our country.
This road is now extensively Travelled by
gold-hunters and spectators from California,
who arc fast filling up the Washoe Honey
Lake and Carson Valleys. A much larger
number of wagons and pack trains are cross
ing via Downievile into those valleys than
by way of P.aeerville, for the simple reason
that it is a far better route. This travel, in
addition to the incoming emigration from the
Atlantic States. gives the region of the East
ern Slope or Nevada Territory" a very
lively appearance. Little towns are SPRING
ing up on every hand. The bnsy buzzing of
the saw mill may be heard on the winding
streams. Farms are laid out and fenced in
Preparations are making for extensive opera
tions in both silver and gold mines, and it
will not be long before a large and perma-
nent population will be present, laying the
foundation of a rich and powerful common
wealth. All the material elements are there
and the forming hand Of industry will soon
bring them forth.
The Central Route is decided upon, by the
consent of both Oregon and California, as
well as the main portion of the Western
States, east of the Plains, as the proper
track for the grand Continental Railway
which is to connect us with our Atlantic
brethren. Surveys are to be made of the
different passes through the Sierra Nevada,
Under the auspices of the Pacific Railroad
Convention, lately assembled in San Francisco
in order to ascertain which is the best for the
passage of that Railway into California
There can be no doubt that the Yuba Gap
will be decided upon as the best, and SO far
the best as to preclude all controversy on the
subject.
With all these immense advantages before
the citizens of this northern region, we
should be up and doing. Let no opportuni-
ty for aiding in the advancement of those
prospects, whether by tongue. pen. work or
money, be left unimproved. Nature has
done for us three.fourths of the labor, we
should certainly be willing to do the bal
ance.