Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-03-19


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~s.v. h .na,fA To,n n. Panesco and II vii add Ita
milf H. Of he metFnoIis Of the Pacific
I, i. c"nc.d., a.. Lnown IN ali that inland Trade
through whatever channel Il may have flowed has built up
s MI ~ - -. .nS, H. d.soIstIn ~ rorLs AMI
saba The last qurvlOn s where ought this road 70 bel
In fsc, ar Ihs Z thr ONLY Question The Oly danger
-hicL N. bI ia 4 yi.d and conflicting interrsts
here sectional nrrIudicr, have been the most powerful
ch.n.ie S,r cniv hCnr ,Iv n, in Cancellation in natr.
n,Is ~ NJ, .ls uud In The unIon
~ M rts,rs. a. tb rrn Inn nj sUtn central route 1hn,
a. r. a,. a. p,r, H., n. rr"n,ys tLs, M e a, .d
r, .hali s,n In III. rnv ~ nla nd trade
snI With l. jen,IG viii thr states rovr a. and pros.
n"r,v
,,o.t ru,lnv & STATE tnIs are required 10 an.
nrovr and attend to The dbur,rK ri the funds and We
enuM this dny To Them prevent reckIerSnsss ofrx
nrnure of the hrnnp nTnVlrd fur the Of this
great work assume Il ~ fact thai no member Of this
body but believe that the wants Of the country do demand
nj least uuc II not more thoroughly ~ road over
the mount lins In n direct line TO the highest commercial
marts If this Slate 80 Important Mr. President, do
deem ,hs IN pruyirr az our oun,aIn ronds that shall
vote for whatever bill We can pnss having central ten.
minus which Is otherwise free r,m ObiCc'lOn that may be
preferred by najnrIy Of this Senair. That the time will
necessities uf the country will demand HnUter and per.
hnp. several more roads think not Improbable AID
when that time arrives viii be ready, M long have
seat on this ioo extend them equal advantage II
only one road IL he built II ought 10 he direct
aud central ms may bc-cehtrn the territories. central
IT, pnpulH,nn aud central the business aud commerce
II the state aud RdN such the road leading
the district which have the honor ~ part represent
AN, M; the A,Iyurutr Of sectional route hut Of road;
At may he permitted to point out what conceive 10 be
its advantages IN regard IL Its drrctncsa, centrally Ia
territory. population, rcndy transition AZ the Overland
-. - h.
and hRih Of the deep shaw line on the srrras Its di.
,r tss has been perfected gr, degree BY the Cen
tra Overland Mail Company discovering eligible route,
Which avoids The t"nsr Greek Mountains and by the pio
urrrs o; the sixth Infantry IN following direct line
their march To Salt Lake, travelling s,Vrnty miles south u
Laram Peak thrr, hy shortening the road from Carson
VALLEY To st Jus nh 'g2U miles. Other roads being
osp"ricI by the mail company, which will reduce the
stance much less Tire route cutru plated will pas by
Walkers Valley thence u an ta.i line over the TOocr
,ni Slamh Raj ~ south II Iir At Salt Lake As to the
Change rrnros IN The route non, salt Lake TO the Mis-.
souri, aune the ST. Iuis correspondent Of the S'cu.
m,hto inion 81 ad OF r,br,nfv. "I.e Pixies Peak
movement Shorid result In nothing else will certainly
have the effect II openEg up the country and Of devr
oulnv new TuI,H In ent Of the continent which
mus, ultimately t,nd 10 tr advantage Of yor STATE In
nv lns; mrntionrJ en-: -,T Which the Hnlt Lake Mail
Company would take advantage ot and Which would tend
Ia lessen materially the dstnnre be- wern 81 Joseph and
Salt Lake have n" doubt the following report 81 one o.
the returned miners has reference to the same cuton
Which saws, new Pass has been discovered through
m, maintain. nj cache. In Padre .iNIv miles north Of
cherry Crrrk An "li rr,, Trainer uho lives near H.
InSrw. me Tim, ne could rnsily div. wagon through
H. M /, il now The pass was never used until thi. tran.
per explored II but now the Chcyrnnts and other Indians
drive their catt, through 10 Utah The Cachee In Polre
RIM. trourh hi, Pass. md IN, zine fs An excellent
wagon road" y rrferrmc, To- any man Of the district
nrntinn Cherry Greek ri he t.,ud In nm almost direct
line with this cy Its central ~ {" stats territory and
fLr mn 50 ~ oiltI, Il. r,i .nt Ia nuv une Acquainted
with the rrngrnpy nd rcus,, IL III. Cnon In respect
h the regularity nf The mails on the Central route during
IN. nrrs,u winter liza nrrsuus doubt the
regular trnr smi.sIon Of the same. To all such would
STATE n, nm nrrnnrI N nroyr ,ha, Tar the mas, three
10
nd r.. b.vs ahead ~ .,.,,,l ttr. In The nro,u NJ
Srss. ~. 80 "nd I, h,, N.Y., i."., r",.r s,,nd mnon
his In. az trny, lie the great raua, az Norma n, nj al.
u,rIry IN The Year after wear during the ~.
Citing nrnd Of ,nvrnt,n 10 mi. STATE vast majority
came aver the Central route. md Wrr. not in the main
,snn,u.,l nm tlrlr ,ni.nn,r inurn, I'm hnLnR II we'll
nrv,,d u,l srL s.ari.. No shave Enumerated In
regard ,o The hvhi If the pn.rs nd length Of deem anow
line over the Hirrrss ~ do not wish 10 drprrclate the
numerous n,h,r rou,I. viii briefly sIAr: that hut four
pass north If the Cnnn have ever hecn subjected To the
test cf thorough scientific survey uanuy tMe qonora
and Mnlkrrs river rond nv Lieut. Moore A. In De.
tr ISi N,h. pass Iy Lirut n ri win Of The United
States T,mrrnrlh,i ru rs In Juv tI y order 81 The
Iirnrru, ,,"xrrnmr~,. nnd Cr.".: pa. Ind Joh",on
C,.oT hy (,vurrr n t;mlnr,I Es In Conformity TO An
Act approved Az, ysii in To- provide nr the survey
and ~ Wagon I,,nI over tho Sierra NrVA.
d." In rnn pnrluC The survey. ~ ia. three Passes We
Hnd Me- hclr, r",s on The line OF Travelled road nyrr
N.blru Pass 10 he G915 iret Johnsons Pasa the
Cd Carson Pass PG6 and iIrcrcn Pass. ON the sonora
road l." ri feet Consequently j. hnsons at the highest
point AT et hIsh,r than Nohlrs hut, TO continue the
the distance Travelled 81, the johnson Run
above 6Hm feet phhudc il mile. that on MOBILES III
miles The distance Travelled anVr thM feet altitude
the johnson nnh IL ~ miles while that tIe Suhs
Road q! miles. ar u mrs greater distance Of snow r v
,I,"d. an ,br Jnh"."r n.% j., n,u, ~, mia, 1vrr,v If
which Is in Carson Valley. whist that Noht's lbs
Frruc- ci NJ Ins 80 Zee, IN the hiv "I The ,n"v line
for difference Of "iul between the w" Passes We should
IrSIuv i'," hc STAT, ",, ~ % ,r, lave h.. ,h"
Johnsn Cutoff aud meme III them but HLA' have three
IN" "nI% rrlI"%I" md "yhl"Er r".. dInr '- rnsirr
year ArrTerrrce To the surveyor G'n"rns Office will
:" 's ,rSar :" W" ".'""r ~ w.,
route from sar-Aneni" I" Genoa In Cars"n Valley as as
w =, ,'.n "m W., i w." ms % % m
n"r,h :" m east parallel With G"non 70 miles north ~
, % ,"' Wv ame me- H,r.""', "," '"a J." POM,
than any other rnd while is Utterly Impossible
" i'"he more h'r,'' on" "un"t nn's"mr nm ar nr
Of the senator. co"t ended M ROME ri J"hns"n. Pas.
', '";N wv ,ne %ln ''rs"" rn'I 80 ~'sh
higher at he West or Cnr..n Sl pas. md ~ W. rs.
e,a AZ 10, ny ,nr m'' .'Tn"'r ,Hl IT,. nAS II, Vie
I"h,son Pas. hav. "r,,ir,i more ~ the time ott,
senne than intended, tut hn'r abbreviated my remarks
of iii. m~ly "r. ,it hin IN pass. even Ift dor. ",
pass The A.'"mhly hay" one yrrr H"ry. my IN. Is
NhFt'l' '" frWh u mch'her al lli> = ana II This