Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-03-12


Ne VS. SyPesd ethe original bin. tPlnsryiIls and
Csrsoa Valley Eas noas.1 Ne eOosiaessA the rate
thFse.-SsRGlOr Aa6srsOn.
Evidently Senator AndersOn has not The clearest
perception Of what is and WAat is not practicable.
His ignOr1Oe Of The subject 10 truly deplOsabIe and
much to be regretted, for the that innocent
parties may suitr fUm II and great and necessary
improvement be defaated by it. Inform, Us. Mr..
Anderson, which Of the three routes Is mpsssable,
and which Travelled over, without interruption, de-
lay, difficulty OF danger! You cannot be ignorant
Of the fact sir. that the route yOu iRsoesy say 10
the "most imprscticable Of the three" is the only
one Travelled over at ali seasOus Of the year. This
il notorious and indiSputable fact and fur you to
plead ignorant Of il, reflects 90 your iutelgence.-
DO yOu not know that least three fOurths Of the
immigration BY land To this State cOne over the
very rOute yOH assert is "the most impractcabs Of
the IhFee ia II probable reasonable that disin'
tsresied parties would gve their preferences 70 the
most inpracteable rOuie"p None bat Simplrton
SOsld ansWcr sArmatiVely. We ere charitable
enough to cOnclude that you have not Investigated
the subject and Emlishly allowed your idle preju
dccs to cOnE'uDd your judgment. To talk abOnt
the shortest, safest, best route being :" the most
mpractieablc" u.s. 10 the mildest terms. simply non
sense.
We in nowise wish to dcpreciatc the route by
Honey Lake Valley, or the Big Trees, or any other
route. which doubtless possess SOme advantages !;
but our desire Is to call the attention Of the Sena
tOrs Of the counties vialy interested, aud the pub
lie generally TO what we believe is conceded to be
frOm experience, the best and Shortes and t0st i'm.
practicable route between sacramento and Carson
Valley, and the only route 10 the State that has
been tested by actual survey and improved The
route we refer TO is that for which small apprO-
priati8n s asked, eiG city Of PlaceETile Snuih
Fork Of the American River, Slippery Ford &C.. to
Carson Valley. This suite was selected by the
Commissioners appointed under an Act approved
April 2sih, 1855, "IO provide for the survey and
construction Of Wagon Road over the Sierra Ne
vadas; :" and the subsequent surveys If the Hon.
Sherman Day confirmed the Judgment Of the Com
nlisSi0nerS. road following this survey 10 not
only more favorable 10 distance than any route to
Sacramento. but its general elevation is such that
most Of IL escapes the deep that render other
routes impossible portion Of the year, owing to
their greater attitudes Furthermore, 1t follows the
Southern slope Of the hills and Is highly benefited
by the suns rays, both in freeing il frn snow and
keeping dry bed road. The maximum grade Of
the road, we are informed; is five degrees which Ia
far better than many e" our county roads, this grade
however, we believe, Oc:urSs 10 but few places, and
the remainder is from one to three degrees.
We sincerely hope that Senators, especially those
representing the counties of Placer. Amad"r and
CalaveraH, will divcSt themselves VI oil unjust pre-
JUDGES, and vote for the bill. It's not local meas
ure, calculated TO benefit only the counties Of Fl
Dorado aud Sacramento. It's practical benefits will
be enjoyed by oil, Awhile it's advantages will b
generally difuscd and distributed, and it will ado
to the common stOre Of wealth, and prOm"te thu
prosperity Of oar entire population. While we Sr'
opposed to general system Of Improvements. at I
time Of great pecuDiary embarrassment, that wOul'
credit, aud greatly add to the burden Of taxation
We favor immediate appropriation BY the Legisla
ture In flrsherAuce Of this enterprise. Money cOul'
not b. appropriated for q better purpose, one D
neccssar ~ and from which the State would deriv
such incaculable advantage. BY imprOving TIL
CarsUn rOutc the trade Of Utah and ell the valley
East Of us, how filing up with an cntcrprisng AM
industrious people, would be secured.
We favor an appropriation because we believe th
people will approve il; because il meets the appr
baton Of our own judgment, but above ALL becnus
VIC are cOniident the necessities Of our population
require it, and the completion Of the rOad will re
dound 10 the credit Of our State, and add to it
wealth and prosperity. great statesman ono
said, " show me the public roads If people and
will Judge the character Of their civilization" ii
lived in advance Of the present era Of ProgreSs-
this age Of railroads, steam navigation and electro
telcgraphs.
We might exclaim. show US tie system Of intel
nal Improvements. their facilities for the difflSo
Of knowledge. the encouragement Of labor, Gu"
mcrcr aud every branch Of industry, and we vi
, Judge the character Of people and prophecy the
destiny. With the greatest natural resoUrces thu
ever entitled people to indulge just hopes Of pro-
perity, present and future; that ever gave the ce
. tain promises Ot wealth and permanence. We ma
4 account for our present condition Of cOmparati'
\ prosperity to the development Of natural cause
rather than to any sagacty e6rt Of our own. il
telIcctual or legislative. flour wonderful prgres
then, In the march Of States may justly he sttrib
table or. in great measure, TO the RatuFal sdvs
tages we posscss-the sslubrity Of climate. the Fe
Utility Of sO the mineral wealth and the advantAl
a Of commercial position, shat pFOud anticipation
. might We not indulge Of our increasing greatne
i and prosperity. were We to proPerly develop Of
unfold the resources nature SO beautifully bestOw'
!, upon Us.