Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-01-15

Some days ego an article appeared In the Saera.
mentO Rgistsv, which puEpOrted to be based upon
the statement Of one Of the passengers who came
through on the coach Of the SFd inst from Salt Lake,
and which reflected somewhat severely, Il may be
not unjusty. on the wretched araDgsnests the con-
tractors have made fOT the sceOmmOdatiO1 Of pas
sssgers. We shall not attempt 70 refuts the state
msnt publshsd al.hOughit may exaggsrAte the evils
complained Of end was probably written in the heat
Of szsitsmsat and passion.
We think that the contractors have acted very
uswisely very GSOlishly, have injured, themselves
end The route ~ allowing passengers 10 travel over
Il before they he'd made ample preparations for their
aecOmmOdAtiOs. Il should have been well stocked
rst and ssaiO0s placed ct convenient distances for
rsss ED FssFsshmsnts This route, as is familiar to
an wss hastily opened for the purpose Of complying
With the mail cOutract-Opened, apparently. with
out ths oOntFactOss knowing exactly what didacul
ties they might encounter what obstacles stood In
Their wsy. They seem TO have rushed into Il with
out any IOretbought, without making suitable pro-
visions nr the winter season. It required something
more than merely 70 stock the road with animals and
coaches, but they evidently thought otherwise, and
neglected 70 make the necessary arrangements for
the comfort Of trAHelers in season. True they have
had but little time In which TO perfect their arrange.
ments, bat until they had perfected them It was i'm.
polite for them To take passengers. Men. when
they suffer from exposure cold and hunger, no mat
ter IL they endure it voluntarily, will grumbe. Ex
pericnce proves this, and the contractors know it,,
aud yet they allow to force themselves into the
coaches, at en- improper and unfavorable season,
merely II would seem, to bring the route into disre-
aal A. mwA A . nI Tha
only iuexcusable folly, but serious detFiment to
California.
These continued Omplaiuts-complAints however
crrOneOusly founded they may bs-will not be with.
out their effect ct Washington, and IL II be not al
ready too late to remedy the evil tits to be sincerely
hoped that the contractors will at put stop to
this miserable attempt ct carrying passenger, at
least until they can do so with some degree Of COM
fort. For the present they should content them
selves with testing the practicsbity Of tho route
for tho transportation Of tie mails in the winter
season, and not throw any impeachment 10 the way
By loading down The coachcs with useless weight.
TIE fare they receive from passengers will scarcely
compensate them for the loss Of animals, and II may
b. sn abandonment Of the route. To bringing the
mail through safely and promptly their whole en-.
srEies should be spilled. Iftbey accomplish this IL
s all that thspubC expect require at their hands
ct psesont. We are willing to give them credit FoH
energy and perseverance,. We believe that they cau
bring che malls through in contract time ct ell sea
cons Of the year. We believe that the Central ID
the shortest and best route. Believing So We earn.
esy protest against the injudicious practice Of
ryDg passengers when it operates TO the serious dis
advantage Of the route We object to H. because il
II su outrage upon the passengers and detrimen'
to the State. Let us hear no more complaints, gen.
tlemcn. Selfinterest IL not the public good, should
prompt you 70 refuse 70 bring another passenger to
California before summer.