Daily national Democrat., 1859-02-10
Mnil Routes.

Mail Routes.
The Government, through her "by authority
channels invites proposals for carrying the mails
to Honey Lake Valley, on three different routes,
all Of which are to terminate at Susanville, Plu'
mas County, California, supposed by some to be
in Utah Territory.
The first is designated as "No. 1868" From
BdwelPs Bar ria Mobiles Pass to Susanville, and
back, once in two weeks. Bidders to specify
schedule of arrivals and departure, and distance
"No. 1865 From La Porte, by Gibsonvlle
Onion Valley and Quincy, to Susanvile in Utah
(or Plumas, as the case may bel. The distance
is estimated at 100 miles, aud the mails to be
ried once fortnight "To leave La Porte every
Monday at O'Clock 4. NJ, and to arrive at Susan
willie the next Thursday by 10 AM To leave Su-
sanville every other Thursday at 2 o'clock P. NJ,
and to arrive at La Porte the next Sunday by 10
A. NJ. Proposals will also be received, to com
mence at Gbsonville, together with bids to make
weekly trips.
No. l25s4"-From Shasta, by Mobiles Pass,
to Susanvie, 100 miles and back, once fort
night. To leave Susanville every other Monday
at O'Clock A. NJ, and to arrive at Shasta the next
Thursday by P NJ. Bids for weekly trips will
also be considered for this route.
Bidders should inform themselves of the nature
of the routes, difficulties from snow high water,
etc Also Of the probable weight and amount of
mail matter that will be transmitted The con-
tracts are to go into operation the first day of
July, 1859.
We congratulate the citizens of the northern
portion of our county upon their extended mail
facilities.-PlunlaS ArguS.
The above are the routes alluded to by us
a short time ago. These contemplated mail
facilities are well enough so far as they 60,
but what this northern section of country
more particularly desires is a branch mail
line straight from this city to the nearest
connecting point with the Central Overland
Mail Route through Salt Lake to Placervlle
and Sacramento. The people of this region
do not desise, any longer than it is possible
to prevent it, to be compelled to wait for
their letters and papers, via Salt Lake, to go
all the way around Carson Valley, Placer
vile and Sacramento, when they might just
as well come straight to Marysville, by
branch mail service either from Salt Lake
City or any convenient point this side. 1t
has been clearly ascertained that the distance
from Marysville-pia the Yuba Pass through
Pass-to the Sink of the Humboldt is less
than the distance from the Sink of the Hum.
boldt to PlacerviHe, let alone Sacramento
Very well, them what sense is there in send
ing mail bags designed for Marysville, Orc
Vile, Shasta and all the northern country,
jolting around through Carson Valley, John
sons Pass and Sacramento and dragging
along through all the slow and tedious wind.
ings of the Sacramento and Feather rivers?
There is no reason in it at all. This region
of the State must have the branch mail line
spoken of or consider itself treated with
the most manifest injustice. We call the
attention of our Yuba county delegation, as
well as the general delegations from the
northern counties, once again to this fact,
and hope that they will urge through res
olution in the Legislature requesting our
Senators and Representatives in Congress to
obtain, if possible, an appropriation from the
Federal Government for this purpose. We
have but little doubt that the desired action
would etaken by Congress, were the subject
but laid before them in it's proper light.
We would call the attention of the Legis-
lature to the fact that the route from this
city to the Sink of the Humboldt is already
distinctly laid out. and, with any sort of en-
enlargement from the General Gov
can very soon be made the very best route
through the Sierras arti6cially as it is now
naturally. A turnpike road will be finished
from this city to Downieville ia the course of
six or eight months. From Downieville to
Sierra Valley, through the Yuba Pass. ar,
rangements are now being made for the con-
struction of continuation of the said turn
pike-the Yuba Pass being open at all sea
sons Of the year From Sierra Valley to the
Sink of the Humboldt there is already good
natural stage road. There can therefore be
no excuse whatever for refusing to this por.
ton of the State the benefit for which it asks
DuNcoMBE AGAIN NOMINATED. per
ceive that the Democratic Central Committee