Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-02-26
Report Of the Committee On the Stat
Wagon Road Appropriation.

The bill intFodueed Into the Senate BY NF Denver,
appFOpiiasiSg $4,000 Ew 'he construction Of the
WaRos Road over the Sierra Nevada, viG JOhnsOu's
Cut-'R, was on Monday made the special order for
Thursday. We have reason to believe that It will
pass both Houses with bat little opposition. The
following 10 the report of the Committee recommend.
ing the measure:
Mr. PREslDENT: The Committee on Internal I'm.
pr"vements 10 whom vas referred Senate bill No.
ll0-e entitled an Act anPrOpriaIing money for the
completion ofa Wagon Road over the Sierra Neva.
da-having had the same under consideration would
respectfully submit the following report:
The progress which has been waGe 10 developing
the tumeE:e resources Ot our State, with the daily
ev0ences tbE an increase Of population on the Pa.
ci6c coast Is alone necessary to give it more com.
mnnding position in the eyea Of the world, and "
augment cur wealth and advantage. makes 1t ~
immediate necessity, in order to encourage peFma.
completion Of the Wagon Road over the SsFFns to
Carson Valley. for By tAs overland routes alone
must We expect that sturdy populations the tAFmsS,
mechanics and miners. whU, with their families will
make this State their future PsrmADen. home. The
progress Of the PlacervIe, Humboldt and Salt Lake
| Telegraph Company. has attracted RooeW0d atten-
ton 70 the route Already the distance 10 Salt Lake
and other points 81 the East have been shortened
one hundred miles BY the discovery Of the route
through Ruby Valley. By The mailcO6traCtOEs. whIe
the same sntSrprisinR gentlemen are now engaged
10 exploring new route, Sis Walkers Valley and
TO0oIe. which 70 expected 70 avOla the deep snow
line and reduce the distance fOm siy hundred and
eighty miles 10 eve hundred and sixty, BY the
fAiFsst eatimate b u geneFally conceded that two,
thirds Of the entirO overland Immigration 70 thls
State have travelled the CarpOn Valley FOad, cad
such will probably continue 10 BE- The case. TAe
peso hAb been known from the earliest history SlhO
gold period ~ the principal smtgsaat rOaIe 70 Cal.
foFnis.
We Hnd that the survey 1t NJ. Geo. q. Goddard,
Or wagon road over the sierra Nevada Mountains,
sis JO6nsOC,a Pass, was authorized BY en- Act ep:
proved April 2eth, 1855 and 81 he ei9e time tie
Legislature appropriated ol0OO0 70 build the road,
WhiOh wAa rehdered nRgataEy By ths deeiaoq 1t he
Supreme COnrt-that The State was cOasNtutlOnally
unshls to increase her dsbs over $500 900 except
vote Of The people, etV, aud which objection idOes
not Ht present exist
The o0Vuty Of 81 Dorado has. ct ilbrsnt psEioas,
expended large sums Of Nancy t0wards impEoviaS
the roale and during The ySas 1855. $4,000. the
result Of special tax, Wae sxpeaNed oy HacEAmento
and n Dorado counties, Neavly eompaeting oAe-Aalf
Of the wavat PARTON 0f he road.
10 view 0f oil The premises. Ne helievo thaa Il viii
be for The direct interest IT ell portions Of the State
to render aid BY some one Of the practicable noun
tain roates.
We. therefore. report the bIll bask and recon-
mead Its passage.