Daily national Democrat., 1859-06-09
The Road to DownieviIIe.

Messrs Atchison and Rice, of the Sierra
Turnpike Company. were in this city recent
ly, obtaining subscriptions of stock to this
road, and met with very fine success. Marys
vile, however, has not yet furnished the full
amount which is expected of her and which
she ought to contribute. When the Sierra
Turnpike Company was first set on foot, il
was intended to construct the road down tc
the plains in such direction as to connect
with the road to Sacramento and leave Ma
rysville to the right, thus giving the trade Of
| Downieyille and surrounding country tc
Sacramento. The reason for this neglect of
Marysville was that her citizens had before
refused to co operate with Downieyille in her
various projects for better communication
with this city But certain friends of Marys-
vile, who were connected with the present
enterprise, undertook to pledge her hearty
cooperation, in this instance, with the work,
and engaged that she would do her part in
subscribing the requisite amount of stock.
On this assurance, it was concluded to
build the road directly to this place. The
good sense of our citizens has enabled the
parties interested to redeem in some measure
the pledge given, but in order to fully meet
the just expectations and inducements held
out, she should contribute at the present
iuncture about four or five thousand dollars
more. This amount is needed from her now,
in order to enable the Company to let out
contract for the completion of part of the
route, consisting of seven or eight miles, be-
tween Garden Valley and the Sleighville
House, as well as the contemplated branch
road from the Mountain House to Forest City
and to Alleghanytown. As to the rest of the
road, forty thousand dollars worth of the
work has been let, and the labor is now go
ing on. The part let is from Dow melville to
the Mountain House and from Garden Valley
to the Sleighville House, with the exception
of the seven or eight miles above mentioned
remaining to be let. The great importance
of at once letting this unlet portion is mani.
fest, and four or five thousand dollars from
mdfYsNllle duutu 10 WuuJ OOWuleNllle ana
other places will raise, will soon effect the
object. Certain prominent citizens of Dow
melville will visit this city, in the course o
two or three weeks for the purpose of Undue
ing our citizens to bestir themselves expedi-
tiously in the matter, and it is to be hoped
that they will meet with hearty welcome
and solid encouragement
The balance of the work is progressing
finely. The construction of a bridge across
Yuba river, between Goodyear's Bar and
Downieville, is not the least important feature
of the enterprise, and this work is advancing
under contract rapidly. The bridge will cost
only $4,000.
The business of constructing the different
portions of the road is in able hands, and
nothingis needed now but the prompt re-
sponse of our citizens to the demand for four
or five thousand dollars of ready cash. With
this subscription in good time, the value of
stock will be enhanced a hundred fold i'm
mediately, and the beneficial effects of an in
creased trade be realized in every mans
pocket in Marysville in very brief period