Nevada national., 1859-12-10
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The saefamenfs t-nion and al" Efas-
ca Eonia.
T. apnrars hy the Sacramento Union o
fburfday, that wo were in error. last week
in reference 10 the distance from Sacr amen
to to Virginia City by wuy Of Piaeerville-
Not having any printed data by rs we reii
ed for information upon the memory Of
friend. who. without doubt, gave Us What be
considered correct figures.
4 Tie Union makes TIE distance over this
road. through Carson Canon only eight miles
greater than by way Q: Nevada. hut by way
of Daegelt's Pass that paper makes Il three
miles sbarfer The Union is doubtless cor
rect in iis figures
Therral matter. however, to be consider
ed. should he The distance between Virginia
Citv and steam communication. This gives
according to our figures. as corrected by the
Union. nm advantage to the Nevada. over the
Placerville Travelled route, OF eighteen miles
to Lincoln or Twenty-Five miles 20 the new
Eastern extension, elsewhere alluded to. the
rail. for which are already purchased and
on their way from New York.
The Union makes no alusion to The most
important matter Of our statement 20 the ei-
feet thata team can haul 45no pounds over
The Nevada road, when completed. much ca
sier Than the same team can take 5000 lbs
over ihe Placerviiie road. and form It's ST.
lence We infer that :; cannot bc successfully
conroyeriel
Il has rot been our intention. in the adro-
cacy Of the Nevada route, TO be unjust to
other routes" and we regret the error into
which we were Inadvertently led. last week.
The exceeding great disparity between :he
two routes which that error presented. may.
perhaps. be considered some pailatioa for
the somewhat strong language which the
Union quotes against Us. with reference to
the Placeryile road
The Uuion ask whether the Eureka route
can nog be travelled. or ever has been. in
winter. except on srow shoes. The road has
never yet been properly opened for loaded
wagons, for either summer or winter travel;
but it viii be opened as early practicable
in the spring aud We shall .hen he allie 10
show its superiority over all others. in win
ter as well as summor.
We must still hold that the Union has
maintained, what appears TO be a studied ST
lencc. with reference 10 other ilan the Pla.
ceryiile route. and il does seem 10 us. With
all due respect to the Union people, that
carry on "ihe greatest Newspaper in the
world" that ia TIE multituGinousness o.
their employmcuis, they have not stopped to
arrive at the legitimate conclusion. that
they have everything to gain in advocating
the Nevada route to Utah Territory. The
Placerville road will now take care or itself.
The trade to which that road is tributary is
fully secure to Sacramento City. But Ma
rysyille is silently though sirenuously COM
peting with her for large share Of the trade
that is destined to grow up on the Eastern
slope OF the Neyada; and if salvation comes
to Sacramento in this respect, unless the
newspa portal organs Of that place change
their policy, she will haze TO thank Nevada
County for It.
All We ask is fair representation. We
don't expect to force trade and business into
an unnatural channel. We have published
from time to time, careful and auihcn ticac-
counts Of tic superior advantages Of tie Ne
vada route, and so have an the other papers
in the County. bat previous 10 our uEfortu
nate slip Of last week, the Union has only
copied q paragraph now and then. stating
that somebody said that the snow was five
feet deep" on the Nevada route or some.
thing equally encouraging. The snow mav
be fre feet deep IT The road on the high.
er peaks Of the mountains; but The depth on
the road is no; an has not been so great as
on The Carson Valley pass.
Truth will prevail; and in despite OF i'll
founded jealousy. we are confident that the
commerce over The mountains. through Ne
vada County. next year, viii demonstrate
the correctnes, Of our statements concerning
this proposed road.