The hydraulic press. (North San Juan, Nev. Co., Cal.) 1858-18??, 1859-01-15
Marysville and DownieviIle Roads.


| In our last number we yentured few
remarks on the matters and things en-
braced in the above caption, and endea-
vored to show that Marysyille and Dow
melville can be, and. indeed, are, united
by as good and as short road, running
by Empire Ranch, North San Juan and
Plum Valley, as by one running by the
Oregon House, Fosters Bar and Camp
tonyille. Our very respected cotempo-
rary, the Marysville Express, in prefa-
cling portion of our article, has misap-
pretended the gist of our remarks, in a
very important particular. The Erpress
labors under the impression that we wish
to direct the attention Of those interest
ed in the project Of building turnpike
road from Marysville to Downieville, via
Fosters Bar, "to the advantages to be
derived from changing the location Of
the road, so as to take North San Juan
in the route" This misrepresentation,
on the part of the Express, has arisen,
undoubtedly, from too hasty perusal of
our last weeks article, and somewhat,
probably, from too superficial knowl-
edge of the topography of the country
over which the roads in question pass.
The road from Marysville, via Fost-
er's Bar and Camptonville, to Downie-
vile, is entirely distinct from that which
unites Marysvillean and Downieyille thro'
Empire Ranch, North San Juan and
Plum Valley We have neither the
intention nor wish to interfere with the
efforts now being made to improve the
first mentioned road; and there are to-
biographical impracticabilities which ut
terly preclude the idea of making itrun
through North San Juan. The road
which we advocate, though it has the
same tcrneini and is equally short as
that through Fosters Bar, traverses a
very different route Both roads need
some expense and labor to make them
complete; and the object Of our last
weeks article was to show the public at
what a very slight expense, Of money
and labor, the road through North San
Juan could be rendered equally excellent
with the best mountain roads in the
State. We have already shown that
our road is good, from Marysville almost
to the City of Six, and that to complete
it to Downieville, by grading the Down
ieyille hill, will only cost the trifing
sum of twelve thousand dollars There
are three thousand dollars already offered
for this object, in North San Juan, and
we have some reason to believe that one
or two thousand more can be obtained in
our immediate vicinity. Let the people
of Marysville and Downieville act with
the same Gberality and public spirit,
and give themselves and us FREE
road through one of the richest mining
regions of California.
For the road through Fosters Bar
and Camptonville we entertaint the most
kindly feelings, and We sincerely hope
that the efforts Of the gentlemen, who
have undertaken the task ofcompleting
it, may be crowned with ample success.
That road, however, as we remarked
last week, is to be built by Company,
with capital stock of fifty thousand
dollars, and must, Of course, be TOLL
road Our road, on the contrary, will
be equally short and equally good, while
it will be FREE. It's advantages, to both
Marysville and Downieville, we endeav-
ored to set forth in our last paper, and
we cannot think it possible that the
business men of those two towns, so
celebrated for their enterprise and public
spirit, will hesitate for moment to
contribute literally to the accomplish
ment of a work Of so much importance
to themselves.
| 1UBA DIGGINGs.-The Marysville
Democrats informed by a correspond
ent, who writes from Sand Hill, Yuba
county, of some rich mining yields
which fairly rival those which have
made our own vicinity so famous.
The owners of the Kentucky Quartz