The Nevada Democrat. [volume] (Nevada, Calif.) 1854-1863, 1860-05-02
ON THE ROAD no wAsHoE.

~ WILLIAMS RANCH, April 26th, 1860. +
In travelling over, by the time one reaches this
place he understands about what the Downievile
route is as they say the road is good from here on-
ward If this is good route, las tits said to bel
| don't know what bad one is. From Downie-
vile to the summit there is good trail, with the
exception Of some bad places, which will be olivia
ted in few days, as many men are now at work
on it. Crossing the summit in the heat of the day
is heavy; but early in the morning, when the
ground is frozen, it can be crossed without difficult
ty. The bad part Of this route is the low marshy
ground where you go plunging and il ride, YOU run
the risk Of going the mules cars, and may be
of breaking your neck. The sloughs were very bad
Yesterday, and must have been awful week ago.
We found very good lodgings on the route,
with the exception of one place where the train
stopped. This is known as Pennman's, missra-
BILE, dirts hole. There is, however, within two miles
of Pennman's, stopping place called Smiths which
my friend, who went there, pronounces nice, gen
teel place. with good clean BEDS and plenty to eat,
both for yourself and animals l was compelled to
stop at the former place. Smith Fab keep their
train there and selected 1t the most suitable stop
ping place for their passengers. They are gentle
men of rather crude taste to say the least. Meals
can be had along the road at one dollar each, but
it would be better to take supply Of grain for your
animals from Downievillc. Our course after leav-
ing Downieve was for a time directly north, we
then bore to the northeast until we had made at
least twenty miles northing all of which had to be
Travelled again in order to gain our proper ati
tude. This is doubt good route for the citizens
of Sierra but if distance is consulted it is not the
route for the people of Nevada and the country
south of it.
The more | see of this route, the more am con-
WINGED the business men of Nevada are to be CEN
sured for not keeping open the Henness Pass, even
at an expense of two or three thousand dollars. L
say the business men of Nevada, as they are the
ones who would receive the benefit
Van Hagen and williamson must have had
high old time. We heard of them in the slonghs
and fearing they had been drowned Tom Henry,
being DESTROYS Of finding their bodies to hold an in
quest rode his mule into of the deepest sloughs
finding the deepest place, went in heels over head.
He came out as wet as a drowned rat, but without
the object Of his search. Tom not being able to ac-
compsh any thing, your humble servant thinking
it would not do for Nevada to be deprived of two
such valuable citizens as evan" and "Ikc," thought
he would try it, and in he went. Tom and myself
got a good ducking-our mules getting into the
deepest place Of OF the larger sloughs, capszed
us. laughed heartily at Tom, who was heavily
loaded, little thinking it my turn next.
The trip, on the whole, has proved rather more
pleasant than ! anticipated The mud is dry
ing up fast, and in the course Of week two the
road will be very good. COSMOS.