The Placer herald., 1860-08-18
Road over the Mountains.

This enterprise our citizens appear deter
mined to carry through; and to say that we
arp cratifed at the display of public spirit
odoess manifested in this respect, would but
noorly convey the pride we feel in this in
Stance while chronicllng the fact. We are
~, one of those who takes things for grant.
cd and proceed, AS soon as a project is star
ted. to launch out in praises OF it and in
veich against all competitors, but wait until
we have facts to sustain us, and give the
benefits that are likely to accrue as conclu
sions deduced from practical illustrations.
Such facts we now have in our possession,
and shall give, from time to time, AS occa-
sion requires, to prove that we have the best
route for wagon and railroad across the
Sierrss, notwithstanding the unfavorabe re
port of it by Mr.. Stangroom,-the Engineer
employed to survey the Secret Spring route.
We are abont as well acquainted with that
locality AS Mr.. S., and agree with him that
road can be constructed on that line, yet we
denv that that route compares with the one
by Iruckee Lake. While we can build
qoOd road for sum not exceeding $4,000,
mssable road 10y the Secret Springs route
will not cost less than 100000, and this
statement will be verified should the people
Of that Divide build the road.
Mr. Elliott, with his party will leave this
place on Friday morning, when he will com
pete the survey to Carson City, and will fur
nsh us with his report of this route at an
early day. We intend sending a correspon
dent with the party, and shall endeavor to
keep our readers posted in all that is interes
tin connected with the survey.
We copy the above from the Dutch Flat
Enquirer of Wednesday last. We are
pleased to see our Dutch Flat friends dc
termined 10 have road.
Wells Fargo's new treasure protecting
machines are iron cases which make an en-
tire seat for coach They are Of heavy
iron; with inner boxes for treasure; the whole
is boted t. the stage, and will require some
ripping and hamntring 70 open them.
LINCOLN NOT QuALIFlED.-M Mr. E O. Gar
land, now resident of rehama county. says
that he was a candidate against Abe Line
on many years ago, in a small town in Iii
nos for the office of Constable, and beat
MIN Oadly, SO says the Be0c0n.
NEVER ABANDON PRINcIpLE. the
Douglas demonstration on Saturday night
last, Judge Johnson produced and read t."
the devoted few who were gathered around
the stand, letter from Senator Douglas in
responce to one addressed to him by Judge
].
Sometime last summer or fall, we do not
remember the exact date, Judge J. wrote t"
| the Little Giant" to ascertain his views
with reference to the cause of the Do igla>
4 party in this State, under the lead Of Mr..
Broderck, during the last campaign In re,
/ ply, Senator Douglas, after disc'aiming any
disposition to medde with politics of any
State other than Illinois, SAYS, in sulstanc
-"Partsan organization is matter to be
lett to the Judgement of each individual
on that score, each man may act AS he
n lhlIks bes'; but he should never abandon
principle" Thus we have the authority of
Senator Douglas himself, for the co, rse pur-
sued by his opponents in the present con
Test. For any of the sixty thousand Demo
cra's who opposed his doctrines last year, to
ueSerl the position they then assumed, se
uu'eo or lntlmlda'ed by the cry OF "Regular
organ'zation," would be that abandonment
VI principle which Senator Don ylas 80 justly
PlacerviUe Democrat.
Some idle fellows have been writing to
one of the Interior pape with the deliberate
purpose in view of creating false impress
SION In relation to the circumstances attend
ant upon the transfer Of the HERALD to the
present publisher and editor. 1t is perhal S
unnecessary t. reply to the vagabond sla'e-
i'ehts alluded to- but nevertheless we feel
our duty % say that no assistance, either
Pecunlary or otherwise, was furnished to the
purchaser OF the HERALD The newspaper
IS Is an individual enterprise and depends for
s success entirely upon the industry and
.e'ources of the proprietor and the patron
'se OF an apprecative and intelligent public.
s. f. Herald.
rooLHARDINEss.-A young man, vino
WORKS IN the coal mines OF Gill, near Charlie