The Shasta courier., 1860-02-04
Letter from Gov. Roop.

Underadded will be found an interesting let
ter from our friend Gov. Roop, of Nevada Terri
tory.
The Governor speaks of a matter of consider
able importance to Shasta. With mail from
Shasta to Susanyille, all overland correspond
ence from this and the counties abeve US. as
we'll as that of Southern Oregon, would go that
way. Besides, the establishment of such mail
route will give mail facilities to the people of
our county living on the east side of the Sacra-
mento, who are at present without any. We
think it would be well for our representatives
to have a joint resolution passed, urging our
representatives in Congress to bring this matter
favorably before the Department at Washington.
We regret that the former letter alluded to by
Gov. Roop never came to hand.
SUsASvILLE, Jan. 10, 1860. =
MEssRs. DosH SKILLMAS Il wish to call
your attention again to important mail route,
viz: from Shasta or from Red Bluff to Susan
vile. | had written you on the subject from
Genoa | also, at the same time, sent you the
proceedings of our Legislature. In that letter |
also sent you diagram of the route from Shasta
to Carson mines, vid Susanvile, and from Shas-
ia to the Black Rock silver mines ria Susan
vile. Now in relation to the mail route. We
should have daily mail from Shasta or Red
Bluff to Susanvlle, and semi weekly mail from
Susanvlle to Carson City. Here it would con-
meet with the Overland Mail All of the North
ern California and Southern Oregon mail matter
would then pass over this route. The distance
from your place to Carson City is under 100
miles. wish that you would interest your
people in this matter, as it is of more importance
to you than to US, though we are deeply inter-
ested in the matter, and shall do all we can to
effect it. ] have sent on to the Post Office De-
partment a diagram of all those routes. =
1t has been very severe winter here so far
Some stock have died for the want of feed AT
present it is very mild. There was quite an ex-
citement here yesterday in locating mining
claims. On the day before there were thirteen
claims staked off, three handred feet each
which brought every one up standing, and yes
terday there was some seventy claims more
staked off. Those claims are on a quartz lead
some three miles from Susanville. Breton l. Co.
have run tunnel in it, and had some of the rock
sent to Marysville to be tested. Ityielded Sl54
to the ton in gold and silver. This lead resem-
bes somewhat that of the Virginia City silver
mines. l have no doubt of its richness. Some
more claims are being located to-day.
Inc 'alley is Improving last. ousanVllle now
boasts of day school of forty-two scholars, a
Sunday school oftwenty- scholars, sing
ing school of eighteen scholars, and dancing
school of thirty-one scholars, so that we here
are now in a fair way of being enlightened
There is now particular need of a missionary
being sent here from your part of the world.
company starts in few days for Black
Rock. All parties, north of Tehama, that wish
to go to the silver mines in the spring, had bet
ter come by the way of Susanviile, as it is the
best road, as well AS the highest.
Yours truly, /. RooP.