The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-10-26
THE MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT,
THE OITx Ar$O COUNTY.

THE OIrx ARSO COUNTY.
4 Nav AND SHORT ROrrE AcRoss THE SIERRA
NGvADAs. have long entertained the belief
from the contigurntiOn III the country. that n
-vsaetical route existed iui Rnillnad ia sn,,,-
Of the I,aSAes ut the head of the Suulh Fork Of
the American River. Indeed, reonris have
frequently reached US, based, however. uDon
unsatisfactory evidence, 1t favorable pass ly.
ing in the vicinity IT slippery Furd. It hns
been recommended in official reports To the
Federal Government. and its feasibility was ii.
lated upOn at tie Railroad Convention which
cunvened 10 San Franciscu few wears uyu Hut
until the present time il has been unexplorcd
and practically unknown. Dur entcrprising
townsHIen. John Kirk. Esl.. aud =. A. Bishnr.
Civil Engineer both familiar With the differ.
rnt mountain passes have just returned from
y reconnaissance in the Sierra Nevada, between
,ohnsOn'a Pass aud Pyramid Lake, and report
c,mpIetr success. Thrac gentlemen have long
been drthc "Pini"n that the true route fur the
Central RaiIr''Ad would be found 10 that vicin.
-tsyy jajeiaG FUN persnnal ohseGraii..na aWd ill.,
(oemAiion derived from CredIiAble sources, and
~, aIruug were their cOnVictiuns tina. they r..
ported the ssme To the Secretary IL the Interi-
~ when connected with the Wagon Road E1.
pediIina Of 1887. aHd NJ. bishop laid the sub.
ject before the sstate Railroad Convention in
1852 Dpt, uniil the present. time, they Judged
Grom apPearsnces. never having been over the
Euute. We are oOnRdent from, their accounts
lhAI their anticipatiOns have been more than
realized; and believe that their examinations
will have much influence ia establishing the
Central Route. A traveller. when descending
the slippery F"Fd Hill. has observed the grund
and massive amphitheAIre "f granite lying but
shNrt distance to the North. and ~ hs eve
rested upon the bare and rugged crest that
turns the Northern rampant. scarcely dreamed,
when looking upon that low gap. that il was
the summit M the Sierra NrvadIn; and that
the dark. deep Gssure that lay before him was
shaped BY the Creator fnr the use II man. On
the right hand IL this gIsromy and wonderful
chs.m. and seemingly overbaHging it. rise, IN
massive grandeur. catching the first rays IT the
run. b~eIEnK cliffs, sulIrn and iims.worn;
while m the lcfl. Pyramid Peak towers in its
mHjcsty, its white ores, trowning upon the earth
brlIw. Ia = North. eastcTly dircciion irnu the
supper snd II the tissurc. and uL"ut one and =
half miles diatant an the Eastern side vI the
summit. lies aO"Iher chasuI. equally ~ won.
drrful ~ the first. 4 narrow, rock bound
'IeninE. II great depth. bearing little North
Il Eaai, euunecIa With Fallen Leaf Lake.
which n"ws into Lake Siglrr the " hole length
bring about three and half miles II will be
seen 81 once that = tunnel. penetrating the
NArrOW ridge. Wnuld solve the ,lurHton u
cruising the Sierra NrVAdAH With y Railroad
The lonK belt ~ anow plateau, encountered BY
SurVcta made to the North, would h. AVUldrd
as NrIl IS = ciTcuitUua AID difficult route, ~.
wing great distAnce,-- matter IL Nv small
imPOT'Auce. ~hcn the expense ii constructing
all n'0untaiV lines IL considered. Mr.. bishop
has the hUnOr Of being the first Engineer Whn
has cHpLrrd this I'aAss aud We congratulate
Inn IA the successful result IL lis InvrStiYA.
lions II IL prUper. bow cVer. tn remark. that
the lid aud rrrIlrss and interchangeable pioneer.
Col JACK J'hns"n, VAS the hrsI white man
VII" passed ihrMgh II. Col Jack examined
the gT"uhd in So. Taken IN connection With
the Railroad enterprise. which our cItIens are
rncrKc,icOiIy pushing forward, We rAnn"s but
regard this discovery - one ii vast import
Ancc. and IL great adj AntAEe To llAcerI Ile. IL
dI.l"'srs ii the question III route aud cIrciual.
IL Kills ID ;Vals. Il must have great inhu
.ner an capitalists. vino rurImSr rmbarkInX ~
such PROJECTS. IL time RAILROAD Acr'sS the
mountains vii un1uesIi0nAbly he built, aud
rrTs..ns Wishing IL invest W."nc! IN mountain
EAIlrUAdr, will naturally aud surely seek ir
link M the great chain MLIch is 10 bind the
continent together.
Nav R".D.-M-ssrs. kmk aud Bishop. u
lhIs CIiN, have kTAtcd Route i"r way, II road
through the pass We have mrHiI"ned above. -
An accurate snt'rI Ui the same II moM being
made by Mr.. Blsh"p. This road. when con.
s'TucIcd and it will be speedily -wIll Shur,rn
the distance faviee male. Lta..S .NrGwi-rry
InHsS daI- n, ~'9ihrr" rHJ II LdEt Hy.r
with = much easier grade than tha, nov travel.
rL. AV"IdinE the snow belt and materially ~.
aiucing the distance, It must draw To it nearly
all the Iravel AcruSa the mountains
FALLGx LIAR LAEk.-Mr. lIish"p describes
the lake situated Un hts nrw roule over the
sierra NeVAJAA,; As y mast beautiful body Ot
clear, e"d water. il Is about two miles long
and me vide, very deep, and incl'"ed in al'
m"st perpendicular walls nf granite. IL IL
named aMer Drlaw arc Chief, who St0'd upon
iis WALL. IN company wIth Col. Jack Johnson,
aud threw pebbles int" II. and ~ they buried
themselves in its waters deIightcdIy exclaimed
much deep.
MIKE BoR0~SEv will occupy the scc"nd. story
Of the Post'ficc building. TN the fist of next
month. with his drinking and oyster Saloon.-
lie will have . tine billiard table in the Saloon,
an which his patrons may play without charge.
PREsBvYEEIAN CHURcu.--Rcv. J. II. McMon.
agile will preach in this place on Sabbath. Oct
9Th al half past ten o'clOck A. NJ, and at Sev.
en- Ocl0ck =. u. In the mUrning the, funeral
sermon Of the late Robert G. SimontOn will be
preached. Subject 10 the evening: Gods
sovereignty, mans freedom Of will. aud mans
personal responsibility"
NEnHaw SERvIcE.-Therc will be religious
services in the Synagogue. in this city, every
Saturday, at "a n. The public are I"vited To
attend
ErIscorAL SERvIcE.-Rev. VIM. II. Hill.
Rector II Grace Church. Sacramento. will Of
Kciate tomorrow, In the Court HOuSe, At lOlf
O'Clock, A. u. at Diamond Springs, at4 o'clock
p. H., aud at Fl DOradO At O'Clock in the
evening.
CATHOLIC SERvlcE-On Sunday next. (97th
ins,..) Rev. J. Reindle, German Priest.) will
Oficiate in 81. James Church, Georgetown
Mass at 10 o'clock. An.
DIvOHcS.-.Nrs. Ann A. Banta has COM
ansnseA an action 10 the District Court for =
divorce Asa the bonds Of matrimOny existing
betweeA herself aud Henry A. Banta. She a.
20 PFAys Tor decree giving her the control Of
Ghe children Of herself and dcieudant-twO lit.