The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-02
THE MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT.
THE oIrx ANo COUNTY,

Tng ILLrNINATIoS.-PlarcrvIllc is noted FIR
doins better than the hest in cvcry,hin,, al.
undertakes mud she added 10 her rprutn,i,,u in
this res eci last Saturday night. AI,b,uyb
lint SlIuri notice II the celebration wns ,,;r.r
IL appeared in the DgSNGAr uu SATURDAY.
u.ornngl aud extensive preparations ccmld
not, therefore, BE- made, Yet cur streets. N, ,l,,.
appointed hour, were sllrn'liLly illuminated
aud throngcd With al 'Sgcr ""d JOYOUS crowd
On the summit IL Prospect !, "vrrI..,kinv
unr city, ut Intervals. b. al hours. the
cannon rarrd, and IN the tic" II the Thea.
ter martial music SIIned up the irrcrr..,iLl.
enthusiasm 81 "nr bmyant citizens. On th,.
pluza, where u stand Ind b-cn crrr,ed far IN.
sneakers, large crowd collected. Mayur Wnds
mounted the platform aud called the meeting II,
,,rdcr, and in a bIief aud happy manner m.
uounced its object. Before he sat dnwn he rc,d
the following pertinent and significant dispatch
which he had sent Fast "Placcrville. Octob.r
2sth, 1861. To His Exccllcncy, the President
ofIhe United States: The Mayor Of PlacerviIlc
I'll behalf IT her citizens, send greeting: LOYAL
nnw, and ever will be-ThumaA Ii. W.de-
Mayor" After reading the dispatch he cd.
drrssei the meeting In fmcible and telling Ian.
guagc, and when he concluded he was IuudIv
.chccred. lie then introduced our neighbor oF
The R.pWHEH", Tom Fitch, who electrified the
audience BY his burning elnquence aud pathetic
nllusinns To Col Baker. Tom is somr,hiny oF
an orator Il he is humbug. and appears 10 ad.
vantage where "spread eAglrism" is expected.
tolerated mud applauded Mr.. Rankin, with un
easy, nnrmbauassed air. followed Fitch. and
spoke we'll and I" the point. The sIcech Of
zach was well received, BY a good natured il
Mt discriminating audience. Mayor Wade
then, the night being unplcasAnty cool, and
thinking the people were indifferent about
hearing others aud believing that no one wss
ambitions u speak under the circumstances
moved Ia adjourn, and the motion prevailed. 10
the big disgust ii several gentlemen who IRE
ever ready und eager To address crowd
tang they rarely get. The opportunity WIS
i,r tempting tn b. thrown away, ind on mo.
ii"n Of Mr.. McCAllum the meeting vas rear.
ganiIed b, elcc,ing +. \. bee Chairman and
u. lie G"IIA Secretary. S.nguLIy enough as
SON as the chairman had taken his seat n fam,
,"ice called for MrCaiiun. aud Instantly aud
.,.rlly on"j"kr. reader > thar gentleman. trry
Hant with speech whose dc!vrluhce Masa
matter at necessity. shPltd upon tie stand.
Ancr he got through the Chairman addressed
the meeting. aud II Is but justice to say, in thus
c"nnrciiun, that the success &c the .utcrrrise
- due IN u great G,easurc 1" bis energy and
perseverance. Cndcr adverse cream Stances,
dIsc"uraEinR aud dISInning To iimld natures,
lac WORKED indnsrlunslr aud chcctiuiIy and
hopefully. He Mas Imagined Al Tor lis iInnL,c
and warned 1" give up the rr, jrct IL tUuncctinv
The Pacific with the Atlantic Uy telegraph, Lut-
IN spite 1T mOckery and Warming he prrse, cred,
aud has lived IN see his ENTERPRISE EurrCssful
on such All OCCASION II AS just aud proper I"
call hun out. H. briefly alluded IT, his labors
and his sacrifices, gaze AN interesting state.
ment ii the history 0i the com any. aud closed.
Alderman Co"per follow ed 10 few remarks,
and sam. EnsmIngcr cnscd the meeting. II
Mas a celebration worthy oi Tllcervilic. which
ia the highest praise We can Lcsp,w upon II.
RrorIRts INrEo,iNG. Frequent complaints
HAve been made If late, AID very JUSTLY. If re
l"r,s NAV BE- believed, with Respect T." the road
from Websicr's up t" the cnd II tie grade
Persons who have laIly Travelled over II, de.
scribe it I" be ~ u most Wreichrd cpndItlun.
The bridge. are reported t. b. broken down.
T"i'rn aud unsafe. The >tum;'s IN the road,
hGInCr"uS, high aud "a the c.nitr II II, are not
'nly dangerous but they >crIluslv interfere
with speedy travelling They could b. removed
at small expense, SIlL proper force and
they should be- at the eA'l - Possible n,"nenL
W. hope the Supervisors vii take The matter
N h and ani at promptly. Ia i tcW wr,k'G
iItihcst the RAIN, season Vii commence, and
before the hrN, tall e the NIutcr rIlns which
render R'Ud roads almost unVassablc repair it
IA ruch n manner as To make travel over II
'iecdy and SAT-. Bat little Impro' rInrnt can
Ic made aic. the snow commences falling, aud
the money On hand, II there he any. could not
he better Srpt"l rated than in employing
sufficient force H. put the road IN good order
hcfte the tirst II l'rccmb-r. We generally
have few weeks Il tine weather after the frat
fall ruins, ard roads then. We are informed by
persons whn understand the subject. can be
repaired to advantage. We have no desire tn
dictate ~ the Supervisors. but We deem it our
duty to the pubt IL call their attention To the
necessity If improving the road before it is to-
late and the uavclls diverted from this route.
which It will be II the roads are not promptly
repaired. IN this connection 1t may not be
improper To urge upon cur CiliIens, who are
distinguished for their Iib,rAlt, and enterprise,
the importance aud absolute necessity If I'M. I
probing the Rad leading from this city to
the Junction House u, Cnionville. 1t is full Of 1
deep ruts, rocks and siumps, which can be
easily filled up aud removed, by the expendi-
tuTe Of u irifinR SUN. Rival routes are ma ,
King strenuous exertiOns to take the WashOe
trade from PlAceFvile. and Er this purpose cx. ,
pending large sums ofmoncy in building roads,
and il we wish tn retain and increase what we
have, we must make our roads at least as good
IS those of our Northern ncighbors. Geo. +.
Jones, Esq, WIN has always taken deep in
teresi 10 the welfare Of PlAcerville, will, in .
few days, solicit contributions FROM our bust.
ness men f'r this purpose. We hope that every
one will give cbeerlully and literally.
NEw LINE OF SrAGEs.-A new line Of stages
has been started. b. men of capital and expe- ,
Fience, between this city and Folsom. The first
trip was made on Thursday, and our citizens
were sgrseaby surprised to see 1t bounding
through Main street few minutes after ~ n.
We understand il ID. the Intention Of the prO'
prietors TO reach Folsom in time for the morn
ing train Of cars, so that persons having BUSH
iness in Sacramento may have time to trans
act it before leaving for San Francisco. Col.
J. b. Crandall, the pioneer, persevering and
experienced stage manager. we are pleased ~
state, 10 the Superintendent Of the new line.
Wa learn frOm good authority, that capital !
lists 10 Sacramento and San francisco have ex. .
FweSssd their willingness Ia take large amount
OfStOck 10 the Pucervile Railroad. We are sat
is6ed, not only from the feeling manifested BY
our citizens, but from the favorable manner the