The weekly Butte record., 1861-01-26
Railroads.,


sion of the Railroad, up the Sacramento Val
ley. The Appeal, of Thursday, has the fol-
lowing:
We concur with the editor of the RECORD
in the proposition that it is the policy OF
Marysville, as of all the northern portion OF
/ the State, to unite upon a plan by which a
road through one of the northern passes OF the
/ Sierras can be secured. Which this pass will
be, must be determined by the contractors, and
not by rival towns or cities.
Again, the Appeal says
And we are very sure that the citizens of
/ Marysville are not so narrow-minded or so
shortsighted as to overlook the fact that, be-
fore many years, the exigencies of trade will
demand railroad communication with the whole
of the rich country fast filling up to the north
of US. and that the iron track is bound, ere
long, to pierce the wilds of Oregon, drawing
from thence her multiplying products and her
/ future tribute to the worlds wealth
That is what we want-unity of action-in
securing the construction of railroad up the
Sacramento Valley, and through to Oregon, if
possible Such road will be certain to con-
meet with the trans Atlantic road at some
point, and the Valley road will be the Pacific
railroad for all practical purposes. Should it
be found possible to extend the road to Oregon,
it would obviate the necessity of the proposed
branch from the main road to Oregon through
the desert and uninhabtable wilds of Utah.
The Red Bluff Independent has the follow
ing:
The amount of money required to build q
railroad from Sacramento to the eastern slope
of the Sierra Nevada by the Placervie route,
would build continuous road from Sacramento
to Honey Lake by way OF Red Bluff, and have
funds left sufficient to commence business on.
There is, at some future time, bound to be a
road up the Sacramento Valley. Oroville is
already pushing along the road from that place
to MarysvIlle. The gap between Oroville and
Red Bluff will be only some sixty miles and
from this place to Honey Lake Valley, less
than eighty miles So whether Sacramento
wastes her energies upon an impracticable
route, yea or nay; Northern California is
bound to secure the Pacific Railroad.
The Shasta Herald in speaking of the ad-
vantages of the route by Honey Lake Valley
and Mobiles Pass, says:
The Committee which reported the bill
that had passed the House. was appointed last
Spring, Curtiss, Chairman. They first voted
in Committee on the number Of routes and
decided in favor of but one, with branches
The Committee finally reported in favor of a
road over the Central route, between the 42d
and Both degrees of latitude Starting one
branch from St Joseph and another from
Leavenworh, uniting 200 miles east Of the
Mississippi. passing through the South Pass
to the head of the Sacramento. 1t is pretty
generally concluded that it will take less mo-
ney to open a road through Mobiles Pass, than
through any along that range Of mountains
Why, therefore, should the road make grand
detour merely for the purpose Of finding a
more difficult place to cross. Nature has in
dicated the route, and the Independent is cor
rect in stating that so far as the prosperity of
the city of Sacramento is concerned, it would
in no degree Injure it, by the road following
Noblc's Pass, rather than uid Placerville.-
Strong efforts are being made to secure that
route by interested parties, and if the People
of Northern California wish to see the locomo-
tive putting through the Sierras in this region,
| they must go to work and subscribe stock as
their competitors are now doing on the other
routes. Vigorous action now, may result in
I
portion of Shasta county"
Again we repeat-let the people of North
ern California wake up to their interests, and
not let this great enterprise go by default
The interests of Marysyille, Orovie, Red
Bluff and Shasta are identical-let US present
united front, and not allow the march to be
| gained OF Us.
MAIL FICILITIEs.-In the Assembly, Mr..
Wood, of Plumas, offers the following which
was referred to the delegations from Butte and
Plumas:
Rcsoired, by the Assembly, the Senate con-
curing. That our Senators in Congress be
instructed, and our Representatives be request
ed, to cause to be established the following
mail routes namely: A weekly mail from
Chico, Butte county, to Humbug Valley
Plumas county, the Post Office to be located
in Humbug Valley; a weekly mail from Quin-
cy, Plumas county; to Richmond, Honey Lake
Valley, also in Plumas county, the Post Office
to be established at Richmond, and an inter
mediate Post Office TO be located at Job Tay-
lor's, in Indian Valley, on said route; the
weekly mail now established from Oroville to
Susanville Honey Lake valley to be extended
to Virginia City, in Utah Territory, and from
the first of May to the first of November to be
transported in fourhors coach from Oro
vile to Virginia City.
WILSON FLINr's SPEEcH.-Brother Fisher
of the Red Bluff Beacon, copies the remarks
of one Wilson Flint, made at the Republican