The Placer herald., 1862-03-01


in their party organization. But the great
"irrepressible" Republican party will soon
be entitled to the "harnonious' prefix, as a
war has commenced among them that prom
ises to be bitter in the extreme a feud has
been growing between the Abolition eman-
cipation wing, led by Sumner, Hale, etc,
and the conservatives, of whom Lincoln is
considered the representative. And our ex
changes say the most bitter opponents of
the President now to be found, are among
the ultra Abolitonists who aided his elcc
ton. As another evidence that the Repub.
lican household is rapidly dividing, "Occa-
sionalv," the San Francisco correspondent
of the Sacramento Bee, under date of Feb
25;h, says:
"Letters have been received here from
Washington from leading Republicans there,
begging and beseeching their fellow Repub'
lcans here to cut themselves loose from the
radical, fire eating AboIitonists of the par
ty. The letters state that the President has
made open war upon them, not only in
Washington, but wherever they may be
found. The present, entire policy of the
Government is opposed by that class of men;
and they are being labeled and marked, and
thrust one side. With restoration of peace
to the United States, President Lincoln is
determined that the race of abolition fanatics
of the North, and The fre'eaters of the South,
shall become extinct"
MORE RAlN.-The fine weather came to q halt
the latter part of last week, and since we have
had rain and cloud after the style Of December
and January. A portion of the time the storm
WAS quite severe, filing the ravines with almost
as much water as any period of the winter. At
this place Auburn Ravine carried flood within
eighteen inches Of the highest water Of the sea-
son. and at Goodies on the lower Nevada road,
the ravine was up within eight inches of the
former hight. a section of the Central Railroad
bridge across Auburn Ravine was carried ont,
and further damage done to fencing. Bear River
has been again the rampage, and the stage
trips between Auburn and Marysville are again
suspended and can only be resumed when the
creeks and sloughs become fordable. The storm
seems to have been most severe north of Auburn,
as some of the streams are represented to have
been fully as high as any time of the season.
The American forks were not affected us much as
Bear River and the streams northward.
The Scientific Press describes the whole
Sacramento Valley as one vast coal bed.
TO certain extent this may be fact.
In digging wells last fall at Lincoln, in
this county, a strata Of coal was struck fortyI
five feet below the surface, which goes to
prove the assertion of the Press correct.
We have no doubt that numerous veins will
vet be found in the foot hills and valley Of
the Sacramento.
ROAD LAws.-A bill has passed the Legislature
and been approved by the Governor, creating the
corporation of Auburn separate Road District.
We will publish the law as soon as a copy can be
obtained. The nefficency of the old law, and
the necessity that the road money paid by our
citizens could be rightfuly used in repairing the
ruined culverts Of the town, and the roads and
streets, that have been badly washed by the win
ter rains, caused the Introduction and passage of
the law.
We understand that our members have intro
duced another bill. to transfer s5 900 from the
General Fund Of the county to the several Road
District Funds, in order that the means may be
had to make the necessary road repairs. The
treshets have damaged the roads to an extent
never before known, and it is certain the amount
collected for road purposes will not be sufficient
to mt than in bopo tbo
road money, and an appropriation from the Gene
raj Fund will be proper use of portion of the
surplus moneys in the Treasury.
The GRAIN PRosPECTs.-W fear the
storm Of the past week has decided the
question that grain crops will be light and
prices high, the coming season. Before the
setting in of rain in November but little if any
blowing had been done, and the unexampled
severely of the winter rendered it impossi'
BILE to do any seeding until the recent dry
weather gave hope that crops might be put
in. But the fair weather did not hold long
enough to put the bottom lands in blowing
condition, and we are assured that blowing
and seeding had only been done to a limited
extent on the uplands, when the las: storm
set in; and that now, under the most favoraI
bic circumstances several weeks must elapse
before such work can be resumed, and then
the season will be too far advanced to hope
that crop can be raised. Therefore, many
farmers will depend upon volunteer crops;
but will not anticipate a heavy harvest Of
wheat-barley and oats will do better. The
prospects are not favorable, and unless
there is large surplus of last years grain,