, 1863-04-11
Routes to Boise.

Green Autobiography knows Green
has discovered that there are three d.
rect routes to the Boise mines. He quotes
the Mountaineer and Golden Age as au-
thority for the directness of the two first
mentioned.
The route SO beautifully described by
the Mountaineer is, like the direct trail to
Salmon river, advocated so earnestly by
Mr.. Newell a year ago, somewhat mythical,
and passes over high mountains, which, on
account Of snow, are quite impossible at
this season Of the year This route is ria
Canyon creek, and is only eighty to one
hundred miles off the nearest road from
the Dalles to Boise; but it is sufficiently
direct, if adopted. to the exclusion of all
other routes, to insure to the Dalles all the
packing and mining trade of the Boise
mining region.
The second route, which is vehemently
puhed up by the Age, is by way of Lewis
ton but it has not been reported upon by
travellers this season, no one having yet
passed over it. Mr.. Petrie is now out with
pack train. making third attempt to get
through the mountains that way. This
route is only about eighty-fve to one hun
dred and thirty miles off the near line by
Walla Walla and Grand Ronde valleys /;
but when packers have passed over it, it Is
thought they will be able to report it as
near to Lewiston as to Boise.
The third route is somewhat circuitons,
but still "direct," and is advocated for the
benefit of Portland, Pacific City, San
Francisco, the sailing vessels going around
Cape Horn, New York City and the towns
and cities along the railroads and rivers
across the continent to Fort Benton. To 60
by this route is only nine or ten thousand
miles off the direct line from the Colum-
bia river at Wallula. To secure the adop-
ton of this route, it is proposed to engage
the services of a lot of strangers Crazy
Dons and Don Alonzos, provide them with
Ages and illnesses, and station them at the
different points along the line to descant
upon and enlighten the public in regard to
the merits and advantages of their re-
spective places.
These routes are respectfully submitted
to the public, and it is asked, in charity for
the editors aforesaid, and for the Webfeet
Californians, Chilenos, Americans and
Blackfeet and Bannock Indians, that the
public before adopting any one of these
routes, will call upon the residents along
all the lines and examine their grub and as
certain their prices.
"Green" is located in the Grand Rondt
valley, but don't want any of the travel tc
go that way, for the route through there is
entirely to near and cheap to be Travelled
now; besides the valley is located near tt
the mines, and miners, after arriving in the
diggings will be compelled to obtain grea
deal of their forage from there, which il
considered a sufficient advantage for thr
present.
The reason for suggesting stranger Dons ant
Alonzos is that the originals so well know
, that they would not be believed even if the
Stumbled" on the truth, and are totally incompe
tent to deceive the public.
NEW NAME.-The Copperhead party o
the South and West are called "Butter
nuts" Why should not the uncondition
al Unionists call themselves 'Hickory-nuts
in honor of the great Unionist Hickor,
Jackson? 1t is quite certain that hickory
nuts are much harder to crack than but
ternuts-hence the name would be tn
right thing