The mountain Democrat., 1864-01-23

to PlacervilIe, as above, connecting at that
city with daily stage wagons and coaches
to Carson. L. McLane & Co., proprie.
toIS The principal stage Office, What
Cheer house."
A stranger would not soon discover that
the foreg ing modest notice was the great
est Of eli great feats in staging, the sue
cessful enterprise Of this decade-the great
"Overlsnd Daily Mail Line" the pride
and boast Of our people, via Placerville,
IA town situated on the borders of the
State Virginia City, Salt Lake City, Den.
yer, Atchison, ST. Joseph to St Louis,
Wells, Fargo & Co., proprietors. Run.
ming in connection with the foregoing, is
the Pioneer Line, consisting Of five four
-...y esA.e.>.-+ .,1-,e %-,sf/ &c
Folsom daily, and three daily (and four
on alternate days. six horse Troy coaches
leave PlacervilIe for Carson and Virginia
City, carrying Wells, Fargo & Co.'S Elk
press. The bullion alone carried by this
line amounts to one and two thousand
pounds dnily-add to which is an average
Of two thousand pounds Of United States
mail matter daily. Four daily six horse
coaches will run on this route. the coming
season, to the adjacent Territories"-L.
Mclean & Co., proprietors.
From the gentlemanly and efficient
cashier of the Pioneer Company, Jared
White, Esq, | have procured the number
Of through passengers carried on this line,
to and from WaShoe, for the past six
months, ending Jan. lSt, and it reaches
the enormous number Of ten thousand tive
hundred. and not including the great num-
Der sent by this Company in extra or pri-
vate conveyances.
In addition to the foregoing lines, there
has been q regular opposition tri-weekly,
and also a saddle train. The number car
ried by those lines have not learned
By far the greatest number are those who
go on foot or horseback. There can be
but one opinion, and it is well established
by facts, that seven-eighths Of all the trade
and travel pass over this route.
"wHAr ABOUT TIE SNOW ?"
Comparisons may be odous. but this is
as good a time as any to inquire into the
merits of the rival routes, and judge of
their practicability for travel during the
winter months. | met Col. Crandall to-
day-well known as stage proprietor
he having just arrived from Virginia City,
and reports the roads in excellent condi-
tion, and not rod Of sltighing, nor snow,
upon the route, and the stages making
their usual summer time. From another
source learn that on the llenneSs. Pass
route sleighs have to be substituted at the
"SnOw tent stations" and used for dis
tance Of forty miles.
From the Virginia Bulletin, Of Jan. lst,
I take the following, to show by which
route the travel goes:
"DEpARrrREs YEsTERDAr-By Pioneer
Line, Placcrvile Route H. 5. Roby, d.
W. Perley, Miss Caldwell, P. Henn'g, ).
Leavitt, A. P. Croner, Mr.. Newmark,
George Stead, j. 7. Goodman. S. G. GilliS,
Geo. Scllcy. Dan Corcoran, Jas. L. Laird,
Mr. Bauer, I. j. Ray, G. M. Kensa, j. W.
Gale
"By California Stage Company, Hen.
ness Pass j. Fortune Guirs, A. Evans"
SIhAMS SHOW Ihb DlhbIlION VI "A''O'
A large number Of the people Of Nir
ginia City are under the Impression that
il is not to their interest to patrOnize the
Placervile route, hence it is evident that
they do not, only when 1t is necessary, or
n matter Of convenience.
MOUNTAIN ROADS.
Nearly forty miles Of new road have
been made on this route the past year,
and others have been improved by widen
ing. macadaInizing, etc, at cost OF Sl4O,-
900. A new feature is being adopted in
the construction OF these roads hy plank
ing. W. Bartram, ESQ, has commenced
the work few miles east Of this city. and
will have twelve miles completed by May
next. The strength required of such
planking is we'll understood. 1t will be
glorious drive across these old mountains
a short time hence, on plank and mac
adam road.
In all this we take an honest pride
Nature has provided that this shall be tine
great artery Of trade and travel. The
vast benefits to our State are apparent,
since the great obstacle Of crossing the
mountains has been removed, and before
another dawn of Ihe New Year, the Pla-
cervllc and Sacramento Valley Railroad