The weekly union record., 1865-04-01
California and Idaho.

wishing to visit this new land of gold will, BY
gong TO Chico, be furnished with good
riding mule, saddle and bride. furnished with
provisions, and blankets packed free Of charge.
for the low sum Of fifty dollars. They will be
landed at either of the above designated points
as they may wish. Regularly every Monday
morning, after the Sd instant, passengers will
fnd ready conveyance TO leave Chico, and
within few weeks, as the road settles, line
of stages will take the place of the trains.
The distance on this new route, according to
survey just made, from Chico to Idaho City,
is only 800 miles, and it is the design of the
parties engaged in the transportation to start
Pony Express. which will make the distance
between those two mentioned points in three
days. Capt. Pierce. al old resident Of Idaho
City, has just passed over this new route, and
speaks of it 10 the most favorable terms. The
following table of distances is useful and correct
and shows the important points at which this
pew route touches
Miles.
from thlcO TO SuS1nNIlle- 70
Susanyille TO Surprise Valley (va Madeline val) 80
Surprise Valley to Puebla .--.-.--.-.-.. 40
Puehla (via Jordan's creek) to Ruby City loo
Ruby City to Boise City. .-.......--..-... so
Boise City TO Bannoek, or Idaho City. y.....-... As
Total $50
General Bidwell, with company Of laborers,
returned, last week, 10 Chico, having improved
and cleared off the snow from that portion of
the route which lies within the boundaries of
this State. Good grass and water and houses
can be found all along the line with the excep
ton of Que hundred miles. The company's
agent, J. B. Francis, an old aud gentemanly
Californian, has fifty FIVE mules well broke to
saddle or harness, at Chico 10 readiness for the
train which leaves on Monday next.
Heretofore. the principal passenger travel
was from San Francisco via Portland, Oregon
to Idaho City, at great expense and consum
ing OF time, and all goods at enormous rates.
In fact goods of every description were shipped
from Council Bluff, Iowa. to Idaho City, in
July Of last year, at saving OF one-balf IN
price of freight over goods purchased at San
Francisco and shipped BY way of Portland
The fare from San Francisco TO Umatilla is
S62 from Umatllla to Idaho, S,5, besides
other additional and necessary expenses, which
must be incurred in the trip also. dangerous
and uncomfortable sea voyage. What true
Californian would take this long and circutous
and expensive route, TO the benefit of the
"webfoot" capitalists, when be can forward the
interests and prospects Of his own State by
taking passage at Chico, and ship or pack
goods at one fourth the cost?
The people of California, aud particularly
the Northern portion, must arouse up to their
own interests, and secure the trade and travel
of their own State upon this new and direct
route, the present season, which will prove the
cheapest, safest and most speedy; and, if such
is not done, all the trade will be driven from US,
and our newly discovered gold fields will be
supplied from the Missouri river. Californians
have prospected and developed these mines,
and have been obliged to pay heavy tribute to
the webfoct capitalists for the past three years,
when the most direct cheapest and safest route
is through their own State. There is no coed
reason why the entire trade cannot be secured.
We have plenty of capital and enterprise 10
complete this route-we have plenty of teams
and pack mules to ship and control the produce
of our own State, and why let the present
favorable opportunity pass? Now is the time
10 strike.