, 1866-11-16
NUMBER as.
Road Meeting.


TO building Wagon Road into said Camp and
Tor the purpose OF taking the initiatory steps for
accomplishing the same, n. B. Wiley was eho.
sen chairman and Ben. Raymond, Secretary.
On motion Of Maj. A. Il. Sanderson, there was
, committee Of Eve appointed to confer wifi
the people of Florence, Camas Prairie and Lew
lston, on the subject Of said wagon road All
Sanderson, Ben. Raymond, Alonzo Leland. Jas
, W Zoe and J. a. Ripson were appointed said
committee. :.
. On >ut5aion Of Jas.-w Poe, there was COM
mittee of>two appointed 10 ascertain the num-
Der OF persons holding quartz claims in this
District that are willing that the twenty dollarS
worth of work required by law 10 represeut
each claim, be appraised towards the construc,
tion Of said road and also to report some def,
mite plan for the construction Of said wagon
road. JAS. W. Poe and Ben. Raymond were
pointed said committee. Said committee to re>
port to an adjourned meeting to be held at the
O'Clock, z. NJ A.B. WILEY, Chm.
Ben. HAYMoSD, Sec'y.
OCTOBER lsTH.-The meeting was called 20
order by the Secretary, the Chairman not being
present. On motion, Maj. A. II. Sanderson was
called to the Chair. =
The minutes Of last meeting were read and ap-
proved.
The committee on plan of road submitted the
following report:
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proposed for the action of this meeting which
will ensure success in the early construction of
wagon road ind themselves still in doubt
| about the legal effect of a conversion Of repre>
sentation upon quartz claims, to labor upon
such road, and have deemed it highly imporS
tant that some other means be now resorted to-
| Tor the money and material requisite for such
road. To secure them, your committee regard
assistance OF capital from outside this camp g.,
necessity. To obtain this assistance, we must
be able to show, from facts and figures that
such road can be built, and the probable cost
| Of construction. We must alse show the ad-
| vautages of such road when built to. outside
men. To do this, we must first know ourselves
the facts and figures, approximately at least,
and these we cannot know from mere report, or
the conflicting opinions of men who have never
viewed the different routes, for the purpose of
determiping the practicability and cost of
wagon road. .
| To know ourselves, so that we eau speak In
! telligenty to others, your committee would
| recommend that three experienced and discreet
men be appointed, whose duty it shall be to
view out the different routes, and make a note
of their natural advantages and disadvantages,
and report the result of their observations to the
committee now appointed, to confer with CONS
mittees outside this place. Said report-ean be
made at Lewiston, or before the first day of
December. Then this committee of conference
| will have good and sufficient data from which to
! operate during the winter.
Your committee are aware that such view
iug Of the routes will be- attended with expense,
but this expense seems absolutely essential to
the inducing of outside capital in the construc-
tion of such a road, and the sooner it be incur
red the earlier will tue means for building tho
road be secured.
The time required for viewing the routes will
be longer or shorter, according TO the state OF
the Weather and the extent of their observa-
tions. These necessary expenses should be
paid and reasonable per diem compensation by
the ciIiZens of this camp.
Your committee would further suggest, that
the citizens Of this camp give some assurance,
through the committee of conference now cho-
sen, to capitalists and others outside, that the
citizens of Warren's will themselves construct
a defnite namber of miles of said road, CONS
menCEg at Washington, and do this within the
next ten months. This will show others that
we are in earnest and intend no child play or
humbug.
Your committee would further suggest that
your committee of conference, in conjunction
with committees from other loealitiesi be en-
powered TO open subscription books iu The towns
and places interested, for money to bpild said
road, and SO soon as the requisite amount be
subscribed, they are empowered to contract for
the construction of said road, in such manner
as to these several committees may seem adyi-
sable, and over such route as to them may
seem most practicable and advantageous to this
camp and the public, aud that said committee
be instructed to urge and secure, if possible
the completion Of this rod2 at the earliest Prac-
tical period III Of which is respectfully sub
sgribed. J1s. W. foE, CA n.
The report vLs received and adopted. On
motion of JAS. ". Poe, there was a COMMITTEES ii
of three appointed to select three men to view
and take notes Of the natural advantages and
disadvantages of the seyeraLroutes, and report
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practicable route, to the committee of confer
ence now chosen. Said report " be made at
Lewiston or before the FIRST day Of Ueeembey,
And also to raise funds by subscription, to de-
fray the expenses aud per diem compensation Of
said viewers. Jas. W Poe, J. q. Rpson and Z.
R. Sherwin, were appointed said committee
The committee aftes an absence Of few min
utes, reported the following named ge9usmen
as suitable persons to view said differ96 roGtes
for a wagon road Alonzo LelaDJ> Washington
Pearce and Warren p. Hunt. IL
The meeting approved the selection W1defy
their committee.
On motion of A. H. SanlersoAS the committee
of viewers be and they hereby instructed to
view out the most passable and practicable route
for wagon road, to junction with the Lewis
ton wagon road : Provided, there are finds
enough raised to defray the expenses of the
same which adopted.
On motion of \. Lelan5, the committee Of
conference, N Injunction with like committee
at Florence, Camas Prairie and Lewiston, and
other PLACES that are interested, be empowered
to open subscription books for the purpose of
raising money and means for the construction OF
wagon road from this place to Lewiston.
Adopied.
The following resolution was offered by A.
| Leland
ResoIUsA, That we, the citizens of Washing
ton District will, with our own labor, construct
wagon road from Washington to the summit Of
the mountains, distance of twenty-five miles,
as soon as the citizens of other places will have
constructed the road to Lewiston. Adopted,
| unanimously.
On motion of A. Leland, it was resolved, that
the Secretary Of this meeting should forward
two copies of the proceedings of this meeting,
to two different ewspapers at Portland, and one
copy to the Walla WallA STATESMAN, and re-
quest the publication OF the same.
On motion Of Jas. W. Poe, the meeting ad-
journed to the 2lst inst, a; half past O'Clock,
P. N. A. d. SAXDERsoS, Ca q.
Ben. HATxoXD, See'y.