The weekly Butte record., 1866-05-19

points 90 tie Dogiown road, over their loss.
We can only say that when they vote for Cou-
gressmen after this, they must vote for q man
rho is pecngiarily interested in their locality.
tIt don't effect this section, and all we are mad
about is. that the General don't live in Ameri-
can Valley, or Pumas county,. A new route
has been established from Taylorville to the
Corner Place. in Big Meadows and . route
from Orovil!e via Dogtown to the same place.
has also been ests blished, so that the citizens
on that line do not lose any of their mail facl-
ties. bat they do lose the great Q. s. Mail
line
The route from Oroville extends through to
Susanviile. The statement that it extended
only to BIDwELL's sheep ranch, at Big Mead
ows. was, We believe, made BY BIDwELL 10 bis
letter TO Mr. RICE, but is, nevertheless untrue.
Gen. WooD has received his papers for the
Oroville and Susanville route.
The Susanville Sage Brush, of the 18th
Instant, furnishes the following upon the sub
iect of these routes:
We have been reading with no little amuse
ment. and some slight degree of disgust, our
exchanges from Oroville, Chico and Red Bluffs
and while We admire the logic by which CRos
sErrE proves that the road from Oroville TO Su
sanvlle is one mile shorter than the road from
Chico. or the assertion Of BISHOP that the
road from Chico can be travelled by loaded
teams all seasons of the year, and the arguments
by which CHALMERS proves that the Red
Bluff is the only practicable road. We would
lilo IN Enou, IF hot Cd
roads are if there should be no travel over
them. II The travel from Idaho should take
the Truckee route, We cannot see what advan-
tage there would be in going to Oroville by
mile less distance. or to Chico in the winter
time, or 10 Red Bluff at any time.
We would like to ask our friend, Mr.. LONG
MORE, from what point, and over what route,
the important place Of Susanvile has been sup
piled with mails and stage communication,
since it sprang into existence? What has
been the mail and stage facilities of Susanville
during the past winter? Was the service per-
formed with any degree of regularity? Was
it done from Chico, or from Oroville? Have
passengers been conveyed between Oroville
and Susanville, BY stage, during the past win
ter? Have they been so conveyed between
Chico and Susanville
If this can be done between Oroville and
SusaDville for $4,000 per annum, where is the
necessity for paying $4,000 to have them
carried between Susanville and Chico Is
not Oroville in railroad communication with
Marysvie, Sacramento and San Francisco
How far is Chico from steamboat communca-
tion with those cities? And how far removed
from railroad communication Will our friend
tell the truth, in answer to these questions,
land shame the DEVIL whether he is in Con
gress, Or inserting bis nasal protuberance into
the pots and kettles of BIDwELL's kitchen a,
Chico
The remarks of the Sage Brush, concerning
the road beyond Susanville. are sound and cor
rect, but had not California better pluck "ibe
beam from her own eye," before complaining
of the notes in the eyes of Nevada aud Idaho
Why should we endeavor TO concentrate the
travel and trade Of Idaho and Nevada at
California village remote from steamboat or
railroad communication, and whose facilities
for travel consists of single line of daily
stages? And why should we discard a route
that has been serviceable during the winter
and adopt one that, according TO the tenor Of
the above extract, cannot be ''traveled by load.
ed teams at all seasons OF the year." in order
to corral the people from Idaho at BIDwELL's
digger ranch? Let US rather act like sensible
and business men, and establish and maintain
communication on the shortest, most servica
BILE and direct route for passenger travel, from
Susauvie to the important cities and towns of
California, and then say TO the business men
and miners of Idaho, Montana and Nevada,
here is servicable route from Susarville to
San Francisco, with no imposition upon the
travelling public for the benefit of ranches or
localities, and We will assist you in the con
struction of roads so that you can avail your
selves of it.