The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1866-02-03
5lailp gOonatajtuee
THE CALIFORNIA Rourg TO IDAuo-

e.
THE CALIFORNIA ROUTE TO IDAHO
Tho SGSanvillc Sage Byrsh, published I
in Honey Lake Valley, has the follow
ing in relation to the drift Oh popula'
ton from California to Idaho, aud tho
relative merits OF the routes hctween
those communities by the direct over
land rou'e from Calturni", and that y
sea and the Columbia River:
We have, however, been too long Il
resident of the State, and OF our own
experience have had sufficient know
ledge OF wrong done both State and
citizens by encouraging tho -dispoSi.
,ion to roam to witiuIIy lcad2a hand
10 the work As arj9urpalist, We feel
ii TO be II dutyrLo publlsb, TO tie world
r,elitlmlhs htv ing reliable aathentica'
li9n, which may bencilt'inahkind. To
,;'f'ain from 30 dCing w0fd furnish
tritf6rcV Of StIi>hhe<py Mhit:h7in aip
.oppdition Of .hfc,iS more out Of place
than with the editor and pHbl~hty
Gniil ne OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES WAS
clear, and indefinitely established we
-lfnvol'rifadp ii6 1aijlicati6i . Sagi sftd
that these mines are all they have
fhtph re; ,nesented, we hive bad ii twti'
fold object in trumuctius their lame,
and th,ttis 10 idIuw ouutslIynY C,,liiuH
hiNus to avail themselves ot the up
lcortuuity 10 secure 10 themselves
wealth, such rs We brIiepe m~ss,l iom
II ever heiOle been presented u then,
and To open the way TO realize TO the
S,ato As mncn of'tltc benefit Resulting
from the discovery Of thest' mmcs.as
w0uld in the ,raluro Of citchmslances
hc possible. For ourselves, We cannot
/ see the chance of loss t9tC tCpliiorniai ii
we avail ourselves OF tine meuns and
privileges extended us 10 ,4,Isn- tbclr
discovery to our ihtrlcSt. T'EhcJ rich>
ness of lhcse mines woulyf be known
without tie aid Of tho PRESS, ana be,
iag known, 80 pnwerg could prevent
the emigration Of our people. You
might rs well seek to chain tho wilid
rs 10 attempt To bind uurreup!c, when
peasure or prrflit tlr The HUie alIpres
Them away Tnis fact bcihss' evident,
il but rcufau for us to determine whr,
,her'it will be bottcr for asdlo7suilcr
the line Of emigration TO- t$kc lis
course along the coast, aud throngh
- nerghborius State, sNewipg along
its path the csSenti | expenditures ol
travel, or whether we SHAH dlreat,its
route tIrougl .our. own State, anti ieA
'aio aS Ioug as, We m;iyfrs prGifis y
State and people.o ipt, 2p q no,Io ~, ,o t,a
Every considerations iprhids the fer
mor propritlo,n . he routelis unna,
lurat, lIpmHs'ls. Of miIsss by %Htei
must be trnversed, gong in u direc-
'lon which if pursued Nol1d;lcpd d.
-rectly a@aysf,"in destiha4iohl eh6rdc
ing inconvenicncG from COZ fihtmtht
and danger from &altiy g{,tvtJ Hun
dr'd-..df miles ,4f Jpnd ilraSe1 anusv D.
endured oyer roads upon yhieh, fht
expenditure of much, money an
ihc application of vast tiinannal labor
taniheger renderpassabFel .29HfN
Tie ROUTE through Calitnrnaris al
rect, and inaigfe. qpeps. 4p. along The
whole line, through the low passes, q
oar rm ,opnl aiIs,m ro,d requiring III,
expenditure of but little money amt
ihe use 6fJhla smaH) lfb6r. ID n o, loN
rriDg inoMnlnln aor 'inpassphso rive,
ebstrncls'the route, bdt, Zone ,cplitinae'
plain stretches out, with its small
streams Of water, and groves Of tim
Der; its vacs of grass withlall ant