The Placer herald., 1873-10-18
EASTERN PLACER AND NEVADA.

We have a letter from Hon. w. A..
King, Of Truckee, advising us that meet
ing was held at that place on Saturda..
evening laet to take action in reference I'd
,nnexing the Eastern portion of Placer anf
Nevada Counties 10 either Placer OIL
Nevada County, or the creation Of a new
ounty out Of fiat territory. The meetin,
appointed a committee consisting Of NJ. r
Burke, }. N. Payne, w. Il. Swim AM
Nv. A. King to superintend the movemen,
md then adjourned to meet at Truckee Of
he 21st inst. The letter requests us Il
give our views in regard to the matter i,
bis issue Of the HERALD. The subject ha.
,ot been canvassed much in the lower por
ion Of this county but We feel certain thai
it is The unanimous wish of the people not II
i'd any more territory TO Placer on thu
,tler eide Of The Sierra Nevada mountains |
md much as we esteem the people of
rruckec and that section .f the county
md especially the old citizens Of Place
now residing there, We think it would he
bad movement to attach that section o..
country to Placer County. The popslato'
# Placer and Nevada counties, asst Of tn.
-ummit is transient, and the criminal busi
ess that must inure from such popnla.
ion would probably cost Placer double o
| l.. 1 l. l. II r.,1,<x1,
rom that people. This is the financia
lew of the question, and an important on
this time, when we are trying to adoP
conemy and low taxes all over the State
nd in this county. AS community th
'eople of Truckec and surrounding countr,
ave interests that are entirely dfferen
rom the other portion of The citizens OF
Placer, AMI wo think it would be an ex
,ensive and not altogether an agreeabl'
Liancc to have them incorporated in Pla
:er County. In former years there h.,
,een a strong effort made by the people Of
rruckee 10 III Ike new county to be caleo
Donner County, out Of portions of Placer,
Nevada, Sierra and El Dorado count es
nd the only thing that kept us from favor
ng tliat movement: then was our fnanci..
mbarrassmens in consequence Of havin,
oted a large debt upon ourselves in aid O:
he Central Pacific Railroad, a large rortiol
{ which was embraced within the propose
cw county. Indeed, we then proposed I,
onsent to the formation of Bonner count,
t the people of the new county would &c
he railroad to release us from a pro rata o
he bonds in proportion to the amount Of tn |
Dad in the new county. Now we are re-
eved of that cebt with the exception Of
ONE SIG 900, and this removes much O
.ur object ons to the formation of Donne |
'oanty so far as we are concerned, an'
We bel eve it is the sentiment of the great
'ody Of the people of Placer County, vel
'ad rather surrender the portion of Place
ying East Of the mountains than to accep
ny more territory from that section q
.ountry. We say this because the expense
hat would be added by the reason of NOR.
erritory so remote from the county sea
would, as we said above, largely overbal
nee the receipts from taxation. and woul.
ost Placer County five times as mu,h a.
would cost the people of Donner County
divided it was established. We fe'
;indy towards the people of that section
,ut are sure that to add them to Pl,ce
would not entirely relieve their wants, an
would be an expensive operation to on
oun,y They have now to go to Nevad
ji,y 10 attend courts as jurymen. wtncsse
md litigants, and it is but twelve miles
rom Colf,x on the railroad, while they, III
'itached TO Placer, would have to com
i.ht miles further to get to Auburn
We don't think there would be much,
my objection TO sparing that portion o
Placer County lying East Of the Sierr
-ou ,ty, by the legislative delegation frou
Placer, provided tha our people ther
would ask to be set off into a new county
{ the people of that section feel their abilit
o support county government, and thinl
heir population and permanent resource
will justify them in establishing a nev
ouuty, we think they will not and ougl'
not to meet with much opposition from tb'
'eople Of Placer, or. our legislative delega
ion. We have thus spoken freely am
'anly our.views Of The question in anwe
o the requests Of the committee, but we ma,
,gain recur to the matter in future number,
If the HkR>Lp.