Year: 1860

THE Board OF Supervisors have been at work
this week. They met on Monday, and during
that and the day following occupied their time
in acting on accounts, receiving reports, etc
The report of the viewers appointed to select a
road route from Weavervile to Minersville came
mp, and with it many conflicting outside opinions
Ms to the preferable route. 1t must be known
that the section Of country TO be traversed by
The said road is dotted with fertile valies, beau
tfu farms and occasional refreshment Places
Two separate routes had been selected, each be-
ing the preferable one in the eyes of interested
parties. To show how high the feeling ran, it is
only necessary TO say that costly and elaborate
charts of the rival routes had been made. The
enc favorable to the Bates route represents first
a loaded team en- route for Treka, two weeks out,
and not yet arrived at the first refreshment stand
The grade is represented at forty five degrees to
the rod on this (the Fogerty and Loomis) route,
while that by way of Bates is put down at five
degrees, and buggy propelled by very small
horse, is passing over it at irigbtful velocity.
The Focerty and Loomis route chart indicates
grade of two and a-half degrees to the rod over
which large carriage is passing at the rate Of
twelve miles an hour without any visible motive
power. 1t illustrates travelling OH the Bates
route TO be hazardous al any time and season
The first scene is a vehicle crossing the dreaded
is being made; the vehicle is under way, and no
earthly power can stop it. while the distance is
so great that the passengers starve to death be-
fore the valley is reached. Another scene repre-
sents party of men and St. Bernard dogs
searching for friends who have perisbed in at
tempting winter passage across the mountains.
Amid all these conflicting opinions and represen-
tations the Board resolved to pass over the
routes, which they did on Wednesday and Thurs
day. and at the time of going to press we are
assured they will decide in favor of the Bates
route--THE Democratic Central Committee
meeting was called for Thursday, but the severe
storm, and sickness of one or two members, pre-
vented their meeting, and the members present
adjourned over to the following day. We go to
press too early to give the full result Of their
deliberations-SN Cg our last there has been
no improvement ia the money market. Two or
three ab0rtiye attempts at storm may he chroni-
clcd, neither Of which resulted in benefit to any
body, besides being very disagreeabe. Miners
begin TO despair, although We think there is a
storm brewing at the time of writng-WE are
told that IA Republican club exists at Mincrsvlle
and Rdgeville, hitherto Democratic stron gholds
and that it will make its mark in the coming
campaign. We are not surprised, reme membering
that that staunch and ever faithful advocate Of
Republican principles CuEII.Is, lives there
AN eyewitness tells OF an amusing trial at North
Fork, week ago. The right OF property Of a
certain note was tried by jury. The jury lost
right Of the original Cause Of action, and brought
in u verdict of fraud against one of the parties.
The result of that jurys decision is that Stokes,
u gentleman Of color, is now inearceiated in the
Trinity county k-up--CoNsIpERABL evil
nence OF the presence of whisky in our midst has
been noticed for The last two or three days-and
nights.