Year: 1862

country, ID this It's great hour OF peril.


Requires Attention.


While our citizens busted with railroads,
and wagonrOads, leading to aud from Oroville
IN various directions, they should not wholly
forget the road leading to Honey Lake The
development of the Humboldt mines is desti-
ned to send travel and commerce, to no small
extent, over the route, and very little labor
would render the road among the very best
through the Nevada Mountains not excepting
the boasted Tejon, and other Southern passes.
The mail running upon the route, is becoming
one Of considerable Importance aud the fact
that Mr.. Fall took quartz mill through to
Humbold on this route, last winter, when the
mail and passengers could not get through on
the Placeryille route, speaks volumes in its IA
vor. 1t Is the natural thoroughfare from Cali
fornia to the Humboldt mines, Goose Creek
mines and Salt Lake City. The vast trade
and travel of those regions will pass over this
route, when the natural advantages it offers
shall become generally known. 1t is the route
adopted by Gen. Lander, after thorough and
minute examination of all the routes, leading
from upper California, for winter passage to
Nevada Territory. The route was surveyed
and improved by him, to the California State
line. The residents of the Western portion of
Pumas county have done much to improve
that portion of the route lying in their county.
and under the direction of Messrs. Wood and
Miller, are still doing good service, and will
put that portion of the route in good order for
the rapid transit of freight and passenger
teams. Butte county has, heretofore, done
much to improve the portion of the route
within its boundaries but there are one or
two places that still require improvement and
repairs. An excellent grade has been made
around Chapparal Hil and that great bug
bear has been reduced to as fine a road as can
be found anywhere in the Sacramento Valley.
A section of four or five miles, over the level
country between Inskip and Chapparal Hill.
requires some little work in Strengthening,
eveling, removing rocks, etc. There is an
other short section beyond Chapparal Hill
that requires the outlay of little labor to be
placed in good order. With these slight i'm
provements the route would be rendered the
easiest and best through the Nevada Noun
tainS 1t was so pronounced by Gen. Lander,
and by all who have travelled the different
routes.


Parties are now engaged in constructing q
branch from the main route to the rich and
beautiful agricultural section of Chico. An
expedition left that vicinity last week to open
the branch road They have proper appre-
citation Of lis Importance, and are acting with
wisdom and zeal. They are right, and we trust
the citizens of Oroville will initiate their spirit
of true enterprise and their energy of action.


Steps have already been taken to open a
road to Sierra county, La Porte, Gibsonvllle,
and vicinity. We are pleased to notice also
that q movement is being made to construct a
wagon-road from 0rovllle west to the Sacra-
mento River, penetrating rich agricultural
section of country, the products of which a
road will not fail to bring to our doors, and to
the cabins of our miners.


Let US urge forward these improvements
with energy. They are movements in the right
direction, and cannot fail TO add materially to
the advancement and wealth of the county, as
will be practically demonstrated when rail
communication shall be established between
Butte county and tide water.