The Nevada journal., 1851-10-16

| need refer to the brilliant and prosper
Gus future which is in store for us, to
prove that the time is close at hand
when permanent Improvements must be
constructed in various portions Of the
State, and that such improvements will
soon prove profitable to those persons
who en- age in them.
As yet, the construction of railroads
has scarcely entered into our calcula-
tions for the future, but the time is close
at hand when such works must pay
nay, prove most profitable to their
stockholders. As the population Of the
State multiplies, settlements and min
ing towns will spring into Importance,
which will demand heavy supplies of
merchandise to meet their wants. These
supplies will require some mole Of con-
yeyance, which, in the end, will be rail
roads, where the settlements are exten
sive enough to employ such means Of
INSTRUMENTATION Indeed, there are
routes over which railroads could be
constructed at the present time, and
pay fair percentage upon their cost.
From Sacramento to Nevada City,
following tho American river to Auburn,
and thence 10 Grass Valley and Nevada.
we believe is such route. There,
travel would be very heavy over road,
oven at the present time; besides it
would supply very large popula-
tion with provisions and other mer-
chandiso, The mining country around
Nevada and Grass Valley is probably
the richest CT any in the State, and ca
pable, when fairly developed, of sustain
ing very large population. Besides,
at vaious points upon the proposed
route, there are valuable placers and
mines. AT Auburn and vicinity, there
are heavy settlements. Supplies for the
country, extending from the Middle
Fork OF the American river, even to the
Yuba, would be transported over such
a road. A mining county, unexcelled
in California, capable of sustaining scve-
raj hundred thousand inhabitants, would
be tributary to railroad trayorsing the
country named.
This need not be the end of the en-
terprise. The road could be extended
with view to penetrating the moun-
tains still farther, and eventually crosp-
ing them into the valley of humboldt
river.
There is said to be a break in the
mountains near the head Of tho Middle
Fork Of the Iuba river, which would
admit Of the construction Of such road.
But if this should prove impracticablc.
the route could be extended northward-
ly to Feather river, accommodating a
still larger extent of country. IL might
be cdUiSa1lc, horeuer, to construct the
man road 10 the 1cest Of NeraIa, in Or
der to avoid country somewhat broken,
but a lateral branch could be opened,
and continued even into the mountains
still further, if found necessary. The
main route to Feather river would open
mining region of immense wealth,
besides there is no doubt of the prac-
ticability OF q road across the mountains
by way Of Onion Valley, upon the Mid
die Fork Of Feather river. Several
parties of immigrants came into Cali
tornia by the route named, the present
season Wagons crossed tho mount1ins
without the least difficulty, bat owing
20 the unevenness Of the country, they
were forced to stop twelve miles from
Onion Valley and pack out with mules
The route is described by friend who
has travelled over it, as being greatly
! preferable to any other which crosses
tho mountains for hundreds of miles
either north or south of it, and is per-
fectly feasible for the construction Of a
railroad. We arc informed that the
twelve miles alluded to, where wagons
were packed over, there are now men
ut work, making wagon road, which
will soon be completed when teams can
cross the mountains with the greatest
facility.
This route has been alluded to fire.
quently within the last few months in
several public journals, and it is now
very generally conceded that Il railroad
must pass there, if it. should ever cross
the plains via Humboldt river. The
mountains are represented as of easy
passage-by one statement, horse can
be rode upon trot up the stcepest as
cent on the whole route.
A road constructed up tho American
river to Auburn. and extending north
wardly past Bear river, Rough and Rea-
dy, Grass Valley, crossing the Yuba, and
continuing to Feather river, we believe
would be most valuable property. 1t
would command the entire business
from the American river, extending
northwardly and eastwardly, even to
Feather riyer-an empire within itself
-wherc lies buried millions upon mil
lions Of dollars in gold, which it will re-
quire generations to obtain. - Times 9
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