The Nevada journal., 1851-09-27
RAILROAD 10 SACRAMENTO.


the construction of railroad from
Sacramento toahis city. Considering
the great amount of travel and the
large transportation of goods by teams,
between Nevada, Grass Valley, Rough
and Ready, and intermediate stations,
which would be greatly increased, es-
pecially travel, by increased facilities,
there are few enterprises on foot in
California that would give surer in
vestmcnt, or better returns for capital
than the one in question: On the Sac
ramcnto and San Joaquin rivers q
multitude Of Steamers have over crow
ded business, and reduced freight and
passage to scarcely paying rate -
Half the money expended in Steam
ers on those rivers, that is, the sur
plus, would build an excellent road to
this city, which would pay till the end
OF time large and increasing per cen.
tage on the amount invested
The amount of transportation be
tween this city alone and Sacramento
ls much heavier than one unacquain-
ed with the facts would credit Be-
'ides some eighty transcient teams per
week, each merchant has one team,
while some have four or five running
weekly. The number of passengers
is sufficiently great in the two stage
lines to crowd them regularly with pas
sengers and produce competition for
tickets If a railroad was built many
hundreds would 60 back and forth on
1t from curiosity to see the lower cit
ics, as well as for the purpose of di-
rect purchase of goods. There are
vast numbers Of people in these ro-
gions who settled here Immediately on
arrival from the plains, who have new
er been twenty miles below this-prin-
cipally because of the tedious, dusty
way of getting to Sacramento. Such
would be sure to travel by railroad.
The construction of the road would
not be heavily expensive. Fill with
in twenty miles of Nevada the track
is level, and would require little ex.
,ense to put down the rails. BY not
ong since discovered route over, or
round, the hills, nearly even road
las been secured to the city for the re-
manning twenty miles, so that the cars
would not be required to climb like
lies up declivities. The road would
ave an entire monopoly of transpor-
tation and travel, for the despatch
which in insured would be desidera.
tum of prime importance.
The construction of railroad from
Sacramento TO Nevada, and one to Pla
cerville would double the value of real
estate in Sacramento in one year, Ii
would make that city in fact the CEN
raj point of the whole northern coun-
ry, and all lines of business would ra.
iiate from it. No other scheme could
DC devised that would so Immediately
iell on the prosperity of that city,
would so enhance the worth of rea'
property as this, and though the roads
themselves were not to pay large div.
idends, supposition not TO be enter
tanned for moment, the repayment il
the increased Importance of Sacra
mento would be boon worth obtain.
ing.
a movement of such evident public
advantage, promising to make so good
permanent investment, should not be
neglected longer. 1t would be warns
ly seconded in this city, and we be-
lieve it only needs for the proposition
to come fairly before the public from
men whose enterprise and character
are such as to ensure the right degree
Of perseverance in the execution O
the project to procure a ready sub
seription of the amount Of capita
stock needed
A rsilroad commenced between
Sacramento and Ne, ada would bt
suggestive Of others elsewhere, ant
before ten years eur State would bc
netted with railways in every direc