The Nevada journal., 1852-08-28

The committee, although better than
the ons through Marysville in many
respects, has not tythe of the advan-
tages Of one constructed from Sacra-
mento to Nevada city.
The object of the road terminating
near Marysville is TO secure the travel
and transportation TO DownieYille and
the upper Yuba district. If the com.
mittee contemplated its passage thro'
Marysville, the business of that city
might be supposed included in the OBJ
ject. But including the business ol
Marysville in the calculation, it must
be remembered that that route labors
under the disadvantage of having to
compete with the river steamers, that
during large season of the year can
carry freight as cheap, if not cheaper,
than the railroad. A large port on Of
the goods and travel to AIarysville
will always be transported by the
steamers. and cannot enter into the
calculations Of railroad project.
The city Of Downicville is situated
eighty miles from Marysville. II is
but Miriy.Gve miles from Nerada.
Goods must be packed to Downieville
from Marysvillc distance of eighty
miles, and from the newly recommend
ed terminus, seventy-one miles, while
over an equally good road for packing,
there is but thirty-fve miles from Ne
vada A little expense would make
a first rate stage road from Nevada TO-
Downieville. A railroad from Sacra-
mento to Nevada, via Auburn and
Grass Valley, would in itself do a
better business than any than can be
projected in California but it will al
so absorb all the travel and transpoi t.
alton to Downieville, as the adyanta,
gcs of route are so superior between
Nevada ard Downieyille to those be-
tween Marysville and the latter point
The only advantage that Marysville
now has in the Downicville trade over
Nevada is in its river boats, which
give greater dispatch 10 that point
But let railway to Nevada be fin
ished, the advantage will be Oh the
other side. The whole business con-
templated by the Sacramento Val
ley Company" will fall into the hands
Of the mountain road company
Sacramento need be under no un-
easiness about Benicia and Marys-
vile road, drawing goods and travel
from Sacramento. Such mine is
easily countermined. The opening
Of Nevada road would strike the
project dead, even if the other road is
completed.
The great mass of business Of the
numerous towns Of Nevada and Pla-
Ger counties will centre in the Nevada
railroad. In Nevada county alone. we
have q population Of forty thousand,
I'M luding Indians, who consume large.
ly Of goods. We have as towns Ne
vada, Grass Valley, Rough and Ready,
Washington, Jefferson, Newtown, Lit.
tie York, Walloupa, French Corral
Eureka, Bridgeport, and various set,
Elements of scores to all hundred oi
residents, without particular dcsigna-
tion'
Further, we have element Of bust
ness in these counties unknown tc
Marysvillc. Our forests of pine, the
finest in the world, now being sawed
into boards and shingles by an hun.
drcd busy mills, with the advantage
of railroad would compete sue
cessfully in the Sacramento, Benicia,
and San Francisco markets with the
lumber OF the world, and give pom
derous business TO the railway.
The road we have designated is not
difficult Of construction. Thelc is a
natural ridge from Sacramento to Au>
burn, fitted to hand for rails, and the
road from Auburn hither will not av-
eragc rise of thirty feet to the mile