The Nevada journal., 1853-10-28
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Of the Chief Engineer ofthe South Fork ci
the North Fork Of the West Branch OF tae
Humboldt and BeneciaGas and Soap Br =
bic Manufacturing and Water Co.
GRAND SYPHON FLO0M AND So
PENSION BRIDGE. "a
IMPORTANT 20 LEGISLATORS.
no SHARES FOR SALE EXCEPT IN LoNDos.
Alta meeting of the trustees Of the above
company, held at their Office on Humhug Hill,
on the 22d inst, the following report was / ;
sented by Guillermo Quartrodiee, Engineer in
Chief of said company The following officers
of the company were present DIR. Shutaecock,
Prest Calos Swampall, Magnus Rex Wemeh,
joyce Heth, j. Squander Swartwout, and Abby
Kelly Foster, Trustees; \. Biddle Rogers,
Treasurer; Tomas Frigido del Fuego, Secretary.
Absent, Pebo dc la Poor, Trustee.
The report WAS read aud approved and it
was ordered that the thanks of the company be
rendered to Mr. Quartrodice for the able and
ineomprehensble manner in which he had dis
charged the duties confided to him, and that the
report be published under the provision of the
stamp act, and 1000 extra copies be ordered for
the use Of the company.
REPORT.
To Dr. Muttiecock, President, aud others Of the
Humboldt and Benecia Gas and Soap Bubble
Manufacturing and Water Co.:
Your company having appointed nae to survey
and locate the route for syphon fume from the
Sink of the Humboldt, to cross the Sierra Ne
vada to the main terminus at Benecia it be-
comes my duty to make public statement
in reference to the practicability and cost of
construction, and probable profits to be derived
from the operations of said syphon, thereby
forever excluding the company from all chances
Of litigation against me or my subordinates in
consequence of mis-statements made by U.S.
Hoping the report will not be carefully exam
ined, it is respectfully submitted.
AS you are aware, gentlemen, this enterprise
is one of no ordinary character; and feel that
| am under everlasting obligations to you (if
get the dimes, fer allowing me to associate
my humble patronymic with your already
world-renowned names, in this sublime, grand
stupendous, impossible and magnificent enter
prise, that must pass US all down to postcrity
as true members of the Family Assinus Yes
gentlemen, the magnifcence Of this enterprise
is inconceiyable to ordinary minds. Before the
iron viii of your able company will vanish all
obstacles which the laws of nature have made
insurmountable and know you do not come
forth quaking with any fear of apprehensive
impedments, but dgnilied fearless and conf
dent in your progressive destiny 1t was with
some misgivings, however, that entered upon
this undertaking, having learned from indlspue
table authority that it was entirely impractical
BILE. But this ilusiye fear was quickly dispelled
upon instrumental examination. My instru-
ments being Of new and peculiar make, and
entirely invented By myself. account for this
great success Eiewess wes through one end Of my
Gastruments the difficulties of your enterprise
greatly diminish, while the funds Of the com
papy viewed through the other are proportion
ably Increased.
.ts you did rot designate the exact route Of
your syphon, l set myself at work to obtain IN
formation relative to the different passes OF the
Sierra Nevada, and was indebted to the corps
of engineers attached to the Sacramento brig
adc during the FL Dorado war; also Gen. 10
lus kindly furnished me his private notes taken
preparatory to the settlement of Carson Vak
ley. 1t is also fortunate for your company that
the Pacific railroad has been SO fully and ably
discussed. | am indebted to the report OF an
honorable senator for valuable Information in
reference to the Tejon Pass, its geography and
topography which pass, through extremely
practicable for railroad, presents no obstacle
TO the great syphon which is worthy of the ge-
MUS Of your company to surmount, and which
will immoftalize your names-which | conceive
is the great object | expected to obtain some
important statistics from the great railroad
but was disappointed, the delegate
ho,r, 10
which think was the case of most of the dele
gates SO / concluded to fall back on my own
resources, knowing have always triumphed
over all obstacles whatever in my reports.
This country, you are aware, Is very exten-
from Salt Lake to the Sand
wich Islands. and from Mt. Shasta TO quarter
of a mile below San Diego, inclusive Censc
quently have located the route Of the great
syphon over that part Of the Sierra Nevada
known as the highest peak. From that point.
to the source, the Sink of the Humboldt, the
distance is 20 miles and 7T-100ths, one half the
distance being composed ofperpendicular rocks,
one half of steep side bills, one half level sur
face, and all very fayorably situated The seem
cry is agreeably diversified by numerous grizzly
bears, which, with proper training, will un-
greatly facilitate the work. This
part of the route have laid off in I sections,
the terminus of section Z being the aforesaid
psak. From the terminus of section !, would
suspension bridge to Mt. Diablo,
with lateral branch to the South peak of the
Butes-these points being the most definite
known to the geography of the State, after the
Iaborious researches Of Surveyor General
Maelstroom The balance of the line will trav-
ers numerous hills, dales and ravines, impassi-
BILE for man or beast, to the main terminus at
Benecia At this point it is recommended that
a vast reservoir be constructed, capable Of con-
tanning several billions of inches. The value
of this will be seen when it is known that by
chemical analysis, made by the renowned Prof
Traverse, whose reports have been of such vast
service to the state (of the treasury that the
waters of the Humboldt contain 100 parts gas,
so useful to legislators, the rest being alkaline
properties which by process well-known to