The Sierra citizen. [volume] (Downieville, Calif.) 1854-185?, 1854-12-02
Road Meeting.

- Road Meeting. =
In accordance with the resolutions
adopted by the meeting of the citizens Of
Downieville, held on the 18th inst. A
meeting was called on Wednesday evening
at the Theatre, for the purpose Of hearing
the report Of the committee appointed to
examine the route, and to take further
measures for the construction of road to
Indian Valley.
A. Smith, Esq, was again called to the
chair, and G. B. Wright, chosen Secreta.
ry of the meeting.
The committee then made the following
REPORT
After careful examination of the route
proposed, the committee report as follows:
We find the distance from Downieville
to the dividing line between Sierra and
Yuba counties, to be fifteen miles and one
hundred and thirty rods-the last mile Of
which is upon the top of the ridge, and
requires but little work upon it. The in
termediate distances and estimates are as
| follows:
From Downieville to Goodyear's Bar,
the distance is miles, 252 rods. Of this
part of the road, the portion above Cox's
Bar is by far the most expensive of any
on the whole route. The average cost to
Goodyear's Bar is estimated at SO SO per
rod. We also find that two ravines will
need to be bridged, at cost of $3.50, and
that bridge across the Yuba at Good
years Bar will be about $4,000; making
the cost to that place $l3,364.
From Goodyear's Bar, we propose fol-
lowing the south side of the river to the
lower end Of Rantedotlar Bar;thence cours-
ing the river and continuing to St. Joe
Bar. We find this distance to be 2 miles,
and the average cost of road SIS 40 per
rod. The bridge across the river at Ran
tedotlar Bar, will cost $500, and inter
vening bridges 1925; making the whole
estimate between those places $5,lsl.
From ST. Joe Bar to Pierce's Bar, we
followed the north side of the river; the
distance is 2 miles, los rods; the average
cost So per rod, making an amount of
$6,7O5.
At the lower end of Pierce's Bar, we
propose crossing the river again, to avoid
two rocky points below. From thence,
we would continue 1873 rods on the south
side and then recross. We estimate the ex-
pense of the two bridges at $1,000. We
then continue on the north side of the river
to the canon, about q miles above Indi-
an Valley, where we cross the river again
and commence the rise of the hill; we find
this last distance to be mile, 2Ol rods;
the average cost So SO per rod; the ex-
pense Of the three bridges $4,000; making
the whole amount $8,928.
By measuring the greater part of the
distance from this point, we estimated that
distance Of ~ miles, with a grade of
two feet to the rod, will bring the road to
a low gap in Indian Hill, at point where
Eddy 4 Cos ditch first crosses the ridge.
The average cost of this part, will be SO
per rod; making the amount $3.50.
The road will then cross Indian creek,
few rods above the forks, and from thence
wind round several points near the top OF
the ridge, with an easy grade, until it
strikes the county line short distance
from Oak Valley; the distance is miles,
272 rods; the average cost 81 30 per rod;
expense of bridges across the two forks Of
Indian creek and some ravines. 500; max
ing the whole amount S5,997.
From this point the road will continue
to Fosters Bar, passing Slate Range
House, probable distance of 8 miles. at
a cost Of $1,000, to render the grade easy
in all places.
The whole estimate consequently of the
expense of a turnpike road from Downie-
vile to Fosters Bar, amounts to *35, 1915.
The committee had under consideration
the feasibility of continuing Che road down
the river to Indian Valley, and then max.
/
ing the rise in the hill in an opposite di.
rection from the route surveyed, to the
same point on the ridge The additional
expense would be about $4,000, and add
tional distance ~ miles. By this means
q road could be constructed at q trifing
expense to Grizzly Hill, and thence to
Eureka. If the citizens Of Eureka viii
take sufficient stock to make it an object
the committee would advise this course.
From inquiries made along the route
the committee are Of opinion that the roap