Nevada national., 1859-12-10
The Wasos Read Meeting at Nevada

w nko4 Ett88 Na<Ftsaa -
The Wagon Road Meeting at Nevada,
held on Saturday evening, was well atten-
ded and decided interes. was manifested,
by all present. in favor Of the construction
Of the proposed Wagon Road across the
mountains, by way of the Henness Pass -
The meeting was called to order by W. F.
Anderson Judge Searls was chosen Chair
man, and T. II. Roiie and N. p Brown,
/ Secretaries.
We condense from the Nevada Democrat
the following -
Mr.. Meredith. being called upon stated
that be had Travelled over the route by way
OF Eureka, and was satisfied there was no
serious obstacle to be encountered in making
good wagon road. The distance was less.
and the route much more practicable than
by the way of Placerville. He was satisfied
that an expenditure of fifteen or twenty
thousand dollars on this route would make
the bes. road ever yet constructed over the
Sierra Nevadas.
Mr.. Anderson said II was Universally ad-
mitted that the opening OF the road would
be OF great advantage to this county, and
also to the State and that in view Of its
being public benefit. he believed that an
appropriation could be procured from the
L igislature, nearly, II not quite sufficient to
construct the road. Two routes have been
proposed, one by the way OF Eureka, and
the other by the way Of Bear Valley. and
each Bad its advocates. As to the compara-
tive advantages Of the two routes he was
} not sufficiently in formed to SPEAK.
Mr.. G. A. Young said be thought II would
not be possible to get an appropriation from
the state. as such bills are not looked upon
with much favor by me mbers of the Legis-
lature.
Mr. Meredith advocated the formation or
corporation, tuder the general law OF the
State. for the Construction ofa toll road.
BY that means the route would be speedily
opened and ready for travel next spring
but il we undertake to build the road by
subscription. or wait for Legislative aid, the
most Of us will be in our graves before the
work is completed. and other parts OF the
States will reap all the advantages to be de-
rived from the trade with Western Utah: the
men now in this room have means sufficient
that they will invest in the construction of
a toll road, but ask them to give money by
way Of subscription, to open public road,
and the purse strings will be drawn tight.
He argued in favor Of the Eureka route. in
preference TO that by the way OF Bear Val
ley, and said that be could not imagine a
route presenting more advantages than the
former. He submitted series of resolu-
tions from which We extract the following
Resolved. That Committee be appointed
TO take forthwith the necessary steps for in
cofpottaing the company. the names Of
members as they may be given in, to draft
the bylaws Of such corporation and that
the the capital stock of such corporation be
fixed at s25. 900, and each share at $50.
.Resolred. That the Senators and Asa en-
blymen representing Nevada County, be
requested to procure the enactment of q law
prOVluiug IoT tue COileCttOu OF twenty-five
thousand dollars from the citizens thereof
their sanction by vote being first had, for
the purpose of constructing. as soon as prac.
ticable, on the best gradea wagon road rom
Eureka South ria Jackson's Ranch. TO the
summit, through the Henness Pass. or fo'
the purchase Of such road IL built before such
time.
Resoived That Committee OF three be
appontee to draft bill such ss Is required
to be introduced in the Legislature. and tc
present the same to our Senators and Assem-
blymen. and request their cordial co-opera-
tion In its passage.
The following gentleman were then sp-
pointed as the committee TO organize the
Corporation Richard Ratord and r, B..
Moyes. of Eureka; Henry Meredith, OF
Nevada Alexander Frazer. Of Bridgeport
George b. Roberts, Of Grass Valley J. W.
Den.ion. Of. bloomfield S N. Gillian. o
Rough Ready ; W. W. wixom. of Wash.
ington (; Joseph Gardner, OF Little York.