Nevada national., 1859-10-29

INTERNAL IlPROyEMENTS-AU AUBURN
AND NEVADA RAILROAD-WAG.
ON ROAD TO wASHOE.
The people Of California seem to be. at
length, fully aroused to the Importance and
value OF inter-communication by means OF
Railroads. The successful experiment Of
the Sacramento and Folsom road, and the
published discussions of the recent Railroad
Convention at San Francisco have doubtless
contributed much to the new interest which
has been awakened to the matter Of inter
nal improvements in this State.
The work on the Sacramento Valley road
is now being pushed forward with the most
commendable vigor, while the citizens of
Marysville have fairly broken ground on
their long talked OF Marysvillc and Benieia
road, and will doubtless have the cars run
ming upon the same, as far as the crossing Of
the Sacramento, at Knights Landing, early
in the ensuing sum mer.
The citizens of San Francisco are also be
string themselves in right good earnest. TO
lay out and construct q road which shall
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connect that city, by rail. with the Interior
cities. and the more distant mineral portions
Of the State. The present project, on, 'vhieh
| is said to be eminently practicable, aud which
seems to meet with very general favor, is to
connect that city with Sacramento, by road
commencing at Goat Island, in the harbor OF
San Francisco, and running thence ria Oak
land and Stockton 10 Sacramento. BY
means of this proposed road, and the Sacra-
mento valley road completed to Marysville,
with a branch to Auburn, and thence into
some central portion Of Nevada County,
merchants can leave Marysville, Grass Val
ley or Auburn at O'Clock in the morning
arrive in San Francisco by halfpast 10 A.
NJ, spend from four TO five hours making
purchases in that city. and return to their
families by early bed time-all in one day
That this will be accomplished within three
or four years at the fartbest. there can be
but little doubt The beneficial results TO
arise from such facilities for inter-communi-
cation between distant portions Of the State
can scarcely be estimated.
Our purpose, however, in this article, is TO
call the particular attention of the citizens
Of Nevada unity to the Importance, and, if
we would MAINTAIN our present standing as
one of the leading mining counties OF the
/ State, to the absolute necessity Of taking
some immediate steps towards securing the
early location and construction OF the pro-
posed branch of the trunk railroad, which
shall connect Nevada and Placer county with
the great commercial centre Of the State.
A large part OF the trade, Of the upper
portion of this County, which naturally pas.
through this place from Sacramento. is now
diverted. and reaches its destination from
Marysyille by way OF Woods crossing.-
| Some idea OF the extent OF this business may
be formed from record which was kept by
Messrs. Chambers and Warts, at the Way.
side Spring, near San Juan, and published
\ in q recent number of the San Juan Press
From this record it appears that during the.
seven days, between the 10th and l7th of Au-
gust last, inclusive, 276 tons OF freight pass
ed that place ria Woods crossing. into San
Juan and the upper portion of the County
above that place. This was exclusive OF
down freight, and passenger carriage both
ways and would be at the rate OF 1882
tons per year. which at cost for transpor.
tation Of II cts per ID. would amount to
$3.50 900 annually. 1t would be fair to cal
culate that the passenger transit and down
freight, added, would fully double that sum.
Add to this the far greater amount of busi-
ness to this place and Nevada, aud add, still
farther, the Immense trade which is soon to
spring up between San Francisco and the
washoe country, nine-tenths OF which, with
the proposed railroad facilities to this place,
and the proposed wagon road from Eureka
to Washoe, would pass through this County,
and what intelligent man can doubt the pc
cuniary success OF the proposed auburn and
Nevada Railroad or who can estimate the
advantage it would be to this County and
Placer. in the advance and improvement in
real estate and taxable property in general
II can be shown, most conclusively, that
the route through Nevada County is the
nearest and most feasible way OF communi-
cation between the new settlements east TO
the mountains and the Sacramento valley; 1t
is also the most direct route for the overland
emigration. 1t can furthermore be shown
that the trade between Salt Lake and st
Louis, which is already rated by millions Of
dollars annually, can be conducted over this
route to far greater advantage, both in dis
tance and road facilities, than by its present
course from the East through the South Pass
Of the Rocky mountains.
But this subject is one altogether too i'm
portant, aId too vast TO be comprehended
within the limits of a single newspaper ar
ticle and we will drop il here, promising to
continne the discussion as opportunity pre-
sents. in our columns. In the meantime, we
would urge upon the citizens of Nevada
County the importance Of reasonable ap-
probation of the facts to which we have al
luded. The posi!ien of this County, in the
very heart of the great State Of the Pacific,
and embracing within its Limits the most pro-
ductive placers and mines Of gold bearing
o,artz In tho world is one of commanding