Nevada national., 1860-01-14
The Central RaiIrond.

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preliminary surrey between Nevada and
Auburn being made, (by the libersli,y Of
the citizens of Nevada and Grass Valley by
Mr.. Elliot, propose with your permission
to give brief description Of these matters
as they actually exist, leaving it TO the citi-
zens Of Nevada county TO form their own
conclusions between them and those that
are merely 10 contemplation.
With the Sacramento Valley Railroad.
from Sacramento to Folsom, the people OF
the state are familiar. The California Gen.
trail Railroad is designed to connect Folsom
with Marysville, and is now graded 10 with.
in one and a half miles OF Lincoln, point
upon Auburn Ravine twenty miles from Ma
rysville. fourteen miles from Auburn, and
thirty-one miles from Grass Valley. ...
The road. to reach Liuculn. swerves some
two miles from iis original sarvey, and tax
ing direct line from that place to Mnrys-
vile, crosses Bear River some four or Eve
miles below Johnson's. Hands are now bu.
silly employed in laying the track from Fol-
som. and it is conhnently expected that ear
ly in March the cars will be running TO Lin
coln, and the road thrown open for trade by
tee lst OF April.
The building Of this road is due TO the
untiring energy, perseverance and peculiar
railroad talent Of Col. q. A. Wilson. the Pi-
oneer protector Of railroads in California,
and the stock, with the exception Of some
$4,000, owned in Marysville. belongs sI-
clusively to him.
This Is gigantic enterprise for one per-
son to shoulder, but, endorsed BY such firm
as Duncan, Sherman & Co., OF New York.
and connected with the iron interests Of the
Eastern States, be has peculiar facilities to
enable him. in California parlance to "put it
through" Arrangements have been consum-
mated by him to uso the locomotive and
passenger cars, and the mutual transporta-
,ion Of passengers and freight with the Sac
ramento Valley Railroad.
The town Of Lincoln is designed TO be the
manufacturing depot Of the California Cen
tral Railroad. and is beautifully situated
upon Auburn Rayine, adjoining Nessrs Wy
man Il Dodd's Ranches, and has country
TO back It, which, for richness and produc-
tiveness OF soil has few superiors in the state.
! Through IL runs Auburn Ravine, while il
is in the immediate vicinity of Doiy Greek,
Dry Creek, Coon Greek, Bear River, de-,
region Of country with which nearly eve
ry person in this section 10 familiar. from
the fact of its being the source from which
we procure our supplies of produce With
these before us. who can calculate the vast
benefits that must accrue to the citizens Of
Nevada county from Railroad communi-
cation with that section Of country, in the
increase OF our population and the opening
up to our citizens of new fields Of enterprise
and profit. In connection with the proposed
turnpike from that point to Grass Valley,
and the wagon road from hence, via Eureka.
to Washee this railroad cannot fail to turn
through this county almost the entire trade
and travel Of the newly discovered mines
on the Eastern slope of the Sierras, as well
as a large portion Of the Atlantic emigra-
tion.
In view Of these facts, and to connect us,
by rail, within as short time as possible, q
company has been formed by Col. Juda, the
well known civil engineer. Z. Mclean, ]. L.
Trask and others, OF San Francisco, to build
q road, under the title Of the California
Eastern Extension Railroad Company" to
connect with Lincoln and extend to Nevada.
and they are now, with over two miles of
the road already graded, quietly pushing it
forward With some fifty bands; and simulta
neously with the opening OF the California
Central road they will also open this road to
point at or near Gold Hill-thus bringing
Grass Valley, by the first Of April, to with
in "a miles Of railroad connection with Sac,
ramento.
Nobody. presume, will expect railroad
connection with Nevada can be made in less
than three OIL four years, either from Auburn
or Gold Hill, as there are are many huge
bills to excavate and deep gullies to all up
before either point can lie attained.
In anticipation ofsuch delays, Turnpike
Company has been formed, with Mr.. Wy
man at its head to connect Grass Valley as
well as Illnoistown and Yankee Jims with
the town Of Gold Hill. This road is also
under way, and is now ascending Bald Hill,
and by the time the railroads are open for
trade, the turnpike will be completed TO
Bear River. The stages will then be with
drawn from Folsom and connect at Gold
Hill. Before summer is over. We shall be
enabled to travel, over turnpike roads. free
from dust, 10 Gold Hill and theme, by rail-
road to Sacramento. spending few hours
in that city. and return again to Grass VAL
ley, all within day light!
Here is a wide field for the enquiring mind
while those Of practical turn can calculate
in dollars and cents, the true value OF these
roads TO Nevada County. MoRE ANON.
At regular meeting OF the Grass Valley
Society Librar v. held on Mondav Rva,S,o