The Placer herald., 1860-03-31
passing through Auburn, average tons

passing through Auburn, average tons
per day .................... 90.
Widow llarmon's hill turnpike do do l4.S
Three small towns below Auburn
Ophir, Pine Grove and Stewart Flat 2.6
Rough and Ready supposed to include
Grass Valley and Nevada, except what
-, goes by Auburn .......... 60
Bridgeport on the South Iuha. ....... 25.
Total actual up ircshts per day-tons 1lt.3
One Of the returns by Messrs. Lammon and
Rabbits gives the total freights at Grass Valley
as Al 900 tons per annum: equal to l23 tons per
day; bat as it is not stated whether this includes
both up and down frcght not have not ven
turcd to use it except confirming the other
returns The same authority gives the total
freight received by the business men Of Nevada
as G.ll6 tons. Much of the freight passing
through Auburn is for Grass Valley and Nevada.
The great number Of quartz mills at Grass Val
ley 40. with l9l stamps creates Il heavy amount
of ireghs of machinery for tiat place. There
are also in Nevada quartz mills with SS stamps.
Until the road shall be extended above Auburn
some 8 or 20 miles. it will not be fair to expect
the full amount Of freight passing at Bridgeport
to be attracted to this road; but as there are 9th
points below Cir, IS Valley. not enumerated in
the list whore lrei ght passes towards Grass Val
ley without going through Auburn, have retain
ed an amount equal to the Bridgeport tonnage.
There are also some places on the American river
from haitlrsnakc down, from which no returns
have been received
Tho actual down frcights returned were at
Crandal ; turnpike. ....... 40 tons per day
Widow lIarmon's ......
Rough nd Ready .......... IL :" %
bridgeport ................ ).
Total down. 1872
This consists almost exclusively of lumber. The
down freight is something to be created by the
be cNp e. q Ip UOubIpl
tanly, and probably much more than that when
the road shall penetrate the splendid timber
gion 20 miles above Auburn. The Sacramento
road carried down last year 4239 cords wood at
So per cord 1922 tons Of granite at 81 80 per
ton and $4,000 tons of cobbc stones and gravel
at $3.50. This latter item would probably not
extend above Folsom. but it goes to show how
railroads create their own business.
Bark for tanners is another article extensively
collected along the line of the Auburn road.
And at some day MT far distant. the iron ores or
pig iron from an immensely rich deposit at Mr..
Loycll's ranch, near Auburn, may add an item of
freight of some Importance. There will also be
added to the up rci ght. probably. fat animals for
the butchers Fresh fruit also, snch as pears,
peaches. oranges and vegetables that will not
bear wagon transportation. will doubtless form m
important item of up freight
No statistics were received from Ell Dorado
Comfy. A reference to the map will show that
Georgetown. Greenwood Valley, Nolcunovile.
Mount Gregory Bottle Hill. Mamauke Hill.
Maine Bar. Murdcrcrs Bar, Cave Valley and all
the places along the Middle Fork of the American
river, on the FL Dorado side are much nearer to
Auburn han they are TO any railroad that can be
built from Folsom to Placcrvile. There is
heavy amount of up frc ght for the above named
places, which does not n0,c pass through Auburn.
but would with the railroad completed to that
place. From Cave Valley i considerable amount
of lime is sent return freight to Sacramento:
and there is IL heavily timbcred region above
Georgetown TO furnish lights of lumber.
Summary OF Receipts and Expenditures.
$50 Passengers. Us each way) per day
1l5 tons up freight at 50. 5....... 32S
100000 f'ct lumber dowu-at $500 300
20 tons trewood and granite. ,....... 30
Total rCcciptS per dav...... S913
Total gross receipts per year. SILL ,l95
Current Expenses.
Salaries, Office and Depot expenses
taxes. legal and contingent expenses. 10000
Repairs of road. track and bridges. $4,000
Locomotive department, train eXpen-
ses. commissions and expenses on frcights
and repairs Of cars and machinery, Sl25 900
Total expenses, SlCS.000
Dcducting expenses from gross re-
ceipts. leaves net income Of 6.l95