The Placer herald., 1860-03-31
(COntinucd from FIRST Pagc.)

IN stage coaches and mud wagons. even in bug
gies covered with st in summer and with mud
in winter starting at unreasonable hours and pay
ing SIS or 50 from Nevada and 81 from Auburn to
Folsom? Does 1t pay to get goods up over the
muddy roads at $40 S25 and $50 per ton, in three
or four day passage. that might be brought up
for less than one quarter of the money in one
day? Does it pay the miners to compensate the
merchants for keeping heavy stocks of goods on
hand at some seasons. because they can only be
brOu ght when the roads nre good. when the same
merchants could sell ut much lower rates hy re-
newing their stocks monthly? Does it pay to
leave the splendid timber of the forest uncut
when it might be remancrating the occupant Of
the land. if market were opened for il. Does
it pay to wait two or three days for letters by
mail. that might be received and answered on the
same day? Does it pay TO lose an extra day or
two in the transit OF coin and gold dust. and in
cur extra risks by reason of the unreasonable
hours of travel? Does it pay to leave the granite
in the ledges that might he on its way to build
stores. and public buildings and Notifications at
Sacramento and the i y:
On the supposition that 80 passengers each way,
making 100 per day. pass t. aud from Sacrament
to from Nevada and Placer counties, and that they
pay 81 each, for the distance the proposed
Railroad, which is the fare from Auburn to Fol
som. it would amount in a year to SliG,00o. And
counting the mp treIghts at only 100 tons per day at
$40 per ton it would amount for the year $3.50 000
The freight and passage together amount to $50 000
very nearly the cost of the road in one year The
same number Of passengers and tons would be taken
by the road for sl13 80 and il would probably take
alarge amount of down freghs Of articles now of no
value to any one. Docs H. hcn pay to do ,cithom Mf
road
The statistics of passenger travel in age coaches
from towns and counties that would he tributary to
this road, have been gathered with great care by
Agents specially employed by your Company. and
also by several gentlemen of Nevada and Grass Valley,
who have interested themselves in this enterprise 1t
ia here to rccite the returns in tull
of them being repetitons or conirnations in a varied
form OF the others | gather them from the following
facts
in;r,. c,r t,,l,,, 4
Nevada, one for Rattle make Bar and intermediate
places. Another leaves for Coloma and another for
Greenwood Valley and Georgetown taking passengers
who would 90 by the way Of Auburn if Railroad
built.
At Auburn one coach arrives Gaily from Nevada and
Grass Valley one from lnostown Dutch Flat and
Iowa Hill. and another from Yankee Jms, Forest Hill
and Michigan Bluff stage coach also leaves Au-
bnrn directly for Sacramento by way of Antelope ra
vine.
At Nevada and Grass Valley, besides the stages for
Auburn and Folsom. stage coach leaves for Sacra-
mento by way of Rough Ready, and another for
Marysville large portion Of the passengers going
to Marysve it is presumed, are Oh their way to towns
below. The travel of the northern part OF Nevada
and Sierra counties concentrating about North San
Juan. and thence leaving for Marysvillc would doubt
less in part, be drawn to the cars at Auburn E>pe
cally will this be the case when the road is extended
to Nevada.
Comparing all the statistics from these counties
have made the following estimate Of the present actual
st &c travel within the reach and influence OF your
Nevada. down per day, passengers. ..............
Grass Valley and Rough x Ready ..............
North San Juan and Sierra Co., bound u places be-
Auburn not including Nevada road ..............l5
Small towns below Auburn, in pacor and FL Dorado
COUNTIES lU
Total now actually going by stage way. 80
Same number returning. g........................ 30
Actual prosen. stage travel both ways 100
In addition to the stage passengers many Chinese,
and often other miners travel in the freight wagons at
low rates. BY actual observation for month at Gran
dralls turnpike and Widow Harmons hill the number
ofpassengers IN freight wagons Il per day. The
stage fare is so high that it pays of limited means
well to travel on foot Four dollars per day for twenty
miles travel on foot is worth earning by laborng
man. There are also many persons who travel in bug
ges and OH horseback that would prefer the Railroad
And there is large class of merchants stock dealers
artisans, butchers etc. who now only once in three
months to Sacramento who would freely 90 once a
month by Railroad 1t is safe therefore, think to es-
innate that so per cent. will be added to the present
actual travel and when the road is extended into Ne
vada county have doubt that the actual travel will
he doubled. 1t will then surely take much travel now
going directly to Marysvie from Nevada and it will
attract another large class OF foot passengers consist
ing OF miners changing their locations from northern
to southern mines and the reverse. This latter class
traverse the interior roads by way of Georgetown
Pacerville, Drytown, Sonora and Coultersvlle to
Mariposa
The tendency of Railroads to augment greatly the
number of passengers in ary given region is well kn"sT
iripled and quadrupled, and
this is proved by statistics of undoubed authenticity
both in Europe and the older States.
The whole number of persons booked on 20 Rail
roads in the State of New ork in 1853 WAS, sSil,llh
The population Of the State in 1850 100 900 thus
showing movement nearly three times the population.
But many of these passed from road to another
being entered both roads the whole number may be
equal to once and half. or twice the population.
In Massachusetts the total number of passengers en-
tered all the Railroads in 1853 II 457 GIL The
population of the State 737700, showing a move
ment nearly II times the population. Their roads be-
ing concentrated within short distances Of each other
and among dense city population the same passen
ger would appear on the returns Of several different
roads.
1t may be ednccd from the foregoing that the travel
upon any given road may he approximately estimated
by asrertainng the population among which the road
IL situated. .etus apply thisre To the fnhurn road
The votes Governor at the election OF 1892 were III
i"cer oS2
Hall OF Sierra d'o9t
Half of Sacramento OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 3,2l6
Quarter OF FL Dorado. Observation-Disclosures. l4S0
Multiplying the votes by throe for the number OF in
habtants we have apopu alton Of 80 100 interested in
the travel Of the road. 4 movement the Railroad
OF $50 per day would give total of 100.
The number Of passcn gers booked on the Sacramen-
10 Valley Railroad 1889 was - 43l 2ls per day.
The population Of Sacramento, FL Dorado, -imador,
Placer and Nevada counties, estimated by the same
rule as above, is &c ,29f Bn the Sacramento Valley
Railroad is so short that it not kill competition,
and considerable proportion Of travel from Nevada,
Placer and Amador counties does not use that road
A very different result would be shown if branch to
Nevada and one to PlacervilIe completed, Yet
both these branches are within the list OF population
enumerated above.
A most important and entirely new lire Of travel
and OF freight still more is now opening to Nashoe.
When improved roads constructed across the True
kee and Henness passes tho Folsom and Nevada tali-
rond W i'll be directly upon their line OF travel ieie
new State, not single county, is about being rapidly
peopled of the Sierra whose trade cannot be a.
verttd from California by any sea route Nor VIII the
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