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The Report OF Sherman Day. civil enai-
neer. to the Directors Of the Sacramento.
Placer, aud Nevada Railroad. on the loca.
cation oi ;he road from Folsom 10 Auburn
appears IN the Auburn Herald OF March
3.'t. The Report is very able one. aud
has evideatly been prepared with much care.
II gives minut description OF the route
from Folsom to Auburn, whiih IS as far az
the locating survey has been made, with es-
Inmates Of The cost, aud also contains much
valuable Information in regard 10 The ex.
lsion OF t8e road to Nevada. In eonss-
quenee Gifts great length, We caano, pub
lish the report entire, bu; present our read
efs With synopsis. extracting such portions
as re.a,e more particularly TO the route
from Nevada to AuUgrG. la alluding to
preliminary saryeys made b. Ae,srs Judah
Elliott aad etangroom, Mr. Day says:
Although was not Specially charged
Z Win aicahng ioute further than Auaurn.
YET itpui Tue title ui yUur Company. a. we.i
a. ifOA other soIrc-s, it hecugnt apparent
thsi, y e0mpitet ihe entire le-iga, the road
mast " extended II practlcaule. 10 Grass
faiie7 and Nevada. portion VI winch ex-
.ensish would pass up the main div .de be-
cen lte North Fork Of the American aud
Bear tirer. A. this extensiOn miglt govern
the intatson near aud through TIE town of
tAhhtFn, TOOK al Ancfoid barometer. aad
nAdc fume ODsegs atoms oi elevations, aud
Tie ga'sral features OF the eOuutry between
Anbutn AID Nevada.
Ihet observations were only such az 4
trip onlibe Stage coach would enable me to
s1aiass. - ---a-.-.---. -
the -eni re practicahlliiy OF Railroad 10
Hevada@wiih resouaDle grades aud not ex-
trafaga;t cost. Bear RIVER the eaiy I'm
p"rsant Sream, was not diiicult to cross, a.
compared with other large mountain streams
The ln6f lands presented long gradual
slopes, anli were covered with an abundant
growth Of timber. have since passed over
route albng the Iliuoisiown divide cross
ins at Bar river at Preole's bridge, aud
passing ny the Buena Vista Ranch. This
route pIeaeuts II magnificent growth oil
timber
Mr.. Elliott, the County Surveyor of Pla-
Ger county, bas since made reconnaissance
with level and chain along line IRON Ne
rada pa"itg & through G as Nalley thence
ever 10 IA ridge uear Grreahurn Greek theme
crossing Bear river II lew miles below Pre-
he bridge. and passing along the sonth-
eastern side OF the divide. between the North
Fork of The American river and Bear river,
10 1he BROS oi the ridge north OF Auburn
lie has politely iurn shed me gilh a table OF
elevations and d., sac.s; which is appended
to this report Il is Ls opiniou that the
distance Of Railroad from Auburn to Ne
rada. located near the line OF his reeonuois-
sance, would he about 36 miles. His object
was not to make out grade line. hut deter
mine elevations aud approximate distance
OF leading points.
All these preliminary surveys combine to
establish ore LEADING fact. which must gov
ern the loc tion Of any Railroad intended to
reach the trade OF thr mining regions ahov e
and around Auburn, Grass VALLEY and Ne
da. That TACT il that lines drawn IRON
either OF these towns to the Sacramento Val
ley, at right angles or nearly so, TO line
along the base of The foot hills. present too
short distance to overcome the elevation
at a practicable grade. In other words.
the high table lands upon which these min
ing towns ere siinaftd break of too snddeny
on approaching the Sacramento plain. To
attain this elevation by AN EASY grade il be-
comes necessary 10 approach them by a
long line-gradually ascending the western
slope in direction slightly Inclined to the
line of the base.
The main obstacle in constructing c road
from Folsom to Grass Valley is be low, and
within two or three miles Of Auburn. The
survey OF Mr. Elliott shows that there is no
difficulty 10 ending good line from Grass
Valley to Nevada.
Two lines were surveyed. an upper and a
lower one, leading out of Auburn. whicn
unite their grades about 1--WE miles below
the town.
The following is q summary OF the cost /:
Grading 1ni bril ;ing arit division, cos
miles, upper lne.......... .........s fo7, ESQ
Grading and bridging second division l2,os
miles a........-.-.-.--..-...- -........... $50
Total grading ana bridging, 1905 miles. SIS ,6ls
I suFers;ructure for q miles 10 include
sidinss and turnouts, slosis per mile. 81 .oa4
nuiliias arl axtures. e5 900
Add for light Of way, fencing, sites for
dopois, andeortinseneies .............,. 10000
ToIal cost Of read buildings and pments Go u
By the lower line Observation-Disclosures. se9a ,367
II will be seen that the heaviest item OF
expense, is the grading and bridging ct that
portion OF the road near Auburn. which is
owing to The dI;fiealiy oI crossing The long
narrow spurs making down from the table
land spoken OF above.
In relation to the g-ads Of this road, and