The Placer herald., 1860-01-07
From the Nevada Democrat.
Railroad to Nevada.

Railroad to Nevada.
Mr.. Elliott, civil engineer, has been in this
Mace for few days past with the view of
making preliminary survey for railroad
from Auburn to Nevada, to ascertain the
practicability of the route. The cost of ma
knc such survey will be some 5000; the
most of this amount has already been raised,
and we presume there will be no difficulty in
making up the balance. The route from
Folsom to Auburn has already been ascer.
tanned to be practicable, and Sherman Day
is now engaged in making up his report and
estimate of the cost. Mr. Elliott is familiar
with that route, and having travelled over
the country between Auhurh and Nevada is
satisfied that there is no serious obstacle in
in continuing the road to this place. The
Sacramento, Auburn and Nevada Railroad
Co., already incorporated, are anxious to
continue the road on to Nevada, and will do
so with reasonable assistance in this county,
if the route is pronounced practicable by
competent engineers.
Experienced railroad men state that
road from Folsom to Nevada will be more
valuable than road between any other two
points in the State. 1t would command all
the trade and travel of Nevada and Placer
counties, northern FL Dora southern Ser-
IA, and portion of eastern Iuba, to say no.
thing of the prospects of an extensive trade
with the people Of the Eastern Slope. The
population that would thus receive their sup
plies over the road cannot he less at present
than $4,000: and should the Washoe mines
prove as profitable as expected, the road
would have a population of at least 100000
inhabitants to sustain it. There would also
be considerable return freight, such as lum
her fire wood, etc, all that would be needed
to supply the cities below Fire wood, we
believe, is worth some six or eight dollars a
cord in San Francisco, and as inexhaustble
quantities could he delivered on the line of
the road at three dollars a cord, it would
perhaps pay to carry it by railroad and
schooners to the Bay city The company
have taken all these advantages into consid
Grafton, and have come TO the conclusion
that the profits of road to Nevada would
pay good percentage upon the cost of con
slruc'lon, without taking into consideration
the increase of business which invariably fol-
lows the opening of railroad communication,
:, should the route be pronounced practical
Die, OF which there is no doubt, the Sacra-
mento, Auburn and Nevada Co. will imme-
d'a'ely increase their capital stock to an
amount sufficient to continue the road to
'nls place, when subscription books will be
opened in this county; and provided rea-
sonable amount is taken here there will be
no difficulty in mixing up the balance in
o'ner places, AS capitalists would consider it
good Investment. The cost of construct
ing The entire road will probably be about
~ooo, OOO-trom Folsom to Auburn $780,
wv and from Auburn to Nevada $780,
ooo-and IN any event will not exceed 49,
ooV'ooo. The exact cost cannot be ascer-
'a'"eu until locating survey is made If
''e enterprise is taken hold of in the right
,p'''t and with proper exerion, we have no
HESITATION IN saying that a large proportion
VI ,"e means necessary to construct the
WORK Will be subscribed in this county. The
'Oad would double and perhaps treble, the
."'ue OF property in this and many other
' so""s IN the county, and property holders
o "ou'o mus be intesested in subscribing lib
orally to the stock
), me route from Folsom, through Auburn,
~ neVada pscsents many advantages over
.'at oy way of Lincoln: the principal of
WI, is, that the grade is more equal dis
",onled over the former. Auburn is situat
81 'Uoo feet above Folsom, while Lincoln
Iuu Folsom are on neaay the same level
,"e altitude of Nevada is about 100 above
o0""s and consequently must be over
1voo feet above Lincoln. As the two pla-
, .;,, are about equally distant from Nevada, it
r ~n' oe seen that the grade on the Auburn
1ya'e Is only about half that on the other
m "% difference e. Of grade will make a
,ha difference in the cost of working
h l"e road. Eeighty feet is considered g
heavy he"Sy grade for railroad Could the grade
do equally distributed from Auburn to Neva.
miIa u' e rise would be about forty feet to the
he n' 40, out as the grade will probably have to
nI,ao. .e'sed IN some places, and in other
II" run on level, for half of the distance
fss e GRADE s would approximate eighty seven
w wen on this route.
amour, learned yesterday that the necessary
hal Ib b Tor making the preliminary survey
thu a 1 a raised, and Mr.. Elliott informs US
the w "s S'a'l commence the work to-day if