Daily national Democrat., 1860-04-29
Trucltee Turnpilke IN Tr,oh


what it thinks will be the speedy completion
of this highway. Its remarks are made with
such degree ofpositiveness, and air Of reli,.
bility, that we extract the larger portion of
the article on the subject:
Our readers know very well that in Eel
ruary last company was organized in No,tL
san Juan under the name and STYLE of tb,.
lruckee Turnpike Company for the purpo.e
OF constructing good toll road from PIurn
Miey' IN sierra county, up TO The ride of
une N"rth L nha 10y way of Forest Citv and
.nrouSo the henness Pass Mt the head of the
M'1uie uba, to Iruckee Meadows in Utah
nnu ~. Ohence To the silver mines and Carson
Cly The capital stock of the comnanv was
"Neu at T"o,"oo; contracts were let on the
roau' ana an assessment of ten per cent
levied on each share Of stock. The en,ar-
PRISE was thus hirly iuaugurated and seemed
certain OF successful prosecution. when ON,
OF the heaviest stockholders, followed nv
number who had subscribed to q su,Ha,
amount became dissatisfied With the action,
OF the company and withdrew, leaving !,
WIN barely enough stockholders to trunsnct
business and temporarily preventing anv fur
ther progress. But the company annrecin
teu TOO tully the superiority of the route
lhey had selected for a transnontuae WAGON
ROAD, ana the advantages sure to result from
the construction Of the latter to abandon /,
although proposition was made to reduce
me amount OF capital stock and limit the oh
Ject OF the company to building u good road
as far as the summit.
Fendlng the consideration of this propo-
sltlcn. Mr.. James Haworth, the euercrtic md
sagaclOus President of the Cal. Stare Com
pany, who had satisfied himself that the
Henness Pass route is the most direct and
feasible one for stage line from Marvsyille
10 western Utah, came forward and took
STOCK III the company to the amount of
10000. Through his influence. also several
well known Marysvile capitalists have been
Induced this week to take S5o0u0 more
and the remainder of what was thrown uf
by discontented members has been subscribed
for by citizens of this township. Thus the
original amount of $50, 900 is all taken bN
reliable parties. The first assessment of ten
per cent, amounting to 5000, has been
nearly all paid in, and as soon as record If
this fact can be made in the office of the Clerk
OF Sierra county, the final organization of the
Iruekee Turnpike Company will be legally
perfected and it can proceed to the speedy
accomplishment of its ol iect.
Contracts to the amount Of about 81 600
have already been completed in mast salts
factory manner, as detailed in previous issues
OF the press. Other contracts will be let
forthwith, commencing at Gold Spring Hill,
an the work on the entire route to the sum
m and thence down the eastern slope t.
ucSce Meadows, will be pushed forward as
I st rs the snow recedes. The work wi / be
under the able SUI ervielon Of Messrs. Free
man, Clark Wood, who have had thorough
experience in road building and have con
sructed the finest highways in Nevada coun-
ty II not in the mountains. The Director,
are confident that the turnpike will be in
good travelling condition for stages and freight |
wagons hy the first of June, AMI that it will |
he entirely finished by the first or fifteenth of
July. In u very short time from now, Smith
aud Falls passenger train will be withdrawn
from the Jamison route, and placed upon the
Hrnness Pass route, or Truckee Turnpike, |
which reduces the distance from Marysvile
to Virginia City about thirty five miles BY
next week the stages Of the California Stage
Company will go from Marysville to Forest
City via North San Juan and the Truckee
Turnpike, in one day, making daily trips
and in u week or two afterwards they will
go as far as Downievile As soon as the
Henness Pass is open and the road sufficient
improved, say by the first Of June. the line Of
stages will be extended to Virginia or Carson
City, and make the entire distance of 1876
miles between the latter points and Marys-
vile in two days.