The Nevada Democrat., 1860-01-04
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Mr.. Eliot, civil engineer, has been 10 this
place fors lev days past, with The view Of ma
king Preliminary survey for Failroad from
Auburn to Nevada, to ascertain she practices
blity of the route. The cost of making such
survey will be some 5000; the most Of this
amount has already been raised, and we pre-
sumo there will be no difficulty in making mp
the balance. The route from Folsom to Au-
burn has already been ascertained to be practi-
cable, and Sherman Day is now engaged in ma
king UP his repor! and estimvte Of the cost.
Mr.. Elliott is familiar with that route. and hay
ing traveleG over the country between Auburn
and Nevada, is satisfied that there is no serious
obstacle in continuing the road to this place.
The Sacramento, Auburn aud Nevada Railroad
Co., already Incorporated, are anxious to con-
tinue the read on to Nevada, and will do so
with reasonable assistance in this county, If the
route 10 pronounced practicable by competent
engineers.
Experienced railroad men state that n road
from Folsom 30 Nevada will be more valuable
than road between any other two points in
the State. It would command all the trade and
travel Of Nevada and Placer counties, northern
FL Dorado, southern Sierra, and portion of
eastern Yuba, to say nothing OF the prospects
of an extensive trade with the people OF the
Eastern Slope, Tho population that would
thus receive their supplies over the road can
not be less q. present than $4,000; aud should
the Washoe mines prove as profitable as ex-
pected, the road would have q population Of at
least lOO, 900 inhabitants to sustain It, There
would also be considerable return freight, such
as lumber, Gre-wood, ETC., all that would be
needed to supply the cities below. Fire-wood,
we believe, Is worth some six or eight dollars
cord in San FraIoisco aud as inexhaustible
quantities could bs delivered on the line Of the
road at three dollars cord, ID twould perhaps
pay to carry It by railroad and schooners to the
Bay city. The company have taken all these
advantages into consideration, and have come
to the conclusion that the profits Of q road to
Nevada would pay good per ccntagc upon the
cost of construction, without taking into con-
sideration the increase of business which inva-
riably follows the opening OF railroad oommu-
nicatiou. p9i5 1900 pAD,
Shonld the route be pronounced practicable,
Of which there is no doubt, the Sacramento,
Auburn and Nevada Co. will Immediately In.
crease their capital stock to an amount suffi-
cient to continue the road to this place, when
subscription books will be opened in this Coun-
ty; and provided reasonable amount is taken
here there will be no difficulty in making up
the balance In other places as capitalists would
consider 1t good investment. The cos! Of
constructing the entire road will probably be
about $4,000, ,000--from Folsom to Auburn
$500, 900, and from Auburn TO Nevada 81. .2O0,-
000-and in any event will not exceed $2,500,-
600. The exact cost cannot bo ascertained un-
til q locating survey Ia made. II the enterprise
Ii taken hold of in the right spirit and with
proper exertion, we have no hesitation in say
ing that large proportion Of the means ne
cessary 10 construct the work will be subscribed
In this county. The road would double and
perhaps treble, tho value Of property In this
and many other towns In the county; and pro-
perty holders would thus be interested In sub
scribing literally to The stock.
The route from Folsom, through Auburn, to
Nevada presents many advantages over that BY
way Of Lincoln; the principal Of which is, that
the grade is more equally distributed over the
former. Auburn Is situated at an altitude Of
1000 feet above Folsom, while Lincoln and Fol-
som are on nearly the same level. The altitude
Of Nevada Is about HOO above Auburn, and
consequently must b, over 1000 feet above Lin
coin. AS the two places are about equally dis
tant from Nevada IL will be seen that the grade
on the Auburn route is only about half that on
the other. This difference of grade will make
q material difference In the cost Of working the
road. Eighty feetls considered heavy grade
for n railroad. Could the grade be equally dis.
tributed from Auburn to Nevada, the rise would
BE- about forty feet 10 the me but as the grade
will probably have to be reversed in some pla
ces, and in other places run on level, for hall
Of the distance the grade would approximate
eighty feet even on this route, aud OF necessity
would considerably exceed that on the rout,
from Lincoln. .Vul ua ledi ssal ao.a sF
We learned yesterday that the necessary
amount for making the preliminary survey had
: fbsen raised, and Mr.. Elliott Informs us that ht
shall commence the work to-day il the weather
permits.