Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-04-04
SUPPL LEMENT WITH TO- DAYS NEWS
CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD.

California, through her Legislature, has
declared that the Central Pacific Railroad
shall be pushed across the mountains, If ma
terial aid TO the extent Of the ability Of that
Seate can accomplish that object. The Dill
making appropriations TO the amount OF
100000 per annum 10 meet the interest on
the railroad bonds, passed the Legislature on
Friday, and only awaits the signature Of
Governor Low to become the law Of the land.
This bill has been source OF great tribula-
ton 70 the enemies Of the Central road and
the friends of the Placerville route. The
heaviest Of the newspaper opponents Of the
measure has been the AKA; the Placerville
Ne,cs. keeping up u feeble bombardment Of
very ligh, artillery. The deed is done, how
ever, and the -iitG will have to grumble and
growl away its discomfort and chagrin, and
the Netcs gently simmer down from its aspi-
rations for railroad, and content itself with
vaunting the superiority of the wagon route
which passes through classic Hangtown.
That is u good road and will always be ex-
,ensivelv travelled. Il will be some time yet
before the Dutch Flat" railroad is COM
pleted; passengers to and from Washoe will
stop and take drink at the Cary House;
and ox-teamstcrs will pause while and rest
their weary teams on the level ground of
Main street, while the editor Of the Ne,cs
counts the same, and makes items thereof.
The 4AIG has persisted in giving the appella-
zion of " Dutch Flat" TO the Central Pacific
Railroad. and insisting that i. was never in
tended TO cross the mountains at all; but
only 10 connect with the Dutch Flat Wagon
Road the final terminus TO be at that de-
tested Dutch Flat" How much OF that
supposition may be true, we, not being in the
confidence of the Company, OF course don't
know. We know, however, in all probability
rs much as does the AKA. Ii the Railroad
Company have such I swindle in view, they
are not likely to have told inimical newsPa-
pers about it. At all events the Legislature
Of California do not believe the story, and all
the opposition of the -4ka has been wasted IN
time, paper and ink. Even should the rail-
road stop for brief season, at the wagon
road although such 4 suspension of work
would De breach Of faith toward theIState,
yet the general public would still be bene-
fitted TO very appreciable degree. The
hither terminus Of the railroad would be
many 4 weary mile nearer 10 US and in these
DAYS, and among business-driven Callfor-
mans and Washoeites, every hou- and every
mile, more especially when the route lies
across such mountains as separate US, is a
material consideration. We are not, how
ever, Of those who believe in the Wagon Road
story. The enterprise upon which the Cen
trail Pacific Railroad Company have, at least
ostensibly, entered is of too vast importance
10 be abandoned merely for the amount Of
commerce between California and WaShoe
which would pass over the wagon road.
Their franchises and subsidies from the
National Government, granted only upon
condition OF the completion Of the road to the
State line, are too valuable 70 be forfeited.
Their road, we believe destined to be what It
was originally designed 10 De; the Pacific link
of the great trans-contipental road. WHAT'S
more. we believe from the lights before US,
that it is the only feasible and practicable
route across the mountains for anv railroad
passing through the populated portion Of the
Territories intervening between the Missouri
River and Central California. Such being
our belief, we announce with satisfaction the
action OF the California Legislature, as we
will erery other &c. which advances the rail-
road mile, or hassens it a day and hope
that the law as passed will meet with no OBJ
lection in the mind Of Gov. Low.