Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-12-19
THE FuTuRE or v

The few years left of this decade VIII
tell more of interest to our State than to any
other in the Union. In no other State are
grand DEVELOPMENTS waiting positively
for one, only one advantage, and that ad-
vantage about to be vouchsafed. Imag-
inc the people provided with facilities for
a daylight trip from here to San Francisco.
Suppose you take a journey from here to
Austin in six hours-an easy trip from
Carson across the plains and over the few
gentle grades that intervene twixt the
Eastern Slope and the Reese River capital.
These two railroad constructed facts can
not be contemplated with any other emo
ton than pride at what wa are all sure
they will render our State. But beyond
this point of accomplishment com the
great advancements. A railroad via the
Placerville route. and extending to Austin
and Egan Canon-as is the programmed
route for the central railroad for Nevada
will admit, in its entire length, of unusual
advantages in the way of easily built side
lines to every place Of mining Importance.
There is no State in the Union that, from
its natural, geographical mapping. affords
such facilities for railroad laying. Once
across our Sierra Nevada protective
tariff" and the locomotive is in q basin OF
unsurpassed grade bottom. And the rich
ness and needs of mining districts adjacent
but not on the main line, will warrant the
immediate construction Of branches to
their mills or shaft mouths. So that, the
main trunk once laid, a multitude Of side
connections will shoot out, and by their
daily infringing Of treasure and demand
for return freight will contribute to an
enormous burden Of movement " in the
wake of the iron horse. The Dutch Flat
Railroad, coming down the Truckee and
ascending to the Humboldt and skirting
the border of Idaho Territory, will gather
immense cargoes for and from extreme
northern Nevada and the Snake River
section of country. In less than ten years
hence, the thunder Of the locomotives roll
and his shrill shrek will be- the most
familiar sound of the land alternating the
latter with the mill and hosting works
whistle, and by the former competing with
the Jupiter tramp, tramp Of the stamps.
This is what is coming. II we act wisely
through encouraging and fostering legisla-
ton, Nevada will soon have two railroads
across the mountains to our west; two
railroads through our borders; a score Of
branches or arms reaching vi from tho
ENTER rails. If we neglect prime op-
portunity, we may have a railroad within
thirty miles of here, passing our longitude
by to the north Of the Truckee, and help
ing US to a prescribed and limited extent,
while exacting and imposing in the most
grevious terms of monopoly. How shall
it be Rejecting men, bona tide citizens,
consider !
We understand that certain parties in
Virginia, scrip and bond owners of city
and county credit to a large extent, men
who believe, as we yesterday remarked,
that this section will soon not be above
the dignity or consequence of q Mexican
hacienda-thes aforesaid certain parties
are travelling round and trying to induce
our Assemblymen to oppose a resolution,
now being petitioned for, in favor Of the
Governments granting aid to the Placer
vile and Washoe Railroad. In the face Of
the resolution passed at the State Conven-
ton of the Union party, and endorsed by
our County Convention, they propose to
attempt the defeat of a simple legislative
expression or reiteration of the Union
party's pledge in its general platform.
When the resolutions proposed shall have
passed, as most assuredly they will, at the
earlier part Of the session, we propose
showing in parallel columns, and with
afidavits subssantiating, the disgraceful
and anti Nevada lodges of such tempo
rary residents of our county as are now
vainly c%ndeavoring to give to the Dutch
Flat Company a Camden s Amboy sover-
eighty in our State /; after expressly agree.
ing to a proper course Of action for our
State, when such agreement promised a
political success or money advantage to
them.