Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-12-27
A CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AND
NEVADA RAILROAD.

lnHL Is WHAT We want AhoS 10 "Aes
we can have! Shall we do our part to-
wards acquiring it? This is a main ques-
ton Of the times. A railroad from Rio
Vista to Folsom. thence to Placerville and
over the Sierras by present surveyed route;
TO Washoe Valley, down Washoe Valley
10 Carson; from Sierra Summit to Hope
Valley, and round by head Of Carson VAL
ley to Carson City; from Carson City
through Dayton and by the present Over
land stations to Austin, Reese River. That
is the road which convenience requires,
which will be Of most immediate, practical,
of widest spread good to the State. On
this general ground we need this road.
We mus, have a rival to the Dutch Flat
Railroad-if that ever reaches the State
or we are nearly as bad of as if We had no
railroad communication whatever. That
matter, however. is pretty thoroughly I'M
ders.ood by the people, and does not need
common or emphasizing At the present
time. 81. .r...
The people Of California. especially the
capitalists of San Francisco, acknowledge
the prime worth to our Pacific border
State, of this really Central" route to
central Nevada. The Sacramento Union,
which has stood up with wonderful au-
daci,y in support of the Dutch Flat Com
pany's extortions, thus far. had a commu-
nica,ion, recently, from which we quote
to-day, in which our special interest," as
we'll as the universal need and anxiety for
n Pacific Railroad is frankly spoken about.
Bu. while the almost unanimous conces-
sion is being made, that we must help as
we can, the Placerville route, do not let US
be so deceived as to have our efforts for
such help only result in still further hlling
the Golfers of the oil corporation. It's
suggested that Government take hold OF
the Pacific Railroad building, or appoint d
commission, with $50. 600, 900 Of treasure
committed TO their hands, by which they,
the Commissioners, may aid such Paeinc
Railroad Companies as most need help
and can soonest complete their work. The
efFec, of the adoption by Congress of any
such plan as this, would be to "heip the
Dutch Flat Company TO some more oil
dividends; still leaving the San Francisco
and washoe Company minus a particle OF
National assistance. The latter should
have a land grant and subsidy at once
and for the first successful proposition ;
and then let other bills be adopted, II
deemed advisable, for payment Of the
laborers engaged in the Dutch Flat tun-
nels. If they can show that they need
two or three millions more, in order TO get
into the valley of the Truekee, we hope
they will obtain the sum; after the other
and Central route is provided with a
mountain bonus for its grading.
II is a matter Of ut and appropriate
congratula,ion with us, that we have all
along insisted upon the position which
the majority Of the citizens are Eow ooliSed
TO take. From the condition OF affairs IN
Grass Valley and Nevnds city, respecting
freight taxes. our folks here have an eS.
ample and warning respecting railroad
monopoly and extor,ion, which they can
no. well afford 20 disregard.
II we can-we may, indeed-get the
Central California and Nevada Railroad
route provided for by generous Congress
,;onal mid, our State in a few years will
have nearly the cheap transportation facil-
tiles OF central New York. II we do not
have this central line at once established
we shall one distant day have our lands
..,rayeled over" by a railroad engine; and
that is about all the benefit we can reason
ably expect to realize from the fac'-'he
honor of the thing!