The weekly Butte record. [volume] (Oroville [Calif.]) 1866-1887, 1866-09-22
LOCAL NEWS.


Railroads.
Considerable efforts are being made to secure the
construction of railroad from Sacramento to Be-
nica. The estimated cost of the road is 81 500 00o
OF which some four hundred shares been subscribed.
This Is probably an extension of the Dutch Flat
Humbug, made with the hope of enabling that con
cearn to maintain itself against the laws of climate
and natural routes for the great national highway.
Fiie railroads have iu the State, the better
ofcoursc, if they built sub-erve private ends
instead of public interests; but such means never
Yet gave place permanent importance and COM
mercal prosperity. Sacramento and Benieia will
derive no permanent benefit from being points on
the Dutch Flat railroad, from the simple fact that
the road will be found impractieable for the greater
portion Of the year. The result OF the Dutch Flat
Railroad Comdany will he the construction of line
of railroad from the Mississippi. through Texas.
Guaymus in Mexico. Indeed, the project is already
mooted by railroad and capitalists of the ma
ton, in the eastern States who are suficentlp fa-
Eiiiisr with the mountain ranges of California
ProQounce the Central Pacific Railroad Company Of
California gigantic and monstrous swindle of the
State and Nation, that never answer the pur
poses claimed for it by its projectors. Had the
natural route of the Feather river been adopted>by
the Central Pacific Railroad Company the entire
practcabity of the route would have rendered the
construction of another road across the continent
entirely unnecessary, and rendered Cafornia the
entrepot for the vast trade and business such road
must command. San Francisco, Beneia, Vallejo,
Sacramento and Marysve, would have become i'm
poitant, and the entire State of California would
have doubled its wealth and population overy ten
wears. How will it be with a practical railroad
from Guaymus, on the Pacific, through the State
OF Texas, and the rich mineral districts of Arizona
and New Mexico, to the Mississippi river? 3? What
competition will the road of the Central Pacific
Company afford. built upon scafiolding and curves
that allow speed of ten miles per hour during the
summer, and with their track buried in snow from
depth of so to 75 feetduring the winter. Will not
California be Impoverished and the seat of Empire
on the Pacific be transferred to lower California
Sonara, Arizona and New Mexico Will not the
Importance of San Francisco as commercial port
he eclipsed by the terminus of a railroad that meets
with no impediment from SHOWS and impractcabe
montans: That such state of things should
suit is I disgrace and shame to the Intelligence aud
enterprise of California. And vet the people have
sat supnely by aud permitted local Jealousy to
control this matter and to lay on them a burden of
practicable route the continent. Take
into consideration that the Colorado is now rival
route from San Francisco to Montana and the mag
nitudc of the injury that the operation of the Cen
trail Pacific Railroad Company are in1ctins upon
the state, may begin to be appreciated Starting
into their selfish and swindng scheme during the
existence of the late war, these selfish demag ogues
made every possible appeal to the patriotism OF the
people to further their plundcring schemes. We
have little sympathy for San Francisco even if that
city should become Of less commercial importance
than Benica at the present time, for her business
men are more intent in collecting bills from blind
men who are leaving that port in needy cireum-
stances, than in giving attention TO matters that
must affect the commercial Importance of the entire
state. With railroad over the practical route of
Feather river down the Valley to Sacramento with
branches to Vallejo Benicia and Stockton. and
from thence around the Bay to San Francisco Cal
ifornia would have forever maintained herself as
the Empire State of the Pacific. Under the swind-
ling operations of the Central Pacific Railroad
Company, the State promises to degenerate into
province Of GGaynlus, whose trade will be sought
for as We now seek for that of idaho or Montana
ARsrsrEp.-A person supposed TO be the n,ur-
derer of Mr.. Finley, at Slate Range. was arrested
in Oroyille on Saturday morning last. hv Mr.
Dewey, of the Downieville Messenger. and a Con
stable from Gibsonvie. He protested his inno-
cence very strongly, but nevertheless taken
10 Camptonyie. We learn from Mr.. Dewey that
suspcian attached to the man from his strange con
duct while at Gibsonyille, and from the fact that he
started from Gibsonville TO Nelson Point. and
thence 10 the American Valley. in Plumas county
and from thence To oroyile, by the Stage route.
Mr.. Dewey was ont on business tour in the north
ern portion Of Sierra county, and hearing Of the
man, procured the services of an officer and fol-
lowed him. They took him at Quincy. but
finding that he was travelling towards the valley
allowed him 10 reach orovile before arrestnc him.
He stated 10 some that he came from Stsanylle but
registered his name coming from Marysyille
He expressed no surprise when arrested by officer
Wolf but Immediately replied. tha; he was cooking
tor a man By the name OF Pollard al the iime of
.he murder, and that he had taken the trip to
Plumss to see man for whom be had formerly
worked. He talked incessantly to those who mad
assembled to him, and his contradictory state
fnents, led many to suppose him crazy, if net
guilty Of that, some other crime He had Il
great horror of mebs, and begged officer Wolf to
man weighing about lao or $50 pounds, light
sandy complexion. prominent features, little
stocpedshonlder. light and slight pro;rndiug cyes
Whittier he proves TO be the murderer of Mr.
Finay not, Mr.. Dewey is entitled to much cred
ii for the zeal with which he followed his trail
and finally secured his arrest. 1t was commend
able effort to secure one guilty Of an enormous
crime, and >honld make cur brother quill OF the
-hesseHse Sheriff Of Sierra COUNTY
AccrpsSr.-Iohn Foster fell from the second
story porch Of the public house kept by him at
Cottonwood, about O'Clock last Friday morning
receiving severe injuries. He dreamed the house
was on fire. and in attempting 10 escape NE; with
the accident He is recovering.
QrAKTz.-We understand that ledge Welding
sone excellent surface quarts has been found near
the Buffalo Ranch, in Wysndette township. We
have not learned what is prospects
Mr.. LELAND. late Superintendent of the Yuba.
at Browns Valley. has accepted position on the