The weekly Butte record. [volume] (Oroville [Calif.]) 1866-1887, 1866-06-30
0roville and Beckwith Pass Wagon Road
COMPANY

lied, and their certificate of Incorporation
made out 10 pursuance Of law. The period Of
the existence of the Company was placed at
20 years. Quincy was selected as the princ
pal place of business for the Company. The
amount of Capital Stock was fixed al $4,000,
divided into 600 shares of $50 each. n. c.
CUNNINGHAM was elected President of the
Company r. G. CHAMBERS as Secretary; R.
IRWIN as Treasurer. The following gentlemen
were authorized to open books for aud receive
subscriptions to the Capital Stock of the Com
pany: Quincy, j. D. GOODWIN. Indian Val
ley, n. G. CUNNINGHAM. Crescent, NJ. D.
HOWELL. Mohawk, GEO. McLEAR. Rich
Bar. r. IRWIN. Yankee Hill, NJ. II. WELLS.
Oroville. Jos. BLOCH and GEO. c. PERKINS.
Marysville, w. 7. ELLIS aud J. ToxBs. San
Francisco, w. A. BoLISGER
Upon this subject, the Quincy Union has
the following:
1t will be remembered that the voters of this
county, in pursuance of law passed by the
last Legislature, voted to authorize the Issuing
of county bonds in the sum of sixty thousand
dollars, as q subsidy to aid in the construction
OF this magnificent enterprise.
That tins important highway for communi
cation with the Sacramento valley. will be
pushed forward to speedy and successful CON-
pletion, is the wish of almost every citizen of
Plumas county. and when q wagon road is
completed over this route, that it will be the
precursor of a railroad, we feel certain. This
will be consummation that we as well as 9th
er citizens Of this county have long and ardent.
" fplI haf osh al,
could add so much TO the welfare aud prosper
lty OF the county as the completion of a road
up one of the forks-of Feather river. Besides,
the road, when finished, will open up perma-
nent and upobstructed channel of intercourse
with Oroville, Marysviie and the whole Sac.
ramentO valley: and over it will pass the great
majority of the teams laden with merchandise
shipped at those cities, to supply the rich pro
duciive aud extensive mineral regions of this
section of California, and the contiguous por
tons of the State of Nevada and the Terrific
ries of Idaho and Montana. When the rail
road shall have been completed through this
gap of the Sierras, this route will become the
only trans sentimental highway which can or
will be successfully Travelled during the greater
portion of each year.
Therefore, we say to those having this grand
enterprise in hand, arouse your latent energies
WY SiNC-pucu lOindiu TUG
work to speedy completion, and may success
crown your efforts.
There is no doubt but that the true interest
Of all that portion of California lying north of
Sacramento, centres on the Feather river route.
1t is an open and practicable route for a ser
vicable railroad through the entire year. and
by proper union of effort on the part OF the
people of Northern California, the railroad will
be certain to speedily follow the construction
OF this wagon road Such railroad would be
the great thoroughfare of the nation, no matter
how many railroads may be built over the
mountains at an altitude of s 900 or 5000 feet.
This presents no higher altitude than 1900
feet, and is sufficiently low to escape any seri
GUS impeachment of snow. Would the Marys-
vile PEOPLE forward these enterprises with
their energy, perseverance and capital, they
would build up for their city growth and
Importance second only to that of San Fran.
cisco.
1t is now quite probable that this route will
be surveyed during the present summer, with
view to test its capability for a railroad.
Marysvlle should look to her interests in this
respect. The Central Pacific Company, bv
running their road from Sacramento, and d.
verging through the mountains to the Henness
Pass, have effectually cut off Marysve from
all advantages that Pass might otherwise have
conferred upon them. The road will undoubt.
edly be useless lor considerable portion of
the year, but whatever benefit it may confer
to localities in the valley, will be reaped by
Sacramento. BY securing road on the
Feather river route. Marysvile will place her
self on the line OF what cannot fail to be the
main rational thoroughfare, aud her valley 10
cation, backed by rich and extensive agricul
tural lands, and mines, cannot fail to secure her
prosperity beyond the hopes and wishes of
her most saDguine citizens. 1t is due TO the
National Government, and the people of Cali
fornia, who have been so outrageously SWIM
died by the Central Pacific Railroad Company,
and especially 10 Northern California. that has
furnished the bulk of the wealth of this State
that railroad should be extended through the
mountains on this route. The idea of starting
railroad into the mountains from Sacramen-
to, TO the Henness Pass, instead Of runnin. up
the valley, would never have entered the heads
Of men who were not determined TO make Sac
ramento the first and only place 10 California
tha, national railroad should reach, whether
the road was servicable or not. A proper ef-
fort on the part OF the people of Northern C al
ifornia will open the advantages of this route
and 1t viii ultimately be adopted The first
step, however, Is to secure the construction of
this wagon road. That will demonstrate the
practcabity of the route. and open up bus
mess for Northern California that will ulti
mately enab'e her to enjoy all the advantages
of her position.
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