Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-04-16
LOCOMOTIVE.

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attributes to US the origin and circula-
ton of a "silly story for which We are
in no respect responsible. We stated
tina. it was reported that an injunction
had been obtained against the Dutch
Flat Railroad Company, by the Union
Pacific, restraining the latter from lay
ing rail except on a continuous line Of
track-rail conuection-from California
tide water, or starting point. We did
not say that it raj even reported that
the alleged injunction was for the rea-
son that snow rendered the Dutch Flat
route impracticable. Never said any
thing of the kind. On the contrary we
have always held and commended that
the snow obstacle to railroading on our
longitude was a humbug, and stated
right in connection with the report re-
ferred to. We believe it practicable to
"roof'' the high mountain passes. Tho
Independent entirely misrepresents US.
It was said a few years ago that the
Dutch Flat route was superior to the
Placerville, on account Of there being
less depth of snow to encounter. That
has proved to DO q mistake; but we
never said that the snow was q "dsmp-
or" on either Of, the routes. On the
Placerville route, the incorporators hon.
estly announced, from tho outset that
they would have to roof a portion Of
the road. And the Dutch Flat folks
took this candid statement as proof OF
the superiority of their route We
never said snow was an impossible bar
rier to a railroad train-not even 26 feet
depth Of it for SO miles. Still, we may
now say that II feet depth for 10 miles
does not so nearly approach q hindrance
to an up-train as &c feet for SO miles.
We would also remind the Independent
that.the Union Pacific has not the tao
ceptance" or non-acceptance of the
Dutch Flat road. It must connect.
But the Union Pacific claim that they
can, if they choose, lay q track of their
own over the Sierras. Suppose, now
for instance, the Union Pacific should
choose to build a road over the Placer
vile route, and from Latrobe along
down the foothills to Stockton-and so
to the Bay2 Would you object3 Would
such a plan and accomplishment be &C
ceptable to your folks7 We reckon it
would. You are being left miserably
"to one side" by the Dutch Flat Com
pany, and its "Western Pacific" abor-
ton.
And speaking Of routes across the
mountains, what think you of a
RAILROAD FROM oRovrLLE TO VIRGINIA
CITY?
From the Quincy (Plumas county,
California; Union, we learn that arti-
| cles Of incorporation of the Oroville and
Virginia city Railroad Company have
been signed and forwarded to the Secre-
tary of States Office to be filed. The
object of the Company is, as its name
indicates, to build a railroad connecting
Oroville with Virginia city, and to tap
the Pacific Railroad at Truckee Mea-
dows. This road will be located on the
North Fork route. About ITO miles Of
the route is in California, and in COM
pliance with the laws Of that State, the
sum of $1,000 or ten per cent. Of the
81 900 per mile required by law to be
subscribed for, has been collected and
paid to the Treasurer Of the Company,
which sum will be expended in surveys,
maps, etc., during the present season.
The names of the in]corporators are as
follows: w. A. Bolinger, R. @. Cham
bers, G. T. Kaulback, F. B. Whiting, S.
". Goodwin, R. H. Fairchild, N. @.
Cunningham, G. o. B~olinger, P. D..
Shaw. At a meeting Of the Committee,
on Tuesday evening, W. A. Bolinger
was elected President; F. B. Whiting,
Secretary; R. G. Chambers, Treasurer;
and Messrs. Kaulback, Goodwin, Bolin-
ger, Whiting and Bolinger, Directors.
The capital stock Of the Company is
fixed at $4,000, 900. The principal
place of business is at Quincy.
We have never heard any person who
has been over the route, now indicated,
say other than that it was the most
practicable route yet traversed on the
Sierra range. Never over four feet OF
snow. Because snow can be got over,
or under, its a sign thatitwere better for
a railroad that the engine on it encoun-
ter none of the drif.y element.