The weekly Butte record., 1867-11-02
tn. eeekreurth Pas. Railro.d.

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Pass is exciting comment from the press iuvarious
portions of the State as the mDracticabity Of the
Central Pacific route for the transaction Of the bu
siness that must centre on the rosd. becomes more
apparent ]; Is now admitted that the Pacific
Railroad will never be competent 10 do the freight
ing business between San Francisco aud Salt Lake,
Idaho. and the country to be opened in old In
dian territories There must be another railroad
over the sierras, and net many years will expire
before the cars viii be crossing via Beckwourth
Pass. So argeS the Narysvii.e -ippeGi. and the
San Francisco -ita has the following j1mble on
this scject, and arrives at conclusion peculiar to
that paper:
"Beckwiih Pass is known 10 be much lower than
that on which our Central Railway runs. It Is said
10 be free from snow ocstfactions thai are ssrl
Gus on the latter route The PEOPLE OF harysTille
reported 70 be encouraged by the owners of the
eastern section Of the Pacific Railroad beyond salt
Lake 10 make a new railway from harysyille,
through Beckwnarth Pass TO the lee 0. Nevada
State. The eastern line is said to contemplate ma
king road independent Of the Central Pacific.
from Salt Lake to San Francisco. via. Beckwourth
Pass. This i generally believed by persons in the
Interest of Narysyille, bat we canaot see that it
has any reasonable foundation
Would the -4lta put it up right it might be able
to see that this enterprise not only had reasona-
ole foundation, but was actually in progress. In
the first place. it should not start the railroad into
the moantans from Aarysyilie without first com
ing TO 0roville The Henness route from Marys-
vile does not lead to the Reckwcurth Pass. and is
bat little If any improvement on the Central Pacific
route. The route TO BeckwourIh Pass must ap-
proach the Feather river at 0roville. From Ma
rysville 10 Orovi.le, twenty eight miles railroad
is already running. And the Oroville and Beck
wourth Pass Railroad Company is already organ
lied, under the laws Of this State and their arti-
cles of incorporation and maps of their route are
now on file in both Butte and Plumas counties.
Mr.. A. W. Keddie. Civil Engineer, and a corps OF
assistants. made preliminary survey of the roate
last winter, when the Central Pacific Railroad was
covered with forty feet of snow, and have been en-
gagged during the past two or three months in ma
king working survey. At the present writing
the surveyors are but a short distance above Oro-
vile, aud will arrive here within the next week or
two stopping their survey at the depot of the Oro-
vile railroad. Ii This does not constitute reason
ble foundation for railroad from Oroville and Ma
rysviile TO Beckwourths Pass, then it is indeed
difficult TO conjecture what woad. On the
very summit of this route in July last, while the
track of the Central Pacific was being cleared of
snow, the ranchman were hoeng com and cultya-
ting gardens.
In addition to the natural advantages Of the route
and the progress made as above mentioned, the
Grass Valley National Is correct when it remarks
as follows:
'The Beckwourth Pass railroad is no myth as
We have good reason TO believe. We have it on
good authority that both Congress iona candidates
in Third District, johnson and Harrison,
known to be favorable to this railroad project, and
We have even heard it asserted that both men
pledged to support the measure in case of their
election. Certain it is that this subject figured
cOnSpicp0u-ly in the recent Congressional canvass
10 the Third District meeting with favor in all
parts of the district. We have doubt that the
Beckwour;h Pass road will at no distant day be
constructed, for influential men interested in
the project, aud California capital viii not hesitate
to invest il"
The present Congressman from this district has
long been the sturdy advocate of the Beckwourth
Pass route as his loug residence at La Porte made
him familiar with many of its advantages. And
Mr. Harrison. his unsuccessful opponent voluntari.
ly pledged himself in its favor after traversng 3
portion of the country through which the route
passes his letter to that effect having been written
from Lassen county. We are also under the i'm
preston that the measure will find sturdy advo-
cate in the approaching legislative session in the
person of the Hon John Comfy, State Senator elect
from this district, also in the Hon. Seneca Ever
the hold over Senator from this county and in
Messrs. Ord and Cochrane, Members of Assembly
from Butte. But the one in position to make the
greatest effort in favor of this route is our Con-
gresham, Mr. Johnson. who viii present to the
National Congress and to railroad men and CAPT
taliss in the eastern States, the facts they exist
concerning the Pacific Railroad enterprise in Cali
fornia, and il is hoped aud believed that he will be
able TO secure Government aid for ii. He has
the tact. energy. and perseverance 10 carry
uFe through leliberatve body. as evidenced by
his twice securing tine passage of an act through
the Assembly Of California while a member OF that
body, for the formation of the county of Alturas
That the whole energy OF his nature viii be deyo-
ted to the accomplishment of this purpose, we
truly believe and hope, and that he will be success
fal those interested in the advancement aud pros
perity of the Third Congressional District, may
rest t0erablg well rsSared