Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-09-04
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Coon T~RAvELISe CoSSEcTIoS.-Gold
Hill aud Virginia city ought to have a
good travelling connection, q road not
merely passable but in frst-rate order
during the winter season. We have
already noticed the efforts of the worthy
and public spirited citizens on the Dr.
vide summit to lay the foundation for u
good road or street, by rendering the
grade of proper level and drain. If
teamsters and others who frequently
travel the road between here aud Vir-
ginia will only, at each snowfall, exer-
else judgment in evenly breaking the
road path, the terrible rutty condition
Of the highway from which we suffered
last winter will not be again witnessed.
But this is looking months eahead with
advice or suggestion that should be
specially given when winter has come.
What we now desire to suggest, what
is now in time for consideration, is the
careful grading Of a road from the G
and B streets junction in Virginia to
the west of the main road-a parallel
street-down to the bend in front Of the
new Empire-Imperial works, or to that
neighborhood. The land required, from
the American Flair to the main route,
at the crook by the new Empire-lmpe-
rial works, could be procured for a
small sum, and the advantages that
would accrue from having n second
road or street between the points nam
ed are very great, and will DE apprecia-
ted at once by all teamsters and a
owners. No doubt the corporation of
Gold Hill and the authorities Of Viz
ginia, perhaps Of the county, would, If
applied to after a reasonable subscrip-
ton had been raised by ear owners,
mine and mill men, aid the work. You
recollect that last winter, there was
considerable buggy travel round the
route suggested, so far as the American
Flat road; but the step down on TO that
level was dangerous, and .feom thence
down around the old road, TO the foot
of the Divide Hill, the worst part Of
the Virginia and Gold aill"couuection'
had to be travelled. We are told that
a road could be built on the route indi-
Gated which would be very permanent,
in its character, resisting the storms
with a irm bottom, for n very
slight expense. And such q road,
it is believed, would soon come up
to the dignity Of n street as
houses could conveniently and safely,
(sephyr-defying), be built along side Of
it for the entire distapce-from the rear
of the summit hay yard to the new
boarding house at the elbow Of the old
road by the Travellers Rest Then
there might be a rule for up teams to
take one road and down teams the 9th
err; but whether there was any such
agreement among teamsters or not,
there would certainly be such a relief
from the old track, that opportunities
for required repairs would be so afford
ed that the Valleys of Jehosophat
would no more have their copy in the
gulleys from the Sage Hens roost, either
way, for a score Of rods or more. We
hope this matter will be considered by
our business men, who had such II tre-
mendous draft upon their pockets last
winter in order to break the roads IN
this vicinity, and in particular TO "opeu
communication" for quartz teams be-
tween here and Virginia. Suppose the
Piutes should attack Virginia city next
winter. how difficult it would be, with
last February's Divide road, to get the
Fort Homestead artillery up to the re-
lief of Mayor Currie, Gen. Stafford and
others? Such energetic citizens rs re-
side on the summit, can make the effect
i've move for q new road, across the
Divide.
CALL AND SrrrLE.-Deliuquens mem
bers of Virginia Engine Co.. No. l, are
called upon to 60 up to the Secrettry,s
office aud settle, or Geo. w. Birdsall
md Geo. /. Lammon will publish the
said delinquents' biographies, in brief.
GRAND LODGE MrErISa.-The Grand
Lodge OF Free and Accepted Aasons OF
this State, will commence its next An
nual Communication, at Virginia City,
on the 18th.
HsAr.-At noon to-day, $50 in Gold
Hill; and 900 in Silver City.