Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-08-15
THE GREAT WORK OF THE DAY.


When wars occur, we eagerly grasp
the newspapers containing the latest
news from the scene Of strife, aud are
soon fairly buried in the details Of the
latest battle, with its attendant horrors.
When o man or woman commits self
murder, the facts and rumor connected
Herewith spread from street to street,
and FROM town to town, until millions Of
people have heard Of the occurrence.
When property is destroyed by fire or
water, the enterprising papers Of the
day catch up the first announcements,
and spread the details for days after
wards through the news columns until
every school boy can relate something
in connection Herewith. Wars, muir.
ders, destructive CONGREGATIONS, terrible
foods, amusements, silly sensations
and trivial facts, all receive prominent
places in the columns of our journals,
but the great, substantial and perma-
nent benefits appearing on every hand
too often are either condensed into Eve
line articles, or are found in some OBJ
scure, unobserved corners of the great
levers which should give them promi-
nence and popularity. And now to one
of these matters, which should interest
the mind Of every resident Of this
mighty land.
On the western prairies, away beyond
the Mississippi, creeping up towards
the Rocky Mountains, and surmount-
ing the Sierra Nevadas there is a
railroad; a railroad which, when fn-
ished, will command the admiration OF
the entire world. Aud what II mighty,
stupendous road II is! With n snaky
track, beginning at Omaha, it ruus
along over the seemingly endless prai-
ries u distance of over seven hundred
miles, where it strikes a rugged, noun.
famous country and terminates-how
long? How long can we say this great
road ends here? Day by day the track
extends q mile or two further west, and
the iron horse bounds along the new
made rail, where but a fortnight before
stood the stealthy savage, or the an
dering buffalo, with no one to disturb
the freedom Of his domain, or interfere
with his chosen course.
From the Pacific is now being pushed
eastward the western branch Of this
great highway-which having sur
mounted oil obstacles and overcome the
great Sierras, is now going onward and
upward to connect with the track COM
ing westward. The valley Of the Hum
boldt is alive with humanity as we pen
these lines-three shifts Of hands are
constantly at work-night is turned into
day by the blazing fires along the road,
and three miles Of track are now being
laid every twenty-four hours. For two
hundred and fifty miles up the valley Of
the Humboldt the grading and track
laying is comparatively easy. Look, 20
who desire food for reflection, and
watch the progress Of that work, uneI-
ampled in the history Of r~ailroading-
the building, grading and laying of the
track for u first class railroad, at the
rate of three miles a day! A rate that
will soou link the Golden State aud tho
Silver State with their Eastern sisters
together in a tie, the beauty and practi-
cability of which never has been and
never can be appreciated until the last
cross tie is laid, the last rail spiked to
the solid wood, and the first trains Of
human freight have dashed from ocean
to ocean! We will thea fully realize
that the enterprise shown BY the build
ing of the great Pacific Railroad has
never been equaled.