The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-11-06
The Virginia and TrusLse Railroad.

Why the railroad being built from Virginia
City 70 Carson City should be called by the
above name, Is more than we can comprehend,
as the road when completed will bear about the
same relation 10 Tmckrc (ci;her town OF
Tiyerl that a railroad from here - Hamilton
would bear 20 Cope district. Virginia City is
twenty-five miles south # the Truckee rivlr.
and Carson city is sixteen miles south of VIZ
gIn:a City, and hence the road from Virginia
C.ty 70 Carson r!DS tina; distance in exactly
an opposite direction from TrUrkea. The
name Is = miSnom=r and Is calculated TO mis-
lead the public. who, when they sc, 1t an
ncuucsd in tie papers that this road Is about
finished, come at once 60 the conclusion thu,
they VIII soon be able to reach Virginia CITY
from the Central Pacific Railroad. at some
point on the TTUckee river, which Is great
mistake. When completed, the road will only
form a short section uniting Virginia CITY and
Carson; designed chiefly to carry wood uphill
from Carson. and ore down-hill 10 Empire
and to the Carson ryeE. II 1t has anv other
uses, they are no; apparent on the surface 10
casual observer, as the passenger trafic be
tween the points named would no, pav oil for
the locomotives used on the road Tho road
is now completed from Carson TO American
Fiat, below Gold Hill, and will be finished 10
the latter place in a very few days. The INA
terial for this road was brought to Reno by the
Central Pacific Railroad, and from thence trans
ported to Carson by teams, and carried for
ward toward Virginia City as the road was
projected in that direction. The prospect Of
an early completion Of this road brings inv
and pride to the denizeus Of the vicinity
through which 1t passes, and vet there Is one
whose heart IA filed with sadness when n,
coutomplates the happening of that event In
the completion Of this road Father Lewis Of the
Reno Crescent, is cheated of the chief source ~
his happiness, which consists in chronicliur
the daily shipment Of freight to that point,
whereby he could demonstrate, NOT by "iogic.'
as brother BOnlneld would do. hut hy facts sir
stubborn facts borne ont by inyinciblc rows Of
figures, that Reno was indeed the leading point
on the Central Pacific Railroad for the shipment
OF freight to the interior. Not knowing that the
rails and material for sixteen miles of railroad
were being shipped from that point. we are
free To confess We thought Reno had MS. and
that we were only a second-ratc camp. and
that Reno was the first on the list: or else that
"Old Snarly' was the most COMPOUNDED old liar
on the globe. Not being willing 10 chnr1o
him with such depravity of heart, we were
prepared 10 see thriving active. busting
camp on our late visit that way. but were
doomed TO gricvous disappointment. Winnie.
mucCn III better DAYS could muster more braves
under his banner at an hours notice than
there are healthy men in Reno. In fact. n
moro wo-begone, dilapidntcd. tumhle-dowrrI
camp could not be found outside of Star CITY. ,
in Humboldt or Tnskip. in California. II
You want 10 see q healthy town, aye. n city.
Father Lewis, como up to Elko and we will
convince you, not by figures. but by ocular
demonstration that We have p,o city. and the
only one between Omaha and Sacramento.
WV. \. KINDRED is exchanging coal stoves
for wood stoves.