The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-01-17

bill before the Assembly authorizir
Storey County to issue honda in ii
/. amount of 5000, 900 in aid of the col
: struction Of . Railway from virgini
City to Carson, has arisen. The precis
nature of that opposition We do nc
understand for inasmuch as the pet
ton to the Legislature from Store
County, asking for the passage of sucl
an act is very largely signed by the citi
zens aud taxpayers of that county, i
would seem that the Representatives
thereof are virtually instructed to vot'
in favor of its passage. This view c
the case is also sustained by the Story
County press.
Now while it is natural that such per.
sous as hold Storey County scrip and
other evidences of indebtedness against
that county should feel fearful of the
effec; upon their interests of the passage
of such law, it seems to US that even
they IF this opposition originated with
theu), take a false view of the case !;
for it appears very evident that unless
something is done to facilitate the
working of the low grade ores of the
Comstock, Virginia City and Gold Hill
are doomed to the fate of those Cali
fornia cities and towns which are loca.
ted 10 diggings that are 4" worked out"
The business of Storey County is con-
stnntly dependent upon the successful
working of the Comstock Ledge and
it seems to US that the people residing
there had better consent to tax them
selves to such an extent as will mate
rally aid the working of the mines
and, as we have stated, this seems to be
the view generally taken by the property
owners in and about Virginia City.
Those who ought to know say that with
rail Communication between the mines
and the timber regions aud water power,
it will not only be rendered possibility
to work the ores now being worked, at
greatly reduced rates, but that the vast
bodies of lower grade, silver bearing
quartz lying about American Flat will |
be brough. Immediately into market.
Storey county is as completely de-
penden. upon transportation facilities
Is the mines til ,mseives are upon mill
facilities. Cord wood tha. costs six and
'even dollars a cord here in Ormsby
ars at the mines and the timbers ne
.essary for the drifts involve in their
by wagons a price which
) more than double that which they
Command where they are hewn from the
rees and the hauling of ores to mill by
Iorses and mules makes the cost ftheir
educ,ion not less than fifty per cent.
acre than it would be if they could be
by rail. These are all stale,
facts bat their reiteration .
) rendered justihable if not necessary a
> the attitude of the opponents Of the :
i'll under consideration. 7
There is not navigable stream in
Il Nevada there is hardly a road tba.
as not been built at an enormous ex-
ense and thsre is hardly a mine that il
not naturally inaccessioiy to wagons ;
is only to repeat the well demonstra- a
ID and long since accepted arguments 2
favor of railroad communication to t.
-ge the necessity for such facilities to b
ID from the Comstock aud other mines
this State The only question to be .
'ns;de.ed is Is the public able to as l
ST such enterprises? To doubt tae N
'ility Of Storey county TO bear such an d'
l1itiona! tax as would be necessary to "
ee: the interest and pay the principal .. 20
$500 D30 Of seven per cent. bonds, ia az
hold that the wealthiest and most IN IN
puous county in the State is unable a
make the oo!y investment by which -
prosperity can be revived and per- nc
tuntsd- We can come to no such sor- Va
conclusion, especially in view of the tn
It that the citizens Of Ormsby county 81
tic
We, by avery large majority petition ho
al