The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-01-22
Proposed Road to Eureka-Is Location and Ad-
vantaRea

Propoeed Road to Eureka-Is Location and Ad-
vantagea
The following description Of the new road
proposed and located by Messrs. Ira Porter
and ii. Miller, we take from Letter Of those
gentlemen to Mr.. S. b. wyman, merchant
Of this place. The commercial supremacy of
Elko can only be maintained by the opening
up Of good ruads in every direction. The inn
portance of the matter Is a sufficient apology
for the space devoted to the subject:
Knowing the Importance Of the trade that
would accrue to Elku and the various stations
on the road, IL 4 short, easy and direct thor
oughfare could be made manifest to the pub
| lie, between your town and the Eureka mines
situated IN the northeast corner of Lander
county; to which considerable attention is
now being drawn, both in this State and Cali
fornia, We have made thorough examination
OF route which we consider practicable both
as to distance and construction, of which the
| following is brief accounts
Starting at point in Huntington valley. at n
place on the Elko and White Pine road, about
ten miles south of the Antelope station, We
proceed in southwest direction and enter
Railroad canyon-a natural pass through the
diamond range of mountains, with slight
easy grade-in fact nearly level for distance
oil hre miles, at which point We turn almost
due south, following the west base of the
| mountains, passing the Diamond Spring STA
ton, also, about one mile from the Diamond
mines direct to Eureka, an additional distance
OF forty miles, making in all forty-fve
miles to the junction of the White Pine road /;
to which add another forty-fiyo miles the dis
lance from Antelope station TO Elko; and we
have total distance of ninety miles from
Elko TO the Eureka mines, over one of the
best and shortest routes, and by far preferable
tn NI,ar alal 4.
sades.
The road in question has already been used,
and to great extent passes over the old emf
grant road, and with but very little work and
outlay could be made n first-class road.
The present rosd from Carlin intersects this
proposed route ten miles north of the Eureka
mines and twenty miles south of the Diamond
Spring station, and altogether, is a devious
and roundabout way, with much heavier
grades than the road would be ria Elko.
The facilities for water are many and Ilenti-
tul, 1t being five miles from Huntington creek
to fine spring, with an abundance Of water
III Railroad canyon; thence seven miles TO an
other large spring, with others at intervals for
the next fifteen miles. At Diamond Springs
station, as the name indicates, is an excess of
pure water. Ten miles further on we pass
the Diamond mines, where there is n fine well
OF cold, clear water, and so on to the end of
the road,
AS regards feed, there is simply no end to
it, as all are aware that thousands of cattle
range IN Diamond valley and vicinity yearly.
The accommodations ON the road for the first
forty-fiye miles from Elko are already amply
sufficient. From Antelope TO Diamond
Springs station owned by the well known firm
OF ). Wines * Co., where everything needful
can be supplied to the travelling public, is dis
tant seventeen miles, although the spring in
Railroad canyon has been recently located
with the view to the speedy erection Of sta.
non. Ten miles further on from Wines 4;
Co. = is the Diamond Mines station. con
structed of adobe, with a fine, warm stable
attached At another distance Of ten fhilcs
10 new stockade house, well established:
thence eight miles more bring us into the If,,S
nourlsiilnS town Of Eureka, where two flrnn-
ccs are in active operation. with much larger
one IL process of erection, under the man
Hgement uf David Bucl, an EXPERIENCED
miner, well known throughout Neva,ln. whose
energy and skill are admitted lay all
or the simplicity and rapidity with which
ores are reduced to crude bullion. we will
apCaE at sCrmo future time.
OF the road oi which we have spoken.
there can UU nD other conclusion than that il
IL 10y Tar the most practicable and shorter 10
railroad communication than any other ronte
known to the public. With n proper spirit
exhibited by the merchants, bankers, and
commission houses Of Elko, the stream of
immigration, freighting and travel could he
easily turned in the direction OF this proposed
road, if the facts are only set forth in tjroper
manner before the public.
Another item Of great interest, more espe-
cialiy TO the teamster, is tho absence of toll
gates on the last half of the road; nor is there
any need of such, as tho country il but
slightly undulating and pnbrokon; while the
routes from Carlin ahdthc Palisades nro with
out exception tOll-ronds, and rs such located
In conclusion, we would suggest. by tho way
Of return freight, that if the bankers and com
mission men of your town would make n
slight advance on the crude bullion, which
assays from ten to five hundred dollars pcr
ton, the road would soon become fixed fact
and prove of untold value to the business in.
terests Of Elko. ...
HISTORIAN WASTED.-J. II. Beadle is writ