Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-02-26

from Railroad Pass to Eur eka
n latter plan is favored by
many of our citizens, for the reason
that Il would make this I,lace a term
mus. The Eastern Nevada Rail
o ComIany, represented now b,
Messrs. GiImer Il Salisbury, ask the
Legislature for the privilege of obtain.
ing = vote of the three counties al
Eko, White Pine, and Eureka, ON the
proposition of = subsidy in did OF
their project.
PALIsADE AND EUREKA RAILROAD
COMPANY.
This organization was comrleted
and Incorporated during the past wear.
some Time previous To the meeting of
the Legislature. and be ore the
Ian of creating tile new county of
Eureka had ieen fully matnred
1t was inaugurated by Senator w, W.
Mccoy, and includes 10 its cor
lorators General A.. l.. Page, Hill
Beichy. aud several wealthy capi.
taIists of San Francisco. 1t is incor-
pOrated under the laws of California.
mis- cO1n any seeks n renewal of the
franchise OF a former company for a
road from Palisade to Eureka, in a
nearly Straight line. by way ct Rail
road Valley and Diamond district.
n line would cross the southwest
corner of ElkO county. and y subsidy
would therefore he asked of Elko and
Eureka counties. The cOmpaDv
would eventually extend the line IL,
Pipche,a revision Icing made for that
purpose in the grant asked OF the
Legislature, when Il subscription of
S35O,OOU will he obtained from Lincoln
county.
II CONSOLIDATION.
The fourth project now agitated
is for II grand consolidation of
all the previously considered plans
for railroads into one main trunk,
the initial Joint OH the continental
railrtS | to lie either ElkO. Palisade,
or some other not mentioned, anu the
route to include all important places
now established on a southeast line to
Phoebe and the Colorado river. Gen.
n. l.. Page represents this project,
and seeks to carry it into effect Dy OBJ
tanning Il franchise and the aid Of all
the counties through which the road
may run. There can g nc doubt that
Il plan like this would receive support
from all quarters OF the country to he
benefited 10y the road /; and the ulti.
mate connection hey ond Phoebe with
the railroad system of Utah would
bring inestimable advantages to the
whole State of Nevada. TIE busi-
ness that the Government Ofthe Unit
ed States could give a road connecting
the Central Pacific with the Colorado
river would he enormous. The
supplies can lie laid down at the All
IONA Il, Hilary posts, by the Phoebe
route, at just half the cost of ocean
transportation. The Government I'M
niece s;r.ly throws away, every year
that it continues shipping by the
ocean route, 81 900, COO OF the PEG les
money, as if a Treasury clerk had
thrown it OH the bonfire, with $50, 900
lost on deterioration and dead
The aggregate loss to
the Government, by continuing the
ocean route. is 81 ,25O,00O per annum.
The Record advocates the cOnS rue
ton OF a military road from Phoebe
to Fort Whipl,le, in Arizona, AS the
u~rdnt-cOmier OF q railroad, and says
that such Il road would save upwards
Of 81 $50. 600 a year to the Government
treasury. 1t says the weight of Gov
freight to Arizona amounts
to 10000, COO pounds per year, on which
Nv COSt VI IdiISp'l ~ iAO's Wv.
Louis at resent is 50 0C0, Geo, by the
ocean route. i;y Il military road. or Il
railroad. the same freight could be
transported thither for less than half
the amount. The settlement and de-
.elopnent of the country would III
the quantity of freight rapid
ly. and consequently the profit of Il
railroad, on freight al ne woulu be
bevOnd all present estimates.
Which of the var Gus projects will
ceive IT, Sd, cIion Of the Legisla
.ule IT is impossible now to determine.
The latest kilograms assert that the
OF each are as vet very per
in efforts to carry their favor
te plan through legislative enact
Inent ; and, as there remain but Il few
days more of the present session.
some compromise must he effected. If
we are tn have Il railroad in Eastern
Nevada within the next two years.
AN IDLE RUMOR was started yester-
day that Governor Bradley hal vetoed
the County bill ; hut kilograms were
received last evening, stating that the
still had the bill under con-
sideration, and would p. Obablv. sign
it to-day. We have too high an
,D;,i,n or tho EnvarNnr,S Straiyht-