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

In the absence of any definite infor-
nation as to the prospect for the adop-
ton by the Legislature Of any n of
the various projects now offered for
its consideration, it may be we'll to
rev lew the several plans advocated
bv the projectors of railroads in East
FERN Nevada, and so be prepared to
understand the advantages Of each,
and especially that which may finally
receive legislative sanction.
HUMBOLDT AND COLORADO RIVER
RAILROAD COMPANY.
The most important railroad enter
Prise in the State of Nevada is that Of
|lhe Humboldt ard Colorado River
Railroad Com paDy. The rropos, d
road would extend from PaliSade via
Eureka to Phoebe. and from the latter
point be continued southwark to the
colorado river. The preliminary
surveys have been mad. and til.
route "a been PRONOUNCED perfectly
feasible by com retent civil engineers.
The road, completed to Pooh, only,
would open up to pro>pectOrS aiiu
capitalists tn" richest mineral portion
of nevada !: Phoebe alone being second
only to Virginia City in its yield of
silver bullion. The Humboldt and
Colorado Railroad Com pmny have a
capital OF their own OF $250.00J, and
it is understood that the Central Pa
ritic Company h'v" agreed to take
$50, 900 stock in the prop oscd road,
knowing that wnen the road is built
it will materially add to their bust
ness. T.Ie company thus have in
reality $500, 900 available capital to he
gin with. But this sum is not cOnSid-
cred sufficient, and the only practical
way to increase it is by means OF a
county subscrip tion to stock. Two
thirds of the Inhabitants of Lander
have desired IA division of the same,
the new county to be known as Eu-
reka, with the town of Eureka as the
county seat. II Eureka county should
subscribe S)JO, UOJ. t, aid in the con-
structlOn OF the Hu nboldt and Col =
RADIO River Railroad, with such aid
The building of the read would be
prosecuted with viSOr, and with snl
Santial assurance OF success. The
new county Will have a taxabl prop
erty To begin wi h O 81 .SJU, OUO, and
this would mall pr.bab lily lie largely
Increased ty the conn., leiion OF The
road. The nill creating the county OF
Eureka divides Lander county so tina,
1t has about one-half its rorrner eX'
Tent. The distance from Pdlisade &c
Eureka is eighty miles by the route
HE road would run which Is nearly
IN straight line. The entire length
oi The road from Pdllsade to Callviile
al The head of navigation on the Col
Grad" river, is about $50 miles. From
rallSaue to Phoebe, the distance j.
about 24O miles. a bill has been in
troduced in the Legislature ly the
riendS of this road, and il has beer
lee.
ELKo AND HAMILTON, OR EASTERN
NEVADA RAILROAD COMPANY.
lhls company was incorporated IL
!ol, AMI was granite | u franchise bA
the Legislature OF that year, with thu
privilege OF asking and receiving /;
subsidy from the counties of Exc ant
White Pine aud the subsidy WA
Actuaily voted by those counties. ant
apreilniinary survey and location q
me road wan made by the company
railing to obtain sufficient capita
within the proper time. and the fran
onise being about to lapse during thu
ensuing Summer, the advocates o
ms Route are now before the Legisla
.ure with a proposition either to OK
shd the period OF tina franchise, or Il
Kant a new one, at The same time pro
sM,,hg for a new survey and location
vithe route. so al to traverse a por
uon OF Eureka county. and thus 81
o"re 2 subscription to the stock iron
r"r citizens. The old ronte was mad
%rnn from Elko to Hamilton BY wa,
wiaIntlngtol Valley. and would al
ts"a'h Eureka no nearer than sever
son or eighteen miles. If q ney
h%snnthise is granted. the route shoul,
MT;oy way OF Railroad Valley an
HHialnond district to Eureka. an,
""ehce To Pioche, approaching Ham