Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-10-12

THE NEVADA CENTRAL RAILROAD.
An erroneous opinion prevails in some
quarters in regard to the Nevada Central
Railroad. connecting the mines of Phoebe
with Bullionville; and we regard it as
duty, as well as a pleasure, to set the
railroad right before the public. In order
to report ndingly about the road,
an enterprise in which our people have
very great interest. we rode down and
back in the cars yesterday, and found
a very marked improvement in the road
since we previously inspected it. The
train left the depot here at 10 o'clock in
the morning. In the train were nine
ore cars and one passenger car, the latter
capable OF accommodating 80 passengers
very comfortably, although there were
only about 20 persons in the passenger
car, exclusive Of the officers of the road.
The cars now used were constructed
under the direction Of Mr.. Nesbitt, Su-
perintendent Of the road. The engine is
OF ample capacity, and brought the train
up the steep grade of 1872 feet to the mile
without difficulty. At present there are
but AGO feet of trestle-work on the whole
route, and it is Mr.. Nesbitt's intention
to dispense with even that amount, aud
to straighten the linei very materially.
The trip from Bullionville to Phoebe was
made in an hour and half, the distance
from the Raymond & Ely mine, where
the cars are loaded, to the mills at Bull
lionville is just 81 miles. Two trips
down and back are made daily, making
"a miles in all. The public may rest as
sured that the road is in good working
order and perfectly safe. Mr.. Nesbitt,
the Superintendent; H. G. Chaplin, book
keeper, and Z. r. Taylor, conductor, ac-
companied the train yesterday, and each
manifested lively interest in the sue
| cess of the enterprise and determine
ton to exert all their energies to make it
q complete success.
BULLIoNvILLE.
|. The several quartz mills at this place,
together with the machine shop of the
railroad company, makes it very busy
and lively little place. The mills and
foundry have so often been described in
| our columns that we need not repeat
anything in regard to the admirable
working of both mills and foundry. Mr..
Vickery, foreman of the foundry, gave
us all needed information in regard to it.
From him we learned that the company
purpose building new foundry quar-
ter Of mile from the present one, and
that track leading to the new foundry
will be constructed and all trestle-work
will be dispensed with.
Want Of time prevented us from exam
lining the mills, which, however, are all
doing good work, and which, though so
often visited by US, are never without
interest.
| THE CANYON.
No one can ride by the cars from here
to Bullionville without being profoundly
impressed with the beauty Of the scenery
in the canyon, for a distance of about
four miles. The rugged mountains on
each side, green grass, brooks of clear
running water, and flow ers of every hue,
render the canyon sublimely and impress,
sively beautiful.
ANOTHER ENGINE.
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. o. r. Ford,
an engineer connected with the company,
arrived from Toano, from which point be
arranged before leaving for the shipment
to Phoebe Of first class 20-ton loeomo-
| tive Tor tho Nava1o Captral Ra;IrooI