Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-04-19
WILL BOTH ROADS PAY.

The Eureka Sentinel, in discussing the
prospects Of the Elko.. Hamilton and Pr
oche and the Salt Lake, Sewer Valley
and Phoebe Railroads, comes to the con-
clusion that two roads, with Phoebe as
the objective point, will never be con-
structed. In its enthusiasm over the
vast undeveloped resources OF its own
immediate section has not our cotempo-
rary under estimated or overlooked entire
ly the resources Of other sections! The
routes of both the roads referred to ale
through immense deposits OF valuable
mineral almost the entire distance. Be- |
tween Phoebe and Hamilton there are a
dozen promising mining camps, as yet
but in the infancy of development. These
mineral deposits, as far as known, consist
of gold, silver, copper and iron; and be-
sides this mineral wealth the road will
cross some extensive agricultural tracts,
now rapidly filling up with permanent
settlers. Direct railroad communication
between Salt Lake and Phoebe would
leave some OF these valuable districts al
most as far to the west as the c. p. 4. Il.
nowis north OF them. Their development
is dependent on direct communication by
rail with Hlko or Palisade; and when that
is consummated men and capital will
flow into them with great rapidity, result
ing in speedily building up large carry
ing trade in regions now lying dormant
aud almost unpeopled.
But our cotemporary's only doubts are
probably as to the feasibility and success
of the Salt Lake connection. We're he
in Phoebe q few weeks to observe the ex-
tent of the travel and transportation be-
tween the metropolis Of Southeastern
Nevada and the Utah cities and settle
ments he would be likely to undergo a
change of opinion on that branch of the
subject. Phoebe is the center of two en-
tirely different business systems-ont
Pacific and the other Eastern; and, in thu
keen rivalry between them, it is not easy
to say which is the more important. Tn
extent of business of either is immense
and both areas yet just developing. Boil
proposed railroads are already required
by an imperative commercial necessity
The mines of Ely District out of the ques
ton, the wealth, population and extend
ing enterprise in the Utah counties c
Beaver and Willard now justify the con
struction Of a railroad TO within shol
distance of this city. That road, as we
as the Elko and Hamilton route, woul
cross rich and promising mineral belt
every few miles of the entire distance
besides traversing agricultural section
already Boosting considerable populatio
and wealth.
And then Phoebe would not be the pc
manent southern terminus of either th
Nevada or Utah railroad In every
rection south of us, on to the mimi
centers of Western Arizona and Sout
eastern California, the country is rich
all kinds of mineral deposits, except gol
(Which has not yet been discovered)
silver, copper, iron, gypsum, borax, sa
etc.
The Eureka editors views of the !
sources of the country are comprehend
enough, probably, so far as the regi'
Immediately under his eye is concerne
but they do not embrace enough territor
II Illinois, Wisconsin and Minneso
could stretch hundreds of miles of IA
road over their prairies when their pop
lations were sparse, and in the end ma
them profitable investments, with on
the one considerable resource of agric1
ture, we certainly can support two roac
each representing different systt
of trade, with our boundless mine
wealth added to fair agricultural PR
pects