Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-11-26
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It has already been announced in
these columns that another section OF
ten miles of the Eureka and Palisade
Narrow-Gauce Railroad will be COM
plcted and in operation within the next
few days. This will reduce the stage
travel between this place and Paii>ade
to about fifty miles. Alpha. hitherto
known as Chimney Station, il Is con-
Iide ntlv Asserted by the pioprie;ors OF
the road, will be reached by the 10th
of next month, thus 1ringing Eureka
within thirty-hve miles of rail COM
m~unication with the rest of the outside
world. Ii IS the presen. intention, We
believe, 10 make Alpha the terminus
Of the road for the Winter. Thirty
five ciles is not much of a
stage ride, particularly over an excel
lent road like that leading from Eu-
reka TO the proposed new station, and
if the Narrow-Gauce was never built
any nearer u people could manage
to get along without much gruHIbling.
We all know that the road must be
finished sooner or later, and II the
managers should determine 10 larry al
Alpha for q year or two, we can afford
to wait in patience. w are very de-
eidedlv Of the opinion, however, tina,
the railroad company Will find it ad-
vantageous to complete the whole
work next season. 1t is the only
method by which tie company can
successfully and etieciually Kill
off the opposition which is
sure 10 be inaugurated against their
stage line when the Narrow-Gause is
nnce finished to Alpha. We look to
see, when the railroad arrives at that
point. all of our livery men with bug
gies and hacks competing for the pas
senger business between Eureka and
tie end of the railroad. Thiriy-fve
miles IS an EASY drive Cor a buggy
team. and we are greatly mistaken if
our stable-keeperS do not bid strongly
for the control Of the business. There
are also other powerful inducements
for the completion Of the road without
delay.
From Wadsworth on the west to To-
n on the east. freight is
pu: off a. multiplicity OF
stations, destined for the various
mining and agricultural districts
in Eastern and Southeastern Nevada.
Much of the freight for Beimon; leaves
the Central Pacific Al Wadswortli,
wame Phoebe draws heavily from To-
ano. All Of this would lie changed by
the early completion of the Narrow
Gauge TO Eureka. Eureka would then
Re the great distributing point for all
Southeastern Nevada. The Belmont
trade would come 50 miles 20 Eureka
in preference to going lGo miles to
Waisworth; ard SO would Pi-
oche seek Eureka in 40 miles
instead Of travelling 220 miles to reach
Tolno. IL a word, Eureka would I'M
mediately become the base of sup
plies tor all points tn the southwark.
and, as a natural and Inevitable onse-
quence, to the great benefit of the Mar
row-Gauge Railroad. We, therefore,
take it that these important advan-
iases will not be lost sight Of by
the owners of the road, and that in
stead Of delaying the work at Alpha,
the enterprise will he pushed through
to Eureka with all possible dispatch.
FROM advance sheets Of official re-
ports made to the Kansas Sta;e Board
Of Agriculture, il is learned that the
greatest d~e>titution exists in the from
tier counties of that State, in con.a-
quence of tie grasskopper devastation.
In seventeen counties. in which an ~
yregate Of l5S 900 acres of corn had
been planted, not a bushel vas pro-
duced; five counties raise an average
amount of other cereals and can Easily
take care Of themselves; others are
hopelessly destitute, without food
clothing or fuel for the Winter. They
are in the fontier and newly-settled
counties and have a population ct "a
GOO. The grasshoppers have swep'
everything. At least $1,000 Of these
people will need assistance during the
whole Winter.
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