Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-22


We THINK Ito be candid, that the
subject OF "A Columbus wagon Road"
X almost as unwelcome to our home
readers rs it is to our contemporaries
and as difficult a thing toward which
to arouse a feeling of enthusiasm as It
is unwelcome. Two of the many rea-
sons for this are, that the wagon road
already built between the two points
indicated was fruitful cause of en-
barrassnent and expenditure to our
citizens, and that after being built, the
road itself was not in ony sense q sue
cess. We wanted to make e a feeder
of our business. It was merely an
absorbent of our moneys. Bat We do
not quite despair of being able to say
some things upon the subject of a
wagon road connecting Carson and the
Esmeralda county mines, which shall
interest our citizens and encourage
them to believe that the carrying and
supply trade of those parts may be
made. by the right sort of efforts, TO
concentrate here. As our readers are
we'll aware, Mr.. John McTarnahan has
constructed road, over an entirely
new line-as near as may be, a bee
line, in tactic the summit of the divi-
ding ridge Of high land which lies be-
tween the Carson and the Walker.
We have lately shown that the build
ing of road from its present south
eastern terminus TO Mason'> and
Smiths valleys, Is an undertaking
comparatively easy to accomplish.
We believe we have also stated the
fact that the residents Of those valleys
have expressed a readiness to join for
ces and purses with McTarnahan, and
carry his line of road into that part OF
the Walker River country. lie will
now state that we have lately seen =
letter, or letters, from prominent gen
tIemen in Columbus in which they
express the solicitude of the citizens OF
that section to have more direct com
munication with railway travel, and
that they look with favorable eyes
upon q possible route through Mason's
valley TO Carson. In yesterdays
APPEAL was an item stating the fact
that McTarnaban had gone on pros
pecting or path finding trip to the
Walker River valley ana Columbus.
He goes there to confer with the gen.
tlemen referred to. We hope to be able
to lay before our readers, when he
returns, some interesting facts. In
deed, we DO not entirely despair of
living TO see the time when our old
standing subject of a wagon road to
Columbus shall triumph over all lis
stumbling blocks and rise, glorious,
if not Respondent, above the incredu-
lous mockings of its critics and dis
believers.
The BONANZA IN WAsHINGToS.-We
have the following under date of Wash
ing.oD, March 30:
Page will offer an amendment to the
pending Silver Resumption bill, requir-
ing the Secretary OF the Treasury. after
paying ont the silver coin now on hand,
to continue the redemption of fractional
currency by coming not less than
81, 900, 600 each month and issuing the
same till all outstanding fractional cur
rency is redeemed.
The proposition by James G. Fair IN
der consideration is for the Government
to agree to purchase the entire CONSOLE
dated Virginia product for year, pay
ing for the purchase monthly at the rul-
ing rate of the respective days of pur-
chase. The proposition will probably
be accepted if the pending bill becomes
law: otherwise the Government will
not need to purchase much if any silver
bullion. The project for the exhibition
of SO, 900. 900 bullion at the Centennial