Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-04-29

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The history q railroads from thelr
earliest fn.rod1c1ion into the Ln3aes
States is singulsrly Interesting To
the political econoTpist they were q:
The first an unsolrs3 sssDert q
doubt; 70 the mechanical aid agrIcBl-
surai classes railroads bo6ed utter
ruin: 10 the gr~si lsboring classes j;
seemed 10 subs.xct tie las remnant G:
be-.aring their fortunes by the exer-
else u The muscle. Commercial mgr
alone seemed TO comprehend and to
ges . ylesrD Of their usefulness A
few ne1, 40 6ou5.. ssx il 2dwaDee ibe
npidly developing west uncer the in
Hzencs Of these iron roads. Steam
had slr-sSy kss1 GeDom}naae3
the aworld's crliZsr;" but suppose
ss use restricted TO a fsw great
manufacturing cso.srss how narrow
would hare Leen tbs result Il may
Be remembered bow, in ls5i, al the
opening Of the Erie road, both Web
s.sr and Douglas spoke Of the iron
bapos which should unite and enable
the South and the Sorb 70 become
better acquainted and 70 render com
mon their diversified Interests. Bus 81
tina: tiss1e i. required DO prophetic Wis
ION TO dlscoser the influence Of rail
roads in pOpulzting the - unsettled
regions II the West; and ret the war.
The revolt Of States, with ali the sad
cxlsnities 81 that great struggle be
tween the North and South, undoubf-
edly gave as the Trans-eoniineDtsi
Railroad many years sooner than
Otherwise would have been tie case.
The var and the construction Of this
Continental railway introduced ard
settlsd another fact in relation to rail-
rsads, aud that H.. that however vast
and uninhsbited The region penetrated
j. was Immediately occupied by an in
dus.rons, thriving and eD,erprisiDg
people. Thus 10 railroad enterprise
nuss he attributed the development 0.
the vast mineral and agricultural
wealth IN the interior OF tie continent.
With this brief sliusion to the inczl
cuiabie benefits Of these iron high
ways in awakening lbe 81
our common country, let Us for q mo
inert glance at their importance upon
more localized regions. Ws have IS
tablishsd, and it is an admitted fact,
that regions now populous and pros
psrous would TO this day be uninhsb-
tied and unknown had not the clang oi
the locomotive made possible tbs
towns and cities along the lines Of the
ron ways. Now look along the line
Of The Eureka and Palisade Narrow
Gauge Railroad, should ii be extended
south TO the Colorado river, and we
defy the imagination 70 exaggerate
the wealth TO be developed by railroad
facilities Of transportation. What fine
valleys would become inhabitable;
what cattle ranges would be occu-
pied: and more than all. ex-
anime the mineral wealth of the
mines along the line OF this
contemplated road, aud which, in
many instances, mus, slumber on,
and, indeed, will never be utilized
without railroad facilities. With an
imperfect list Of mining camps along
the line, or but a few miles distant
from this projected road. we will leave
the subject for the present. Leaving
Eureka this road would benefit Scores
Canyon District, Silverado, Newark,
White Pine, Ward, Robinson, Cherry
Creek. Patterson, Hyland, Phoebe,
Grant, Troy. Marcy, Hot Creek, Tyho,
Belmont, Jefferson, Belville. Northern
Belle, Frieburg, Tenn Pahuti, Groom
Castle Mountain, South Eastern, Pah-
ranagst, Resting Springs, ~Ivanpah,
Yellow Pine, Sterling, N. Y. and the
Gas Mountain mines, and mines along
the Colorado river. Hero are more
than thirty mining districts, and IL Is
safe TO say there are good mines in
each, while some of these camps are
already very prosperous. We say ex-
tend the road. Do moi wait for rival
roads TO divert the traffic from Eureka.
Do not wait until camps OF great wealth
In base oros are fully developed, but
your road and development
will be rapid and prosperity insured
10 both road and mines.
CLAoGETT.-A great many people In
his State will remember Billy Claggett.