The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-08
RAILROAD SUGGESTIONS.
Eureka Sentinel.l


A resident of White Pine informs the
Sentinel that the people of the eastern
portion of that county are clamorous for
u railroad reaching out from Humboldt
Wells. on the Central Pacific, in the
direction of Piochc. Spring Valley,
which runs almost due north and south,
would afford an excellent route for such
road. Our informant further says that
this railroad scheme will form an issue
this Fall in the election of members to
the Legislature. Phoebe and Bristol have
lately been moving in the matter of rail
road connection with the outside world
Should White Pine and Lincoln join
forces they might be able to accomplish
something in the direction indicated
Both counties stand greatly in need Of
saving grace of some kind to bring them
out. The Sentinel would suggest to
White Pine, however, that better plan
might be to advocate branch road from
Desert, on the Utah Southern, straight
through to Eureka. This line would run
for more than 100 miles within her terri
torial limits. 1t would be a good thing
for her revenues, even though it failed to
revive her stagnant industries. A
scheme like this has been frequently dis.
cussed in Eureka. The length of the
road from Desert to Eureka would not
cxcsed 900 miles. The route is entirely
practicable. 1t would pass directly
through the heart OF rich, mineral sec.
ton. Forty or fifty promising districts
would be tributary to it. 1t would give
to Eureka and all the country along the
line, the inestimable boon OF competition.
The Central Pacific and San Francisco
would then be compelled to bid against
the Union Pacific and great cities of the
East for our trade. Instead OF being in
the clutches of one MASTER we could
choose between two. We would be let
to our own free choice to patronize Le
land Stanford or Jay Gould. A second
branch line could be easily thrown out
along Spring Valley to accommodate
Phoebe and Bristol. The project, con
sidered in all it's bearings, is certainly ar
excellent one for this section of Nevada
1t is the only feasible plan for bringing
this region to that prominence to which
its great mineral wealth entities it. Eu
reka, we have no doubt, would see it tt
be her advantage to lend the enterprise ;
helping hand Colorado's mining boon
is as much due to her railroad system a
anything else. She has innumerabl
competing lines, and in turn cheal
freights. Nevada wants the same. Cheal
transportation is the one paramount de
mand of this State. When miners cal
live for one-half of what it now cost
them, they can afford to work for les
wages, but not until then. At presen
prices for supplies of all description, n
man can get along in this country on les
than 81 day. Few can save anythin
at that rate, especially married mer
None of them have steady employment
A birth or death puts the man of famil
behind for a half year. Competing raj
ways and cheapened freights is the grea'
est deslderatum in Nevada. Withor
these we cannot have permanent growt
and prosperity. The people of Whit
Pine and Lincoln in considering the sui
ject of railroads, would do well to gi,
heed to the suggestions here thrown ou
manuscrint sllnnnsad 4c La.x. L.