Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-03-11
UTAH & NEVADA RAILROAD.
AN ENTERPRISE THAT WILL BE
OF IMMENSE BENEFIT.
Its Importance COnsidered-From
Salt Lake to n Timber Crested
Sferras. Through h Rich Mining
Camps OF Nevada-Estimated Cost,
Ga, 1000 900.
From the Salt Lake Tribune.

FROM ume 10 time nOtlceS OF the filing
Of the articles Of Incorporation Of the Utah
q Nevada Railroad Co. have been published
in the daily papers. The articles Of asso-
citation state the object to be to purchase
the Utah Western Railroad and extend the
same to Tanners Springs, in Tintic Valley,
a distance Of about 81 miles from this city.
We understand that the company has in
contemplation the extending of the road,
not only to Tintic, but further to some ia,
vorable terminus in the State OF Nevada.
This is a most important project. OF its
entire feasibility there is no doubt, and if
the company will but examine into the
matter they will see even on superficial in
v~estigation that the importance of the en-
terprise can hardly be overestimated. The
more they investigate the more, we are
sure, they will be convinced that the thing
to do is not only to enter Nevada, but to
extend their line clear across the State to
some heavy timber belt OF the Sierras, say
that below Bodie in California. Such q
road would be Of
IN~CALCULABLE
To Utah and Salt Lake City. The line
ought to strike Nevada near Deep Greek
and run thence southwesterly through the
easiest passes Of the mountains across the
State. 1t would open up a vast and rich
mining country that now, for want OF cheap
communication and transportation is not
being worked. The road, with the connec-
tions which itwould make with the North
and South railroads OF Nevada, would
connect with almost every mining district
in Nevada south of the G. p. road. The
traffic OF the road would be to transport
ores and 1uxes. bullion, mining timbers,
lumber, fuel, machinery and all kinds Of
mining supplies. Probably because OF the
superior reduction works at this point, the
cheapness Of labor and supplies, very much
OF the ore would come to this city for re-
duction.
H OF NEVADA
Are covered with nut pine, which makes
the best charcoal possible, and the traffic
of the road in this n article would be
very great. In all the towns OF Nevada
fuel is a costly necessity, and this road
would make it possible to supply, at living
rates, that whole region from the mex
haustible coalmeasures of Utah, The
road, too, would-pass three or four mining
districts which long ago would have been
worked except that they are destitute OF
fuel and mining timbers. With the road
ex tended to the Sierras it would, on the
shortest line, bring east lumber to supply
Utah, south Of Ogden, and all Southern
Colorado. Then, too, il would carry to
fully
HALL THE POPULATION OF NEVADA
ALI their supplies, and it must be remem-
bered that Nevada produces very little ex-
cept gold, silver and lead, aud that every
thing has TO be brought from abroad. The
lumber and coal traffic of the road, loading
west with coal and east with lumber, would
pay a handsome interest on the cost Of the
road. From Salt Lake to the western
boundary Of California the road would
measure, with its bends 500 miles. In its
course 1t would cross at right angles two
and probably three other narrow gauge
roads, which would enable it to carry coal,
machinery and merchandise TO Austin,
Carson, Virginia and probably Eureka and
Phoebe. 1t would directly supply Cherry
Creek, White Pine, Hot Greek, Belmont,
Grantsville, Candelaria, Columbus, Ben
ton and q hundred other districts.
ITS WESTERN TERMINUS
Would be In easy striking distance Of both
San Francisco and San Diego. 1t would
have q direct trade Of its own through q
rich country. and for the bulk Of its trade
there would be and could be no competi-
ton. A narrow gauge road over this route,
fully equipped, would cost probably S.
600, 600. Twenty per cent Of that sum
would be 81 ,000. 900. Fifty miles Of the
V. & T. road In Nevada clears more than
half that amount annually and the eighty
four miles Of the Eureka and Palisade
clears quite as much. The traffic OF those
roads is al one way and the region that
they supply 10 limited TO two or three dis
tricts each.
THIS ROAD WOULD CROSS A wHoLE STATE,
Tap a hundred mining districts and the
cars would be loaded both ways. The o
az an investment is one Of the safest and
richest enterprises now known. At mod
crate charges 1t would pay for itself every
three years. To this city it would be a
mine OF wealth. Within two or three
years two or three narrow gauge roads will
break through the mountains into this
valley from the East. This road, il COM
pleted, will furnish them a Western out
let, and cars loaded in the East would be
sent direct to Western California. The
Utah Il Nevada road il carried through
will prove to be one Of the biggest little
enterprises in America.