Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-07-07
THE NEW RAILROAD.

incorporation of the Sacramento Valley,
Lake and HfenGocino Railway Company.
! The Woodland Democrat OF last evening
las the following concerning the proposed
railroad from Woodland to Lake and Men
docino counties:
The Sacramento Valley. Lake and Men
docino Railroad. Company was incorpora-
ted Saturday. The prporators are some of
the strongest men financially in Sacra-
mento and Yolo, and they mean business.
The line has been run over by Il competent
engineer. and tho grade is found not TO ex-
coed forty feet 10 the mile. Ii the assist
ance promised from the counties along the
line is pledged, work will be commenced at
once, and the road no doubt will be built
to the head of Capay valley this fall, and
by next fall to the redwood timber in Men
docino. The line incorporated is from
Woodland through Capay valley, Cache
creek canyon to Lower Lake, and through
Lake county TO the headwaters of the Noyo
river, at which point it intersects the Fort
Bragg Railroad in course of construction,
twelve miles of which will be completed
and cars running over it early in the fall.
When the roads meet at the Noyo river
a consolidation will be effected, and
the whole run as through road
from Fort Bragg on the ocean, to
Woodland, whence railroads radiate in
every direction. 1t would seem as though
nature had purposely made this great line
for a direct thoroughfare. The country
that this road will open is very large, and
its products varied and susceptible of an
unlimited degree of development. The
Mendocino redwood belt is said to be more
extensive than any other district in the
world, and the construction of this road
will increase the manufacturing of lumber
along the whole line, giving occupation TO
thousands of hands, and what now is but
a vast solitude VIII become endowed with
life, and the hum of machinery will be
heard on every hand. This will open up a
sure market for the hay, grain, vegetables
and fruit of Lake county, and at the same
time cheaper lumber in the great center
and valleys of the State from s. to $40 per
thousand. The large army of health and
pleasure seekers who now flock by thou
sands to the springs and health resorts of
Lake county, will be greatly augmented
when they shall become so easy OF access.
The incorporation of this new enterprise
was effected IN Sacramento yesterday. The
following names appear as Directors of the
Sacramento Valley, Lake and Mendocino
Railroad Company, viz: J. K. Watson, l..
L. Lewis and e. K. Alsip, of Sacramento;
II. L. Norton, of Mendocino; A. Levy, OF
Lake; and Hon. D. n. Hershey and G. d.
Fiske, of Yolo. 1t is expected that Mendo-
cino will contribute $l50o00, Lake 100000
and Yolo county 100000, including the
right of way. Arrangements have been
made by which all the money necessary
can bs raised by bonding the road as soon
rs the subscriptions reach the amounts
above expressed. Those who are taking
interest in the road are now confident that
there will be no further drawback. A large
amount of the money has already been
pledged, and the right of way i'll many in
stances promised.
The Woodland Nail of yesterday, speak
ing upon the subject, further says concern
ing the two new roads referred to, that the
Fort Bragg Railway will be about thirty
miles long, of which Twelve miles are al
ready under construction, the lion ana ties
being on the ground, and that four and
half miles are now in operation. The line
to be built from Woodland to make con-
nection will be about l25 miles in length.