Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1888-02-25
EXTENSION OF THE CARSON 4
COLORADO LINE.
Opening mp Of Great Extent Of
Fruitful Country.


ISOLATED Press dispatch frem New York, in
which DO. Mills, who is the largest owner
in the Carson and Colorado Railroad, was
reported to have said that the road would
certainly, and seon, be extended from its
present southern terminus at Keller, Inyo
county, CAL, to 4 connection with the South.
ern Pacific Railroad at Mojave.
The presence in this city Of Mr. H. M.
Yeringten, President of the Carson and Col
erado Railroad Company, afforded the op.
Pertuni,y Of obtaining particulars regarding
the purposed extension, and served to confirm
the information conveyed in the dispatch
aforementioned.
Mr.. YeringtOn was at first difident about
speaking of what his road proposed to do,
saying that he preferred to do first and speak
afterward. He was, however, finally pre-
vailed on to answer the questions asked him,
on the assurance Of what he might have to
say wsuld be Of general public interest, but
mere particularly to the eastern and south
ern portions Of the State.
He stated that Mr.. Mills, as the largest
share holder in the road, spoke authoritavely
and no doubt after having learned the opin-
ions and wishes of the share holders. He
added, however, that he had as yet received
no word about the matter. He expected to,
and said that when the work was once com
menced it would, to use his own words, ago
through like shot," and be completed in
about four months.
ONE MILLION DOLLARS
There were no great difficulties to en-.
counter in its construction, he said, as the
line would parallel the ranges of mountains
through which 1t would in great part run,
and there would be only one pass ever the
mountains that would cause any serious OBJ.
stacle. The entire route has already been
surveyed. The distance between Keller and
Mojave, allowing for siauosities, Is about 10
miles which can be built for about 81 900, 900.
"Of course" continued Mr.. Yerington,
1--WE do not depend on the new country
through which the road will run. for traffic
to any extent, as it is the arid section known
as the Mojave Desert, but we will gain many
advantages direct and indirect by making
the connection at Moave. We will consid-
arably shorten the route from Eastern Cali
fornia and Southwestern Nevada to San
Francisco, and also from the same section to
the East, and shorter route means lower
rates, and lower rates means increased bust
ness.
"This extension will also be of great ad
vantage and benefit to the section through
which the road now runs. 1t will "open up
the great Owens Valley in Inyo county,
which is at present only sparsely settled,
| Notwithstanding it contains some of the best
land In the State, which only requires wafer
on it to make it one Of the most productive
sections on this coast. The only outlet from
this valley at present to San Francisco and
Les Angeles is over our road northward by
way Of Reno.
OPENING NEW TERRITORY.
"At present the bulk OF our traffic is OBJ.
tanned from Owens Valley, and consists
mainly Of borax, bicarbOnate of soda, silver,
lead and the output of marble quarries.
The valley now raises the finest apples
grown west Of the Rocky Mountains. The
dryness of the air makes it peculiarly we'll
adapted to raisin making, while its other
green fruits and vegetables are among the
finest and best favored grown in the State.
Another peculiarly of Inys county land
is that the white wine made from the grape
grown there Is by all odds the finest in flavor
boquet and color, made in California. The
wine possesses all the delicate favor Of the
high grade Rhine wines, their percentage OF
alcohol being three degrees less than the
white wine Of Napa and Sonoma counties.
"Another thing that will prove advanta.
geous to our road when it reaches Mojave is
that it will bring much of the immigration
now overcrowding the extreme southern
counties into lnyo county. AS things are
now people are greatly deferred from settling
in that part Of California, owing to the lack
of direct road into it fsom the ceuters Of
population in California. With this increas
ed population business for our road will be
increased in manifold and obvious ways"
In conclusion Mr.. Yerington said that the
water question of Owens valley is virtually
settled; bitches have already been construct
ed, which will, when completed, afford an
ample water supply for the entire valley.
Generous supplies of water can also be OBJ
tanned by sinking wells. The depth OIL
sinking varies from one hundred feet up
ward"