Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-05-11
LAKE COUNTY INTERESTS.
Importance of the Proposed Cache Cree
Railroad.


Importance of the Proposed Cache Creek
Railroad.
LOWER LAKE Lake Co., MAY 6. 1889.
EDS RECORD UNION: My letter in your
paper not long since has created some criti-
cism among few citizens of this and Napa
county, who are persistently urging the
construction of road hence via Ruther-
ford. They argue that the latter line of
route would pass through a rich and yalua-
bic country, while the Cache creek road
would meet with nothing more important
than chemise until it reached the lake. 1t
is quite easy 10 understand the motive of
the Napa mau, but much more difficult TO
fathom the reason of the Clear lake resi-
dent when he speaks favorably of the
rutherford route. But whatever their
motive, they should adhere to truthful
statements. In my former letter l briefly
stated few arguments favorable to the
Cache creek route, for the purpose of call
ing the attention of the Southern Pacific
Company's Directors, who were soon to
meet and discuss their projected extern
slons, without attempting to give all favor
able arguments for that route.
In the matter of Clear lake railroad we
feel an entire indifference concerning the
wishes OF Napa, or any other county, when
we consult our own interests. As / said
before. when we want to ship our produce
we will want road in the direction of our
market, and that market will neither be
Napa county nor the city of San Francisco.
Our shipments will be of fruit and wine,
and they will have to go East, via Sacra-
mento city, as San Francisco is already
| mnch more than supplied. Our passenger
travel can be as speedily accom- modated bv
way of Yolo as by Napa, and what par
tlcular reason there is 10 advance In sup
port OF Napa as our way of exit | am at a
loss to understand.
Concerning the business that the Cache
creek route would control, l might men
uon many instances not noticed in the
former letter. There are the Knoxville.
Manhattan and other quicksilver mines
| and interests, in the near vicinity of which
the road would pass by way of Cache creek
canyon. Morgan valley, with its large and
fertile area Of lands, lies on the hill above
and near TO Cache creek There are
Bear, Big and Little Indian and Sulphur
! creek valleys to the north, all of which
would be tributary to that road. Bear val
ley is large and very productive valley.
the crops from which have now to be
| hauled to Williams, on the Colusa plains.
A large patronage visits the springs at Sui
pn'lr creek every summer, ana rich and val
liable mines are constantly being worked
| there and in the pear vicinity. It is only
about distance of four miles from Sui
phur Spring valley to the nearest point on
Cache creek, over most of which distanc. a
good wagon road is already built. From
sulphur Spring valley it is only three or
four miles TO Bear valley, over good level
ROAD, and, hence, these localities would all
contribute to the Cache creek road.
| IL IS safe assertion to make that Bear
valley contains more arabic land than all
| the mountain valleys between Rutherford
| and The lake combined. That Cache creek
road would tie our county together, while
| many bereabouts believe with me that a
| rutherford route would never find Lower
| lake. In the latter event we don't want
any road, or, al least, any of that kind. We
are very sure that when the railroad com.
pany becomes fully advised in the prem
ises, and consult their own best interests
that the short and easy route-by way Of
cache creek canyon-will be selected us a
continuation OF the Capay road already
built. Respectfully, ETC., d. NJ. HANSON.