The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-05
ALONG THE RAIL.
A New Line TO Tap Mendocin0's
Lumber Region.

San Francisco and Oakland capitalists
nave Incorporated to construct and operate
railroad and telegraph line in the counties
Oh Mendocino and Sonoma. The corpora
tion VIII be known as the Gualala River
hallroad Company, and the Directors have
recently completed the purchase of all rail
ROAD property. right of way, rolling stock
ana construction material formerly belong
lng 10 The Gualala Mill Company of Mend6-
emo county. The road as surveyed will run
IIom point on the shores of the Pacific
ocean, known as Bowens Landing, in the
county OF Mendocino, in southery direc-
ton through the town of Gualala and along
the dualaia River through the counties of
Sonoma and MendOcino, with an intermedi-
ate branch line commencing at point on
IIe main line at the junction of the North
FORK and Gualala rivers and following this
stream TO It's source. Other intermediate
Dranch lines will be constructed as follows:
From point on tile firsf-named branch, at the
Junction OF tie Little North Fork and North
FORK oil ihe Gualala River, following the latter
70 us source, thence 10 the headwaters OF the
Garcia River, and thence along this river to the
racine Ocean al Point Arena.
FROM point on tile main line at the junction
oil fepperwoOd Creek with the Gualala River.
and following this stream TO its source.
- FROM The junction of Rock Pile Creek with the
Guaiala River, aud following this creek 10 Its
source III SOuOma County.
From point on the main line at the junction
Va DhNhSOo NiCth With the Oudldld river, ana
foiowlhg The Buckeye 10 It's source III S0noma
County.
From another point on the main line at the
junction OF the Wheatfeld Fork of the Gualala
River with that body OF wafer, and following The
stream 10 its source
Another branch will commence at a point on
the main line, 700 leet nor herly from the point
oil intersection OF the main liue with the south
erly line OF Section 20 Of Township IL, ana run
In southerly direction across the Gualala River,
thence along the southeriy line of this river 10
travel SWITCH, tDence TO the northeast corner OF
Section 20. Also from Gravel Switch TO the
North Fork OF the Gualaid River.
The estimated length of the line with all
It's branches Is los miles, and the road will
be steam one. of standard gauge. The
head office Of the corporation will be in San
francisco, and the Directors are five in
number, as follows William Haywood,
Franklin Haywood, S. Ii. Harmon, Charles
\. Dlugley Jr. AMI ii. A Powell. 5. III.
Harmon is Treasurer, and TO him has been
paid the sum OF 100000, the total amount
of capital stock subscribed up to date. The
capital stock is 81, 800, eco, divided into 1900
shares. One of the Directors, in speaking
of the projected line yesterday, said: The
surveys have been nearly completed, and
work viii be commenced on construction
very soon. The Intermediate branch lines
which we propose TO build will be big
thing for MendOciDo County in the matter
of developing her lumber interests. We
propose TO tap with these spurs the rich
lumber region alongside the Little North
Fork of the Gualala River, the Garcia
River. Rock Pile. Buckeye and Pepperwood
creeks"