Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-05-30

who hauls freight v it. Coming
down the hill to the crossing OF Gold
Creek We find a very bad mud hole
That is almost impossible to cross
| with a loeded team. A whole lot OF
profanity would die still-born il this
crossing was graded and bridged.
Ahout IL miles FROM town the olG
road has become impossible and she
freight teams have been competed to
wind around the side of a steep noun
tain. This grade is - siding rs to
make it dangerous to haul a heavy
load over it. Ii Is almost impossible
to keep a loaded wagon from ripping
over as it winds around the IN ,untain
at a snail's pace. The Commission
ers should order road supervisor
johnson to take u plow and scrapSr
and make a safe grade around the
mountain. 1t is absolutely danger
Gus to man and beast as it now is.
Tho next place that needs work to
make it passable Is Twin bridges.
Here two bridges over ravines. a SHORT
distance a part, have washed out leav-
lrs "a terrible mud hole that Il horse
can hardl, go through. This place
needs grading aud new bridges at
once.
From Twin bridges to Mn. John
| sons the road is in good condition.
On both sides OF this place are bad
mud holes. Tie one on the Gold
Creek side is very bad and should be
repaired. The next place and the
worst OF all is the road through the
Spanish ranch. Foreman Creek
has flooded the bottom through which
the road runs making 1t almost il-
possible to o with Il loaded team.
1t is simply damnable TO compel
teamsters and the travelling public tn
run the risk Of losing life and proper
" travelling such a road. Tie road
supervisor should be given a sufi
cient force and furnished with the
necessary material to make a decent
road through the Spanish ranch. AS
We came down Sunday, Mr.. Nelson's
team was stuck in this place, one
horse was down and the wagon was
in tie AuI up to the bed. The stage
was compelled to ford the creek and
nearly stuck fast with four good
horses pulling it. Shame on the coun-
IS thai ~compels its citizens to travel
uvcr such roads! Tho next mud
hole Is just this side OF the Span
ish ranch. Here n saddle
blanket would mire down. These
places n be repaired at very little
rNrc. 81 and it should be done.
Sheep Creek furnishes the next mud
hoe, and it's Il darling. 1t is n tit
MAZE OF Twin bridges. Johnson'c and
the crossing OF Gold Crek and should
be repaired rs soon rs possible. The
last place that we noted is Just this
side Of fuckers station. No time
should be lost in making the neces
sary repairs. From there TO town the
road is in good condition.
Bsides the places mentioned above
there are IA great many chuck holes
that should be graded down and filled
up. Supervisor Johnson is doing
good work in his district, but his
force is 20 small and the distance he
has to cover so great that it is utterly
impossible for him to do the work
that is necessary to place the road
in n decent condition for travel. lie
has burt new bridges over Penrod
Creek and the O"yhcc and graded
good approaches. lie has dono cx-
ccllcnt work aud has the gratitude OF
all the tcamstcrs. Tho rame can DO
said Of supervisor llarrah's work at
Pie "reck.
The Commissioners ut their next
meeting should take immediate steps
to put the ,ioll Creek road in q de-
cent condition whatever the expense
may be. Az it IL now the men who
are hauling freight over it are in
constant danger OF breaking their
wagons and killing their horses. These
men are taxpayers and have u right
70 demand that the county keep the
roads they ARE compelled to travel
over in good condition. Should u
heavily loadcd wagon tip over while
going around the grade near Gold
Greek the chances are that the team
sicr .would lose his life. Should this
happen any amount Of ccnsurc wonld
he hclpch on the Commissioners for
their negligence III not placing the
| road in q decent condition. Tho
should not stand on the EXPENSE Of
repair ne this road. but should do the
necessary work Immediately and
ccono uirally regardless Of the
amout il takes from the treasury.
We believe in ccouom, in MI en-
pnndiunrcs 81 the peoples money. but
niscarily economy regarding the
Gold Creek road ia a crime against
everybody whose business compcls
them Ia travel over it.. III" lSD..
PENDENT mcpos the commission ~
Will investigate this matter ut their
next meeting nnd act ~ sound prlicy
and gnNa judgement dictate. 10 they
do thia the Coll Creek road will soon
he placed IN u III condition for travel .
II they stand on u few dollars ok.
peiIse. tho wrath Of the tcdinstcrs and
thu people III the northern part uf the
county will bc visited on their heads
without stint
A Missouri woman Convicted.