Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-05-07
THE DESERT ROAD.
Question Of Closing the Highway to be
Tested.

|
| Some time ago a petition was pre-
| scented to the Board of County Com
! missioners of Douglas county, request
| ing that the road between this city and
| Rodenbaugh's, commonly known as
the Desert Road, be abandoned and
! closed, that the land might be fenced
! by the Dangberg Land and Cattle COM
pany. The petitioners denied the pc
| tltion, and the matter was then taken
I to the Supreme Court where it will be
/ tried out Monday
| The question Of closing the road is
| big one. This thoroughfarre has re-
NAMED open for over quarter Of d
century and is regarded as one of the
! best natural roads leading from this
city. All the damage that has been
done this road is from the bitches dug
and maintained by the Dangberg coIn-
! pany, which has, in a measure. injur-
ed the roadway. The abandonment Of
! the road means the forcing of the peo-
| PIE WIG ueSlTo " SO south 10 take
/ road that is at least five miles longer
! than the old one. 1t means the driy-
| Jig Of all the cattle that come this
way through Gardnerville and all the
teaming to points south will have to
take the long road. The addition Of
five miles on a big team heavily load
! cd Of
often means the delay of making sta
ton to those who are in the teaming
! business.
Nearly every team that goes from
here to Iodie, Wellington, Bridgeport,
Smith Valley and all the way stations
take the Desert road as they can make
the trip to Rodenbaughs two hours
sooner by this route than by the Carl
nerville winding path.
AS nearly every team that leaves the
up country makes Carson a stopping
and loading place, it is natural that
this city has some interest in the clos
ing of the thoroughfare and should add
to the objections that ;,re being fiji ed
by the people out south. At yelling
ton the merchants and ranchers are
filling up petition to the court to
keep the road open as they realize
that the forcing of teams by the Gard
nerville route means delay.
The old route. during many months
of the year. is far superior to the new
: one and it is a piece of highway that
) is much easier to maintain than the
new road Another feature in the clos
ing of the road would be that it will
prevent access to the Pine Nut mines
and wood camps.
, This would force the prospector and
: woodman to take the long haul around
the fenced land and over roads that
ale often in bad condition.
The Dangberg company is not to be
blamed in this matter, as they are sim
| ply doing what all companies do, take
all they can get, but the people should
: file a protest in the matter and see
Y | that the highway remains open as long
7 as the two counties exist. There can
7 | never be too many roads and good one.
: and by the closing of the best in Dou
: glass county every man who has bust
/. ness along the line from this city to
} RoIie, suffers inconvenience and is
: pur tc endless time to satisfy the crav
: irgs of a company. The entire west s
r hampered in it's movements by the
: want of good highways and convene n
s ones and the closing of this roat
= means that once fenced in it will al
r most be impossible to ever open i
n again. Douglas county is certainly bi;
t and rich enough to maintain two road.
Y Trough it's broad section, and the JUS
l. tice of the matter should appeal {,
e every one.
= The least the company can do il
It to f. ce off a lane the entire leng.I
n as II e land is certainly valuable enc
s ugh to support the expenditure, bu
the highway should be maintaine,
for the good of the entire section OF
Roth ends of the line.