Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-12-16
GOSSIP
Railr oad Rumors in Carson,
Let Us Hope for Their %
Truth. 49,. -
Gives Hope That Western Pacific
May Cross Carson Sink.

Former Governor Sadler may or may
not be included in the counsels of the
Western Pacific Railway Company, but
it occurs to the writer that he is might
the Carson News.
Last evening representative called
upon Governor Sadler and used all
manner of eloquence to draw out
whether or not he was son the inside.
But it was Of no avail Mr. Sadler was
perfectly willing TO be interviewed, but
he would not admit or even intimate
that he was in any manner connected
with the competing line that will cross
the State. He evidenced, however, a
thorough familiarity with the route pre-
viously outlined by the News.
The Western Pacific will undoubtedly
consider that the route via the Hum
boldt river will give it absolutely no ton
mage, while cutting directly across the
state will tap two score mining camps
each of which will supply an enormous
tonnage. Furthermore the line will be
almost perfectly staight. There will be
no heavy grades and few curvatures.
Water will be had at convenient inter
walls. The decrease in distance will
amount to between 225 and 232 miles,
the most important consideration in the
construction of transcontinental lines.
According to Governor Sadler, the
logical course of the Western Pacific
across the state is from Plumas junction
to point between Reno and Sparks,
thence ON the east side of Washoe and
Pleasant Valleys, tunneling Lakeyiew
hill and striking for the head OF Carson
canyon, passing between Carson City
and Shaws hot springs.
The route is thence down the canyon
to Fort Churchill, thence across fiat
country to st. Clair within the pro-
posed irrigated area.
The next point of vantage is Sand /
Springs. Alpine will next be reached.
The next point is Mount Airy pass and |
onward by the foot OF the grade to
Austin.
Midas Pass then gives access to
Grass Valley and through Ackerman
canyon to Willow station, thence by
Devils Gate to Eureka, passing over an
easy summit, from where the road has
already been graded to Newark valley,
passing within twenty miles OF IIamil
ton.
The course will then he. to Long
Valley pass or to Maryland Wells by
the old Pancake pass. This brings
the line to within eight miles OF Hamil-
ton and over the Little Antelope pass
into Jacks Valley.
From Long Valley it is thirty miles
to Egan canyon, where twenty-five
surveyors for the Western Pacific are
now at work. The line then goes
across Steptoe Valley and through
Dolly Warden pass into Spring Valley
and over the Snake river range into
Snake Valley by an easy pass. The
line is then straight shoot to Deep
Creek on the state line.
Ii the road goes within six miles OF
Hamilton it will be by Little Antelope
and Jacks Valley over the Robinson
pass and Hercules gap nine miles from
Ely, where the road is perfectly level.
From Hercules gap to Egan canyon
or the point known as Green's ranch,
it is thirty-eight miles and from there
to Deep Creek the road was surveyed,
in fact on to Eureka, nearly twenty
years ago by the Rio Grande Company.
1t was sectionized and all the heavy
grading was done.
The News presents these facts and
invites anyone to secure a good map OF
The state and follow the route. The
topography OF the country will evidence
that this is the feasible line across the
state and one that will not only cut off
nearly quarter of thousand miles
from seaboard to sea board, but will
add an enormous local tonnage to the
income of the road.