The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-06-24
OVERLAND TRAIL IS
CHOSEN ARMY ROAD

Military engineers have adopted the
northern route across the state of
Nevada as part of the military high
way system Of the United States. The.
road runs across Nevada, connecting
with Salt Lake City on the east and
Sacramento on the west and passing
through Wells. Elko, Battle Mountain
Winnemucca, Lovelock and Reno. ID
is the same route that has been
adopted by the ah-Nevada-C Californi:E
Automobile Association for the pur'-
pose of constructing transcoptinen-
tai route, says the Reno Journal.
Estimates for the construction of a
concrete highway over the proposed
route place the total sum required
at approximately $4,O00,000 The
money for this will be raised in part
by the counties bordering on the road
and in part by contribution by the
federal government and by the states
of California and Utah.
The northern route was selected
because 1t has better grades, has more
water by the waysde and runs be-.
sides the tracks of two transconti-
mental railroads, the Southern Pacific
and the Western Pacific. In addition
1t has the advantage of having sixty
per cent of the population and wealth
of the state within easy access of the
road. The road will follow the course
OF the Humboldt river for large
part of its length. Besides being a
great advantage to the state of Ne
vada, such road will vastly increase
the military resources of the country
in time of war and in time of peace
will greatly aid the. neighboring
states of California and Utah by
making both easier of access.
1t is from this standpoint that the
states of California and Utah have
agreed to aid Nevada in the construc-
ton of the road. Four counties in
Nevada have been bonded for $450,-
600, contingent upon a like sum be-
ing granted by outside sources. Fed
eral aid in the construction has been
promised for a sum not to exceed
100000. State road bonds assigned
to the counties bordering along the
route will bring the total to the re-
quired amount. The bonding of the
counties for the sum necessary for
the road was approved at the last
session of the legislature.
A campaign to raise $450,OOO in
California and Utah has already been
started and campaign fund of $10,-
600 has been subscribed by Califor-
mans in the vicinity of San Francisco
A campaign director will be secured
with this sum and the campaign
proper for the construction will be
started in the near future.
Three other routes have been Sc
lected by military engineers to form
part of the interlinked system of mill
tary highways connecting the west
with the east. The most northern of
these routes passes through the states
of North Dakota, Montana and Wash
ington and has Seattle for termin-
us. The second runs through Wyom-
ing, Nebraska and portion of Utah
and turning toward the north pro-
ceeds through Idaho and Oregon and
finally ends, as did the first, at Sc
attic. The last route is the same as
the first. until Utah is reached, when
the road bends southwark. crosses
the southernmost tip of Nevada and
connects at Los Angeles with the San
Francisco-Los Angeles highway.
The government has announced
that these highways will receive first
consideration in the apportionment
of money set aside by congress to aid
in the road construction. so that eff
forts are now under way to start the
highway across the state of Nevada
before the others are attempted, in
order that sufficient sums for the
work NAV he secured.