The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1921-03-12

read before the legislative committee.
We wish to call your attention to
that portion of the report of the De-
partment of Highways, 1880, re-
ferring to the particular section of
the road passing through the north
end of Eureka County:
We believe many of the statements
therein are misleading and erroneous
and feel that we should have an OPP
p~ortunity of demonstrating the in
accuracy of the report and the con-
sequent injustice to the State, and
particularly to the County Of Eureka.
On page 101 Of this report are
mentioned three possible routes from
Farrell, a point g the Eureka
County line on the west, to Carlin,
Nevada: The first route following
the railroads via Beowawe and Pail
SADIE, the second via Beowawe and
Emigrant Canyon, and the third via
the White House and welche's Can
yon.
The first mentioned route we adj
NIT is too expensive of construction
for present consideration, although
1t undoubtedly is the one proper
route for an overland highway.
In commenting on the second route
the report states that about the only
thing to commend it is the excellent
condition of the road from the White
House to Beowawe, a statement to
which we take considerable excep-
ton. Several miles of this road is
in very poor condition, considerable
of it on the river bottom fat which
becomes almost impossible during
wet weather, and other portions of II
composed of material that soon would
become impossible with usuage, but
this is a matter of small importance
in making a comparison of the diff
ferent routes in question. In fact no
one but the Highway Commission, to
our knowledge, has v considered
the White House road in connection
with the Emigrant Canyon road a
suggestion which is entirely un-
worthy of our esteemed Highway
Commission as will readily appear by
the following:
From Farrell on the south side OF
the Southern Pacific track, we have
the old Southern Pacific railroad
grade to Beowawe--a distance of ten
miles the title to the grade, with
exception of a short distance where
it approaches within the new right
of way, being vested in the County OF
Eureka. a fact well-known to the
Highway Commission. Hence with
the exception noted we have a per-
fectly level road already constructed
and ~graveled into Beowawe.
From the point where the highway
as now favored by the Highway COM
mission leaves this old grade, the re-
construction of the road into Beo-
wave would be simple. The road as
now favored by the Commission
leaves the old railroad grade at a
point about one-half mile east of Far
rel or at Shoshone point, and crosses
both Southern Pacific and Western
Pacific railroads and the Humboldt
river.
In making a comparison of the two
routes then, one should start at the
point of divergence: A few thous-
and dollars would put an excellent
road into Beowawe, there being but
one small detour to be made from the
old grade where 1t falls within the
new right Of way of the railroad com.
pany.
At Beowawe good open railroad
crossings are maintained by the two
railroad companies. a good bridge
and excellent roadway is maintained
by the County across he river, hence
to build the road from Shoshone to
Beowawe and to cross both railroads
and the river at Beowawe would re-
quire the expenditure of a small sum
Of money only, and the construction
could be done In a tenth of the time
it wuold take to complete the pro-
ject across the river and railroads at
Shoshone Point, and we venture to
say at a tenth of the cost. In a COM
parison then of the two routes, Far
rel via White House and Welche's
Canyon to Carlin, and Farrell via Beo-
wave and Emigrant Canyon to Car
lin. we show hat the road could be
brought into Beowawe and across
both railroads and the river with an
enormous saving Of time and money.
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