The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1922-08-12
COMMISSIONER PROctSINGs
90. Transacted by the
p,ard At Its Regular
Monthly Meeting

i1e iaard OF County Commissioners
fne % seld August 5. Present, Com
vas r. J. Reid, K. c. john
A. Fulkerson; Clerk X; NC
~ ss.,ies and District Attorney W. n.
vhnoIds The following business
vas transacted: - o.,nu
-.rs approved as read.
v BOARD and the Auditor count
ne money and found that the
suoaut on deposit in banks agreed
ss,S tbe Auditors balance.
s'sr Ths several County and Township
~.srs' reports were read, examined
nc Durkee, division engineer OF
IS ssste Highway Department. ap-
sss,ed az and presented to the Board a
p,ss showing Routes a and b. as
pa. bv the Federal Department.
-ssn mss sboshone Point and Carlin.
"a rsouested the Board to indicate
Z ,esolution whether 1t would ap-
.-s poute B, which is a modified
r,rsigrant Pass Route and would
ssss the town OF Beowawe approx
,mstslv ave miles. and Palisade ap-
fortunately four miles.
The Board ordered that the matter
- investigated prior to It's regular
msafiue on September next. at
-h,sb fine the Board would definite
= advise the State Highway Depart
rsons N its decision In the matter. 1t
ssins - understood that the State High
wsv nepartment would make sur
vsy AZ the Immigrant Pass Route.
COMPROMISE EMIGRANT
PASS ROUTE b
Following is the report Of the Fed
eraI Highway Department as made
by r. A. Kittredge. Senior Highway
Engineer:
have made thorough reconnais-
sance inspection Of routes between
Shoshous Point and Carlin, lying in
Eureka and Elko Counties. Nevada.
OBJECT: Considerable question
had arisen as to what route would be
acceptable for Federal cooperation.
wing between Shoshone~ Point and
i Carlin, Nevada. The State Is anxious
| To proceed with the construction OF
/ projects lying at each end OF this
/ thirty five mile unit, and investiga-
/ tion was made In an effort to decide
/ upon a continuous and coordinated
route covering all projects between
the above termini.
CONCLUSIONS: The "A" route. as
surveyed by the State, passing from
Shoshone Point over Welche's sum-
nit and to Carlin. has a summit ap-
proximately one hundred and seven
y-fve feet lower. slightly less rise
and fall and slightly less mileage OF
So grade than any other route.
The "B" route, or the route pass
ing through Beowawe, or near Beo-
wawe Is found to carry much extra
distance and Is believed to be abso-
iutely inadyisable for Federal coop
Grafton.
There is, however, a modified EN-
migrant Pass Route which shortens
the distance between Shoshone Point
and Carlin approximately three and
eight-tenths miles, that Is. approx
mately three and eight-tenths miles
shorter than the route via Welche's
Pass. The cost of construction OF
this route will be no greater than
route "a" II is recommended that,
In the light OF the large saving in
distance, survey be made of the
modified Immigrant Pass Route be-
fore any further construction is un-
dertaken on the route between Sho-
shone Point and Carlin.
GENERAL COMPARISON OF
ROUTES: The "A" line passing
through Welche's Pass and the "B"
line. as previously reported upon.
passing through Immigrant Pass.
are approximately the same length
between termini.
The &C" route, as shown on the
attached sketch map. represents the
hne which the local people had been
advocating very strongly.
The ID" route is an alternative
nne recommended by the local people
On the grounds that 1t will accommo-
aate still more local traffic. Both of
taese routes were thoroughly inspect
60 but are considered absolutely i'm
possible for Federal cooperation on
account OF their length.
The ID" route. which would util-
re part Of the old Gravelly Ford
Hoad, would be approximately 9.S
miles longer than the modified EN-
migrant Pass Road.
Inc &c" route, which would pass
.ne horseshoe Ranch and then into
neowawe, thence to Shoshone Point.
souid be approximately five and
eisnt-tenths miles longer than the
modined Immigrant Pass Route. As
Delore stated. this extra mileage nee
essarily eliminates these two routes
ron further consideration.
me modified Immigrant Pass
Route Involves considerable more
I,se 1 and fall. more So grade and a
higher summit than the
weicne's Pass Route. as before stat
oa' put on the other hand will be ap-
plonmately three and eight-tenths
n'lies : shorter than the Welche's Pass
soute. otherwise, the Welche's Sum-
nit Route and modified Emmigrant
Iass Route compare favorably. both
'o,ng excellent routes for a highway.
DESCRIPTION OF RECOMMEND
-D ROUTE: The modified Emmi-
s.., s.ant Pass Route, "B" line. would