Year: 1867

stru1 one hundred and ffiy miles Of railroad
Oregon commencing at Portland thence through Ore
gon City French Prairie, Salem, Albany Corvallis and
Eugene City The price to be pad is SIS 800 per nile
including rolling stock Mr. Elliot the c.T engineer
who surveyed the railroad trcn Msrysvile Portland


years ago IS the moving spirit n the work Whist
Butte county friends doing In railroad nssters
They should push thoir road up the Sacramento Valley
to the Oregon road the line Oregon and
California VIII ius begin prosper when Vallejo md
Portland are connected by railroad


Butte county has been backward in improvements
Of this kind. We have % miles Of railroad between
Mary.vne and o-ovle. This portion OF the road is Oh
the direct line from Vallejo Portland and VIII cons
portion Ct the road unless blind infatuaton
shall induce those who have control of the Oregon and
California road reject and build railroad parallel
with the road already built by Butte county In order
arrive fair understar ding Of the question re-
produce au item given last week, follows:


CALIFORNIA AND OREGON RAuaoAD-We learn from
the Marysyile appeal that squad OF surveyors, con-
sisallg OF eight men. under Chief Engineer Arnold
commenced on Tuesday morning railroad survey from
Maryse direct TO Chico II is further stated that they
propose the line Shasta the direct and
feasible We under the impression that the
act granting lands in favor Of the California and Oregon
Railroad makes appropriation for the rosd only from
Orovle 10 the State Line but ofcourse those who have
the control OF the company build the road where
tuey Please. tuere Is 10 DOUBT W1df
and Chico would be vastly cked to this road give
Orovlle the goby. Orovle has railroad, and there
blows to take well give" Better unite the
interests on one road


To this the Maysrille appeal of Sunday last replies
follows:


The RECORD has not kept posted on the Oregon rail-
road bill 1t was amended at the last session SO to
make the starting point the junction OF the Pacific
and California Central rairoads-and consequently the
land graat extends TO the Pacific railroad The Cacr
MA and Oregon railroad now understand the mat
ter includes the California Central and Yuba railroads.
and it = question for the California Northern Railroad
TO decide whether it Is in or out.


This is very complacent view of the question. and
that would scarcely be ventured by city less
prosperous condition than Marysvie. That city has
got the whole question very much confused. lis
question with the California Northern Railroad whether
it will OUT but may become serious ques
ton with the California and Oregon Railroad whether
it is in Marysvie has talked largely about rail-
roads for the past fifteen years and accomplished moth
ing She gave Sacramento years ago. the choice be
in out and the result is that Sacramento has several
railroads and MarysviIle 1t only proves the old
adage that none easily deceived those who
trying to deceive others" What beautiful railroad
the California and Oregon road viii be the plan shad
owed forth in the above reply running east from Sac
ranento to the Junction thence northeast Lincoln
thence north west to Marysville and thence to Chico
with divergence to the west for the purpose of build
ing double track and avoiding Oroville What beau


fu railroad line. 1t is emnenty Characteristic of the
railroads that Marysville builds on paper.


We under the impression that the Central Pacific
viii control this entirely. and that the
for the California and Oregon Railroad will be from VAL
leio to Marysville and orovie. with branch to Sacra
mento. and thence on to the Oregon State line


The struggle for the control of the railroad system Of
the State is not yet ended 1t is not yet entirely under
the control of the Dutch Flat road and question
whether it will be. It is folly suppose that every
railroad in the State must branch out from that
swine and be tributary thereto The location of
the Central Pacific renders it nullity 1t started
at time when the attention of the State and of the
Nation directed to other matters and the large ap
preparations made to those who selshly controlled its
location, made in the shape Of draft upon the pat
rots of the people and they did not pause to consid
er whether they were being cheated with worthless
road. Placing the names Of Senators and Members of
Congress upon their engines may help them to perpe
trae swine but it does prevent excessive grades
the destruction of the road by the clements The
people are beginning TO the matter in its


light, and the inevitable result viii be another railroad
leading into California the practical of Feath
river. company has been organized for this pur-
pose articles of incorporation and maps of surveys
on file, and the road viii be put through. We must
have Congressman from this district who will assist
in the work. by exposing the character of the
trail Pacific Ccmpanys performances. and advocating
the adoption Of practical route Upon this subject
Downievile Messenger Of last winter had the following


1T is patent to any of sound mind that the Dutch
Flat route cannot be kept open during the winter and
that other route must be chosen Through either
OF two routes the 1uba Gap Feather Pass the
road might have been made with half the money exper
ded on the Dutch Flat Folly" and road too that
would never have more than two feet of contend
with during the worst We inclined think
this matter of railroad the mountains will enter
largely into the coming fight for Congressional honors
and we think properly Certain it is that
who is not in favor OF locating the Pacific railroad where
nature has provided feasible route. hope to meet
with success


That is the idea that will govern the people of this
and Members of Assembly and this road will be built
with government aid if can had and without it if
1t cannot be had In this great work the people Of this
Congressional District will undoubtedly have the inu-
ence and assistance OF the Union Pacific Railroad the
road that is making such rapid strides from Omaha
westward and which has already completed some four
hundred miles of its track Ii will therefore, be seen
that is not question for the California Northern
railroad to consider whether will be in or out but
that tits for the California and Oregon railroad builders
to decide whether they will join in building servcable
and profitable railroads, join with the Central Pacific
swnde for the purpose of controlling the politics the
State.