Year: 1867

The project Of railroad across the Sierra
Nevadas by way of Beekwourfh Pass, has lately
been made the subject Of considerable comment by
the press While all appear TO admit the superior
advantages and desiraoleneSs of this route. there
appears to be a division of opinion TO the pros
pect of practical adoption Of the enterprise some
holding that the scheme IS Visionary. and without
reasonable foundation, and others contendinC that
the enterprise will meet with an actual and
comparatively speedy eonsammsti0n. From infor-
nation in our possession, We are led to believe that
the latter opinion is carrect.


The inherent reasonableness of the project must
commend Itself 10 all who are familiar with the
facts OF the case. The Beckw0ur.b Pass Route is
immensely superior in point Of natT advantages
to that adopted by the Central P g K. Z. Co.
1t is not only free from the snow o6s lions which
have rendered the Dutch Flat Roate ~4-l3st impass
able in winter but its altitude Is much less SIS IN
allow of the construction OF q railroad upon mach
easier grade than the latter and with but fraction
of the cost Furthermore, it has become patent
and conceded fact that the Central Pacific Railroad
will be altogether unable 10 transact the immense
freighting business which will be developed by the
opening of communication between this State and
her Eastern neighbors. Another railroad across
the mountains will be 4 matter not only Of con-
venience. but of necessity.


That the Beckwourth Pass Railroad is in near
prospect OF becoming substantial. and conSummat-
ed fact, has become with US matter of we'll
grounded confidence. Until recently, We have only





ed aud remote period in the future but are
convinced that the day is not far distant when
the shrek of the locomotive viii approach very
doors, and viii be heard along the whole route of
the great natural highway which connects the
States of California and Nevada


We are informed from reliable authority that the
Union Pacific Railroad Company. (whose franchise
extends to the State line of California the East
and whose interest therefore conflicts with the
Central Pacific SO far as the latter extends beyond
-,
project of extending their road, after connecting
with the Central Pacific at Salt Lake, by branch
line to Bechwourth Pass, TO connect with the pro-
posed road from there 10 Oroville and that there Is
probability of an arrangement being entered into
to that effect. A diagram o. the preliminary sur
vey OF the Or0yille and Bechwourth Pass Road is
in possession of the Union Pacific Company and
are assured that influential agencies at work
TO accomplish the desired result. and with good
prospect OF success. If the proposed arrangement
should be entered into. the Bechwourth Pass Rail
road will be speedy certainty.


But whether the AID of the Union Pacific is Sc
cured in this enterprise or not, We are convinced
that branch railroad by way OF Beckwourth Pass
viii or later, and that at no remote period
be made to connect the northern portion Of our
State with the great line of Eastern travel. The
attention of capitalists and men Of influence IS be-
ing thoroughly awakened and warmly enlisted IN
the enterprise. There is room for doubt that 1t
lcW pap and this fact is bound to insure its sue
cess.-Piumas National.


4 CONFIDENCE MAN IN SACRAMENTo.--A man
named Clark, who represented himself as a farmer
residing near Chico, having thirty tons of wheat
for sale, has been vlctimizng several merchants al
Sacramento on the confidence dodge. He showed
a sample OF his wheat, which was very fine that
the dealers We're anxious to purchase. and Clark
succeeded in borrowing eighty dollars from Mr. O.
W. Himrod, and sixty dollars from Mr.. Hamilton,
besides getting the first named gentleman to go his
security for a gang-plow which he purchased and
had forwarded to Chico. Clark represented also,
that he had a sick wife staying at of the hotels.
Himrod visited Butte Bounty, to look after the
wheat, and not being able TO find it or Clark :
ranch, he telegraphe1 to Sacramento to have the
man ARE ted but when search was made it was
found that this sharp confidence gentleman had de-
parted tor parts unknowns The Union has long
account of the affair, from which are taken the
foregoing main facts.