1876, May 4
Press Democrat, Volume II, Number 78,
NORTH PACIFIC COAST RAILROAD
Mr. Warren Dutton is in Santa Rosa today. He informs us that the grading of the road and tunnels on the North Pacific Coast Railroad, will be completed to Russian River by the last of July. The Tomales tunnel 1690 feet long is finished. The iron will commence arriving in July next. It was shipped in March from New York on five different vessels, with three locomotives and the material for one hundred and fifty freight cars. The iron to be used in future is fifty pounds weight to the yard, much heavier than that heretofore used. It will be laid to Russian river by the last of August.
There will be altogether on the road thirteen locomotives, three hundred and fifty freight cars, thirteen passenger cars and four baggage cars. The road will pass a mile and a half from Bloomfield through the towns of Valley Ford and Freestone in this county; thence down the Howard canyon to Russian river; thence down the river a distance of eight miles to Duncan's Mill. The terminus will be at Knowles' slough, half a mile from Duncan's Mill. At the terminus the company intends to put up workshops and also a first-class hotel, one that will attract visitors from abroad and pleasure seekers from the city. Mr. Moore, Vice-President of the company, is building a first-class saw mill in Howard canyon on the line of the road, half a mile from Russian river. The mill will have a capacity of 40,000 feet a day with the latest and most approved machinery. It will be in running order by the first of August. By the first of September it is expected that trains will run to Duncan's Mill.
Press Democrat, Volume II, Number 78,
NORTH PACIFIC COAST RAILROAD
Mr. Warren Dutton is in Santa Rosa today. He informs us that the grading of the road and tunnels on the North Pacific Coast Railroad, will be completed to Russian River by the last of July. The Tomales tunnel 1690 feet long is finished. The iron will commence arriving in July next. It was shipped in March from New York on five different vessels, with three locomotives and the material for one hundred and fifty freight cars. The iron to be used in future is fifty pounds weight to the yard, much heavier than that heretofore used. It will be laid to Russian river by the last of August.
There will be altogether on the road thirteen locomotives, three hundred and fifty freight cars, thirteen passenger cars and four baggage cars. The road will pass a mile and a half from Bloomfield through the towns of Valley Ford and Freestone in this county; thence down the Howard canyon to Russian river; thence down the river a distance of eight miles to Duncan's Mill. The terminus will be at Knowles' slough, half a mile from Duncan's Mill. At the terminus the company intends to put up workshops and also a first-class hotel, one that will attract visitors from abroad and pleasure seekers from the city. Mr. Moore, Vice-President of the company, is building a first-class saw mill in Howard canyon on the line of the road, half a mile from Russian river. The mill will have a capacity of 40,000 feet a day with the latest and most approved machinery. It will be in running order by the first of August. By the first of September it is expected that trains will run to Duncan's Mill.
