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GRASS VALLEY UNION MARCH 6 & 7, 1872 57 I wish simply to state that the Union has not authorized; is utterly ignorant of, and consequently is not responsible for the action of any such assumed committee. W. A. REED, President. The above communication was sent also to the Grass Valley Republican and would have been published in that paper to-day but for the fact of a very late reception of the article. The Republican will print the letter of Mr. Reed to-morrow. THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1872 RAILROAD TALK. The giant powder war has given way to something of a talk about a railroad from this [lace to Colfax, or to Clipper Gap, or to Auburn, or to some other point on the Central Pacific railroad. The company having for its object the building of a railroad from Nevada city via Grass Valley in some other place, will soon be incorporated, as those who pretend to be informed say. The Nevada Transcript is modest enough to talk about a horse railroad, and it seems to think that horse power will fill all the requirements. The railroad, whether it be run by horse or steam is to be built by private enterprise and the horrible thing called subsidy will have nothing to do with the matter. The citizens talk about plans, and each citizen has a plan of his own and citizens differ as to routes which should be adopted. All agree, however that some way to get into the outside world from the heart of Nevada county should be adopted. . .. The owners of property in the county can build the road if they will only come out with the funds. It will not do to depend on the rich men of the county to build the road. The rich men may help, but all should contribute. GIANT POWDER. Letter from an Old Grass Valleyan We give the following letter from John Jewell, well known to Grass Valley miners. Mr. Jewell’s words should have great weight here. The letter is as follows: SILVER CITY, IDAHO, March 2, 1872 C. H. MITCHELL, Esq.—Dear Sir: I feel a great deal of interest in the mines and miners of Grass Valley. I have read daily your accounts in regard to the use of Giant Powder, and would like to say a word or two on the subject, being an old Grass Valleyan. I came to this place from Grass Valley in November last, to take charge of some mines, where single hand drilling and Giant Powder are used altogether. I have never been much opposed to Giant Powder, at the same time, whatever prejudices I might have had against it have entirely disappeared since coming to this camp. Daily I see the benefits arising from its use, where three men will do as much as six double handed men with black powder. We run drifts, sink winzes and shafts, sometimes in places where ventilation is poor, but I never hear a word of complaint from the use of Giant Powder. It will affect men for the first few days, after that they take no notice of it. I have places in my mines where I request the use of black powder in some of the stopes; but to get it used, I have to stand there and see the holes loaded, or the moment I turn my back they will blast with Giant, which shows strongly the kind of powder men prefer, when their prejudices are removed. Single hand drilling and the use of Giant Powder were introduced into this camp by paying men so much per foot for drilling and allowing them to make considerable more than regular day’s pay; and I venture to say, in this camp of 300 or 400 working miners, you can not find me a man that would go back to the old system of double hand drilling and black powder. There are several advantages to mine owners, miners and business men arising from