J.N. Lentell has a large corps of surveyors in the field making permanent surveys for the Humboldt and Eastern Railroad which will connect Eureka with Redding. The Sec of Agriculture Wilson has agreed to sell 1 billion BF of timber off of the Trinity NF at $150/acre. The Railroad company must complete the Railroad to Wildwood in Trinity County within 5 years in order to benefit by the transportation of timber according to the terms of the agreement.