New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-22
RAILROAD TO THE PAcIFIc-A Yankee in
Now-Mexico writes from Santa Fe to The S.
Iouis Repubiican as follows:

The Missouri Compromise line, running as II does.
through the extent of New Mexico must necessarily
give IL important geographical position with regard 10
the line of future railroad My friends 1rou Hatcher
and Mr. Carson have all and each experience and
knowledge Of feasible lines OF route and travel through
the more southern portion OF New-MeNico but ~ NY
personal experience that line OF travel s practicable
running with few variations nearly directly west to san
Francisco from Missouri and which hall accommodate
the interests OF the North and South without giving an
undue preponderHnce 10 either.
This line runs from independence or Kansas, TO
ront AZ or about the Turkey Creek on the santa re
road This il 2l6 miles wagon road nom fsyeuevhie
in Arkansas line OF railroad running through thal
Sta,e commencing at Memphis VIII connect tne whole
Of the steamboat and railroad navigation of the South
with that of the North and Central States nj the point
abovenamed thence south OF west until crossing at or
below Santa Fe, about 310 north lAtltude OF uegtee
and half south OF the Compromise line; thence west
20 Fort Defiance IN the Navajo country, eli OF which u
at .hs time practicable wagon road thence north OF
west either crossing the Colorado below the Junction
VI Green aud Grand Rvers above the junction oil the
latter as might be found most practicable from thence
10 the Vegas of Santa Clara go 49, THIS piece oicoun
try is unknow and uneXpoTed that 10, fiom the Colo
RADIO the above named pCint but rom the appearance
and structure OF the country as well as can remem'
ber il presents no insurmountablc obstacle. from the
Vegas Santa Clara there Is good rcad striking due
west or rather shoud say, good road can be male
inside of the Great SAIL Basin, with sufficient pasture
and water crossing the Sierra Nevada Dikaom any dBs
ehy entering the Tulare Valley If remember rightly
the head of King River thence dead level 20 the san
Joaquin tueucc uON u hHNh oPP'o4s
the Pacheco Psss thence through the pass to san Jose
thence 10 San Francisco.
The advantages to be derived from following this line
Of road great and many III full 100 or 10 leagues
shorter than any other proposed road cannot be al
legged against that has either undue north or south
tendency The coal iron and timber requisite IN the
construction of a railroad DO found IN greater a6und
ancc than known Of any proposed line west OF this
point and cORfdeRf Obstacle will be encounter
ed which capital, energy and enterprise will not sur
mount; besides which, the collateral benefit OF our
capital and labor being expended within the limits OF
own country, without being diverted through me
channel of foreign republics: moreover, the whole
OF the country the proposed line "a capable OF main
tanning large population, and It is too lar north 70
make tie SHOWS or colds Of winter obstacle. The
crossing Of the Sierra Nevada, the apprehension Of
the difficulties to be encountered there u mere bugbcar
Of the imagination and so il will be found.
You're truly. JAMES NANCLE.