The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-05-26
PACIFIC RAILROAD.

/ PAClfiI hAlLRO NJ.
We publish oday communication (ron
A well known gentleman formerly "A cilizet
ths place to the Washington Uuion up
90 the suffice, oi the Railroad 10 the Pa
tific. We commend the attention Of ou
readers to the article. The Union says i,
reference 10 the communication:
RAILROAD TO THE PACIFIC.
We have from the first, recognized The
importance and interest ot this great un
Ideftakin. while mindful both of he con
stitulonal difficulties belonging to the
question and ol the conflict OF caims be-
tween the different routes and plans oi cun
slruc,ion which have been proposed. With
odt in any degree changing the position o.
this journal upon any OF these points, snt
reservlng especially any expression oi
opinion as to the most desirable route for i
railroad 10 the Pacific, we lay before oul
readers a paper on the suffice, from
source entitled TO very high consideration
Doth in view of scientific Accomplishment
and practical skill. We regard the scre
| ot papers Of winch this is the frs, as IN ia,
portant contribution to the popular inlnrmt
ton on The subject, aud in this poinr i"
view alone we commend the IDEAS Of III.
writer to the attention aud consider ini
Of those interested in the vast national en-
erprise Of which he treats.
PACIFIC RAILROAD.
Recent explorations of that portion q
Ne. NJ Aico, extending westward from 'h
RIO Del NrrIe, opposite Albuquerque, lat
tndc 35 deg. longitude l06 deg. Ia III
teii bank ot The Colorado Of the Cult 9
California, near the mouth at the iltl
C"lorada, longitude III degs. establish
Aevund caviI the entire feasibility OF con
structiug an iron highway on the trace in
dicared; avd westward of the Colorado t
the head Of The valley Of the San Joaquin
thru IA Walkers pass in The Sierra Ncva
da, the iace of the country presents no SO
rioms obstacles TO the construction Of
railroad.
Colonel Washington, on his retur
march from the Neva 10 country in lS49 o
1850, followed a portion of the route ind
Gated. viz. from the PnehIa de Zuni, eas
ward to the Rio Del Norte; and the recer
Reconnaissance made bv Captain Si'
greaves fully confirms the statement of l.
Ronx, OF the prac,icabilty Of construc,in
a railroad from the bank Of the Del Nor,
to the Colorado of the gulf, on the line n
commended by Senator Gwin.
!, OF the topography Of that portion {
California lyng north Of lhs wcster
/, mouth of Walkers pass, and exlendin
thence along the valley Of the San Joaqul
TO San Francisco, need only remark ,ht
it exhibits a region favoring and invitin
the construction Of an iron highway.
From a point distant 100 miles eas
ward Of Albuquerque, as well ms sonl
eastw ard from the point indicated, no col
,nuons mountain chains intervene to pr
vent the construction OF railroads, with e.
tremeIv moderate grades, TO the Nilsson
river and to the Cult Of Mexico.
Such is the character of the route adv
Gated bv Sen ator Gwin, as an eligible ira
for highway intended to connect our A
|an,c and Pacific frontiers, but, while
fully and heartily concur with Mr.. Gwi
4 in reference to its entire feasibility, ! be
leave to differ with him in regard to its e.
pacty and ability to accommodate the el
tire overland trade and travel of our in
= mense country.
The route suggested bv Senator Gw
aside from its undonb,ed practicahility.
peculiarly adapted to accommodate OF
fellow citizens Of The southern and son,
western States in their future intercour,
with our Pacific settlements, and am e'
,irelv satisfied that the proposed road.
the event of its construction. would in
v,r, few Years find abundant emp'ovt me-
; IN passing the travel and commerce throw
upnn il hv the people residing in u
States referred 10. II would require
), road If a capacity hitherto unknown
J. any par, Of the world, 10 pass The tray
(" aud freigh, certain to spring up in a vel
= short time between our people residiI
= east of the Rocky Mountains and the
'fellow citizens Of the Pacific seaboard.