Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1853-1853, 1853-07-13
From Lhs 81. Joseph CVels.
eRRAT PACIFIC RAILR0AD--NxW PASh
(Cunoiuded,)

| polous valley OF the Great Salt Lake, and
fsuing course South Of that Lake, il would
o. tho dry bed of the great inland Sea, which
Hons tho Great Basin, by way Of the rich Val
M fof Fountains TO the head Of the Humboldt !;
nee down tho Humboldl to tho south ern Or
IN read; thence by Mud Lake and through
Sierra Nevada by MOBILES Pass, into the
eramentO Valley. 10 u.
From the Colorado to the Grea, Basin, at the
ltLakc City, tho country IL in many places
and susceptible Of cultivation. In the
panogaS group Of the Wahsatch mountains
are many delightful valleys, with fne
ses and good water
here are but few obstacles to the construc>
bf the road, and from the Salt Lake City to
base Of the Sierra Nevada, beyond Mud
the phln is, with but few exceptions one
IDksn lsyel Then commences MOBILES
by whoh you enter the rich Valley OF the
AmentS without peroeiving that you have
ID thoISierra Nevada, so gradual 10 the ele.
~ and lleScent.
'fcm tlE point tho route lays down the Val.
! lot the sacramento, through the heart Of the
II mineS and the rich country 10 Denicis,
1 Nch is 3better place for its terminus than San
wi Tie roee is moro direct, and much shorter
tkhanAny ther proposed, the distance being
. from St. Oseph, or Kansas 10 BeRiqia on the
bay { Sd Francisco, about one thousand eight
huncsd I'D thirty miles, .,.. "a -
ltwou benefit a larger population than any
y l0thcl \ would be great artery flowing from
be hartd commerce in the Atlantic, Middle
end Ve'hrn States, which would pour forth a
tide DR. products and manufactures on the
coasbf Asia, and return, bearing the riches,
gems gdh, spices and silks OF the east. II
wouI pins through country where there arc
faeieSlfor the construction OF railroads.
,eoury With soil and minerals, md capable OF
gusInirg producing population. Il would
avSllnagieRl effect in developing the resour.
\ ees he great West and popping the green,
| untFl en- prairicS and beautiful valleys towards
the mg sun. ".Hs ...
p this grand subject we should unite our
enCS concentrate our strength without To-
cal erirgs or party prcindioeS. Il rests OF
higt Ia lofty ground -abOve party---NSov,
,na.pla Id towering over all selfish conSidera.
Il is a subject in which we should spar
nent by one stroke of policy, group thS
one view and behold them linked BY
Nnd-a pathway Of commerce from
ocean, along which the great tide oil
hoOld pour with equal benefit 10 ALL
DE which the patriot should DO heard be-
- people, as we'll as the brawling demd
y gY who rides it us hobby in pursuit o.
II route indicated, am confident is practi
n cul@ lhave traversed it myself from a poin
~ oPofN the head of the Republican fork I,
~ tp Ipntwhere it DIVORCES from the Humboldt
nssd trough the mountains in the summe
Otl&t,kEh the Cherokee Indians and som'
- 1RA tom Arkansas and Missouri. Th'
toiS that time was apparently untrOd
ten U tSShite man. We had soue 10 wa
Ngrns I'D hrauod our course without impedimcn
Sr dihcuN. hal in view the pracliCAhilit,
kpr cnstr,ing the Railroad, and particularly
loted eve Feature of the country, and note,
Aaem at time in a journal, and l feel war
ranled il Ie hssOrtion that the route from III
eastern b q the Rocky Mountains TO tn,
western bsqf the Sierra Nevada in the Sacra
mSnto Wy, will not present half as man,
obstacles!the route from Baltimore 10 Wheel
ing, and q N constructed at much less cost.
u The To should be national-the result o
national ttl9liOn-made by the treasure Of IN
lon, a kept and guarded by nationO
!. ienHto1dL domain should be the bd
III iAe0d Stock, Upon this stock
pa haIlt and built now. There will b
aHiculie raising money on such Seeuri
The We lands. Then should be unds
i y BATS pntrob and no more toll or Ia
vho,Adke Ted FOR passengers or goods trans
orted6a pay the agehtS' and employee
snd,kep road in repair. This would b
NJ anetk nOail i--wOuld not DO felt as burder
II whAeG sefed iRoaloulable benefits to III
/ wNSeunr lsHr. ngar s.-
Il We nv he danger of monOpoliss, w
J kn5w Ash are for the benefit OF the few