The daily union., 1854-02-12
Pacific Railroa d Route.
OLYsrIA. Pagers Sound.

Washington Territory, Jan 2. 1854
To he Edtsr Of hs Union:
SE; You have undoubtedly before THE seen some
extracts IRON The several letters written BY Governor
Stevens al different points, during his survey Of the north
route iron 81 Paus 10 Puget Sound and you viii
doBb, perceive from the general tenor OF those leters
last the Governor reports mo- iavorsby OF this up
tse date Of bis last communications from the plains
which, think, Of the Rocky mountains.
Since Governor Stevens arrived on The Sound, be has
made knosn in general terms that the whole
which be has travelled admirably adapted the
slrocon OF raltoad, the pass in the Rocky mountains
has route being two Thousand feet iSo than the
South pass
There has also been pass over the Cascade range
foung, the altitude OF which only aboa, 5000 Zee,
above The Pacific ocean or Pogets Sound This one
grand obstacle overcome in the construction OF
railroad this route. and proves il 10 be much more
favorable than any other yet discovered terrific
~ beloss ing 10 the United States The next great bog.
bear TINS route is the supPoson that the snows fall
deep that would bs perfectly impossible for trains OF
cars 10 pass curing the winter season This Is merely
suppo.on the part Of those in the States who per-
feety ignorant Of the whole iscts and who have
ali upon which found any rgbuul opinion bu, pre-
that, simply because Pagers Sound d IN Istfsd ~
and Is deg north, the whole country must be frozen
solid. and ibe SHOWS thousand feet deep or less.
And this, sit. is the grss, objection urged by
al home who have no for not being posted up
10 eyafd TO this matter, the very good reason that
there hs. been a constant Communication between this
region and The States for the last three years
il reported in the leading journals OF The Atlantic
cities that the great New York company have long
decided upon constructing railroad the or
rpors soh-n route when they might build the road over
the northern route for many millions less and in much
shorter space Of hne
Peop. in the Atlantic States presume. would be i'm
7 81 A. a..
uary, 1854, h1t, Passrs Sound. in latitude a. deg
north n the enjoyment Of mild weather the iher.
moms,er standing At 80 deg s5eus. btio. zero and
thai cattle. sheep and horses roaming over our
fine psirss up their knees as would be The
this day the great Empire State and 10 ID.
ld climate % Of a deg norhnoi over ground rozeR
TO the depth Of three four ieebu over greengrass
pastures, where they l themselves with rich and
nutritious grasses the soft and usfred grosnd yielding
10 the press OF The hoo a every siep-wbere farmers
daily ploughing and sowing grain and where the la
boring wOis 10 the open s without any cloth.
ing bot shirt and psn's and ia The uonentary fear
Of f,ts.ing 70 dtsik.
Tbs ibe state oi things here, on the Pacific cos.
on Pugers Sound. the mos magnificent bsrbor in the
world although 10 latitude a. deg, where kind Provi-
dence has blessed with climate which for mdness
and healihfulness Is not surpassed anywhere
II 10 be the grand aim OF capitalists home TO
construct ihis great the central or southern
rou,e simply ior tive purpose Of making the terminus in
California. They to think that San Francisco
prsss the whole Paeae coast and thai IN order get to
the Indies there - ober way. no other harbor bat
lhsi o. the GoiSrn Gale Il quite ths, San Fran.
cisco j. an irporisni city, and WELD great infu
ence bu yet think that the passage 10 Shanghai. Can
ton S., can etasiy be made ~thea touching at San
Francisco and that the commerce OF the world would
not be eoag destroyed IL the terminus OF this great rail
way should be al otsw point Page, Souod Icing
nsch TO the Mississippi rrer than The bay of san
Francisco commodious sad safe harbor quite as
nesr China sad much accessible from the Atlantic
by railway. opaht. 70 me, 70 be taken iaio ron
sider.ion hy ia0ss Who intending to nves, their
capital ia The construction of tsi= great work. and par
tcuAriy BY The northafn and western Staies am in