The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1855-05-12

! The tabular ebstrnc, of the yovernmen
surveys of the proposed rou,es 10 the P.ci
6c a. given Inv ia last week will have ,
strong effect on the popular est;mn,ion o
these rout.a I, in conclusive sgain.t III,
Central Rou,e and we regard II as untor
tunat, for tn, ,enn,ation Of Col. Benton
for accuracy and .,nceri,v. that he eve,
sppesred AZ the advocate of tho Cooche,cos
mass
True we miyb, b.lieva that the difficult.
les encountered in ths frs, .,am;ns,iop
could he eventually reduccJ We m, h,
belieye. therefore that the Central route
between the head Of the Arkansas end the
Great Pasip now pronounced imrrsctica
ble mig,t pnon a NOR. careful snryey he
found ps.sable for a railroad But where
ono s,ngle mass only is broucht in question
WHARF ~. have on one hand ,ba ir,e>
sno,.,hl. s..o,,;o, tim, an on.v dirsrt
and we'll wooded and ws,ered nasn esis,s
Mt An elevation of 1000 feet above the sea
and on the other hand the mint "a rapott
Of government, enpineers that such pns. !.
10 O32 Fac, a. il. loves, .ummi, reoni
rinc = two mile ,nnn,l 12i fee, prndes for
several miles. and being followed by deep
gorVes, and other very difficult ground
we may at once ulead our respec, for mos
liabilities md decta. aysin., Rentop Ere.
mont Is,ou, !, 10 since tho rautrel
rou,s was s,., b,o,,h, before The nnhlic
ia n,ac,icab,lity has been much doubted
and thar. can he no di.uute that. but for
,ha lesds,.,.,, n, srrh 4, nm, ma Herton il
,,onlI ha,.. ooro ovo,hosrd Iona 400 /,
4. nre,ty thoroughly e,plodea now. at all
eyen,s For The whole Distance. from the
head Of the Arkansa. to the Great Basin,
800 miles, and where Benton had pictured
such magnificent country such easy ground.
such directEuss of streams, and everything
else favorable to il. claims,-the govern
.ment tepor, reveals rugged ground sterile
and impraeticahle; towering summiis, long
continuous gorgea and defles. along snu,
Gus water courses. and every other circum
stance. opposed more or less to railroad
construction
We hive no faith IN the Northern route.
The fenort .how. IT to be practicable bu,
difficult. which was as much "a could have
been inferred from the general character %
the country.
Tho Sor,b pa,. rou,a i. diricnl, bat
o,.o,,csbta t,cept peao.'- -ou.. i, -
more eieva,rd ,boo sny Of the others
Bu, Of all the roules surveyed, tho South
eru route ia physically the best for the whole
country. In dis,aL grade, and in most
other particulars oi comparison. it's esscu
TALLY superior to all the Others. The fol
loving extracts. from the Secretarys sum-
mary. upon ths rou,a viii exhibit It's adj
yantsges
"lbl. i. IN. sbor,s.t route and no,
,,ty - M estimated cost less Ly third
than that of any other of the Ene, but the
character of the worn required ia such that
+, could be executed in vastly shorter
ne,,od II ia obyiors tina, n road on ANY
If these ron,.s with the execution perbaps
of the l7th parallel, must he built couiinu
ou.lv from the two e,tromilies. and an OBJ,
.,acle tbs, arrests lts nfayress At any point
deters the commencement Of ali the work
:, .dr.r-e Tho irnnel. and murh of the
o,h., work an the more nor,her,y rou;e. 10
,he nos, d.sclate reg,ons are such a. could
no, be commenced uaul road was con,
.,rnc,ed mn To those points. and would then
r.outre \ long period for their completion.
= Or the son,bernmost route. ON the con
,,arv the ntogress Of tho work will be 70
o,l.,.d chiefly by the speed with which
cto., tie, and rails can be delivered and
I,,J III. ,s,ure Of tho country being snch
,h.t tbrouuhout IN. whole line the road bed
ran easily h. prppsred in advance Of the
.,..,.n.,,,. 1ha ca,v d,g,cnl, poipts