The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-05


operations elsewhere, and tho Department en- without
means for ts CUSTODY and occasional repair Their
lar construction rendering them or l.e yaius for ssy
o.her purpoee than that for shh they originally
more than small traction of their Original cost II II
that authority be conferred on the Secre
improvement Of which there may bs available means;
and further whom longer required Tor puoc pur pose
10 authorize th use by any Town - Or
their the u,ed States 10 good cftef whenever
they may DC again required
The survey forth western LAKES has prog reesed
drrips the part scale commensurate WITH tho
aIpreprstou for that object and tine value OF tho
work and me creditsble manner n whleo i, hsa been
med eyipced BY the high appreciation In which
be charts held by the paviEators Of the lakes The
necessity for Knowledge o these nlaad SEAS which
cFm an exposed part OF our frontier 100 obvious 20
require elucida:lon,
For detailed intor nation on Toe contilon OF those
several works. siore Ia made 10 tas Of Co
iepel ni Topographic Engineers
report is herewith submitted from the ONCE OF this
department connected with The explorations made to
certain the most prscicabe for railroad to tho
Pacific, 10 which reEr for detailed account OF the du
ties pesioT mec It nj relation during the pat year
My sst annual report aims brief reference TO the
principal results of the vatiors ana surveys made
during that ya N connection With the foates near Tue
esth and SD parallels, and between the ella and Rio
GrrnGe. The report Of the Officer charged with these
dutks chow tie proposed abroad inc between the bay
OF San francisco and The plain OF Los Angeles 10 be
emlneniy prtc&cane route. II oseup.es the valley Of
the San ofe and Salinas rivols the Santa Lucia
mountains nesr san Luis OBJ po traverses ths rolling
country 10 the coas Far - Tree Aamos river
and thence the mouth Of the Gav.cse creek either
passes 1ng The valley CT Santa Iner river and the Ca
voie PASS or follows the coast turning Point Concep
tioA From The mouth Of Gsvsote creek i follows the
shore line to San BueDavsatura and crosses the Sa1ta
Cars plain the SENT pass and The s,a Fernando plain %
los Angeles
The c tar &c from San jose near ne bay
cisco 10 los Apgeles by the shortest ne Il 5o6 miles
Two tunlcc pro- osed zach three quarters Of mile
in lerRh the san ln.s PASS through Tho Sants
Lucia mountains, ara the Other in he SEM PASS rhs
estimated cost CT tbis route iIcludng e4G'p nenS, Is
SO s.S, $50 about So, eco per mile
4 favorable Isss, leading from toe sAic7 o. no "a
hpas y he rrlars valley VIVA discovered oy this
tsaroscc for tho route OF the 18th parallel.
TIE results Of tie survey was formerly stated aavs
greatly improved tie aspect u the hg.t route surveyed
between lbs s1DGs vi!sscs on the ella and toe RIO
6FeDde, BY charging the line for nearly hall tbs distance
avoiding jorfada o; eighty miles which occurs N thai
section. rae route pow follows the valleys o. the GlA
tributary OF the fan Pedro discovered By thus party
continues up that stream 70 hs ssurce crossss os
kourt Graf an and the Cn,,!cahc mountains By very
favorable pace proceeds direct course through .ha
Pelonclo ouLtsias and joins the former line u tho vi
clniy OF Col Cooas engrant road. From this point 70
TIE ko Graz DO the route lies 10 the lowsst line the de-
preston which ebaracierzes the plateau OF the Sierra
Aadre IL this latitude, the mean elevation o. which Is
about ia.e ga shove he lsye Of the sea- the samns
The msXnsm grade vpon this ranie ls e.. lses per
mile The route fer two thirds o. the distance repre-
fented IS bong Eost favorable Tor railroad the re-
naming one third berg neatly equally divided bet~sec
ground OF = rolling sid mountainous character.
lbs exeunafon ai ta8 party n rcsefspcb 10 .n5 pfAC
tcs5lity a procuring water show that II may ne Oh
isLec 81 suitable distances by cor mon wells ani COZ
cUiis supplied from pc mArent streams In some !oca'
res sTte<iGn wels might probably DO IsscHe1 20 81.
The Estimated cctt o, tho whole distance, SO mics. Is
SIS 800 GO, or abou; $44 GO per nile
This estn ate based upon thorough xam.i at "a
OF the ground and cloes s1iy Of The subject o. tae
sa:ers In charge Of survey comedies very neariy
with that made by the officer no presented tao ysx srai
revisory report Glcn ice FRS. explorations.
s deer Cd proper to Gan soiA A.ssstioa 70 nis 90
ihsss estn.ies Because Minority report made al he
last session OF G. Dgrees from committee OF toe HodEe
oBepie'enaTes characterized the estms'es based on
ths OF the loposraI meal eng neers
reliable and sdtrcsd 10 sCsain thai disparas us reneo
uCn, tie fact that OF tho lines explored ths pro
mnafy cslu CT the eFcer in charge greatly esce.A
ed that sb.ca be presented af,es Their s.u5y Of ~
o5sery 10 tie feld as too oeng in disregard 81
the tha, tt Grst estimate hastily made oy ,hs
txPcrer 70 met pressing demand FOR hs report and
vs al The tine stated By him 20 have been prepared IN
aDtFsttn al tie future exanaion OF toe data as mad
col ced In the REMARKS OF The revising oicef whicn
impaired the reports WAS also pointed snat his
et1sic wss proosos largely a excess
AnEcugn The Two haSs between tie Gis and the RIO
Cisree Of which ire estimate COS, Is 90 nearly aixs
aeFeGt rortes the lsst9res or The ground
Jar e. they would aset as coat d ocner ucuon Of rad
EIe depenals upon other consderstons aiTeaiy eou.
mt rated.
Similar remarks may be ap pied 10 tne estimated cost n
teetwo rstes between the pans OF Los Anglers and San
Iiapehco, though the c0sncideoce there u NOT
ciose tie the around icing sucn a. would
difference OF exp The road oeb formAsioa.
IN addition 70 bis results The ofncer In Command OF
IRIS parry hs, prt,enied those Of an nsirunenal survey
frt m san Diego bay, through Warmers Pass TO the
Colorado dessrt made ureer the auspices OF tho san
Difeo saa Ga Eaiho cad CcmpAny.
The crsneer Of this company estimator the est Of
raioid oa his route ffeIa san Diego 70 For. Yuma Dis
tarce lse miles, at 81 6Io one half oil this distance
beng tsInsied 81 81 rle per m, and me other nal Al
Sc5 80 r.le. 1hefe estimates much less than
tbote G. uinCd ire reports u the tccrs OF tns de-
farneD for Ieuts pss ing cvtr similar grouad Ether
tandaTd of cos pr mile spplad lie Fort
ihEoi 81 the S2r CofscEC scs Itves aboo; the sans
D,tgo feIms 10 tLofnGt route 10 tss PacGc tho dis
tao. beng iron FGsoa t. Gan Diego tis mles, Ard
ircn Faliou 10 San Fccro lels r.cs. The aaA tor.
IcGle ttrsUgh the G,rgono fass 20 san Pedro
ferEOae 10 trst TO Fan Diego. .irce he former part
about leo n liz q TIE nearer 10 Fan ffanclsco.
Ito party directed xrioro The country between me
sacran.erso and Columbia rivers, viii YEA 70 asceY
tan the prsc,Saoily Of connecting thcE valleys oy
rAIcs KAN ned two ruies one cssi the cher vest
OF the 1a,cade range
The former sscompIsAes the passage o. the Western
chan u the sierra Nevada ~ following Pit river. The
rtue then usven,s sterile ps'eAu elevated from !our
10 hve sand let above The 70 tho head Of The Dcs
chu,es liver s.ous obstacles to tue construction
srosd ere al tho two OF PIT river,
ard Lpper Klamath lake, wood and water are sur
feeniiy Atur cant Tho deep cUops IN wiIsh mo Des
bio icr fkircso 70 follow its valley 10 The Columbia n
YER. ayrsUacablc, sinough difcrli pass. was cram
which tns real can resch lie xaiamssse valley the
foIe rougs winch 10 the Columbia, very favorable
70 The consuuctcn o. railroad inc route wesi o. me
Cascade n through The willamette Unpgga Rogue
river and shasis valleys proved 10 DO more iavors
bic tlsn had been snttpaed and had not me smaoess
" be rarty aud 10 iIasuy 10 obtain an esc0rt dur,g
TIE txh.ercc o. Indian hosies, prevented aierAi fe
ctprseispcos, appears, PROBABLE inaia praoiloabis
lire 10 Fort RsdiDg would have been Iound trsvsrsug
Ter nearly tie whole drlsrce . fertile and Inhabited
region
Between tire Cognbia river and Fort Lane,
IN Rogso river valley, the kalipooJa scun,a.ns,
The tnqrs sounisiEs ard the Grave Crsex
Ens are the obiel obstacles 70 the Construction Of rail-
road An excellent rass through me FIRST and d!meoh
bgi prsccsble pass througn second Vas surveyed
1nc crave Creek Hills. Il Is thocsht can be turned.
Information respecting pass from Rogue River
Valley plseda ces OF the Cascade uatsins MAKE
probable TIA, easy oonnexion with the irss route
exam ned may be sde, and this will be especially IN.
tor,snt sbould the Obstacles eaTunercd between ort
Lane and Port Reading be shown by farther examination
20 he insGrnourtablc.
me rAss examined through Tire slstiyou Mountains,
which ,parsie Rogue river srd shasta valleys vas vsry
vnfavorabie 10 TIC construction OF q rslsosd
IRON sAata valley 10 Font Reading the route ovei the
scott and Tfirty Mountains Ia reported utterly mprac
Cabla feasible lccsticn between ihsse places might be
obtained by following the 6hrra uente valley.