New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-13
THE PACIFIC RAILROAD.
WAsHisGTos, Friday, Dec. Il

WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, Dec, IL, 1910
1t is understood that another Pacific Railroad bill
about to be introduced in the House. 1t is on meg
nifcent scale, and is entitled A bill to provide for II
" construction of Railroads and Telegraph commuaes
A" tons from the Mississippi River and Lake Sups6a
" 10 the Pacific Ocean,"
Three main roads are projected, viz: One fou
point the Mississippi River, south Of lat 36' 10 Ssl
Francisco, with braIch TO San Diego; another ffoa
point the Missouri River, north Of ls i0' and
south Of lat. 49, 10 San Francisco with branch b
MarysviIe, Sacramento Stockton, and San Josei ~
the third from some point on Lake Superior 70 Pugs,
81 und, with branch to the mouth Of the WLlametn
River.
To each Of these routes the bill proposes 10 gia
Thirty sections of land for each mile OF railroad, "
lend 10 be selected by the parties named IN the "
from the nearest unappropriated vacant ands Of -
United States which sbal be SthdIawn from isia
entry, or preempion and II required shall be surveys
under Il dire ton ofthe Secretary Of the lnteor ~
ydtd the parties named n the bill shall not be co..
PEELED TO take any waite lands, and shall payne
United Stats % cents Per acre; provided, also -
title sba vest in them any faster than the road ~
extend ed TO completion.
Further, they ,ball deposit with the Secretary OLE
Int, Nor, within siI months after he passage OF ms
10000 in good United States or State securities
guaranty.
One hundred miles Of each road must be conPsss
wilbn eighteen months from the time Of the ests -
melt Of tie routes. Wh,n said 100 miles are resdJn
be track the Secretary Of the Interior shall aios
larties named the use of said sac 900 10 purchase
herefor, aid ia lieu thereof take hrst mofgase
the road for thar amount TO be held until The o."
inc IL completed. 90
Under the bill the United States agree TO psy ~
Ter lie for the transportation Of tie mail. NM
completion Of the road and for ten years hefss
Also for tTapsportirg troops and munitions
sueh asoI bile 81 the President and cecn05"
War may determine.
II the parties fail to build the line within ta
hom tie date Of the locaiioD, ell right % Lara
that paid for shall be forfeited 10 the United
The right Of wsy TO tie width Ct 400 feet t"'s
the public lands II proposed 10 be granted. al
Further, si1 sections Of land per nile % PcSN$fb
Re erented TO the following roads, under the -
that cry emount heretofore granted 10 Su'n
they sIe located, fer their Use and benefit sos1
Quoted tbfr from W: x~r
South Western BraIch Pacific Railroad; NC
tain Railroad; Cairo and Fulton Railroads an"~rl |
and Little Rock Railroad; Mississippi he'd nv 20 |
Wssbi'a Railroad VicksbrTg and shnve.TT al
road; New Orleans, 0peousas and GreS
RsilrCsd, connecting vito the fn aned ..arss
Tactic Railroad; Hannibal and II JosePn ~ ~
Burlington, keozsuous ard Misaoul' ksu"I II
aSepbia Fort Wa, ne end Platte ValleyihAn'', =, u
sissppi and Missouri Railroad; Iowa Cenpn - Ia
Rs'hoed; Dubuque ard Psc ic RaIrOsd; 49, "A
MINES IA and Nebraska RaLcadi conns
the second rsmeo route. ,r.~o.u -
Trspsi. Rsilrotd and North Iowa, 80
Nebraska Railroad, connecting with me "A
route. hAEq
Each Of lhsse grsnts Is under the provio- -
miles n road mrst be completed within 'n' -
| fl, IL the a. sge q thn act, AID the DIN