Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1858-12-09

The four Land Grant Railroads which
have received their lands from Congress
and their State Bonds from The Minnesota
Legislature, are now making good pro-
grsss towards completion. The one run
ming from O. Paul north, kaswn = the
Minnesota and Pacific" i sAdsr con-
trsst 70 Sslah Chambsrlain, ~ baildsr
and lssses Of the L. Crosse Raifsad who
il pushing The grading with much energy.
The Southern Minnesota Read, which runs
from St. Peter 70 point opposite La Crosse
i also in Mr.. Chanbeslain . haads, and
will, when finished, form an important feed
er Of traffic 70 the La Crosse and Milwau
kes Railroad. Another road running from
St. Paul to St. Peter and the Sioux River,
following the Minnesota River, 10 also in
course Of construction. The fourth Land
Grant Road il the Cedar Valley and Min.
neapolis, which is being pu shed quite as
rapidly - any Of the rest, and with great.
er degree Of economy. The Directors, in.
stead Of letting the contract to one man or
party Of men, have let short sections Of the
route to working contractors at very favor.
able prices. The entire distance 10 100
miles, at an average price Of $500 per
mile. This road, when finished, will be
the frst road connecting the head Of nav
igation Of the Mississippi with the railroad
system Of the country. Its prospects for .
through traffic ~ill be favorable, and the
fertile and tbickly settled region through
which it passes will afford it lucrative
way business.
A late number of the Wisconsin Mirror
speaks o follows of the energetic prose-
cution Of the WORK on the Minnesota Rail.
roads:
W. believe it is not generally known
that work is now going on, on three Of the
important lines Of the Mianesota Land
Gran. Roads. Twenty miles Of the Root
River Valley Road running vest from La
Crescent opposite La Crosse, is under con
trac. to Wells h Co., and the grading Of
it is being pushed rapidly to completion.
Mr.. Wells, who has been the laboring man
Of the firm Of s. Chamberlain l. Co, in
forms Us that they have men st work on
every section Of the twenty miles, aud thai
the whole will BE- completed before the first
Of January, at farthest.
From St. Paul, Mr.. Chamberlain has two
contradictions on the Minnesota and Pa
ci6c Road, north branch, from St. Pau
by St. Anthony, and extend ding so mile,
il northws sterly direction, on the east
side Of the Mississippi River, in the direc
ton Of Pembina. Work is going Tn, or
the whole sixty miles, and the grading oi
so miles Of it will be completed, if tn,
weather remains middliug, by the FIRST o.
December next. Part Of the remaining
ten miles has rock cuts, which Dill prsb-
ably be worked in the winter.
Mr.. Chan, berlain's other contract is on
the Southern Minnesota Road. which 10 te
run from St. Paul south westerly to Man
kato, thence in the direction OF the mouth
Of the Big Sioux, to the State line. Worl
is going on for forty miles from Mendoza
which 10 6ve or six miles from St. Paul
and the grading Of the whole forty mile.
will be completed BY the middle Of Noven
Der, il the weather shall be good. Thi,
shows that Mr. Chamhorlais has not gone
to sleep since the completion Of our road
to La Crosse; and also that the La Crosse
road is to have feeders before the people
hardly begin to think about it. Think ol
so miles Of Railroad being graded north
west Of St. Anthony BY the first Of Decem
Der next, and open your eyes in astonish
ment, ye sleepy drones who suppose hun
dred years must pass before Railroad
can reach the Pacific.
Mr.. Shute, who was Mr.. Chamberlain 3
general overseer on the La Crosse road,
has charge of the work on the two con.
i D..