The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-27


Value q sii horse: !. sii5 each ....... 100 400
o7st0 oxen at s35 Zach ;. :. ......... a7s 500
!" o922 wAeons At $3.50 each. including
cost OF covers, yokes, chacs &c &c .... loss 800
Provisions for men, ..................... 200 GOO
Total. 20 o4o 200
Add the s,ovc. 10 300 900
Grand total about. $40 600 COO
Commanding the oregoog nsures may appear, IL
should forgotten 10 contemplating them that, in
reference 70 the carrying trades on those data wore
have regular places Of business, aud, from their
constant locf motion, DO found only during
their short Sjoarps ., the Quitting points Quite
number Of tsdefs that thar freshting further
loaf traios directly from the landing places. wh
out the mediation Of enousemen 40 start Gu, sth,as
il would be likewise well to consider that every over
land emigraot freghter 90 small &C ale, as no travels
with his convey and always carries complete
outfit, Int idsd 70 lat several moaths. Allo Tiog
vehicle and two yoke Of oxei, pair OF mules to
judges will certainly deem rather bsiow then ABOVE the
truth-some five millions more woald be nd led
v.-EECEssIrY, PRAcrICAsILIrY AND EcoSoxY or A
RAiLRoAD ACROSS THE PLAINS.
In conclu,on OF lengthy tals It will, ps-htp, b,
well TO tell ats moral" viz,-the fact that railroad
across the Pains-,hc eastern OF the PacIsc ~
roads not only wanted but Will pay and prove
OF saving both the governmeu, and the people To ds
duce this truth win be necessary speculate and
way OF pay ing elements, but simply what Inducements
there already arc realize grand project
1-wnY RAnRoAp ACROSS TIE PLAINS Is WAITED.
RAILROADS. 70 facilitate travel, deselopc tie
the pulraticns OF commerce aod Industry. Yet,
mighty agents OF material prosperity that they are,
their construction oftea results 10 oorary
dater They are, indeed only called for where
trade have sttsned such msgntde 10 render
prize but gain either In time lesscoed c,st Of
transportation the part Of tho travelling and trafog
pubic possible That the commerce and migration asross
the Plains already large enough and moro especially
they would be immensely bent fitted by tho
Of their principal drawoackthe 'owness Of movement,
consequent upon the overland transportation OF many
hundr. d. Of mcs-wiu be demonstrated In the follow
hg-
II has been previously stated that nearly thousand
engaged last summer in the transportati' n
business OF New Mexico or these, probably only two
thousand Interested IN the trade IN Ne~ Mexico hse,
the balance berg reshiers and teansterr whose sang
would OF be endfd oY the inAugu OF rai
The business relations OF these tso thousand
compel the 10 and the Paios at as,
every year However expedtously they may travel the
"Trip 10 aud o viii cccupy at least eight weeks, seven Of
which would he eainsd With railroad between The base
OF the M unians and The Nss s0ri rive-
Again the countless travel - and from the goli regions
demands more rapid mears OF Intercourse Az u -, all
Of the RAIDS that mai their way 70 the porlco with
the exception Of the significant min lrity OF
passengers, continue TO waite both time and money In
their present tardy transit
The emigration 70 Utah, nImbering several thousand
,cssoD would probably prefer tho comfort and
speed ofa railroad the indescrb ibo geneaces
~ delays OF thtir hALdcsrt expedtiops, which now
form their principal mode OF ,urneyin ing
Moreover, Dot only the overland emigration 20 Cafor
MIA Oregon and Washington rsrrory ,uld pass through
any railroad channel betaesn the Missouri and Arkansas,
but also the largest portion OF the te,s OF thou
aands that annually seek The Golden state by
would sesk H. Il would enable people 70 reach the
Of the Rocky Moupiains from New York city nside Of
four and With properly increasd stage facilities.
travelling 81 the present rate OF the Southern and Central
overland mail coaches snother geek would bring them
70 Pscerv.le, California, by way OF Salt Lake Oty.
me purposes % the War Deps r.ment would also be
-. Data r..
average Der 81 troops that them annually
In both directions, about three Thousand Isstsad Of
lettering weeks ard months on the road, few days
would bring the 70 their destinaton A ko rspiiiy
OF movement would do much towards checsng Indian
depredatonf
A. 10 The amount o. freight scroes Plains call
rg for railroad mmodations there the eighteen
thousand tcos Of merchandise aud military stores trans
ported ovssrd during The last eight months To this
bulk the transportation OF outfits for overland emil
grants would add many thousands more.
2-now SaIsoAD AcRoes PLAINS wortp M MADE
Public highways cannot be arbitrarily made 70 deviate
from the o. travel and trade Whatever the
topaI jsuusies tDd contentious tn the location and
construction RI the trunk lice Il the Pacific Railroad may
be- and whatever oeay Trey IN It's furtheraooe
sss. :, IN ses, sorr,sp. ana ,ss ana ,ss s ..
i,r,ncc already gwen vr Jcsr BY the overland emtra
ton 10 the central route, indoae plainly that the ast
railroad bed the Pains will be laid In the valley
OF ether the Afksusss the smoky Hr fork Of the
KsIsns or Pate with bIsrch roads from tho larger Of
Ansouri rissr citiss whether the nortnerly,
micce the southery Of bese routes will be
uln stey selected tue character Of the country adjon
irg al thi,ebsrd, Ersyoly, gradually rsrg, level or
but gently unorla.rr grount-s sucn ~ 70 insure the
utuution Tie railway TO tn pass Of the mountains
e,r than that OF any other 10 the Uoted states
The Pacific RAroso surveys all this Col lander
expressed himself publicly not than ayear ago. that
would undertake 70 build u t average expense OF six
,stiuA to be low and putting the OF the road
BE- ties, iTop and rolling stock, &c Il; at SIS 900
mDe-a figure which vii be surely pronounced high
ny thoee familiar With the Topography OF the regions 10
qnsrtorsnd making the length Of the road proposed
go miles iron Patumouth and Omaha CITY u much
lees by the ercutous route along the Plated the
aggregate Get would sprear N he only 90 $50 0c0 Add
ths s5 Geo COO 10 order 70 meet all objections
because cf VOC low sstmstss, Ne win have about
siB 90 COO which interest Of eight per cent per
vosd moet likely prove satisfactory 10 capitalists
be lese than tbosc Of Eastern roads, ~ way stations
would scarcely be wan.cd weet of Kearpey. Allowing
lkewbe iberal ma Sin for tbepc repairs, repenish
nonts u rolling stock, &c, SC, 200 900 VIII not be
too los. Thus we have
fntertss SIS 600 GO 81 per cent per ann 81 900 900
Operating expenscs, &c ,&c............... 100 600
10 .......4................ v5sO0o0O
Can this apparently enormous amount be reaisedf We
answer empLAacslly. Yea" ~
has slrtady ben observed that shout SIXTY thousand
pecpJtnsarly ell adr'U-emiTraed 70 the eod refcee
last SIMMER OF this MURDER come hirty snoussnd nsve
per mspently located In owss ines ssd o. vns
The balance have uturred the sasc % that socus
ns y thoussnd people mar be 10 have crossed
The Plains 70 The gold regions ave Bus .e &c
NOT Intend 70 base calculations on hssIse nsuIe,
although any that like the writer, knows ne
and OF the mrration In tha. 0reoson