The Placer herald., 1863-01-03
Routes of the Central Pacific Railroad.

Routes OF the Central racine Railroad.
The Sacramento Union gives the following as
routes that can be adopted rs part of the first di
vision of fifty miles of the Central Pacific Rail-
road:
| 1.-TWO full engineering parties have been in the
| field constantly for the past two months, making
the surveys necessary for determining the final
| location of the road upon the first division.
This division extends to (or near) on the di
viding ridge between the American and Bear riv
ers, known as Clipper Gap, distant eight miles
above Auburn. This point may be reached by the
| following lines, viz:
l. A line via the present Sacramento Valley
and Aubura roads to Auburn Station. thence via
Boomer divide Zone mile south of Auburn) and
Cataract Mills to Clipper Gap
2. A line from the foot of X street. Sacramento
via north levee. crossing the American liver near
Norris old bridge, thence straight across striking
| the line of the California Central Railroad at Girl
der's eight miles from Folsom, thence up the
Antelope ravne via Dutch ravine to the Boomer
divide and thence to line No. t, Clipper Gap.
3. line from Sacramento to Orders. thence
via California Central Railroad to Auburn Rail
roal opposite Folsom thence over the same and
via Auburn Station and Boomer divide to Clip
per Gap.
4. As in Nos and g. from Sacramento to Girl
der's, thence via Miners ravine to Wildwood Sta
ton on the Auburn Railroad, thence as per Nos
and 10 Clipper Gap.
5. A line from Sacramento to California Cen
trail Railroad ut Leets (ten miles from Folsom)
thence over California Central Railroad to Lin
coin.
6. A line direct to Lincoln.
I. A line from Lincoln via near Virginia and
Gold Hill. Doty's Flat, Millertown and Auburn to
Clipper Gap.
s. A line from Lincoln via near Virginia and
Gold Hill, Dry Creek, and Nellsburg to Clipper
| Gap.
The surveys have however, progressed so far
rs to enable the location TO be decided upon for
the first eighteen miles. which has been done by
the adoption Of the "C'' line ar location to the
California Central Railroad at Orders. from
which any of the above eight enumerated routes
for the balance of the fifty miles may be adopted.
The "PIRATE" ALABAMA.-Th Bulletin
says, the story has been told us Of woman
on board the Ariel who begged and obtain
ed lock Of loves hair. The Sac. Union,
thinks this "hardly credible"
Can't say as to that "pint," but we are
crediby informed that the passengers of the
Ariel, on being released by the pirate
gave three rousing cheers for Cap:. Semmes
of the said pirate"
The Union publishes the card of Charles
l.. Gay and thers-passengers of the Ariel
giving a brief account of the capture,
detention and release, Of the steamer, in
which they say, that the department Of Lieut.
Lowe and his men while on board, ''elicted
universal commentator" as it may, says the
Union, hereafter be interesting to know who
the passengers were who spoke so handsome
y of the sea pirates Of the Alabama
We have heard as good men and patriots
as the Union man speak in commentator
of the treatment of the people of the Ariel
received at the hands of the pirates,-passen.
gers Of the Ariel.
The same paper quotes with great gusto
from correspondent of the s. r. Cali, an
account of the affair." in which an attack is
made upon couple Of ladies and gentleman
messengers on the ship, and in which it is
stated that the bonding fthe ship was the
last resort of Capt. Semmes.
We have it from better authority than any
skillet headed abolitionist, that the proposi,
ton to bond was made at the first by CAPT.
) Jones, and declined by Semmes, until prob
ably the conditioned the passengers induced
him to concede that lenity. 1t is only a
small souled bigot, that would refuse an en-.
envy the justice to be derived from truth