Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1864-01-16

of the Interior we make the subjoined ex.
tracts which will be perused with interest
by our readers;
THE PACIFIC RAILROAD.
The Union Pacific Railroad Company,
chartered by the act OF Congress entitled
"An act to aid 10 the construction ola rail-
road aud telegraph line from the Missouri
river 10 the Pacific ocean, and to secure to
the Government the use Of lhesamefor pos
tai, military and other purposes" approved
July |, 1852 has been organized by the
election Of directors and other officers, and
the subscription Of the requisite amount Of
stock The character aud pecuniary ablli-
ty Of the stockholders afford the most am.
pie guarantee that this great work will be
prosecuted to o successful issue. The
work upon the branch lately located by you
has already been commenced with a deter
minalion to press it to rapid completion,
despite the nclemency Of the season aud
other obstacles The southern branch Of
the road, having its eastern terminus OF the
mouth Of the Kansas river, and now known
AS that Of the Pacific Railway Company
eastern division, " is beingconstructed with
unparalleled energy, Since the first of Sep
tember last, aboutIorty miles of this brancL
have been graded, the ties made ready tht
iron and rolling stock purchased and de-
livered upon the ground Or now in transiu
We have assurances, upon which vel
founded belief may be based, that early
next month it will be completed, and iur
ing next summer extended to Fort Riley
distance Of about one hundred and thrl,
miles. The principal obstacle to the rapi,
progress Of the work is the scarcity of labor
which may he overcome by the employ
ment o. the freedmen, as above indicated
, The California branch of The Pacific rail
I road is being constructed with all practi
cable dispatch, and there is every reas IN t
, believe that the work wi ] not be- permit
!. tel to langnish, but that. at ur earlier da,
than could have been reasonably anlIcipa
. ted, the entire line will be cJm1ietri
The extent and unsurpassed richness {
the gold fields recently discovered in Ar
zona together with our previous know
ledge of the vast mineral wealth of Ne,
Mexico is well calculated to impress a
who reflect upon the subject with the nt
cessity of branch road from the Uno
Pacific to Santa Fe, and such other point
in the Territory of New Mexico as may b
necessary to the development Of the mine
IS al wealth and trade Of that county; an
although Congress may be unwilling
lend pecnniary aid or credit 10 such an el
tcrprise, it is believed that a liberal graz
of land, both arabic and mineral, of con
= parltvely little present value to the Go
Z eminent, to the companies row organize,
to or to one to be chartered by the Tclritorii
% Legislature of New Mexico, will insure il
speedy construction. There are vast felt
Of iron ore, aud coal suitable for its man
facture, convenient to the line of the pr
posed branch road, and though the ente
priso moy anpoar stnpcndous tbe iucon
D, 10 he derived from it wonld doubtless sol
ar1rd amnla comnensati,n In those wi
migbl ocGomnlisb il
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THE INDIAN lNlsAS'
In view Of the disturbing causes tn
have existed, our relations with the Varlo
Indian tribes are as favorable as could
reasonably expected, The experience
o. the past few years, however, clearly d
ru monStrates the necessity OF lmport0
les changes in the policy hitherto pursued
cir wards them While the regions OF cou!