New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-01-07
Address Of Gov. Evans OF Colorado an tho
Location Of the PaciGc Railroad.
Is,irered before 80 Msnasers. Dseea5e, q. ,s6a

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GENTLEMEN; appear before yon TO urge The
importance OF locating your road upon route that shhi
ras, through Colorado Territory. In doing this i
shan connno my remarks 20 . consideration OF tie
question 90 affecting the interests OF your Company
alone shall discuss IL M q railroad man speasins TO
railroad who have In charge. for the General Gov
eminent and their stockholders tho greatest enterprise
Of the kind that has besn undertaken Fortunate
y the Interests tho people Of the country AZ large
represented by the General Government. requiring tho
location 10 DO made TO foster the general prosper
ty and accommodate tho largest possible number OF the
people are identical Hth those Of tho stockholders
curing 1t to b located to tecure the greatest
amour. Of traffic and travel when completed.
Every intelligent railroad nan will. think. admit
the correctness o. the following propositions regarding
the location Of the Pacific Railroads,
Tira; It's min trunk line On which n 10 be carried
all the business Il Ito branchet shoud extend far
east 10 10 practicable
Sscond. The trunk line should 10 located 30 ~ 10
Leave no !nducement for those Interested In either
bra nch 10 extend II westward Of the Junction.
T1i,d: IL should be on the route which the ooun-
try Is best adap'ed TO sctteinen ond its construeon.
maintenance. and protection.
IourA: 1t should 70 the route where The largest
Of good lands are open to pre6mpnon under the
band grant TO said company.
TiA, 1t should reach the base Of the Rocky Mount
Mexico on tie South and Idaho on the North.
Suh 1t should pass through the most extensive coal
districts aud especially Il found In conjunction with al
abundance OF good iron ore.
Sspenh: 1t should pass through tho immensely rich
mining regions OF Colorado and Nevada Territories and
the large settlements In Utah. especially as they are Oh
the line Of the most e tile valleys and the best ssteIod
and timbered country in the Rocky Mountains.
Eshh If practicable II should pass the snowy range
through tunnel insteod 81 surountiig II on tho sur
face. in order that the range may collect tho SHOWS
-. sta.A nj tnnp Ia
Believing that have your assent 70 each OF thets
propositions l proceed 70 Indicate tho route which,
from eItensiy" inquiry conclude fully neet1 them all
the accompanying map made az far as possible irou,
actnal surveys and from my own and tho reports Of
other explorations OF the country along tho line indi
Gated.
IL WIN be observed that thls line including what Il
called the lows branch which being under the Same
cement and control with the main trunk line may
be regarded as part Of IT, begins. where already MED
by the President at near omaha Cily In keblaska
Territory. Thence following down the Missouri River
few mlts 1t strikes the wide level bottom OF the
miles to the mouth Of Sa Creeks thence up that
by broad level bottom and passing the great Salt
Syringe 40 mica 70 is most oouth westerly source;
TO the great bead Of tho Republican River. making In
all TO this point distance VI only about 40 miles 10 the
proposed point OF Junction with the knnsas brancbesi
west over 100 miles 10 tho Tooth degree OF west lon.
gitude. tie place Indicated in the bill Tor tho
commencement Of the main limo OF 'he roads thence
following the valley Of the Same stream neary duo
west TO ts souIcs about 200 miles, thence nearly due
west rolling country 100 miles 70 Denver City max
Ing from the Missouri River y Denver $40 miles
thence up VosQnes Fork 10 the Snowy Range shout 81
mes WHERE practicable point for tnnDeling has been
found BY actua surveys up the Sonth Fork Of the
The notes Of this survey which made by Surveyor
Osn Case 1872 showing The practicable gadss from Denver
City point wes Of the snowy Range. aed With your
l. reported that better route has since bsen found
Pintto through the South Park up the Boulder Creek
a. may upon actual DO found tho most practos
be the ncethrough the Snowy Range 70 the valley OF
the Grand OF Nus Rivsr In the Middle Park about -