The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-05

i've dstanoes quantities and gradients Of three ines-
one via Cache In Peudrs and Antelope pass, one via
Pole creek Camp walbach and Cheyenne pasa u II
pectcd that the definite location Of this part of the road
The company report that in April, 1865, their engi
commenced an extended reconnaissance Of the
country east Of Great Salt Lake, with vieu to ind
river via Spanish Fork and the Unta After ascending
the Spanish Fork to its headwaters he explored the
whole district OF country lying between the hundred and
tenth and hundred and eleventh meridans OF longitude
and between the parallels Of forty degrees and forty de-
prees and thirty minutes Of latitude. The result Of
these examinations satisfied him that such route could
The survey Of tho line by the way OF the valley OF the
Sweetwatcr the south pass Of the Rocky Mountains and
the valley OF Blacks Fork Of Green river, then
II established the important fact that the
submits Of all tho passes OF which surveys had been
made in the great ranges Of those mountains have very
nearly the same altitude above tide water Further
examinations were made by the company's engineer In
region the details Of which have not been furnished
to the department.
One OF the most important Of this company's surveys
extends from the Great Salt Lake west TO the Humboldt
valley between the hundred and fifteenth and the hum
dred and sixteenth meridian Of longitude trayersng the
great American desert Although incomplete, 1t has
suited in the discovery Of line with grades not ex.
the valley of the Humboldt across the Humboldt range
of mountains. distance OF two hundred and eight
miles For about hundred and nifty miles across the
desert fresh found by the engineer he
satisfied hover, from his examinations that IL be
Obtained in the passes Cedar mountain ON tho east
side OF the DESERT and the first range OF the
desert, leaving only sixty miles without fresh water.
The soil s admirably adapted to fine hard roadbsd.
The results Of the survey satisfactory to the company
and show that the difficulties to be overcome are much
less formidable than were anticipated.
on The rond n money IL 80 600 os2 OIL OF this amount
81, 113,221 rs have been derived from the sale Of
So, $50 600 Of government bonds 1857 Of from
loans, and S. sos 725 from stock subscriptions This
does not embrace the Indebtedness to the
tractors for hundred and forty six miles OF
road extending from Omaha to the one hundrcdth me-
ridan oxDred bv the COmOletOu of this
part of the line and when the whole indebtedness of the
company is adjusted the entrsexpenditure, including
million Of stock which the contractors agreed to take.
will not fall short Of $12 800 000 The amount OF the
companys loans S3,66s 2lS o. To meet this debt
has IS 900 Of its rst mortgage bonds unsod. and
$500 900 OF government bonds.
The amount Of bonds actually executed is So $50 ooo
The company entitled issue the following amounts
First for two hundred and forty miles Of road ac-
cepted by the government So $40 600; second. for
hundred miles in advance, $l60o0o0 making total Of
None OF these bonds have offered for sale. They
made by tho act Of Congress lien prior TO that Of the
government and was deemed advisable to wait, before
negotiating them, until the work had made such pro-
gress 1--WE to the public the that its
cessfu completion longer matter OF doubt They
have therefore been used 10 limited amount az basis
for temporary loans
The rolling stock on the road consists Of twentyone
one hundred and nlsyss fiat f0r'ysx
The Union Pacific Railway Company eastern dvison),
have constructed their road to Fort Riley one hundred
and thirty miles west Of the Missouri river OF which
one hundred and thirty have been accepted by the
government, thus giving continuous line OF railroad
and telegraph four hundred and cghtccn miles wost OF
st. Louis.
They have also constructed branch road, thirty miles
In length from Lawrence to Leavenworh, which affords
them another line OF communication to the Missouri
river
Tho company report that the present equipment Of the
road Is as fosows-Nne locomotives ton hrst class pas
senger three baggage and express one hundred and ono
box, ninety hat and hand cars They
have also purchased eight locomotives Ave passenger
nifty fat twenty stock and four hand cars nave supplied
the road with the requisite stations, depots and water
tanks and commenced the construction OF machine shops
and round houses at wyandctte and lawrence. Irsn
weighing nfty.slx pounds to the linear yard and sum
Gent 70 ono hundred and sixty additional miles
Of road, with sdings has been purchased and will be de-
hvered monthly until next April Contracts have becn
made to complete the road two hundred and fifty miles
beyond Fort Riley by the 3lst day of December 1851
The passenger and freight traffic Of the road s already
considerable and gives promise or great increase In the
future The gross receipts Of hundred and Ave miles
Of main line and thirty miles Of branch road for the
month Of September were So, 000
CENTRAL PACIFIC RArRoAD.
The commissioners, under date OF September IS. re-
port that they have examined and they recommend the
acceptance OF additional section Of the road Of the
Central Pacific Railroad Company OF California making
q distance OF seventy four miles from Sacramento. Tho
COMPANY report, under dato OF the 18th utlmo that
they have constructed additional section OF wenty
miles reaching the terminus an elevation OF about
sxtyone hundred feet above tide water At Sacramento
force OF ten thousand men Is engaged In grading
the next two sections the ties are redwood, equal to
cedar in durability, and number about twenty-five hum
dred to the mile and tho culvcrts are constructed of
granite other hard stone except In the valley where
hard burnt brick is substituted az stone could not DO
procured The bridges made OF the best quality OF
red Or. The drainage " ample, and the road we'll bal
lasted with gravel and broken rock The grades
necessarily high. The maximum authorized by law bias
been reached for distance three and onehalf miles
There IL difficulty In operating these portions OF tho
road The passenger trains make twenty-five and the
freight trains twelve miles per hour
There the road or in trnnsitu 80 locomotives
and 67l cars. The company have in Sacramento the
machinery for large machine and repair shop includ
ing a powerful horizontal engine for furnishing the
driving power The shop In process OF erection and
and equal to those furnished in the Eastern States
The tunnels have been constructed sufficiently wide to
accommodate double tracks full force s at present
at the summit Of the serra Nevada and one OF 900 feet
In length seven miles east OF that point.
Exsmnations and surveys indicate the valley OF .he
State Of Nevada
Tho company expect to reach during next year the
Rig Bond OF the Tnckee river 10 which point the road
has been permanently located distance Of los miles
from Sacramento. They sllcge that their expenditure
the road with no completed Salt Lake City during the
year 1870
have completed forty miles OF their road west from
Atchison The company report that they have hand
six locomotives, two passenger, one baggage and e.
PRESS fourteen box and fat cars three tanks
and two turntables, &c, with machine shop and black
smith shop complete, the former being built Of stone
engaged in the erection Of q round.bouse Tho road IL
generally built In a very substantial manner; ncsry all
the bridges and cuvcrts Of the best quality Of solid
masonry. The longer span bridges Of the Howe
pattern The road bed for the thirty miles ID
nearly ready for tho supsrstructure Tho, ties iron
chains and spikes FOR tho hand IN tran
stu. The company report an expenditure in the con-
struction and equipment Of the road, Of S2307,oto
They confidently expect that sixty miles of road will
be completed by the first OF January next
THE wurKRy PACIFIC RAILROAD ooxrANy
nled The 18th OF last July their acceptance Of the
provisions and conditions Of the resolution OF Congress
extending the time Tor the construction Of the first
ton OF twenty miles Of their road, approved May a.
1865 On the I'd instant this department received the
report Of the government commissioners, showing the
completion and equipment Of that section. IL extends
from san Jose in the direction OF Sacramento point
In Alameda county, distance OF twenty miles.
TIE socx CIT AND PACIFIC nAiLRoAn
The report Of tho President of the Sioux City and Pa
cnc Railroad Company under date OF the 10th instant
sets forth that renewed by their engineers dur
ing the past season justify and confirm the opinion that
the most direct and practicable route from Sioux City 70
point which they have selected upon the Union Pacific
Railroad from Omaha the east side OF the Missouri
river crossing near De Solo, thence via Fish Creek