Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-11-21
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
EASTERN DIVISION,

Running 10 Fort Riley, Kansas,
Making Clsso Connections with Nil
Railroads Leading from the Atinn-
sic Const---Thc AIRLINE Route 10
sam Francisco, Sandwich Islnnds,
Japan and China---Pennsylvanin
Manufacturcrs' Trade with Cello
rado, Now Mexico, Kansas, Utah,
Etc.
Special Correspondence Pittsburs Commercial.
WASHINGTON. October l6, 1866.
Tho Union Pacific Railroad, Eastern
Division. 10 finished to Fort Riley. Kan
sas, and 10 making close connections with
oil railroads running from our eastern
cities to the great West.
At . meeting Of the stockholders, held
in you city, on the 9Th ultimo, a. you
will remember, contracts were made for
| the construction Of two hundred and fifty
miles more; bringing the road to Pond
creek, within two hundred miles OF Den
YER City, or six hundred and seventy
miles west Of St. Louis, and twelve hun
dred and twenty-seven miles west from
Pittsburg.
Contracts were also made for six thou
sand tons more Of the Cambria Iron
Works best rails, making something over
thirty thousand tons OF Pennsylvania
made railroad iron, purchased BY this
company during the past sixteen months.
or the different Pacific railroad projects
starting westward from various points be-
tween the headwaters and the mouth Of
the Mississippi river, the Union Pacific,
Eastern Division. seems to DO the favorite,
not only with the statesmen Of our time,
but in the great business centers OF the
Union, partly on account OF the great
wealth and reliability Of its managers, and
partly on account Of the geographical To-
cation Of the route right straight through
the center of the United States posses.
sions, and Of the continsnt-the very
route first projected by Hon. Thomas II.
Benton, aad advocated with 90 much per-
sistsncs and ability. Crossing the con.
tinent nearly on a parallel with the "Bur.
mingham Of America" I deem it q sub
ice, Of special interest to the readers Of the
Commercial-parsicularly if presented by
one who has made the examination OF
trans-M Mississippi railroad enterprise q spe-
ciality for ten years past.
West Of the Missouri river, there is
protected At least ten thousand miles OF
railroad, the but partial construction OF
which will increase the market for goods
manufactured in Pi,tsburg and other Eas-
tern cities, to an extent that 10 utterly be-
yond calculation. particularly if our Con
gress will be so kind a. to adjust our in
ternal and external revenue laws, 90 that
American tax-paying manufacturer shall.
at least, have an equal chance, in our home
market, with our British rivals.
hope I Am not altogether upmindful
Of the golden rule but must constantly
protest against the construction of 1t,
which treats our foreign natural enemies
better than We treat ourselves.
Dropping the golden rule, as applied to
political economy. and returning to the
Union Pacific Railroad, Eastern division.
which starts from two points on the west
bank of the Missouri river, L]eayenworth
and Wysndotte, the two branches uniting
at Lawrence, Kansas, make from that
point directly west, on a. near an air line
as possible through Kansas. Colorado.
Utah, Nevada and California 10 San Fran
cisco. or until it meets the Western d.
vision from that city, coming this way.
The frst six hundred miles Of the road
west of the Missouri river being less than
fifty miles longer than air line.
The great advantages, over all competi-
ton, have secured to this road q most adj
v%antageous connection with the entire
railroad system Of the Eastern Ststss.
Glance at q map Of the United States
and you will observe that BY this road
and its present connection via st. Louis,
there 10 but one unbridged river between
Pittsburg and San Francisco /; or BY its
connection via the Hannibal and St.
Joseph Railroad two, the Missouri and
Mississippi, both Of which are destined
to DO bridged or tunnelsd within a short
period.
A bill was introduced in Congress too
late last session to pass, by General w. J.
Palmer, Treasurer of the Union Pacific
Railroad Company. Eastern division, Civ
ing u company organized for the purpose,
the privilege Of tunneling the Mississippi
river At St. Louis, or rather the privilege
Of constructing q tubular draw. bridge un-
der the river.
This project Of General Palmsr's is per-
fectly practicable, and SO pronounced by
the best engineers in the country. It can
be readily seen that an iron tunnel Of this
description would be far more desirable in
point Of economy and strength than one
built Of masonry. like that under the
Thames in London.
With this tunnel under the Missouri,
and the railroad completed through to its
western connection, you will have q
through ~all-rail route, from Pittsburg to
San Francisco, and way stations, without
change Of cars or break Of freight.
In the language of the railroad adver-
tisements Of the day, you will have
Through tickets, and baggage checked
through without change of cars. Passen-
gers desiring to stay over in the Rocky
Mountains can be supplied with stop.over
tickets for the purpose, BY applying to the
conductor"
The readers Of the Commercial are Of
our aware that Congress has made pro-
vision for establishing q frst-line Of stea-
mers from San Francisco to the Sandwich
Islands and China, which, In the hands Of
its projectors, cannot, with its liberal gov
ern~mentsub,idy, fail to become q complete
success.
The completion Of the Union Pacific
railroad; eastern division and connections,
gives you then q through direct line from
Pittsburg to San Francisco without change
and to the Sandwich Islands, Japan or
China, with but one change.
All this within three years Of the pres
ent writing.
THE CENTRAL DIVISION.
Thus much BY way Of + general view Of
the whole enterprise, and some amount Of
the progress Of construction on the east-
earn division from St. Louis and Leaven-
worth to Denver, Colorado.
Reliable information concerning the
central or mountain division, from Denver
to Salt Lake, four hundred and three miles,
10 most encouraging.
DR.. w. W. Lamar went to Europe
some months since and obtained subscrip-
tons to the stock OF the Colorado Central
Pacific Railway Company to the amount
Of $50, 900. 900, which, BY way Of private
subscription a. . NEST egg, 10 not 30 bad.
Recent surveys have demonstrated that
Z nearly straight railroad can be built be-
tween Denver and Salt Lake, saving many