The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-11-13

that the States, WneI =ullltoe, w.
power, and are not to be trllleu WiV'l' ei1nei oi
land or sea. May our great Repubhc 1of all tll1c
S IN come cultivate peace friendship and amlty
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7he Belt Across the Continent.
rne Great Pacific Ieai1road-An Interesting
History.
A correspondent OF the Chicago Republican, who
accompanied the recent excursion party oyor the
Union Pacific Railroad to the one hundredth
parallel of longitude has written full account OF
the road, which is Of such interest that Wo copy
4 the material parts. It should be promised that
another Pacific Railroad is in rapid progress due
west from Kansas City, two hundred miles south
of the Plate Valley route, described below. This
lower route is the one in which st. Louis has the
most interest, as it is an extension OF the Paclhc
Railroad of Missouri. The directors of each OF
these roads are striving vigorously to reach the
mountains with their tracks before the other. The
Republicans correspondent says:
ROUTE OF THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD.
The Union Pacific Railroad, commencing at
Omaha follows the valley Of she q ba aaa Of
Rocky Mountains. Omaha, upon the MISSOURI
river. is nno hundred and sixty-oight (balometer)
feet above the level of the sea-. Ono mouth OF the
Platte is fifteen miles below Omaha, and to roach
1 the Platte valley, the road makes detour nine
miles southwest, and then follows the natural val
| lsy formed BY this river. Partaking OF the nature
Of prairio, the valley, as it extended westward,
has been for many years cons,oerea a at'o psla
miles, and varies in width from three to twenty
miles. North Of the valley the country is rolling
prairie, gradually decreasing in fertility as IL ex
tends northwesterly to the BRITISH provinces
where the intense rigor and length OF the winter,
and the sandy soil, have almost entirely destroyed
all vegetable life. :, - ~
4 Platte for three hundred miles, and then crosses
the North Fork and keeps up the north sac OF me
q Rocky Mountains. There are but i've brldges OF
any size until the Rocky Mountains are reached.
The first is over the Elkhorn, one hundred miles
east of Omaha, and s truss Dr1oge OF t4S vSI .55
approved pattern, built upon stone PIERS that wln
last for half dozen centuries, Similar br7dges ger
have been built over Shell creek, the Loup Fork,
the Wood River and the North Fork:
No streams OF any slzo HOW into the fia1te ilon
the south side, the natural tendency of oil streams
of this valley being to run southward. No attempt
has ever been made to navigate the Platte, OF to
4 improve it for navigation. It is rapid stream,
spread over o very large surface OF ground yory
shallow, and yet 30 full Of quiclsands as to ronder
i as in tho Missouri.
0IlAo e!e ~ ~ Tt ;a onG All ;s
ana never aee pTa,Ao tso =; oar
but Of muddy, sandy character, caused by the
washing of it's banks
Wes rna nav Vest to ts mouth
iia!ee' Isg ~ ;,o "oIt tr;hntor;as 1dsa in the
sne M nrth1uaat and rnnnnn aontheast empty
into the Platte. It's southern tributaries, Skull
ana SAT- Aso oltSa a+ at,,ro ' hoa 1sd o
@ tps ~ watte nn 10 ra1eu into tia vaievs bisected
tne WHO'S ra.o nan1 ~ narinnu ;ntstvas and
Mata rsern M ,,a a hons ,tb the rches bottoms or
nneo Tue river oanaS 1 m..a W. ,,ai u LII d 1,na
=; ,t fo1 ono 10 air rniIes Timber OF various
cottonwood, however, prevails to tne gIeatSse en-
tent. There is no doubt were IT not TOT tne IN
nual burning Of the prares anu Ine giass }o uRon
the bottoms OF Valleys! me Wnoo fAsyso Sro oaib 1y
would bo covered With tmoer, as ~ Is "neae .ilo
nre coulu noo iescn .aS Mo ~" ~ :. hna hao F11y
locust cedar ana anu ~ nas pee iu
demonstrated inc various w meseeln
where tne nre mas Deen AepS VI ~,
three years strong gioWsl . sroe eOo nnorg s
out, ana In ten or Iw9v1 ~ 10 la,so ~.
posts, rails OF general oullcnie purposes.
/ POPULATION OF NEBRASKA.
Over two-thirds of tho population of Nebraska
1;as south of The Platte valley, and the largest por-
tion along The Missouri river; out of fifty members
nf the terroria legislature over thirty are elected
az eouth 1ijo Of M tho Platte
Tha Inc ~ travel nnene by the omgrants start
in ou from Omaha to cross the Plains to the gold
Mines 1f' @ Of Colorado. the Mormon harems Of Utah.
i and to The Pacific coast have induced many farm
ers or ranohnen to settle along the wagon trail OF
me 3vglnu ious9 @ oott1o Z; ,4u tha onosgts and
ietar ~ ta ,ninine raoions of Colorado. which
a!er, IN 5ae lnllg tgod l0omo ano.elves al Tho inans
falsea notng ~ Icy o. ra;onad an.
anu tne woyes mayo ~ = nr on;
pree On Sne aosG, ,a a h;oa Gas t
ana 1OT ranClmen 10 lOrtlly Inonlsoivoe ssiiu ouo