Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-11-26

rs ommander-in- Chief, he might use the arm
and navy to disperse Congress-, which woul
be an unconstitutional use Of his power an,
in the second place, when we reflect that th
Constitution provides that the Chief Justic
shall preside over the Senate, when sitting a
: . high court of impeachment For, If the Chi,
Justice should die during the progress of th
trial, II would not only be within the constitu
tional power of the President, but It would b
bis clear constitutional duty to appoint sue
cessor,-ia other words to nominate his ow
Judge. Is 1t to be supposed that the founder
OF the Constitution ever contemplated such q
absurdity2
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PkodRnsa OF THE CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILRoIl
--.ExrRAcTs FRoN THE OFFICIAL RRroRr.-Th
report on the progress aud condition of IL
central Pacific Railroad Of California, whicl
nave been received by the secretary of tn
Interior, represent the road as completed gu
running to Ciscs, distance of ninetyfou mile
from Sacramento, reaching at that point an ele
yation OF about 6, loo feet above tide ater a
sacramento. Cisco is about twelve miles wes
OF the summit ofthe Sierra Nevadas.
In accomplishing this work, 10 goo laborers
800 mechanics, 900 horses, loo oxen, and s0l
wagons and carts have been empleyed, and so,
kegs OF powder per day and I74 tons Of stee
drilis &c, have been expended. force o
zen Thousand meH is now engaged In grading
the next two sections, large amount of mon
ey having already been expended on the same
The labor of grading is performed by Chimes,
laborers, who prove to be nearly equal h
white men in such work, and without them
would have been impossible to have done tn,
amount OF labor, as white men in sufflclsn
numbers could not be obtained.
| The rails used are represented to be of tb,
best quality of American iron, from "a to 2s
ieet in length and weighingl80 pounds to tn,
iineal yard, except In that portion of the road
passing over the summit Of the mountain
where they weigh sc pounds.
The ties are of red wood, and numb cred
about 500 to the mile The culverts are con
structen OF granite or other hard stone, sxoept
In the valley, were hard-burned brick 10 sub
stituted, as stone could not be procured. The
oridge are made OF the best quality OF red fr
brought from Oregon. The drainage is ample
and the road well billasted with gravel and
broken rock.
Tne grades are necessarily hign, the highest
used beng the maximum authorised by law
one hundred and sixteen feet Der mile-of
6nicn there are three miles aad q half
There 10 NO difficulty in operating these DOR
slons OF the road, as regular passenger trains
are run thereon at the rate of twenty Eve
miles per hour. The locomotives and cars ara
oI .ne pest American manufacture, and are kept
In perfect order.
There are now on the road or iu trsusitn
from New York, thirty frat. class locomotive
engines and six hundred and seventy. one cars .
and the company have alss purchased and
nave now in Sacramento the machinery for a
large machine aud repair shop, and also a
large and powerful horizontal engine fo- fur
nishing the driving power.
The buildings for the shop are now being g.
rected and it is expected that the company
wiii sooa 6e 10 readiness, not only to make
all necessary repairs, but also to build loco
motives and cars equal to any built 10 the
Eastern States
AT Sacramento large wharf has been con
structsd, with steam engine, derricks and suit
able freight and passenger buildings
The tunnels are being constructed sufficient
~ wide to accommodate double tracks. the
company is confident that double track will
soon be necessary to accommodate the bust.
ness OF the road. full force is at presaut
employed In constructing tunnel | 600 feet
in length at the summit OF the Sierra Nevada
and one 300 feet Ia length, seven miles east of
the summit. Upon the latter the work is pro-
gressing very rapidly day and night, by change
OF laborers, OF which there are three qangs
working eight hours each.
The business of the road is rapidly increas-
Ing as the road reaches points where it com
mands the mining trade of Idaho aud Nevada.
There are excellent quarries of granite aud
lime upon the line Of the road which are being
opened, and the material transported to Sac
ramento and San Francisco for building mr.
poses. Thirty FIVE miles fran Sacramento are
found extensive mines of orystalizsd iron
ore, and at Crystal Peak, large beds of magnet
ic iron have been discovered,
Two miles from that place are beds of bitu.
minous coal, and there are extensive copper
mines at Pea Vine mountain, ave miles from
the road and one hundred and sixty miles from
ude water. 1t ia evident that the road Ia be-
ing quit through the best mining country yet
discovered; since valuable mines Of gold, silver.
copper, iron and coal already have been and
are being opened on the line, and the finest
quarries of different varieties are adjacent.
The population Of the country through which
the road passes is constantly increasing. and
towns are springig up at the stations along the
route.
Five corps OF engineers are at present en-
gagged in locating the line eff the road between
the Big Bend Of the Truckee river and Salt Lake
oity, and have run several lines etween these
points. Examinations and surveys indicate
the valley OF the Humbolt, recommended by
General ]. Il. Simpsons corps of engineers,
United States army chief engineer of the In
terror Department, as the most dosira rable route |
Tor the railroad through the State OF Neyda. |
and though making long detour TO the north |
ward, 1t is believed that Salt Lake City can be |
reached in less distance by following the val. |
ley OF the river to Its source than BY any other
practicable route.
During the approaching Indictment weather |
Il 10 the intention of tbe company to work |
ABOUT 900 men In the various tunnels, and |
the balance in the valley of the Truckes river,
where the snow seldom tails to a great depth.
The company expect during the year 1857 to
reach the Big Bend Of the Truckee, to which |
point the road has been permanently located-a
distance OF 1876 miles frem Sacramento. The
company has expended on the road and equip
nents, aud for material, over $17, O0O, 900, and
t is confidently expected that the read will be |
completed to Salt Lake City during the year
1910
These reports of the company and those of
he government commissioners on sections of |
he road which have been accepted by the gov |
indicate the road. IL constructed and |
equipped as the law requires, first class rail-
cad equal to any road 10 the United States,
the difficulties which the company |
lad to overcome In building road through |
he diffcult and mountainous portion of our !
country, it must be acknowledged that they
lave pushed the work with commendable zeal /
md ability, and that nothing has been wanting |
N their part to prosecute the same to a sue |
essful termination in the shortest possible |
'e2iod.
ARkoRsp Vessels IN EssLAsD.-The naval !
authorities OF Great Rritain are.uow building.
II have given orders to build, 26 iron armor- |
Hated vessels Of war. The estimated expeu-
liture on tine hul!s OF these vessels irem April |
81 last TO March slst next is ST. ,2s3, leo in |
old.
THE PAAIEIo KAILRoAD.-The great railroad |
GROSS the continent has progressed, it is an- |
louncsd, to within 276 miles of Denver City |
colorado. The people of that Territory have |
,reat reason to rejoice at the prospect of q |
Peedy railroad connection with the East.
~ mass OF meteoric iron, weighing bse |
lAunda Ia nnu In e. n.l l