New-York tribune., 1866-12-05

nle from ess st Lake City 70 the valley Of the Hum,,,
acfoss range Of mountains distance Of s mi
Fo abous1 miles across the desert fresh water Was ~
bYthe e,sgneeg lie satisfied however from hs eT.a,
icns het tran bc obtained in the passes Cedar
on ne east side Of the desert and the first range wes -
dessrt eaNing only 60 miles without fssh water TIE ,
admirably adspted 10 hne hard roodbed The result AZ ~
survey Satisfactory TO tho company and that h
cules tobe overcome arc much less tOrmd be than wer -
ticipate1 Nv NJ
Inc 5P ro.s SGas N SDe I 81 'Sa s Il. S%sa
have ben derived from the sale Of s2QO0O Of oyena.s.
sorpSns THIS Aomt does not embrece The Inie,n.su sue
The contractors Tor the rst s6 Mills road extendlne e
Omaha TO The ono hsndreth meridian Their contract eleIs
by Che completion Of this part Of the line and when e rs
iAdcitedscssof 6 Company Ia adjusted the entire ern ,
Sssdss ~ nsn a qi s'oSk % s ,siss @ s ss essastcss
companya lons Is s1eSS 29 %: To meet hs deh 4 -
~ s.s nDS saSSn1 GsaoS Il oSds sasG @ @
$3.50 o00 Tho Company is entted 10 Issue Ne foIla;
smoans irs for 2iO miles q road accepted BY DE Gover
men ee4001, ssecond foF 100 miles In advance 6 o
making iotal ei tD,440Oo0
None Of these bepds have been offered for SALE Th,,
mcnt and deemed advisable to wait before ness,,
them until the wosk had made such progress give 10 ~
public tbs assrenceothst its successful compilation wsss
longer maeI OF doubt They have therefore been assd
limited amount az basis for temporary loans
The rolling stock the road eonssts Of 2ocomosy. ,..
6at 40 box, - hand and passenger cars - 4
The Union Pacific Railway Company eas.ern diyf,s b.
constructed their road 20 Fort RILEY M miles west q ne ~
sou River of which 80 have been accepted by he GeTe
ment thus giving aconnuous line Of railroad and tcises
ana miles west Of St LoEiS ~
have examined aud they recommend the acceptance os.s
dit0ns section ol the road OF the Central Pacific Rar
Company OF Cafofas making distance Of "a niles f
Sacramento The Company report HIdsr date the ih u
mo that they have constructed additional section OF Eeoiv
miles reaching at the terminus elevation of abon 6Io 49,
above hdew6ter at Sacramento force 900 NJ. II
engaged IA grading the next two sections the t s,
redwood equal 70 cedar In durability and number about 90
10 TIE mile and the cuyer constructed Of granite sf other
hard sone except in tbe valley where hard burnt brick ssA
stitnted stone could not be procured The barss are
made OF the best quality Of red 6r The drainage "a anps
and Tho road well baasted with gravel and broken rock s
grades necessarily high The maximum authorized by law
has been reached for distance Of three and onehaf ne
There is dfcny In operating these portions Of the road
Tbs passenger trains make twenty ve and tbs freight sans
twelve miles per bOor. y .l 49,. II = -, =
Examinations and surveys indicate the valley Of the un
bodt the most advantageous roae through the Ss
Nevada The Company expect to reach during next yea he
Big Bend OF the Truckee River to which point the road he
been permanently located distance Of 1876 miles from Sac,
mento They sege that their expenditure exceeds twelve
million dollars aud thoy eDtertainn doubt thshe road win
be completed TO salt Lake City during the year 1870
Tue Achison and Pkes Peak the Western Pacific AMI hs
Sioux City and Pacific railroads in process OF cxfenanA
The tSecrssary Fefers to each in detaik H
o. H. BROWNING, Secretary Of the Inferior
The PRE3fDRNT. asr.r -. t-sa...