Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-02-15

Union PaCluC, Eastern DIVISION re-
quircs it to go up tho Republican Fork,
one hundred and twenty miles in q
northw1sterly direction, and then to turn
and 20 In Il soutuarnly direction, max
lug zlg,zag track OF two hundred and
twenty five miles, ia order, as IL was |
supposed. tOsucur, better grace. But
mort Ieu,nt surveys prove that the best |
grade aud the most feasible route TO
pursue il in a straight line along the
smoky Hin Fork--a branch Of the kas-
sas river. This will take the road d. |
rectly to Denver city and through the
rich mining regions of Colorado, BF-
forts are now making to procure from
Congress an amendment OF the charter
so as to permit the company to take
this direct line. The Smoky Hill"
route has been surveyed to Denver, and
pronounced an admirable one-there
being an abundant supply Of wood and
coal along the route.
4. The Central Pacific Railroad of
California, extending from the Pacific
coast, at or near San Francisco or the
navigable waters of the Sacramento
river, to the eastern boundary OF Cali
fornia." This Is State organization
| but it secures from the general govern
ment the same aid as the Union Pacific
| Railroad. II has also been authorized
! by Congress to extend its road one hun
! bred and hfty miles eastward into Ne
| vada In case the Union Pacific Railroad
| Is not completed TO the state line when
| it arrives there. This company has
transferred to the Western Pacific Rail-
| road Company the right to construct
| the road to the Pacific coast and Is now
engaged in the construction OF the line
eastgrly from Sacramento TO the state
line, a distance of 1874 mile. The laying
OF track was commenced In July 1864
and So miles Of road have since been
completed and accepted by the road.
Seventeen additional miles OF grading
are now computed, and the balance Of
the grading is well under way. The
line as established by the company in
tersects the oastcrly boundary OF Cali
fornia in thu vally OF the Truckee
River.
s. The Western Pacific Railroad OF
California, extending from Sacramento
TO San Francisco, by way OF San Jose. a
distance OF 40 miles. This is also q
state organization, and receive through
an assignment from the Central Pacific
Railroad Company, (Which has received
the sanction OF Congress- the same ale
from the government as the Union auc
Central Pacific Companies. The line
J from San Jose to San Francisco a dis
lance of 30 miles, is completed, and th'
iron for the balance OF the distance Il
Sacramento is already purchased snC
going forward. The grading Is entirely
out OF the way.
6. The Southern Pacific Railroad 0
California, extending to the bay of Sar
e Francisco to the port Of San Diego, anC
9 thence to the east line of the State o
California, a distance Of about 400 miIee
Capital, $50 100000. This Is state or
+ ganlzation, and receives no aid from tn
: general government Very little if an,
work has been done up to the presen
= time
6. The Northern Pacific Railroad
Company, extending from Lake Superlo
G to Puget Sound with branch via tn
= valley of the Columbia river to a pom
q at or near Portland in the State OF Ore
, gonn Capital stock, 500 .O0O,OOO Ihi
company was chartered by Congress
1854. The company receives from IN
e government every alternate section {
d public land, not mineral, designated b
@ odd numbers, to the amount OF tWtnt
g.. alternate sections per mile on eacn $40
- of said railroad line as SAID compah
= may adopt through the territories
the United States; and ten aiterna,
ID sections per mile on each side OF sa'
e railroad whenever 1t passes Through an
], state and whenever on the line there'
the United States have full title, not
sevved. sold or otherwise appropriate
The Southern Pacific Railroad, is
!, old organization Of which we kno
little. II was intended 10 run no
Memphis to 8au Diego Daring al
80 and since The var, ii eeena to be Id
- death sleep. ...
" Thue We see the vast plane aud t
capital aud work already provided
Il their execution. There will doubtless
Il, several lines East OF the 1Ooth line
~ longitude but they will all be in
n mand when the main trunks oomptet
Trough from that meridian TO the /
t. LA. Who at this day would venture
T. CONN. te the amountof railway ouS'n'
&c wban THU gigantic work is complete
9f win milI,o, . Of people from Asia pos
n ,ng UPON on, Pso &c shores, the {
T. veIopment Of our territories With ta
= bilious of golden tre a'N''' aou Vao =
ulation that will be drs, "" '''''' AA''| y
we can hardly fail to autIe ""'0 9 "
p4ete revolution iu the coma '>e'o" q
general business Of the coustrys
= The entire distsuoe from San p, Au>
co to New York, by these railway 4
is about Z 500 mties-frtSa, San PraBct
co to Sacramento (river) 1t Is l2S ss,les
y from Sacramento to- Plaoerville So tBse.