The weekly Butte record. [volume] (Oroville [Calif.]) 1866-1887, 1867-05-25

Sacramento eastward. but who have been stuck in
the snow the past six or seven months. The strife
originally was friendly one as to who should
construct end own the greater lumber OF miles Of
the road across the continent. Neither had the
advantage Of railroad connection at the starting
point; the one Icing obliged to ship their material
to Sacramento, and the other up the tortuous Ms
souri, to Omaha. Under such circumstances. the
Union Pacific Company completed three hundred
miias OF railroad, and the Central Pacific Company
about ninety. Then came ramors that the latter
would carry rails and engines over the mountains
and stretch away across the plains at race horse
speed. This was followed by a rumor that the Tn
ion Pacific Company Lad enjoned The Central from
laying rall beyond continuity Of rail from their
starting point that while the law permitted them
to grade three hundred miles ahead OF continuous
track there must be gap in the iron track. Then
came another report that the Central Pacific Com
pany would avoid the difficulty, by building tenn
poIary zigzag track over the mountains, to ran
their engines over on, and then beat the Union Pa
ciic Company, or work to death all the Coolies ia
America and Asia; but somehow, the snow inter
fered with the zigzag arrangement and their ten
thousand Cinnamon are shoveling snow between
Alta and Cisco, in perfect astonishmeut at the
pidty made by the road from Omaha westward.
We pause in this narration to remark that, had
T the Central Pacific Company chosen the Feather
river route their track would have been free from
snow and the whistles Of their engines would have
reverberated from the hills and canons of tle Hum
bodt river during the present summer, and sent its
note of shril defiance towards the suggards OF
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Dutch Flat wagon road and the Virginia City trade
against the PlaceTvle route and they pause half
way up the mountain side, to make facial grmaces
at the Union Pacific Company and concoct schemes
to evade the law which demands continus oom-
/ petion of good and seryicable railroad. Bdffied
at all points, the Central Pacific Company play the
BOBBY and go to Congress with the trouble they
have brought upon themselves On March 25th
when the Union Company had more than three
times the length of railroad completed that the
Central Pacific Company had, Senator CONFESS, on
behalf Of the Central Pacific humbuggers. had the
littleness TO introduce resolution of inquiry, d
rected to the Secretary of the Interior to report
to the Senate the for the suspension
of wolk by the Union Pacific Railroad Company
when the said suspension took place, and what leg
slation is necessary, if any, to The early
pietion of The Pacific Railroad from Omaha ,cest
,card,' Now, call that the hight of Central
/ Pacific impudence and meanneSs. 1t is beneath
the aspirations of the spirited and energetic anthor
of the cry-"Stop thief. Three hundred miles Of
railroad completed westward from Omaha, and
those who have completed less than one hundred
miles from Sacramento, inquiring what can be
done to secure the early completion of the road
westward from Omaha The Hon. John Conness
makes this inquiry in the Senate, relative to the
three hundred miles of the Omaha railroad, VIII lie
the engine that bears his is buried in on
the ninety miles leading out of Sacramento We
have an idea that the only legislation necessary to
the early completion of the entire road is to
compel the Central Pacific Company to adopt
practical route. Then the nation may look for
some progress on their part. and for a servicable
road when it shall be completed.
This contemplate move on the part of the Cen
trail Company is characteristic of their littleness.
Failing to comprehend the magnitude and import
of the work. they neglected the through route
for the trade of a way station, which would have
been ultimately sesured to the road on its natural
route. Taking advantage of the then existing war
anu diItd4iH- u generous patriotism VI
people, they gobbed on to government lands aud
bonds and levied subsidies upon cities and counties
and taxes upon the people of the entire State for
the construction of a comparatively worthless and
private road. Bat they drew the trade from the
Placerville route. A remarkable feat with the
abundant means placed at their command. They
are stuck in the mountains with ninety miles Of
road and want to know what be done to facili-
tate the operations of the Union Company, who
have built three hundred miles of the road
Mr. CONFESS moved the reference of the reply Of
the Secretary of the Interior to the Committee on
the Pacific Railroad and in the of the debate
that followed. stated that somebody had been de-
tanned six days on the Omaha road; but was care
full not to inform the Senate that double that period
had elapsed without mail communication from Sac
ramento to Cisco and Virginia City. He stated
that the Central Company had mot less than H.
000 men employed daring the entire winter but
was careful not to inform the Senate that this force
was inadequate to keep the ninety miles of rail
road in running order. Heto.d them they were
at work at point 1000 feet above the sea. where
the SHOWS fall to a great depth;' but careful
not TO say that the company might have crossed the
mountains at a point less than 1000 fees above the
where the does not fall to any gseat depth
Further he did not state that half of this force
of $4,000 men were employed in digging the other
half from under avalanches Of snow. The debate
was participated in by Senator's Howard, Pomeroy
Morrill,, Harlan, and Upton, and the reply instead
of being referred was appropriately tabled.
We are glad that the Central Pacific Company
are overreaching themselves Their operations
will soon be known and understood bv the proper
authority despite of their attempts TO cover up
their rotten seishness; and the result will be that
the Union Pacific Company viii have the entire
road with lis Ell trance into California through the
Reckwourth Pass and over the practical Feather
river route. OF this their need be no duoubt: for
the contemplate meauness of the Central Pacific
Company, will direct the practical sense and ener
gy OF the Union Pacific Company to the construc
ton of a servicable road.
SUICIDE AT SAN QCENTIN.-ti. W. Snowden son
ba late. Col III