Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-10-14
roprzrRN PACIFIC RAILROAD

NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD.
Our people are only less interested III
the success of the above named pro1e's
than they are in the onward mar'u VI
the Union Pacific Railroad on the CEN
trail line. For the completion OF inc
uyorthern Pacifc"-as well as OF the
Southern Pacific Railrosd-will have a
decided tendency to reduce trans-consi-
mental railroad fares, both for through
and for way passengers. The Montana
Herald for the Sd of this month contains
an editorial article in which positive
assurance is given that the work is vir-
tuslly Gin hand" 1t says:
"The late reorganization of the North
ern Pacific Railroad comparatively
the most powerful association Of CAPT.
talists ever united upon n great work
was successfully consummated-can but
give the world the most unqualified and
undoubted assurance Of the speedy ad-
vancement Of the grand project of con-
Meeting the great chain of Lakes leading
inland from the Atlantic, and the mighty
Mississippi, with Puget Sound leading
inland from the Pacific"
Aud adds:
"We are not only confident in nj
own inevitable conclusions, but we are
now in the receipt of fully credited ad-
vices from the east, which assure US
without reserve, that desired Congress
sioual aid heretofore asked of Congress
will be promptly granted at its next
session, to the unanimous demand OF
the Northwest and the mighty influences
Of the new company; SO that the North
ern Pacific Road will be put Immediately
thereafter under course ofconstruction.'
It has been more than intimated that
one or both of our Senators will, in the
interest of the Dutch Flat Company,
oppose such subsidy as is expected for
the Northern. Pacific; but we do not be-
lievs that will be so, as we are confident
that in that event they would be in a
small minority, with a record on the
matter very distasteful to the people
of Nevada.
Some of the advantages" of the
Northern Pacific route, are these de-
picted by the Helena Herald: .
eve have in former articles men,
toned as a conspicuous advantage Of
the Northern route, the fact that the
st. Lawrence and its lake expansions
supply an uninterrupted channel of
water transit halfway across the CONT
nent, or l, 1873 miles against $500 miles
of rail on the Central. route, which is
unbroken by a navigable lake or river
from its Atlantic to its Pacific terminus.
To this we must connect the magnificent
chain Of n~avigable waters which flow
down the Eastern and Western. slopes
of the Rocky Mountains directly upon
the path Of the Northern Pacific Rail-
way.
West of the mountains, and forming
the boundary between Oregon and WASH
ington, the Columbia" larger than
the Danube, and equal to the Ganges"
is n~avigated by steamers as well as
sailing vessels a distance of 400 miles
from its mouth, while on Clsrk's Fork
and Pend d'0reille Lake there is also
perfect navigation for Ito miles"
Those who have read Thomas Francis
Meagher's article in tho October Harper
will remember in this connection his
description Of the Lake and Fork above
alluded to-which form very useful nav
igation helps to a journey "cross by the
Northern route"
The route Of the Northern Pacific is
thus in part described BY the Herald Of
the Sd:
This new Company have selected and
determined upon as their route for the
construction of the road: To follow up
the Yellowstone Valley, along the divi-
ding plateau or between that stream and
the Missouri; and thence to cross the
Yellowstone range through Bozeman's
or Bridger's Pass, into the fertile and
already populous valley Of the Gallatin;
thence to cross and follow up the Jeffer-
son river through the only natural pass,
or valley, of tho "Big Hole" through
the main range Of the Rocky Mountains;
and thence down the Deer Lodge, He'll
Gate and Missoulc, on to the plains Of
the Columbia across to Puget Sound
comprising and penetrating all the way
the richest mineral, as well as the most
productive agricultural, regions lying
anywhere between the two great oceans.
The Missouri can DO practically navi-
gated as high up as the three forks or
the Yellowstone can be nayigated by q
good class of steamers, at least to the
mouth of the Big Horn which, taken
together with the water transit ria the
Columbia and its auxilliaries, would
furnish about 1900 miles of navigation
directly upon the route of the Northern
Pacific. By the construction, then, Of
$50 miles Of railway from st. Cloud to
the Great Bend Of the Missouri, and, say
$50 miles, between the navigsble heads
Of the Missouri and the Columbia, We
have q continuous line Of i%nteroceauic
communications Of vaster moment than
can possibly obtain to any other route
contemplated or begun, as an artery of
commerce across the continent.
The building of this road will be ST.
multaneously begun at four or FIVE diff
ferent points between Puget Sound and
Lake Superior, close on the opening of
uext spring. But meanwhile, pending
the completion Of these railroad connec-
tons, the company propose to organize
q thorough system of wagon, stage and
boat transportation, over the whole
route, from st. Cloud and the head of
Lake Superior, to Montana, Idaho and
the Pacific coast.
MORE repairs are reported to be needed
at Rsbel's Tannery, Sacramento. Some
how itappesrs that the Dutch Flat Rail-
road Company agreed to keep Rabel all
right, but now seek to shfrk so formid-