New-York tribune., 1867-08-17

,b,o country is progress over the three successive
ranres OF mountains which form the Rocky Mountain
chain must necessarily be more difhcult' co9u! anu
tedious. ~ 80,
THE UNION PACIFIC, Eastern DIVISION thansa' oia"s~
which is 10 unite with the main stem at INC ioo' VI ~
Rocky Mountains, Is also pushing rapidly lorWa'u
reached Salna point 225 miles west OF the hliS'oii
ho,ndorv and 50o miles west OF ST. Louis by continuous
line exnccted this no viii reach Denver, Colorado
In 1868.
Tho mectlng-point OF the two powerful companies
budlnr tho main line has not yet been ohclalv ucer
mined though it understood by the GoVerhnien' ON
oas and by the officers the respective companies that
II will be I'm tho vicinity Of Salt Lake inc secretary Oh
h Trtsr nv whom these roads are finally located and
,1 on tho mart OF tho United States In hs response
n tho resolution of inquiry OF the House OF Representa-
tves requesting information OF the amount OF Bonds 10
~, tsod 20 the seyepal companies, dated Feb H. 1867,
says:
eincs Hi dctcrnined throughout their whole
t the ahoye estimate must be regarded only az near
approximation as u 20 AZ the s9 on Pace and
Contral Pacnc has been assuineu 10 pe 20 ngs
Get ~ selt Lake City, at point which VIII ehulle
each OF these companies to the same amount oi Dohds
He estimates the distance to be built by the Union Pa
cc Company at 955 miles, and the amount OF bonds TO 30
issued therefor at s2 266O Surveys by the Central fa
cifc Company, completed, establish the shortest
and most favorable line between Sacramento andthe me-
amount Bonds TO be issued to that company on the
completion of that length, $25,52O.oOO.
CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY-ORGANlLA-
TIoN, FRANCHISES, &C.
Tic Central Pacific Railroad Company OF Cahiorhia
was organized in July 1sGl under the general railroad
law Of that State with authority to build railroad IRON
the nagabe waters of the Pacc at Sacramento to the
eastern boundary of the state
BY the 9th section Of the Act Of Congress the Company
assume he obligations therein imposed within SIX months
after s passage which acceptance was filed ON the thrd
day of December, 1862 The Hon. exGov Leland Stan
ford of California was elected President, aud O. T. Hunt
ington, esq, of New. York, as Ycc-President
The Company enjoys the fullest authority and sanction
of the State OF California in addition to the grants ana
franchises Of Congress as may be seen from the sub
oined exract from "Au Act aid in carrying out tho
provisions of The Pacific Railroad and Telegraph Act OF
Congress-" approved April 4, 1864 Chap ccCcNV, stat
utes. 1S63-D:
"sEc l. whereas by the provisions OF Act OF Con
grcss entitled Act 90 aid In the construction OF ril
road and telegraph line from the Missouri II Vet 20 20 @ @
Pacific Ocean, aud 10 secure to the GoEeihmehI tle @ %
Of the same for postal military ana @rhfr u ni
proved July 1862 the Central Pacific laiiosn Colp3 M
OF California is authorized TO construct ai,IVaT M e
telegraph line IN the state OF CaliAla ana Ia tc
tories lying east OF said state toward inc @ fiv and
therefore, to enable the said Company more uS @r
completely 20 comply with and perform sS l Tomua0y
and conditions of sld Act OF Congress he sli ,y
their successors and assigns, are hereby atno' I ~
empowered, and the right power ana w tcn to con
granted to- conferred upon ana NeS,u rn an and tcIe
struct maintain and operate the sag tah % IN ois, IN
graph line not only in the state OF CioInm out i ~
Tho sad TERRITORIES living cast Of and between sd cIio
and the Missouri River. with such bIanohes unu -,
MS slid Company may deem necessary or proper anu anu
also the right Of way for said railroad anu d
t. any lands belonging this State, ana on over ana
along ay streets roads highways rivers, slteamF WA,r
and wacrcourses, but tie same 10 be 80 ~
fhe same; aud also the right TO condemn aud apptolI
ate 10 thc use Of said COmplny such private poP4!'
rgbts pryileges and franchises, as may ne ltUpf ne
cessary convenient for the purposes or ral9 aoau
ard telegraph, the compensation therefor 10 DC nso.
scrbed the act providing for the incorp,hnn ui Ia
road companies approved May 20 ll "nL VIC 49, S"i ~
Elementary and aineudatory thereof rhd company 10
be subject TO al the laws OF this state concerning rul"su
and telegraph lnes eycep, tnat nesayes pnH c Com
pany shall have priority Of Transportation ana VI tuslnh
sion over said line of railroad and telegraph hruy con-
NrIninc 10 and vcstng IN said Company al the ughtri
privileges franchises, power. end authority coisii,
up1n granted 20, vested In said Company by sd Aet
of Congress hereby repeating an Laws aud paI oi laws
Inconsistent IN conflict With the provision Oi ths Act
the rights and priyrges herein e'an9 " n fore. from
aud after us passGse.'
PROGRrss AND CHARACTER or TuE RAILROAD
This road commences at the City of Sacramento. In the
State OF California and extends In an castory direction
across the State the eastern boundary thereon hpout
$50 incs thence across thc richest portions Of Nevada
and Utah. 10 the vicinity OF salt Lake City, whore u VI"
connect with the roads building from the Missouri.
The Company commenced the work OF constructing iho
road In February 1865 and n May. 1864 had twenty two
miles in operation and thrtyOne In July OF that year
The undertaking has been carried over all obstacles with
steady persistence, sixtyx miles OF the hardest portion
being but in three In November last nneiyfour
miles wcro actual earning operation 90 withla eleven
miles Of The summit OF the Sierra Neyada-. overcoming
rise Of nearly 6OoJ feet and large portion Of hc grading
had been done upon the nifty miles next following-l
embraced in the mountain crossing, the whole being
equal TO 800 miles Of ordinary railroad.
Tho portion OF road between Colfax and Alta was the
most expensive part OF tho whole line between sicra
mcnto and the eastern boundary OF the state The pres
cn terminus at Cisco ninety foDT miles from Sacramento,
ID point where the Company controls tho entire business
crossing the Sierra Neyadas.
The following table will show the rate Of progress and
tho elevation above tho sea level:
Mile, Feet