Weekly Trinity journal., 1867-01-12
"Look Out for the Locometlve.n

"Look Out for the locomotive"
/ We are induced to quote the abore warning
sentence from having read in the Sacramento
| Union of January 4th that an organisation en-
braciug that portion of the California and Ore
gon Railroad which lies within the territory of
this State has taken place at San Francisco, with
Alpheus Bull, Thomas Bell, VIM. E. Barron. c.
Temple Emmett, S. G. Elliott, s. F. Elliott, John
P. Brode and E. Nickel, as corporators, and that
the officers of the Company have been chosen.-
The names above given principally those of
prominent and substantial citizens of San Fran
cisco, and the Union is % grati6ed to learn that
negotiations are now in progress on the Atlantic
side to obtain materials for the construction of
the road !" The road will connect with the VAL
leio or Benecia and Marysville Railroads, and
with the Central Pacific Railroad at Sacramento.
The Onion also furnishes the following informa-
tion in connection with the route from Marysvile
to the Oregon line, which is gathered from the
report of Chief Engineer Elliott
g The proposed line runs good portion of the
way through n succession of valleys, presenting
along the route was found, altogether, so favora-
BILE that prolonged survey was not needed, as in
a more hilly or mountainous region. We are in
formed by the Engineers report that examining
the crossings of the permanent streams, ascer
tanning the lengths of the required bridges, to-
gether with the approaches, constituted the ma
Jor part of the survey through the valley portions
Of the route. By the assistance of the barometer
the connection of attitudes between the noun
tains and valleys was made. From Oroville to
the plains, several miles beyond, the level was
extended also, at the crossings of the several
streams. From the foot Of the Canyon, so called,
to Shasta. line of levels was run : also from
Shasta to the Sacramento river and again from
three miles below the Soda Springs, on the
Sacramento river, to the town of Jacksonville
(Oregon,) continuous line of level ex-
tended. Through Oregon the level was applied
at all points where it was deemed that the con-
struction of the road would be at all difficult -
The particular line of survey, so far as Calfor-
mia is concerned, commences at Marysville, ex-
tends up the Sacramento Valley on the east side.
passing through the town of Chico thence up
the same side of the river to about three miles
above Red Bluff, where crossing of the river
will he made by bridge of six hundred feet in
length. After crossing the river, the line con-
tinues up n long ravne into the bottom of Cot
tonwood creek, thence along the course of the
stage road to opposite the Canyon House, thence
to TO the summit of the ridge by the stage road
to Shasta. From Shasta the line continues up
the Sacramento river to its head. Passing the
summit between the Sacramento and Shasta
rivers, it follows the same down for distance of
twenty-one miles, and thence diverging to the
west passes through Yreka Then turning back
into the Shasta Valley, it follows the same for a
distance of fifteen miles. Then it passes to the
Klamath river, ascends the Siskiyou mountains
and in twenty-five and half miles reaches the
summit"
Reading the above, in connection with the
responsible names of the projectors, makes US
almost imagine the California and Oregon Rail-
road fairly under way. When once commenced
it will be rapidly pushed to completion, from the
fact that it is comparatively easy road 10 build.
We have not time now to refer to the manifold
benefits which must accure to Northern Califor-
MIA with the completion of this great work -
But it will not then be the sparsely-populated,
driveling section of to-day. Shasta will once
again be the distributing depot for Trinity and
Klamath counties, and then will it no longer be
said that tAe-nccessaries of life can be shipped
from New York to San Francisco at one-thrd
the cost required to transport them from San
Francisco to this mountain-bound hamlet
From san Francisco TO JAPAN By STEAM.-A
large concourse of people assembled at the wharf
in San Francisco on New Years day, to witness !
the sailing of the Colorado the pioneer steam
er in the San Francisco, China and Japan Mail |
Steamship Line. On the previous evening some !
25o prominent citizens, military and civil mer-
chants and foreign representatives, sat down to
l.
tai Hotel, over which Governor Low presided
Many speeches were made, some of the most sem
sible ana pithy of which were uttered by Chin
ese merchants. We print the regular toasts Civ
en- on the occasion, believing them worthy the
space they occupy;
The President of the United States"
1.-THE ARMY OF UNITED STArEs-.Alw invincble'
proposition which American is obliged to Grant
THE NAVY UNITED sTArEs-The Dutch chaleng-
cd victory with broom their masthead tars swept
Mobile Bay with an Admiral at theirs
THE Pacific MAIL COMPANY The crant cour-
risrs of Progress and carriers Of civilization
praise the bridge that has carried us safely over"
THE P,c1P1c R,LRo,D-The gament that binds the
Eastern Eng and Western Chang together
THE MERCHANTS oF SAN FRaScsco-Lke steel strength
ened through knocks fire like coral works
the edces Of their Industry the foundations of
future empires
"CoMMrncr-Thc ally Of Religion and Civilization.
The COMMERCE OF NEw YoRk-A toast that may be re-
sponded TO in every part of the globe'
TIRE COMMERCE SAY FR,Scsco-A saplng. yet whose
blossoms scattered every sea-
THE JrpcI,ErMay it continue offer the field
for legal ability the safest Rhodes for tgants, aud may
virtue always fnd dnaiclss in Currey.'
THE CHISESE MERCHANTS SAN Fg,ScIsco-Our skill
l competitors in trade; rivals good works
May the Fiowery Kingdom yet produce China Aster
"oJR MINEsThe roots Of Tree of knowledge rami-
fed throughout the land
THE PRESS"
THE MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH"
''CEISA. JAPAN East INprEs"
THE H,ws1,S ISLANDS, sandwched between China and
California.
Nor ExENPT.-Geo- H. Bunker. Assessor of this
county. lately appealed to the Attorney General
for opinion as to whether ex-miitiamen were
legally exempt from payment of State Poll Tax
Below give his response
sax Francisco, Dec %, 1856
DElR SrR-Yours of 18th instant just received and
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