New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-01-18
nAnwAYs MEsr OF nae MIssIsSIPPI.

RAILWAYS WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI.
The accompanying map exhibits the railways COM !
,leted and 10 progress between the Mississippi River
aud tl,0 Pacific Ocean.
PACIFIC ROAD-AIAIN STEM.
The arrat Trans Continental Line from Omaha,
via salt AXE 10 Sacramento, California, now push
ing forward rapidly from both ends, is built by two
companlcs; The Central Pacific composed chiei-
~ of California capitalists with headquarters IN
sacramento. and the UNION FAClFIc WIN mead
quarters IA Ncw-Y9lk
By the Congressional chatter each company will
own and iun Just as much Of the road as iteau build;
80 Doth aIc engaged In lively race for Salt Lake,
working up0n scale never before approached IN
railway history.
Each company receives in Gper-cent S0-ycar Gov
etnmont londs $1,000. $1,000, or $4,000 for every
mile OF road finished $4,000 where the route is level
and grading Eight; $4,000 among the hills. and
s4SOJ0 in the Rocky Mountains and .the Sierra
Ksyadas where the heaviest labor is required.
Thoogn uoln.naly loan, these bonds are prac-
ticslly donation. Each company also receives
an sbsOlutc gift OF i2SC0 acres OF land per mile along
Ia, line and Is allowed to issue first mortgage bonds
a equa amount to the Government subsidy-Ac
orooge apoa ,-hch The compqabon based h0riag
priority ~ lien upop de property ofh road orT The
,o,fgqgs oirea 10 tie Gor0pn0t iseiG No other pub
ic Wort, in this country ever received such maenii
cent codOW Tcnt.
BtuN sTEM-CENTRN. PACIFIC.
lsscramcuto California. to Salt Lake CITY. Cars al-
ready running from Sacramento eastward 10 Cisco 80
gSsSroes, sscranrnto vlcc-iresd,bt and Financial
AgOnj, q. r. Huntington NcW-lork; superintendent oi
Engineer. George E. Gray Resident Engineer, : = Mon
tagHe, SacEancutoJ
DISTANCES.
3D. to summit Of sierr,s.... lcs DC.
Do. TO salt Lake City. $40 do.
NIGHTS ABOVE STA LEVEL.
Sacramento lOs tide wat n. .......-..... feet.
Cisco. Co.'s 40.
summit Of Sicrras 7,Oi2 do.
In addition 10 the heavy subsidy of land and bonds
from the United states this company receives a do
patton fyom San Francisco Of 100000 in 7per-cent
so-year gold bearing bonds and from Sacramento %
acres OF land within the city limits including 1870
feet Of water front or the river
! From San Francisco to Sacramento 123 miles, the
Sacramento River is navigated at All seasons 10y first
class steamers, similar to those the Hudson Ulu-
matoly che company expect to lay their track to
Oakland = mile and half across the bay from san
Francisco at present the western terminus is SacIa
nento
Thence starting eastward, il soon strikes the foot
hills of che Sicuas I'm climbing this abrupt lofty
range il gains the enormous altitude Of 1000 feet in
less than 100 miles. A peculiarly favorable rOute,
where elevation is Loot after the ascent once be-
sinS alone enables il TO attain so great hight in so
short distance.
The present plan e0ntemplateS in all about 400 feet
OF tanoeling and one grade of il6 feet per ms-the
psKiudm allowed by the charter. This will
be for only three miles and half; the company be-
1evQ they can readily passenger tTaius upon IL 25
miles per hour, and freight trains IL miles per houI
Nowhere else Goes the grade exceed Jog feet to the
fuile.
After reaching the summit of the Sierras the beavi
~ ts.si s-iit lao he
the eastern slope. along the ITuckee River and over
che desert to Salt Lake
Track laying east OF Cisco will begin next Snriug
"a early - the season permits Winter storms on he
summit are severe that n few miles of track viii
probably require covering by steep roof to slide the
kuow off down the mountain side. BY Spring the
excavations and tunneng will be so far adv anccd
tho track layers and cause them delay The COM
pany are sanginc of having the road in operation 10
Humboldt 80 miles from Sacramento In 1861. and 10
Belt Lake IN 1880 From the eastern base of the Ser
Fas ~ Salt Lake The route is not absolutely decided
4pOfl--though the line given on-the map is deemed
me most probable one.
Ih9 company are pushing forward the work with
Hle utmost zeal and energy They deal with No con-
Eeetors, bot a. a corporation build the road They
Pave now 1890 men upon their pay rolls Their
kAP9fers are ne9ry all Cinnamon, sngplarly indus
pl0hA peaceoDle and trustworthy and after few
fno4thy oxPerlenee quite as efficient as hishmen.
8tbn ntOD the heaviest work
Tho Company labof under The greatest difficulties
as u takes several months after ordering 10 receive
fats and other heavy supplies from the East. They
have erected ample depot buildings and machine
hhOp9 In SACRAMENTO. Their locomotives are made in
Ban francisco whose fOunderies turn ont naebinerv
Atsufpassed Ia tue Union Jhsr road thus far Is built