The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-12-06

The great Pacific Railroad. aoout which 40
much has been said already assumes the phase
OIL a great iact certain to be accomplished. BY
cntrusting the wonderful enterprise TO two great
companies, instead of one, 1t seems the under
taxing Will be the sooner carried thrOugb
The Union Pacific Railroad Company, building
great energy their track to the foot
slopes of the Rocky Mountain ranges
having built over five hundred miles of the
Toad BnHia IN about two years. The Central
Aacinc hailroad Company, beginning at the
racine sl0e and working eastward have accom-
pilshed more prodigious work, even, in carry
ing their track across California and over the
sierra Nevada range into the Salt Lake Basin.
Although this work is all included within one
hundred and fifty miles, in point of resistance
ana difhculty overcome Il is more than equiva-
lent to all that has been done on the eastern
end The crossing is made by practical grades
at an elevation of 1000 feet above sea level, and
few days hence IL Is thought will witness the
passage OF the trains from the wharves OF Sacra-
mentO TO the mines Of Nevada Already loco
motive Is on the eastern slope of the range.
II appears, moreover, that the Pacific Rail
road Will not have to wait for the complete over
land connection to be made paying invest-
ment, but 1t is in its beginning a financial
success. This Is especially true of the western
half, where there is already large settlement
along lite route; for it appears that, with the
track halted at the summit OF the mountains,
whence the passengers and freight had to be
transferred TO stages and wagons, the business
has beer SO large during the past summer as to
country, and so profitable as almost to chal-
lenge belief The inevitable traffic of such a
line, when completed, will obviously require a
double track at an early day, and even two sets
of rails within the next twenty years. When a
lab0rer or emigrant can be transported from
from Philadelphia to San Francisco for one
hundred dollars, we may expect q Wholesale
fitting to the EldoIado of the West.
IT is well understood that the Government
furnishes out of its credit large proportion of
the means necessary to carry out this enterprise,
and the Caliiornians have generously added
greatly to the means for the construction of
their end of 1t. All this will be repaid fourfold
in the Development prosperity, and good order
assured to our Western domain, to say nothing
OF the enlargement Of our trade with Eastern
Asia. The Central Pacific Company have an
army OF nearly 10000 men employed on the
work and expect to build about 260 miles across
the salt Lake Basin during next year. This will
bring the'r road contiguous TO the great gold
and silver mining region ofthe Salt Lake Basin;
and In 1870 we may hope to see the through
line finished.
The Central Pacific Railroad Company are
Offering the first mortgage bonds of their road
for sale to persons seeking safe, desirable in
vestments. By reference to their advertisement
IN another column, the foundation and assurances
Of these securities will be found fully set FORTH
De Haven & Brother, No. 40 8. Third street.
have at all times bonds pamphlets, and the
latest information respecting the road and it's