Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-02-08
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Galveston, nom New Orleans, from
Vickshurg, from Memphis, from
Cairo, and from 81. Louis by way u
Van Buren,, will be- concentrated AT
Dallas, Texas, on tho thirty 'thlrl
parallel, aud thence connect with
The Pacific road at Van Buren.' T
This is an extract FROM u recent
lengthy and able letter ia tho San
Francisco Alta, written by Hon.
Volney l.. Howard GA tho Auhj oct al
1.-The Importance of Congressional
aid 10 the Southern Pacific Railway
undoubtedly tho greatest enter
prise Ut the Times. 1t snow mi
vcrsally conceded that there Il no
comparison between the route of the
Central andthe Union Pacific road
and that which has bOen recently
selected by the Kansas Company of
the Eastern Div sion. Wearc salts
fed that this company believes II
hasobtaincd ACCOMPLISHMENTS
bv the Congressional act Of July,
1866, allowing it Ia. build its road
up the Smoky Hill instead of the
Republican river; and TINT these
advantages are chiefly dependant
upon the change Of direction To tho
southwest, beginning ut tho western
boundary OF Kansas, thence through
the southwestern corner OF Golora 10
ono of the fit est countries IN ihc
world-and thence through New
Mexico. Arizona and Southern Cal
irornia TO New McXicO The com
pany has discovered immense beds
ur the finest coal on that portion OF
tho route which lies in Colorado,
and Licuteranis Whippleand lsea!c
have both officially. reported The
most splendid agricultural aud min
cral resources, including abundance
of'coal, along tho route on thsthir-
" fifth parallel from the Rio Grnndc
to the Colorado OF the West. Ms to
1hcrcsourccs Of Southern Californian,
nothing more need bosaid thnnthat
they are all that could be desired. q
But Mr.. Howard says the mos;
important road to California Is that
chartered by act of Congress, Ju'y,
1866, beginning at or near The Town
of Springfield, Mo, thence to Il
point on the Canadian river thence
to the town of Albuquerque ON the
river Del Norto; thence to The
head. waters of t he Coo q
Chiuuito; ard thence along the
thirty. fifth parallel to the Colorado
river; and thence to themes cllIgl'
bic route to the Pacific. This COM
pany has the right TO construct a
branch from hcpoiut at whic, the
road strikes the Canadian, east
wardly, along the most suitable
route, to y ? iiat on@the western
boundary of Arkansas, at or neal
Van Buren, within q few miles o
Fort Smith Congress. granted I'll
this road forty sections Of land t.
tho milo. The route from Fni
Buren, CONNECTING there with Mem
phis, by way Of Little Rock) to TIN
Canadian. and thence to Santa FL
and Albuquerque, is one Of the bes
~ M Jfnifcd States The Secrcta
~, of War in 1855. said the genera
tSuturcs which had determined tn
nosition,of the route were its pass.
ing sthrough or near more cu!tiva
BILE areas, its more abundant suppl,
of,no,or 40 far wcstas the Colorado
and he greater Frequency and cx
tant Of fSrost rrowthn The coun
49, ,,,nonah ~ Ip,,l:a, Nation an,
t,.om-ibe Arkansas. forth first fou
nn Go hundred miles is equal t
W. Nv, ,,on,;nn neCthe valley of til
M;ssissinni I,icut WhipI,lc, in hi
1a;n;nI ,rrort saws .sFoilowingt tn
sou,l; bank Of the Canadian 70
so oarl,. ona.tb;rd OF Tho hole dis
"ea.o' - H. p,cif;c we mass into th
.' ai Of flo Rio Graude Del Mort,
,,aor the centre of New Mexico
rI ~ ~. tTo soil ;s moro rtrti'e. ii,
,nn,,t;on most numerous and til
pGto." ono tho most productive {
inos , ~" of His intcrior norton {
2 dp"ssoss;ons u Tho fact that th
W. tLo Kansas company. an
ipu.o g. ~ sonthnrn ,Comnonv ar
W. w. s ~ from Albuoueroue west
.ne J" Iii 5wn sannosc increase til
ao'.toin,v Of lis being constructed
W, sI 40 ali rood iudres sa
eV FL. ,o"fo NV Omaha etc. wi
h s,i lne o ,ou withwnv brsines,