New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-12-05
rXrON PACIFIC RAILROAD.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-1he special Commits
,oners whom the President appointed 20 examine the
Pacific Railroad have reported substantially AZ follows
At the time the Commissioners inspected the road IL
had been constructed for distance u 800 miles. They
report the general location Of Lo road s WhJie ana
that could be found between Omaha and The head OF
Great salt Lake, distance OF liS miles, ana that the
cn1stnrfon OF The road in regard 70 the amount aud
characfcr OF the excavations and embaukments. has
been remarkably easy. Between Omaha aud Granite
S,aTou distance Of Us miles there yard Of
rock excavation and the natural surface great
norton would have presented nearly practicable grades
from Granite Canon westward, 20 tho end OF the track,
the work is less than Eastern roads and tho most
dificut parts Eght compared with roads on the
Allegheny Mountains There IS but one tunnel IN the
SEhoe distarce-that on MaryS Creek $50 feet IN
length Although generally, the line ~ well adapt
ed TO the ground there are points Where the
fun capabilities OF the country have not been deyel
oped and others where, IN s 0etals Tue lOcatloh Is
radically wrong In majority OF oueh cases 9 'he pi I.
yaiing Aea seems have been 10 diminish the cost OF
the work by the introduction Of greater number and
sharper curves than tho clfcumsances required IN
view OF the rapid prosecution OF the WORK they may
have been admissible. but cannot Justify permanent
adoption OF the line as built Wine the ioau Ded Is Ge
eigned to have embankments "a feet wide on top with
usual slopes and cuts OF not less than 10 ieet %ion E
bottom, the higher einDanknen are not 0I,
brought TO the proper Standard beng OFTEN lhc0hp4et'
aud in instances the width on top IS less tth tho
length OF TIE ties Instances occur WITT to 80 ~,
not been eKcayated 60 the depth designed ~ consequence
OF wBien the grades AZ these points are hsuo. nan
tntended IN some cases reaching ~ ieel pei mio WIZ
much easier grades are shown IN The profile consid
crabe portion OF the ties used in the Platte Valley were
cottonwood ana they Will have TO be replaced by others
of better timber The ties probably average 200 10 INC
a
exceedingly rapid construction OF the road would allow
The only deficiency worthy OF notice is that in the
the rails have not been bent 20 conform them Upon
portions OF the road balastng entirely wanting and
can only be supplied by Transporting from tho most
cassbS points BY rail The track has without exception
been laid the bare roadway. which had pre-
YjOusy prepared 20 receive II by covering ballast
As consequence, except whore the embank nap
Deped 10 have been % gravel or other good material tie
TRACK IA without ballast, the snrfacng having done
by throwing up the necessary material for That purpose
from the sides Of the entertainments themselves. The
bridges on the line consist Of Stone cnyerts grer and
tTnss bridges and many varieties OF trrste aud pile
Bridges The nuinberO f these structures between Omaha
and the end OF 9 OF which 80 are deemed
sDRnent The remaining Gg4 wth an aggregate Length of
1l1 feet nearly eight miles VIII nave 10 he replaced
OF these "A are be replaced by Howe truss bridges,
sreeted on pern stone abutments ana piers ana 600
by box euverts arches stone abutnents with Orders
irnsses Of short spans Tho rolling stock consists u
1T locomotives q cars aud l baggage ana
other cars beside hand CARS. sc. The accommodations
Tor the maintenance aud repair OF the rOhng sOch
erected and designed is likewise SUFFICIENT 10 meet chr
rent demands but tie process Of enlargement IN TINS de-
paTinent must likewise he continued Tor s0Iub TINE
Machine shops and ugDe houses erected ofp process
Redistribution at Omaha North Platt' cheyenne Lara
ME ana Iawns, with adobe locomotive ftals ~ GIlnd
Island, sidney. Sherman, Medicine BOW, ana Batte
srek ~ Omaha there b. alsO shop Tor INC Dauulhc-
sre AMI repair Of The shops already erected are
sh supplied With machinery and kO0ls ana the crowded
ssdIl0b 0! those al Omaha sufficiently lbhCde me nc