, 1869-06-01
TIE PACIFIC RAILROAD.
Report OF the Government Comu1s-
E1DnGTNs

WAsHnuros, Nay q. 1saa-
The following is the report Of the Paciao Rail-
road, the ou1cia1 PRONUNCIATION Of which & de-
T,dca' Chief hoineeT Of she union Pacsde Rail
rnad. Showing fhe work done aud tho anlount OF
tseir ssaminaiion. In supplying he rrpoFtsd de-
nciences NnIcb, Is understood. will be Ia eqpa1
nrupoE1nn, compared With the length Of tho road,
e k.1s.a ths amount expended by the Central facs
WAsH1SoroS, y. C., 4ay II, 1869.
The Hon. !. D caT, Secretary ~ ~ lnttrio::
dhs hq e 1e s e tS
Secretary ot the Interior, dated January II. 1ss9,
10 which commission another member waa aided
e se IoisSst14S qooStpg Sepost; p ~ A''' suot''
Of she Inss of e. tSo 1stresn 1hefnaa
nf fha Yracta cur instruc,ioua reortre ~ ia ~
rort sprcaily as vel The facts elictc,l by such
EXAMINATIONS as the reasons which may govern
ouI CONCLUSIONS, IN expressing q preference foF
one ,iilftrinr from thsf aIiorted b. ether rom.
nary. -
Tie end Of the Central Psctac COMPANY 3 track,
Sscrsmrntos anI thai OF The Tniuu P,citic COR
nany about two mfIes west Of ogden. Neither OF
icse points Is common to she lines Of both con-
pantes the epd Of the Central Pacific track on the
fine ol that company being about one aud 3 nali
mile distant nom the nearest poiu. of thc Inc oi
the Union raclnc Company, ai,d the end Of the
linton Pacdnc track shout One-fourtta Of A mile
ron The neaTes; roint Of The Line Of the Central
Fnri1c Cnn,nany. Trnctit:lilr thr twn i,nas NAV
be considered common at ogden, q few miles east
Union facifc tracg,
fThe Commissioners discuss 1t length the con.
sIlcratons which induce the NJ to rvport rha: tie
Inc OF the Talon Pacific Company IS preferable
Inc distance ~ this Tputc heinz soneThat
sncfter, fhe grades easter, and the alignment het.
frr They sfr Also Of the opi1lion thnt th,r. il M
Independent line differing from both Of these
Whtrr 0r Ia ct hr IL 1yhn7e ~ in n1rt onha.,fta q.
| for that Of the Uu|on Pactrc.l
! I.nion TacIdc Company ITSELF il susCcp,inie Of
abic to What It IS at present. It viii hc seen, On
| examination, that west OF Pou.ontory Mountain,
the ruling grade On this line going west |:
/! 81 o. lv0 feet per mi.c on fou. degree curves
stI,ilnT curves 1t does not fuly appear to rs VIII
| tic same ruling grade was NOT secured for tn
westward bound tEat1c ns for the eastward boun'1
as this seems to us entirely practicable. "ith9u
! entaHing elmer an nunHalIantaele outlay or caos
an undue e!ongation O. INC INC.
Ius t2 uetetMne mn @ snts auss.!on lulls mon!u nas
! required On out pAls surveys VI ~ eAlenu"u
character that, considering the season OF the yea
| In WHICH thfy WORLD nave 70 oe mauc, II Waa NJ
| deemed austsable 70 aase lnehi unacsiakcn
e. kNAnfES, AFeycs Ma1or-Genefa! Y. :. A,
K :: ullAAsos, btesct Leuteuans-lo!oncl
/ Z. = A., Major cl Engineers,
J. HLiCkENs1sN:fN, ". wv! Engineer,
| s. u. CIEMFST, Civil Ens1Ercr.
! sneclsl commissioners faetnc Rasitoa1i.
| Inc cSLtala.e iot suptltlus aeuc!enc:e5 on e
Central Tactic i'atl1oaa. betWeen sacr1mento an
fhe nse nundtea aAtl nIt5.a!sI nile, SLi9Ass31
anl the cstlWate l"E suIptsla- uelc1eEeieS on IN
union taGlcc hss!tnan hetwse1 oEaah2 and IL
1,035tn mile, near O-t!eA, ts sal no
THIS estimate Is fansns'i 10 the ,Ga5 miles Q
soau rum Omaha to the cnA OF the TacI, and -
statement Of the expenditure deemed nccessas
70 complete tnc construction 0na equipment q
that part ol inc soat IeaGs ZOE t1e ua1c wee
Central rac1ac Ra.lroad to California ,