, 1869-05-11
Addresses by Hitt President Colfaz, Gov
truor Bress, Mayor Rirt, Hon.
\. B. 1udd and lion.
]. G. Dose.
Rejoicing at Washington, Omaha,
New York, etc,

S{<eiAl Dt& patch 70 The Chfcax1 Tribune.
IRoNoHTnEY SrNN1T, Ctah, A4y Il

AT E'ElOMOSTORY POINT.
sl~ei.l Despatch to The Ctcaxo Tribune.
IKo1oH1uEv SrNn1T, Ctah, NAy 10.
The preparation for formally uniting the two
rTaad divisions OF the great tFsns-couttnentAl
railway were al completed carly this morning,
a.! Governor Stanford with friends from the
p,t.ac coast were on the ground impatiently
arsn.,g the arrival Of the Directors Of the Union
Pacific from the East tn commence thr ceremony.
AKs1yALs BIT TIE CN1oS PACIFIC
AZ :9D .. H.. engine lt9 With palace aud two
passenger c4rs With Vice President D1rant Di-
revtors DrlI and Dillon, General Easement, Colo
mel Cuselnent, l. v. Gee, Superintendent a the
Pacific Tn,on Express Company; Colonel CogH-
vel, President + d. Richards, one
o.the twelve apostles from Ogden; Bishop C.
". WesE, Apostle, from Ogden, Lortn FAT,
Mayor Of Ogden; 7. u. II. Stcnhouse. editor Of the
%at Lake r le7rnph; Colonel VIM. Jennings, Vice
President Of the Etah Central RairoAd: Bishop
Iuo Sharp: Colonel +. Il. Head, Superintendent
o. In,tlau ANa1ts, Colonel F. Little, Director OF
Etah Central Rai1ruRd; 8 Il Reed, SupeEtuteu.
dent Of Construction Of Union Pacific Railroad;
Colonel Seymour. Consulting Engineer Onion Pa
cl1c Railrr>i; General 1hzae, Gnlted states Army;
Colonel 0rcw, Lac C1tted Stnte8 Army, General
Pc counor, Enited stxses Army; Mrs s Il.
Reed, Miss Annie Rect, Ars. E, r. North, Mrs,
C;apr Nrs. O. C. Smith, Mrs Earl Mss Kellogg,
MIS- Jno. Il. Stroxbrdgc, who has ac-
comranicd the camp reconstruction iratn
f.pn Sacramento: soi Mfh Stanton, wuc
CT thr Master Track-l2ycr. representing
sae 1a,es Of fhe Pacific coast, with i've companies
Ct the Twenty-nyst Ented State4 Infantry aud sev-
cal lsdies anil invited guests On boani, alvtFel
aad hearty congratulations wefr exchanged he
1rccn the eastern and western sections OF the
tc4ou-
The t!ay WAS clear and beautiful nnl the little
gathering OF leA than 1000 people, representing
n. casscs Of ont people, from the hu1nbes citizen
10 the highest civil and military authorities every
SAFE from the Atlantic 10 the Pac!nc, Canal, ana
Mc1ico, met TO enact the last scene In tue mighty
drama OF peace Oh u little grassy plain
Surrounded 1,s green-clad hills, With the
roow-c.ad summit Of The Wasatch Noun
tabs looking down on the placid blue
water Of the inland seA Of -Ameries, In the dis
ta2ec formed scene that will not te forgotten by
tic htholdcr. The Occidcut and Orient North
AMI South, Saxon. Celt AonEolIa1, each elad in
bis peculiar Costume, met and mingled on common
ground AL personal anil sectional Anifnosttes,
al distinctions OF clasf, ali prcjudices, fsce and
nationality ere forsotten for thc moment In the
al absorbing interes, OF the granh event OF history
a1d Civilization about to take place
THE JUNCTION.
Eo;h parties being IN readiness. the ties were
tarrwa down on the open space OF about one hum
tsed fert. and the employees, two companies, ap.
preached with the rails to MI the gap J. H. Steu-
tr.sige sub-contrActoT, who has had charge Of the
lMti!nE cf the Central Pacific from the taytng Of
tE: nrs. r1sl the bank ot the Sacramento, COM
Esnd.ng party Of Chinese uack-ayerH, advanced
from the west with Assistant General Supern'
tendent John corning, who Ind the general super
y1s:on and nn2l arrangement The Cinnamon,
CONSCIOUS ,hst the strangers trnu the Tar Esst
we're x1tcnng their movements with curious ey yea
welded the PICK, shovel and sledge WITH
consuuusate dc11eritJ, Int their facei
Wore an appearance uf Ineonceru Anl Indifference
wonderful II real and not the less 50 L affected.
Witt Aterrrs from the East dill their best work
bet with more Indication Of q desire to produce an
eHect AMI az II 4 n. the European and Aliatit
private soldiers Of civilization stood tace to fac<
IL the heart Of America, escl proudly conscioui
that the wctt WAS well done, each exMltant ovcl
tae s.e:o.s Iohiy won.
THE t,ts,xor1vD sALCEE
EnEne No- 1la, from The Atlantic and Jupiter
No 81. from the Pacific, each decorated with nag
a.a e,c.Erecus for the occasion, approached Eita
II hundred feet from opposite dtrecuous an,
La:ut-l with eIultznt screams
pEsPArcH TO PRESIDENT GRANT.
PKnNoS1pKr PptK1. Ctsh, May ID.
E.* Ettxlt.1y L. :: Grant. Irr<1dt.S Of fAt Cns.ed
State.
We have ihe honor to report the Last rail lai,l
tie last spike driven. The Pacific R2ilruad /
Ga.sneL LELAkp SrANFoAp,
President Central Pacific railroad.
THoS, {. DCRAST,
Wee President CnIon Pacific Rarpad.
The telegraph l. represented BY E Creighton
ru1l'ier telegraph from OmahA to Salt Lake, tn
!~6. : ". Il. Hubbard, Superintendent Eassetr
1sv1siun Western Union Telegraph, F. T. Van
tscu''rlE. Superintendent Telegraph Central Pa
1.3c: HoTard StGlcE, operster Central Prcidc;
+ h-sraeT. opeFater fer Western Cnion: ". Z.
F:e-ie..ets operator for Western ruIon-