New-York tribune., 1869-01-02

to the to withhold for this object por
ton OF the subsidy in case this should be necessary to
meet the end In view.
1t has scemed 70 that In order carry this work
over the deId point generally felt ~ al newly-opened
traffic be diverted 10 channel the Government
subsidies 70 this amount instead or beng ADDED 10 inc
profits OF building the road should be devoted to per-
fecting and sustaining the road al its first opening Ihe
Government and OF commerce. would thus be promoted
In the hight of this whole subject, cannot toroear 10
suggest though not strictly within the scope OF this COM
muuIcatOn. that II the Government should see proper TO
aid other lines across our unoccuped domain Dy smhr
subsidies loans credit only portion OF such and
say urffths should by law be payable when the track
is open for the running OF trains d the remainder Que
or two years aferwaTd, or when the judgment OF
board Of experienced railroad eunueers superntcnd-
ents the work shall have been brought up to the stand
ard Of a Hrst-clasS road"
II we aim at securing across the continent the COM
merce OF the world. we must provide NOT mercy
through which trains can pass, but railroad
that IN degree Of completeness perfection OF manage
ment ana certainty Of transit, shall invite that com
metce.
As Inc Union Pacific Railroad is Of national impor-
tance, and to become route OF travel and tanc I9f
generations 10 come 1t may be wei now lat u - A3
located to notice the natural resources for operag ana
maintaining the work IN the region through which IL
l. AZ to FutL-Coal is the only resource. Fortunately
the coal field west of tho Black Hi range is exeusye,
covering almost entire distance thence TO salt Lake
Valley; This coal may be classed as Laqmte ~ IL, Is
base OF this range the Denver coal VIII become aVaape,
through that branch or tho railroad whlIe the ItIc
Valley Division be supplied from Iowa. Along the
Platte and Lodge Pole Valleys no coal mas been dsco'
eTed.
3
Valley water suitable for loeom0tyfS is Teadly oDLsneu
at all points, with the exception Of the Dry Desert, ex-
extremely dry dstrct embracing tho divide Of the con
nent and the district known tho Red Desert Basin,
she'd called Bitter Creek emmt covering distance OF
20 miles without any Indication Of water sufficient for
tractors generally haa water for Their reams from two to
Ave- and Ia somo eases ten mes For so or 60 miles IN
addition. along Bitter Creek, the water for half year
supposed to be TOO strongly impregnated win aka Tor
i.
lad rot eeeualy grapped with this question OF water
trains The practicabllty Of procuring water by deep
borngs through the sandstone and coal should first be
nied II this fail there possibility Of storing up the
Spring floods in reservoirs IL suitable localities can be
rud free from islsa. There yet third eXpedent
nad s south G owSP P tie oyerana stage
IL 10 Cross Ies-The Platte Valley for the irst goo
miles can be furnished more readily from tho Missouri M
HunIbc''' Valley, 1000 miles the small growth
the COZ ruction is the only timber This only in
The ca ons on northern exposures where mere me % arng
ually, giving continued moisture to the mountain SOIL
Row Mountains TO the south extending parallel with the
road for perhaps eighty miles the Wind River Mountains
the north of the Wentah Range on the soun Win the te
furnish ties for many years They can IN most cases De
0aed to the road by the mountain streams crossing s
" As 10 Ballast Along tho Platte and Lodge Pole
tained The deeomposed granite found n great album
dance the Black Hills and Laramie Plains furnishes
gravel banks observed though BY the OF sandy
material broken stone the road be baasted. Along
Weber River and III Salt Lake Valley coarse gravel
abOunds
| v Rerollinq Raas-The common iron rail wears very
RAPIDLY, rolling has TO be item OF large
expense on all American roads Of heavy traffic. mas
much as the OF this road consists rather OF pas
scugers and the lighter but higher paying articles OF
| freight the CT rails will be less.
Yet with steep grades on the slopes and not very
heavy rail, the Railroad Company VIII find 1t necessary
20 esiablish rollingmis on It's line within few years.
min at base Of Black HIS using the Denver
coal df found 10 he adapted to the working OF ironG
another n Salt Valley, for which the coal OF Weber
Valley Is convenient, with a third mill intermediate,
ultimately would bring the entire track within reasonable
haul except ON the lower part OF the Platte valley,
winch may II nd rolling.ml the Missouri, where 80
many railroads Respectfully submitted.
j. l.. WILLIAMS, Govt. Director u. Il. X. r.
Hon. o. II. Browning, Secretary OF the Interior.
Fort Wayne, Ijd., Aug, II, 1865