, 1869-01-14
KANSAS PACIFIC RAILWAY.
Report Of the Special Commission.
Present Condition Of the Road,
What 10 Required to Make 1t q
First-Claas Railway.

The following is the material portion Of
the report Of the Special Commissioners ap-
pointed to examine the Union Pacific Rail
rad. Eastern Division:
Il the objective point Of the ro.d be regarded
a. Denver Cry. ~ Commissioners hay. not the u
can Or the Smoky. B1ll Fork furnishes the rese
location hnt - tho law authorized the location
sumea to be the better. and II ancoaoredl5 Is
20, for making IN e1t.ns1on Q! the line to the
9ad o. 5ns = tsn Nsw heo e e.
ya'io1 attained here Is i.:ss fert aooTe tae @ ssa
n1lea, and tho elevation tnerc go fec?. At SAIL
ma the road lehsss the main valley to aro4d tue
assy q
va,lon oi 1.,5o fee1 T. tbs Fosd tnsa descend. 63
so esvaoa H ef 1 e snd en neit i
dsHcends s5 feet to CROSS Cicsr creek: it agatn
rse t. a. ss,1nn Of eea apa
1ret above the sea. Thu liae between the last
great deal of low cnfvaiure aud hiah cradcs, the
Fott Harket j. 9ls mules from tac rn,s'aI poiut.
The Smoky Bil1 Fork has not he'e tho inns vida
bottom lands which characterized 1t at saltra.
It 10 crooked and shut In With h1ghrr oanke,
wsse 9o,s s'' sGsss Il e.
stream only twelve mills above Fort Barxcr, and
ar Grow Creek station turns OF to the north to
fofFs. The maximum grade ascending Is d!ty-
three feet mile. aud tbs line reaches an e!eva-
tlon 9. l,g;a. Il ds,eends isom this ridge to
sn tlcvatle Of 1,a3 ieet, ana Is 2ss.i mles nom
Ihe ioaa CONTINUES IN the valley Of Big creex,
west Of Fort HAYS. for aboas ten miles, and there
Fee ae saess lse ro s' i
with = maximum grade Of dry eight feot per mile
The hlshcst point the ROAD reaches T. nD the ndge
the eca. ard as5H MI = rom .re ia aai ooint.
In order u r.aeh Fort Wallace. on thu smoky
nill Forx, The tnnd aga!n leases the ridge ana DC
! srcn It Inlstal pn,Et. 1hc maximum vra1c In
T., sssa t. - 'sst Pr m's Fri w
mime. 1hese ,ht d. eecnts fr m the main dec
10 fcaeh Futte liafkcr, Hays and Walncc, grca II
of e7s eexssa tssa'd s st Il
! he sum OF III" accent. m,dc votnx wr.t ,e All
e. !. sta tue con.e1u'nt ecns. eo,ns rs.t mr.
III miles. Thu r..nh t.s.Isi Ans miles. -
There arr 81 mites llavlnH rshlc between r.
End ID 'cet per milo 'hstc nte ~ mile: har,na
lpea tnicr hAvinr pr.ds t'rtwtcn ~ nnd NJ frr'
Tor m'c' ttrts are is.M m'iet having kra'ln he
~ ~ soi f 81 asc ID r.
m,'r M mr. IL. ~ mi rs having r'nti" hot wert
~ Hul ~ tsr. pvr min thsta e. :tr r. ALA nt!t
I
thrfr Rrr iHa. n nils hAElns pter htt wrsn a.s,
lot.rt pr mir thrtc arr - u mite. tu*st.
~ e"nslade ils.s se,asrk +. ~ .hs svnrta1 in'a
ri II" uhstntr't pusrnaea which hsss ot'ctasrh I,
determining T.. tta change u d,tsst,un, hor
r",k 4 MAJ mi, H. F wv II p.nasy .n rs"en
lre Ne~ Mt airH q ths tcadwslt = nj Tho Asaan
rAs ht!er ttoulh hasr pr vru: :s4i st+ tnnsruct'n
,rynnd hhus. until hs b. u Inns. all st.i r. rui
tlsictrh. whe found for rtssiMR the f!ugB bel ~#H
tue smns1 Hill fstk sua he ArkanAaa; whtt'lt
e. ts ~ sety M -. r1ff ~, ~ 'G ~"
whittier hI keeping thH no 4, Il M IL A. taF 4
Rewn.th, aud lhen tte'slnR o!ef to the Ark.i
nn,i to ihc i end Of ias tiars. AID ,hes cf".si iii
:, over tn The Afk!nsa4. ". y htfhef ny TAX ng N
r., as as' se e'se the md L r'
: the norh, NJ ihe wAY TIL tse sources Ut II
= kmoky nli' Eork we're turned.
u tletides ihp Nhrrfteiht1 III fegAid tn the NJ
e mate ,erntlnstien # ne tosd. and wh.oh tnu
ha.e piesthe,l t. huildihg uf II TN ths tett |
> ehtt"a. The bn+llity Of ths ssvsres rendered.
" 'ttY elalsn,t to make this aeresstfy surveys at
t Without. howssef. tha*t ii! The ,ea.na. y.
eoh!tp,leh 'hs psetr b l"rston. II = ~ attsss
ta,sep u lie t.rahlllsips er III e,'Hn.rr Mi
% sh,9afl M l's to#sHssfsis ta;as II sts Than
'An' H. 1se st.9. y ts lac.taa tts,a /. too s
{. tas Rtsnn,t. aaa kIlows t,e rla.sl; ihs uaaN
LIB ps,a'. .na aiiIas iI i. iSs + !. oAss. .i1s
a' tbAasss in thp tota lun sad a TT 10 mora WI
s ss s:t. assn hp sF:as. .onx
re nhirh araIu should BOT hasa hsen exceeded
a. thls part Of tna fuad. lhsapnesa OF dsst &
s'tsaus Il set I ~ u II i tn | .uns p4ssss bet a
'ss:s..ss e. :.psa:s vi: !: e.. Tsas
p vest Il ssiina, upon .a.t Ia 10 BE-
nj. futa'e wetsefn 1eIm,au. sna ac.f,nss,on: n
CO | at L. NFt : a HI fhN
upp to Re pstt Of through ltne 10 the Piclac M
M aa Of it, loea'aon requires . thorough u!trhanlsi
ne reduce tie grades west OF salina 10 thirty +
ID. pr mile y sns peessnt !ocs,,oa wonla reqais
:. tion 10 20 desirable thxt II Nigh, be well No
81 81 c1antltrR whether. TO obtain II, tbs loeat
n svea 4 sss
te, cItnc.tas!nx tho distance, or IN some other :
2l, a'o.d1pg the oojeetica % the present line,
|he Valley ii ia A1sta.as. tee course Of ths 10,
": portion Of the bend in the Smoky Hnl Fork
~ pt.s favorable for 70 doing. and the oosaioH,
!. raj sa1idce Of daetlncr. 70 determine mt
ss;sa ,s.t 81 + II s1a !. g IT,
Til 60. requires extended surveys, a1d n
information not within our reach, and we b.
this therefore, confined ourselves 10 consideration
or he road located . i. ts. in makire our est
.cd for completing H.. r. however, tho wc=1c1a
D. | rntnce Ct the road Is to remain WHERE It Il
~ | might be questionable ptppr1eu 70 cIpend u
n. | norey upon It, nn!ess It Be to reonce the h1g
| Tat es to sixty feet per mile, and TINS make
led tie ruling grade on this pa.t OF the line. and
o2r eneht tnAoEcs IN Inc 4oeAu0n Al soac po1a1
| reduce the cursature.
md Est Of 6shna, hoaever, no question Of west
II teirnu Us will IN nywtte afFec: the location,
u ch1nees Win VIE" 04 1nRlns4nR toe It Aasa
ri. | al!cumt ut may be msue with entire coudde
ted that whatever may oe tho uiuma!e termtna
Ing ef toc rosa, the tan eommeletat satue 9s .ne
rfaict, A. btRh - teSen1J-two feet per mile.
scne unn. .cess:yJ cufvrs. occnr on ttis par
the 1tna ana csaures should be mAde 90 =
the din 1ntsn the curvature aud tecurt tho ezsT 1u
The | do OF thirty feet X mile.
Tre hce can be ahortet ed two md hAlF IN
aid | oppoe1te LAWRENCE md tbtfe-lourths of
nre oppcxt'c TaEeka By tontIu1rg tht rosd di
the aicnT the bottom l1nds Ard cutting o1 the
les | tours made TO ftAtn the s1&uons oPPosase L
rhe pisc.s.
in, fcAfftp,
eat, Ana toaa. .tea u designed 70 b u teet MD