The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1869-04-02
Ways to fhe Pacific.

There are no less than ten railroads pro-
jected as continuous lines between the At
lantic and Pacific Seaboard and publicly
announced, to wit:
1. THE GREAT UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
starting from Omaha and running almost
due West toward Il junction with the Cen.
trail Pacific Railroad after traversing Ne
braska, Dakota, Utah and Nevada. ..a
I 2. TIE CENTRAL PACIFTc RAILROAD
starting from Omaha in northeasterly di-
rection through California and Nevada to
join the Union Pacific. This road had the
Western end of the grand line to construct
and owns about $50 of the 1900 miles of
track already completed.
| 3. THE EASTERN DIVISION OF THE
UNION PACIFIC Road, running Westward
from Wyandotta and Leavenworth. Over
450 miles of this line have already been
constructed, the charter direction requiring
it to join the Union Pacific at a point not
determined on the Tooth meridian. The
Company are seeking to have the terms of
their charter altered so as to permit them
to terminate their work at Denver, beyond
which point they would transfer all rights
and privileges to another company, viz:
| 4. The Denver PACIFIC RAILWAY AND
TELEGRAPH CoMpANY.-The position of
this party is to run branch from Cheyenne
on the Union Pacific line which the latter
was originally to have completed. ,. A.
| 5. THE NATIONAL PACIFIC RAILROAD
COMPANY propose line from Albuquerque
to San Diego on the 35th parallel, and con-
flict somewhat with the views and wishes
| of the Eastern Branch of the Union Road.
| @. THE ATcHIsoN AND Pixies PEAK Com
PANY were to connect Atchison, Kansas,
with the Eastern Division of the Union
Road, but the latter having changed its
| route, they ask for an extension of CHARGER.
| Z. THE KANSAS CENTRAL PACIFIC Rail-
ROAD CoMPANY wants a line from Irving III
Kansas to Santa Fe, New Mexico. H
s. THE CENTRAL BRANCH, UNION Pa
CIFIC ROAD starts from st. Joseph, Missou-
/ ri, to connect with the Central Pacific at
Fort Kearney. The two last mentioned
roads have the backing and support of the
Hannibal and st. Joseph company. VIA
Q. THE SANTA FE ROAD is one of the
projects of the Eastern Division UniomsPa-
cific Company and will pass along.thc Rio
Grande to the Southern Pacific Road, to
the great benefit of Arizona and New Mex
leo, with prospective branches running in
to California. a. Il a.si 81.
10. THE UNITED STATES AND MExIco
RAILROAD is a noble project, the design be-
ing to start at Lawrence, and run south
westerly to the boundary line of the States
and Mexico, and thence strike Guaymas on
the Gulf of California. This is the grand
outlet of the future and all the arguments
favoring the construction of the other lines
might be concentrated upon it as meas
ure ofincalculable internationa importance.
The development of the great mining re
gions on each side of the line would be bne
OF its first effects and the settlement Of the
vast, fertile and beautiful interior its early
consequence. .s f,ei,.t.,.a et,FpgE
We have outlined, here, orrather, merely
mentioned these leading projects, to show
how actively and grandly the scheme of
the future empire in the West opens with
the present and next ensuing year for its
period of departure. There are those who
carp and rail at these projects, losing
sight of the dazzling benefits to come in
view of the concessions of the present
/ They belong to an ancient and incorrigible
breed who have fought venomously, since
/ the world began, against every step Of
progress. For our part we hail with salts
faction every reasonable and honest under
taking to abridge the difficulties of the
Continental transit. Among all these plans
! however, there is not one SO scientifically
comprehensive as to embrace all the main
intermediate trading points of the vast
middle region, nor SO thoughtfully direc-
ted as to strike that point on the Pacific
Coast that insures the shortest steam pas
sage to China and Japan erchantile Jour
nal.