Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-12-07
Til. Texas Pacific RalltSad.

tFron the Sacramento Record Dec. sth.l
The news from San Diego Of the
transfer of the lands and franchises Of
The ella Railroad to the Texas Pacific
Railroad Company, indicates the de-
termination of the projectors Of the
latter route to push the enterprise to
completion without further delay. The
Texas and Pacific Railroad (the pres
ent title Of the controlling corpora
tion) Is the successor Of the Texas Pa
cifc Company, which was consolidated
with the Southern Transcontinental
Company, of Texas. The new COM
pany have purchased the Southern Pa
cifc Railroad, which latter Is now
open seventy miles west Of Shreveport,
Texas. The charter Of the company
provides for two branches: one from
the eastern terminus, near Marshall,
on the eastern boundary Of Texas, to
New Orleans, a distance Of 800 miles,
and the other from q point 100 miles
east Of San Diego, connecting with
the Southern Pacific Of California.
The recent transaction has given the
Texas and Pacific Company the fran
chlses and grants Of the company
which was formed to make the connec-
ton between San Diego and the east
ern end of the Texas Pacific line. The
Southern Pacific Of California Will
make connection with the Texas and
Pacific, and Is also empowered to con-
| meet with the Atlantic and Pacific,
which latter line, however, will now
undoubtedly be abandoned, 1t having
been virtually killed by the refusal OF
San Francico to bolster It up. The
Marshall or its vicinity, via Ell Paso,
length Of the Texas and Pacific, from
to San Diego, is 1000 miles. Thomas
Scott Is the President Of the company,
and the Board of Directors includes a
number Of men noted for enterprise
and wealth. The company has a land
grant Of l3.440,0 QUO acres, and the re.
cent transfer puts It In possession Of
Of 1000 acres Of land In the Pueblo Of
San Diego, including eight hundred
acres of water front. 1t will be seen
that the people OF San Diego, have
been fully alive to the Importance oil
providing ample Accommodations for
the railroad, and that they have acted
with . president liberality worthy Of
the Inhabitants Of one Of the most
promising situations on the continent
The Importance Of the enterprise
whose rapid construction Is thus fore.
Swallowed cnn scarcely be overestlmat.
ed. Following the line OF the thirty
second parallel of latitude, with unim'
portaut deviations, It strikes Calves.
ton and New Orleans BY routes which
traverse q country " closed by the
rigor Of Winter, presenting few engt'
neering difficulties, unimpeded by
high grades, and possessing, In coal
mines and forests, an apparently mex.
haustible supply OF fuel. The only
drawback Is the presence Of hostile In.
dams on portions Of the route, but the
experience Of the building ofthe Union
Pacific, which passed through a tract
far more thickly inhabited by rowing
and predatory tribes, leaves no doubt
that the advance Of the railroad will III
this case, as in that, carry with 1t the
solution of the difficulty alluded to,
That the Texas and Pacific, or the
Thirty-second Parallel road, rs 1t may
be styled. will prove q remunerativt
undertaking, cannot be doubted for
moment. IL presents. indeed. the mos
thoroughly practicable and economical
line Of trans-continental railroad yeI
surveyed.