The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-12-12

10000 miles California Division, from Ilnas
villages to Ssn Diego, CAL 4ii miles. Total
distance, l,eoO.s5 miles. The greatest altitude
reached In Crossing the continent is 6 $50 feet.
The Atlantic aud Pacific Railroad Company's
report Tor the year ending June 80, 1873,
shows that sl9, 100 800 Of stock has been sub
scrbed and paid in. Grading has been done
Ia the Soledad Pass, Cal, and SS,Ol3 expended
in grading at this pass to June 30, 1878. On
June ~, 1872 the company leased for term
Oh 55S years the Pacific railroad OF Missouri,
extending from st. Louis, Mo-, 10 Kansas
City, No. including the Carondolet Branch
(29IB miles), and assumed the leases 20 said
Pacific railroad of the following named lines
Missouri River railroad, 25f miles Leayen-
worth, Atchison and Northwestern railroad,
q miles Usage Valley and Southern Kansas
railroad, %! miles; 81. Louis, Lawrence and
Denver railroad, 81 miles. The cost OF the
surveys of the Atlantic and Pacific railroad 10
jane 80, 1873, was 1906, 1851. The amount re-
celved from passengers on the Atlantic and Pa
ciiic Railroad Division wrs S3O3, 357; on the Pa
cliic railroad of Missouri and leased lines divis-
ion, Sl.073 98l. Total 81. 377 1893. The amount
received for freight on the Atlantic aud Pacific
railroad division was S943, III; the Pacific
rilroad and leased lines division, q, 587. 1852.
Total, S3,533.564. The cost of the Pacific
railroad and fixtures, az appears from the ac-
count of the Treasurer, June 30, 1873. was
s36, 262, 800. The running expenses of the
road from July l, 1872, to June 30, 1878. were
s692, 529. The same expenses Of the Pacific
railroad OF Missouri and leased lines for that
period were s2,G93, 926; total for the fiscal
| year, So, 1856, 455 The indebtedness of the
company Is as follows: Bonded debt of the
South Pacific tailroad Company, secured by
mortgage Of Dds assumed, 81, 1870. 600: At
lantic and Pacific Railroad Company's bonds
dated July /, 1868, twenty years, S2,945, 5G0
Atlantic and Pacific Companys railroad and
land-grant bonds, Nov l. 1871 51.120 000
rame Company's Central Division land-grant
bonds, dated Nov. l, 1871, 1897, 922; same
Companys second-mortgage railroad and land
grant bonds, dated Nov. l. 1871, 81, 272 600;
same Company's scrip for bonds, dated Nov.
l, 1870, 1,71S, 43S. Total bonded indebted
ness SO, 113, 500; floating indebtedness.
So 75SO25. Total Indebtedness, ST, S7l, Ss5.
Assets Of cash, debts due company. and se-
curities other than of this company, amount
ing to II, $40, 070, on hand.
Stock of the Northern Pacific RAILROAD
Company to the amount of 500, 600 600 has
been subscribed, and certificates for 172 695
shares OF 500 each have been issued Dur
ing the year 1873 the road was definitely
located from the mouth Of Heart river, or the
Missouri, to the mouth OF Glendive creek on
the Yellowstone. q distance Of 2J5 miles The
precise point of crossing the Missouri river
has not yet been fixed by the company The
surveys necessary to complete continuous
line across the continent, which was left UNI
finished last year by reason of the open hos
tilty of the Sioux Indians Of Montana and
Il
factory conclusion. continuous line has
been surveyed from Lake Superior to
Puget Sound, and the data have been
obtained for deciding the final location of the
road between the above-named ternini. The
entire line OF route has not as yet been def.
nitely fixed upon. The company reports that,
for climate, soil, quantity and variety of min
eral wealth, and all the elements necessary to
the support of dense population, there is no
Zonesof similar extent and value between the
MTAzlG Elt
"of the region lying between and contiguous
10 parallels 46 and AZ north latitude" The
whole amount expended Oh surveys from the
beginning of the work to the lat of July last
IL 81 ,O5S,S13. The extent Of line surveyed is
8 1888 miles, and, in addition. 1850 of river
Reconnaissance The amount received from
passengers on the road Gin Minnesota and
Washington Territory is 1853 SOL: for trans
portation Of freight, 1898. $40 which includes
a few days OF the earnings in June. 1873, in
Dakota The expense Of the road and fixtures
has been $50, 092. $50, and the indebtedness of
the company IL S29, 300, 337 The word EEK
pense, as used above is said by the company
to mean the cost of the road proper and it's
fixtures only. The company's report states
that on Oct. /, 1873, trains were running regu-
iarly (both passenger and freight. engaged in
the general traffic from Lake Superior To the
Missouri river, a distance of 4j3 miles and
from kalama, on the Columbia river north
ward 90 miles toward Puget Sound. Beyond
that, distance of 20 miles Of track has been
laid, and Is miles more nearly graded, which,
when completed (about tho lst Of December
his YEAR,, will make o continuous road from
.he Columbia river to Puget Sound. 105 miles,
On the 9th of last January you accepted the
irst 22S miles of the Northern Pacific railroad
n Minnesota (from its junction with the Lake
superior and Mississippi railroad, near Thorn
son, TO the Red River Of the North). and on
he 10th OF September. 1873, Go miles of the
Dad III Washington Territory, ION it's main
me. between the city of Portland, Oregon,
md its western terminus on Puget Sound
The report of the Commissioners appointed
o examine the completed portion of the road
1861 miles) in Dakota Territory has not been
eceived.
On the 18th of March last you accepted 1856
5-lOO miles of the Missouri Kansas and
texas railway. from the SO 76-l00 miles south
# the southern boundary line Of Kansas to
led river near Preston. Texas. Total num-
er of miles accepted, 2I2 11-l00. / accepted
n the 4th of September last 81 2S-l00 miles of
he Cairo and Fulton railroad lying between
attic Rock, in Arkansas, aud the southern
oundary of Missouri. Application having
cen made for the examination of the portion
I this read lying between Little Rock and
'ulton, Commissioners have been appointed
or that purpose but their report has not yet
cen received.
You accepted. Nov 4. 1872 tho final portion
boz miles, of the Burlington and Missouri
liver railroad in Nebraska, reported on by the
commissioners on the 30th of October of that
ear. This makes a total accepted line in that
tate of 90s miles. That portion of the
Iemphis and Little Rock railroad, from the
est side of the st. Francis river to a point
pposite the city Of Little Rock. on the north
lnk Of the Arkansas river. called "Argenta,"
lilo miles was accepted by the department
n the 9th Of last March.
or the Yellowstone National Park the Secre-
Iry says: deem it incumbent on me to re-
II to the present unprotected condition Of
he Yellowstone National Park. No appro-
ration has yet been made for the
nrpose of opening the park to the
nbLc, and of enabling this department
} carry into effect the necessary rules aud
EQUATIONS for its government. / am in
'rmed that the park has been visited during
he past summer by many persons, and that it
rs been despoiled by them of great quanti-
es OF it's mineral deposits and other curosi-
es. a Superintendent Of the park was APP
)inted in May 1872 but, there being no APP
'opriation from which his compensation
'uld be paid, his services have necessarily
zen gratutous and he could not be expect
!, nnder such circumstances, to reside per-
anentlyn the park Applications have been
abe by various parties for permission to
ect buildings and TO construct roads within
e park. The act Of March l. 1872, confers
ION me the necessary authority TO grant
uses for building purposes but no lenses