The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-12-25
NUMBER 90.

the Yellowstone. q distance Of 205 miles The
precise point OF crossing the Missouri river
has not yet been fixed by the company. The
surveys necessary to complete acontinuous1ine
across the ointment, which was left untin-
lshed last year by reason Of the open hostility
of the Sioux indians OF Montana and Dakota,
have this year bssn brought to a satisfactory
conclusion. continuous line has been sur
veyed from Lake Superior 60 Puget Sound,
and thedata have been obtained for deciding
the hnat location of the road between the
route has not as yet been definitely Axed up
on The company reports that. for climate,
SOIL. quantity and variety of mineral wealth,
and al the elements necess sry to the support
OF dense population, there is no zone OF
similar extent and value between the Missouri
river and the Pacific ocean as that of the
region lying between and contiguous to psral-
iels 46 and AZ north latitude." The whole
amount expended on surveys from the begin
ming OF the work to the LIST Of July last, ls
S1.05SS7 The extent OF line surveyed is
9,SSS miles, and, in addition, 2,S50 OF river re-
connoissRnce. The amount received from
Washington territory is Si59, ,55i; FOR trans
portion OF freight SS9S, 549, which includes q
rev days OF the earnings n June, 1873. IN Ds-
kota- Ths expenses Of the road and fixtures
has been $50, ,092, $50, and the indebtedness OF
the company IA S2s. sos, SSE. The word - eS-
pense," as used above, is said by the company
to mean the cost of the road proper and its
fixtures only. The companys report states
tA-s ou S-t= T. 1910 Trains were running Eetsu-
larry (both passenger and freigh.), engaged
IN the general tariff from Lake Superior to
the Missouri river, distance Of 452 miles,
and from kalamR, on the Columbia river
northward 65 miles OF track has been laid, and
10 miles more neary graded, which, when
completed (about the LIST of December this
year,, viii make a continuous road from the
columbia river to Puget Sound 105 miles.
On the 6th Of last January You accepted the
first Z2s miles OF the Northern Pacific railroad
IN Minnesota (frOm its junction with the
Lake Superior and Mississippi railroad near
Thompson, to the Red river OF the North), and
on the 10th Of September, 1873, 65 miles Of
the road IN Washington territory, on il 3 main
line, between the city OF Portland, Oregon,
and Its western terminus on Puget Sound. :"
The report of the commissioners appointed to
examine the completed portion OF the road
(i95 miles) in Dakota territory has not been
received.
On the I1th Of March last, you accepted 155
S5-i00 miles Of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
railway, from tho sc 76-1O0 miles south OF the
southern boundary hne Of Kansas TO Red
River near Preston, Texas. Total number of
miles accepted, $40 21-100. accepted on the
4th OF September last, 81 23-l00 miles Of the
Cairo and Fulton railroad, lying between Lit
tie Rock, in Arkansas, aud the southern boun-
dairy Of Missouri. Application having been
made for the examination OF the portion OF
this road lying between Little Rock and Fulton,
commissioners have been appointed for that
purpose, but their report has not yet been re-
ceived
You accepted, Nov. 4, 1872, the final portion
(503[ miles) Of the Burlington aud Missouri
River railroad in Nebraska, reported on by the
commissioners on the 90th of October OF that
year. This makes a total accepted line in that
state of 90S{ miles, That portion of the Mem
phis and Little Rock railroad, from the west
side OF the Sc. Francis river to point oppo-
site the city OF Little Rock, on the north
bank OF the Arkansas river, called "Argenta,
81 1-1O miles, was accepted by the department.
on the 9th of last March.
or the Yellowstone national park the sec
retary says: ] deem il incumbent on me to
refer to the present unprotected condition Of
the Yellowstone national park. No appropu-
alton has vet been made for the purpose OF
opening the park to the public and Of enabling
this department to carry into effect the rules
and regulations for it's government am ln-
formed that the park has been visited during
the past summer by many persons, and that It
has been despoiled by them of great quantities
OF Its mineral deposits and other curiosiles.
A superintendent of the park was appointed
in May, 1872, but there being no appropriation
from which his compensation could be paid,
his services have necessarily been gratuitops,
and he could not be expected, under such CIR
cumstancss, to reside permanently in the park.
Applications have been made by various par
ties for permission to erect buildings aud TO
construct roads in the park. The act Of March
lst, conferE upon me the necessary author
ity to grant leases for building purposes, but
no leases have boen grantad, for tho reason
that suffic ent information has not been OBJ
tanned A5 90 the EenpOnhlDil4tF OF nc hbFcEAA
applicants. 1t appears to me TO be eminently
proper that early steps should be taken by
congress for the protection Of this great ma
tional wonder from the vandalism of curiosity
hunters. This department should not be held
responsible for the condition Of the park, 80
long as there is no money under its control ap-
plicable to the ends contemplated in the act OF
March /, 1879 The boundaries OF the park
should be properly surveyed and located,
as many persons desire to enter and settle
nnnn pnblic lands continuous theretn.