, 1877-12-22

| advancing their general tier St, was enc leav-
ms The mann line cf thfIS rthevn Pacific raj
road on the Columbia rerAt CT near Uma:illa.
and running through Eastern Oregon, Idaho
and Utah t. Sat Lak'and which, when con-
pieted, would at no iiant day inevitably ex-
tend Its course across !, continent thus form
| ipS great rival r0.rd the Union and Central
Pacific railroads Tn people Of the Whole
| northwestern religion tynni the Rocky noun
| t.ins, with almost unain.cas voice, requested
that the southeastern ranch should be esstb-
i!shed, ans. si,;.t the ,0,Uo3 acrc@ originally
granted for the bran, across the Cascade
| mountains shall lie rent..d to settlement. and
the proceeds Of an eq'i;s:iinber Cf acres along
| the line he transferred the Portland. Salt
Lake and South Pass A.,r4,a,i. 1hcrc w7s
scarcely hill or valley tts-oaS..ou. that vast
extent of territory that ~ not marked b. the
graves c. n,en, women ant children who hal
fallen by the Violent hI1pr Of saragaS. IIal
that road been completed, ,hc revolt of Joseph
and his bani would neverlai occurred The
cost II the Sor raEnent'f s,IpI.resSin3 the
Moloc. Nez Ptrce5 andbiouN in5t;rrcctiu.iS
Eouid have built these rods and put al end
iorerst to Indian wars pen this continent.
AMONG other incidental stulatians,
THIS ELL PivIDES
That tire line of the Nortlrn Pacific r:.ilroa1.
from tie heaawat2rs Of tlyColunibia l-iyer-a at
iea.b'sl i2r east as UNsaliA SAail b. rIh on
the south side Of the TiyecO Portland, instead
Of on the Forth s:,le, hecaT every conIl-rriai
ali national consi'ie:at:orequiIe tiI@ change
that TIE Inc through tht 'aS;ddc mountains
down the Columbia r:ycrshali ae c":nia.'a
ro2:! i9t the U.s. cf bJthhe Nog:hafG Pac;ac
AMI Portland, Salt Lake al s'"g.h Pass l:,!!-
roads--t;i'se there was Soa f2I' bat ',ile r,a.i
through these PASSES, ylch constitute thc
TheintoPylr u America md tsil.;ie cun.P:,,4y
having the exclusive riit t. bd.:i road
through them wu,;lI cvAtl them io al tame
That even sections wishs the Elit5 OF the
y,g4i.t si"i he o;len tu ttieAleut GaG.r the
presumption laws 81 Il 8 per acre, aai u
hJ:Gest =: is III Qus4:iti,4 ROY exceeding it'J
acTcn that a.I.er five ye..Iirnm the completion
Of any Section of TIE rGa, the ,lii-0ad Lands
within such colu .leted 3:t;cRs nay, at tie
opsiaa of The company, lEg,,li 1T auction for
not less, :.nvcycr, than % IN ;.cTe-hUycIS
h:ins limited - ! single asioG the proceeds
10 go u tie credit Of theslnpaay ii the tras.S-
ury Of The Unite.l 55a5, bud thc i4nis unsold
to be open Ia settlement y before; aG,; t!:at
congress reserves the r'e.S to reguiIe ten pee
ce;.t u the neE e.,;:,i,,- j. he applied - the
redemption Of hrS5 ,sbH"age construction
boa.5: to prevent Sz::sJ determinations and
excessive charges, anfo alter, amend orrel'e;l
The act.
TIE MEASURE. Wti II ACCORDANCE
With the a!t,loS; unaniGg,;s wish Of people
scattered over 81, ,t3Ji ,atrr Ini!rs Gri;"ry
near..y rw!oe lS large 4 France tire tunes -
large rs Great Hrii4;nlId irall,.t h-E,rr jhln
Au1tria, bavar!a, BciirI.a, Denmark, SWitz-
Il. :.,s.i aa, Holland, embined; two t'in.trr'i
aal seventy ne .GGei.S ft.r,e ~ isn"ir Island
the smallest state-s;i 1860 S!uaTr n-.sS
larger t,aa Texas; c:-y3t Tine as l,r-rr IS Nv
Aosk, AMI five times larger thaE VI .co..s-n,
AID, i.Aa.:y, larger tisn .Jl Ecv: EaGa:si VITA
New York, Pennsylvania, Masy.:s, Gl.0,
indiaIpa Illinois, a,i5 Missouri thrown Ia. III
silver h;.!rs,' ;ia;h -: g. F.snat"!ss:s" when IL
a.".e, coull with prorsisty say;
Where rolls he 0ls sUn.
And hears no sound save - Cv Ga~LIpg
But since ti..n The sc.ne Ia! b-n chan ed.
:, ,w lii, busy hum "f conan u. lus, ;.iD.e
th.. S;''.-.t II the c,s~irr:s OF IL great river,
lG!.c.:,'tS the ri:i! al lsaach d Ii cs.aia..
iEt-'e. " In Ur-InE U"iIi! uu: 5.liI :.!.2- -
the s', st,.:e ;lHn, on tho. IL ,:.c ,.,.; a,.s
u thr I If"n for Nf.>aip,;oI, 5c..:t,.f. ,g".li
SnuE uliljc VIII Ler the LunpS o( U!.Hsi.!in.
the federal al-h "a ii. h,.,y -la.y.s "a. ~,
n3r::.|y~t- at-r s.!U,i.n. t. tn c"!-i.s.e-.:i: q:
Imp"rtan2e All prosperity oI lat RECON,
Mitchell claSei ~ expressing h, hyi:ei ti:..t
t!lc ,I1pDSr;! ra irStiucIJ would - I'C-'!'t Il
iiy ti.e Northen Pacific r=iirati y,.',., .,..,,y ,t
III a,ay event t. gr..r intaI-,l5 u! lie cr.;l;ry
s.ipFi,i I"t IT. sfhoIll-:ste'! - tifc Hi-H-s "i
t!...t or ,iuy u!l,r CUf;,Uf..tiua