The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-12-30

We expect 10 ~ Oh ouf offsv0t
force already at work uear the mouth
Of Great Coarzacoalces river. Mac
Alpine and myself will FIRST Of all N ke
. complete reconnaissance of the entire
line Of the road between tue termini.
The road has been thoroughly surveyed,
and this reconnaissance IL to determine
the exact route the line Of the railroad
will take. An Atlantic terminus will
be in about l6 degrees north latitude.
and . distance from oce,ns to ocean OF
about $50 miles. OF this the FIRST 100
miles on Atlantic side is through al
undulssing country well watered and
wooded. perfectly healthy. and at its
highest point about $50 feet above the
sea level. The drainage is good and
We shall encounter no engineering diff
culties whatever. About p miles o!
the road on the Pacific slope will.
however, present some complicated
engineering problems. There will be
no tunneliDg. The cnurtry is healthy.
90 that We shall have little difficulty
on that score. There is no Chagrss f.
yer to trouble or keep the !aborers
from going there. We expect to utilize
some of the native labor, but on the At
lsntic side We expect to ship colored Ia
borers from Jamaica and New Orleans.
as it has been found that colored men
are better able to stand ths heat of the
climate than the whites. In the first
year we expect to employ from 800 to
500 laborers. We arc compelled by
the terms of the contract to complete
the first 40 miles of the road by Oct, }.
ber next. aud l suppose It will take
about three years to complete the
line. The work will be Glow of course
on Pacific side, ewing to the engineer
ing difficulties. but We expect to be
able to employ large number Of Chi
nese on that side The air is more
brscing on the Pacific end Ct the iue.
as through the pass over Cordillera
range, which We expect to rise, uarrow
gorge and high mountains on each
side make a sort Of chimney and fur
nish O draft for the southeast trade
winds. When tho entire engineer force
is at work they will bo at these loca
tions. and for the purpose Of making
these locations this second force is 60
ing out. Of course We shall be in
measure guided by local and other cir
cumstances in making our actual route.
but We intend to make the Atlantic
terminus as near the mouth Of Coarza-
coalccs river as possible.
AUGUSTA. Dec. 26.-The folio ain (
is Governor Garcelon's reply 10 the
letter of Hon. Lot NJ. Morrill,:
LEWISTON. Me-, Dec. 25.
Hin. Lot II. Morrill,, Chairman, etc -
Yorr communication of the oath reach
e1 here yesterday just as I was leaving
Augusta, and I take this early oppor-
tuuity to reply. The excitement in
the public mind is in my mind wholly
without excuse. and is without question
the result of systematized attack Of
vituperation and Islander upon the exc
cutive department, rot only without
parallel. but without cause. Be that
as it may it is the duty of every good
citizen to use his best endeavors to
al.ay the public excitement, howeve,
created. so far as he is able. aud to
resort to such measures - will sllay
civil strife. and at the same time to
ensure the euds of justice. You init
mate that it is ia my power to restore
peace. tranquility and good feeling to
the State and all its inhabitants BY
asking the opinion of tho Supreme
Court on each law point involved in
the variations of the count from the
returns. Nothing would give me
greater pleasure than an authoritative
opinion upon the points involved in the
present condition Of affairs. and also
upon such 40 might be likely to arise.
Please 20 indicate the points that oc-
cur 70 you which have rot slready
been adjudicated upon. and l doubt
not that we may BE- able to secure q
satisfactory solution of the doubtful
complications. or if not satisfactory at
least such Is may be deemed authorita.
tive. The fact to which you alluic that
30 large number of Republics mem :
bers elect fail to receive certificates. is
due to the fact that 90 many municipal
officers failed to comply with the con.
stitutional rcquirem' nts, and this, by
judicial decisions, the Governor and
Council have no right to overlook.
This condition of Affairs 10 no fault OF
the Governor and Council. = &
Respectfully yours.
ALoNzo GARCELoN.