The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-12-23
NEW RAILROAD.
THE PROMISED TRANs-wYo-
MING RAILROAD FAIRLY
STARTED.
Organization OF the Central Pacific
Railroad In wyoming.


For a long time it has been evident
that the Union Pacific and the Central
Pacific railroads could not harmonic
their interests, and with the active
construction Of the Oregon short line
and the extension Of the Utah North
ern branch lines las drawn nearer the
time when the Central Pacific insists
as a matter of self protection, push
eastward for an independent connec-
ton with the east. During the past
year its engineers and surveyors have
been quietly accomplishing a vast deal
of work, as a result of which they have
laid out a route through the most vslu-
able portion of this territory, on ac-
count of the large amoun of arabic
land, extensive mineral belts and valu-
able ranges. Besides the valuable
lands, the cost of construction of this
road is estimated to be less than one
half of the expense of the construction
Of its rival line, the Union Pacific.
During the past month the air has
been full Of rumors to this effect, but
now the matter begins to take tangible
form, for the following papers Of incor-
poration were flied with Secretary
Morgan and County Clerk Jeffrey on
the 10th inst:
Know all men by these presents that
We, the undersigned, citizens of the
United States, being deslrous Of form
ing a company, for the purpose of con-
structiug and operating a railroad un-
der the laws of the Territory Of wyo-
ming, do hereby certify:
1. That we hereby organize and
form a company under and in pur-
suance of an act of the council and
house of representatives of the territory
of Wyoming, approved December 9th,
1869, for the purpose of con-
structing and maintaining a railroad in
said territory, commencing at a point
on the north and south boundary line
between the territories of Utah and
Wyoming, where Bear River crosses
said boundary line, said point being six
miles north of the point of the in
tersection Of the boundary line with
the fifth standard parallel, as shown
on the the official maps of the United
States land department, and running
thence through the counties of Uintah.
Sweetwater, Carbon, Albany and Lara
mie, in the said territory of Wyoming,
to the point on the ca stern boundary
line of said territory, where the Mo-
brara River crosses the same, a distance
of 450 miles.
III. That the corporate name of said
company is the Central Pacific railroad
company, of Wyoming. And it shall
continue in existence for the term of
City years from the date hereof.
Ill. That the amount Of the capital
stock of the said company is $l3, $780,
900, divided into 1876, oO0 shares, of
800 each.
". That s13 500, 900 is the actual
contemplated cost OF constructing the
proposed road, together with the cost
OF the right of way, etc.
v. The number of its trustees is
three, and the names of the trustees
who shall manage the concerns of the
company for the first year, are as fol-
lows:
Chas. Crocker, c. F. Crocker and W.
V. Huntington.
vi. That the place from and to
which the proposed road is to be con-
structed, is set out in Subdivision l
hereof. That the operations of said
company will be carried on in the town
of Evanston and the counties of Uintah,
Sweetwater, Carbon. Albany and Lara
mic, in said territory.
VII. That the principal office of
said company will be in the said town
OF Evanston, in said territory.
Subscribed to by:
CHAs. T. CROKER,
CHAs. CROKER,
WV. HUNTINGTON.