Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-08-12

gathered a Museum of Natural History
He will find upon the borders of the city
elegant gardens and nurseries, and q
conservatory Of unusual beauty, built also
by Mrs. Crocker. If he happens in the city
on concert eYening-tWice a week in the
summer-he will find thousands of the
people gathered upon one of the public
parks, to listen to the strains of bands
which play by provision of public contri-
button for the pleasure of the citizens.
Sacramento's typographical situation is
very fortunate. Situate midway upon the
naYigable waters of the chief river of the
State, the advantages Of that great free
highway for transportation OF the products
of the Sacramento valley, all contribute to
the lbUsiness Wel-bcing of the city. In
addition to this water communication,
which gives an outlet for commerce through
the Golden Gate, and through which Saera-
mento ships goods to the island and
Oriental ports OF the Pacific, the city is
railroad center A line of railroad, the
California and Oregon, has its beginning
here, and traverses the entire Sacramento
valley upon the east side Of the river to the
mountain barriers separating California
from Oregon, and these are now being
penetrated and crossed to form connection
with the
OREGON AND CALIFORNIA
Railroad, that VIII wed the Sacramento
valley to the Columbia river and the COM
merce of the north More than this.
division of the Central Pacific Railroad
leads on southerly from Sacramento down
to a connection with the Southern Pacific
Railway that traverses the great San jos
quin valley, taps the fruitful southern re-
gion, and relates US to the Gulf of Mexico
and the Mississippi valley. The SAME line,
BY branches and extensions, cuts across the
state and connects us by two distinct
routes with Sen Francisco, the metropolis
OF the coast. Still another route of the
Southern Pacific Company to that city be
gins at Sacramento, runs down the west
side Of the lower Sacramento river, crosses
It's current at the Straits Of Carquinez, and
following the shore line of San Pablo bay,
connects us with San Francisco via Of
ferry and car transfer at Oakland. From
point OF this route, thirteen miles out from
Sacramento, q line Of road Of the same
company, known as the Northern runs
ND the Sacramento valley on the west OF
the upper Sacramento river, connecting
with the Oregon and crossing the river at
Iehana. From Sacramento the
CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD
Leads over the first Of the great overland
routes TO the Mississippi valley and the
Atlantic coast, crossing the Sierras at an
altitude Of 1000 feet only few miles from
this city, and relating Sacramento init
nlately 70 all the transconGnental Terri
tories and the sections from out of which
run feeders Of rail lines to the Central and
Union Pacific Railways. Stil another line
OF railroad having its genesis at Saera-
mentO, runs eastwardly into the foothiIl
region Of the SierTas some forty miles.
Branch lines and rail connections of all
these lines closely relate Sacramento 10
Napa. Amador, Calaveras, Nevada, Solano,
Colusa, Tuolumne, Nariposa, Monterey,
Santa Clara, Contra Costa, Alameda, Sono-