Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-10-12
Railroad Items.

The Yreka Journal OF recent issue has the
following:
The graders are within a mile and
half of Sisson's, and it is stated that a
train will be run to Sisson's on the oath in
slant, at which time there is to be an auc-
ton sale of town lots in the new CITY of
| Sisson. Only about a quarter of a mile OF
trestle work is required this side of the Big
canyon, at Preston's.
The surveyors are between Berryvale and
Butteville, and the road is located as far as
Maxweli's mill. The road will come
within quarter of mile of Butteyille,
| crossing the Beaughan ranch, now owned
| by Sam Jackson.
The company expects to continue work
all winter, believing it will be more advan-
tageous than TO stop work. If work is
not suspended, it will take but a few weeks
to reach Yreka after the road is completed
to Sisson's.
The San Francisco Bulletin of last even
ing says:
The Southern Pacific Company has in
the field force of engineers examining the
route of the California and Oregon into
Eastern Oregon, and studying the character
and resources of that portion of our neigh
boring State, which is comparatively un-
| known The work of building rail DAD
up the klamath river toward the east will
be very easy in comparison with that
which would be necessary to cross the SIS
kiyou Mountains and connect with the
Oregon and California road at Ashland.
The road which will be pushed up the
Klamath river will ultimately connect with
the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Con-
pany's line, near the northern boundary of
the State. Al! of the vast territory to the
east of the Cascade Range will be made
tributary 10 this road, which, in first pene-
trating the region, will secure an adyan-
tage over the Oregon-Paeihc, now being
built eastward tor Yakima Bay, which it
will be hard for the latter road to overcome.
The California and Oregon road will, by
the connection with the Oregon Railroad
and Navigation COmpGnys line, have
opened to it all the country which the
Oregon-P Pacific could reach, and in addi-
ton have possession of that vast region to
the south of the later road, with the fur
ther advantage of direct railroad commu-
nica;ion with San Francisco, which con-
nection the Oree Pacific will have to
maintain by steamers.
The CAL also contributes the euotes upon
railroad topics:
The Southern Pacific has recently re-
ceived twenty new coaches from Day ton,
OllO, Will ~ flAl ny l.@t
in various parts OF The system. Each coach
has seating capacity OF sixty-iour persons,
and all are finished in all exceedingly
handsome manner.
Owing TO the difficulty Of obtaining suf-
fcient wood to meet its requirements. the
Central Pacific has decided TO run its en-
gnes with coal. The passenger train en-
! gines on the system between San Francisco
and Reno have already undergone altera-
tions for this purpose, and several Of the
| freight engines are now in the workshops
being Uttered When all the engines have
been altered the road between San Fran
| cisco and Ogden will be entirely operated
with coal for fuel
Charles Crocker went East Saturday in
| his special car.
Work on the California and Oregon is
progressing with considerable rapiditv, and
the trestlework at Big Canyon, above Upper
| Soda Springs, is about finished. The tun-
mel at the river crossing is bored through.
and large force of men are clearing it out
in preparation for laying track. In about
| two weeks more the graders will be on high
| ground within six miles OF Sissons, from
which point to the valley there are T any
curves, requiring considerable work. 1t is
expected that track will be laid to there by
October 2Sth.