Incidents of a Trip Through the Great Platte Valley, to the Rocky Mountains and Laramie Plains: In the Fall of 1866, with a Synoptical Statement of the Various Pacific Railroads, and an Account of the Great Union Pacific Railroad Excursion to the One Hundreth Meridian of LongitudeD. Van Nostrand, 1867 - 129 σελίδες Col. Silas Seymour's narrative of personal incidents of a trip on a special train on the Union Pacific Railroad with government inspectors in September, 1866 to Kearney, Nebraska and in December, 1866, to the end of track, about 12 miles from North Platte. |
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... distance of about four hundred miles west of Chicago . From this point we were compelled to make the balance of the distance to Omaha , about ninety miles , by stage . The rails are to be laid , however , upon this portion of the route ...
... distance of about four hundred miles west of Chicago . From this point we were compelled to make the balance of the distance to Omaha , about ninety miles , by stage . The rails are to be laid , however , upon this portion of the route ...
Σελίδα 9
... distance of four hun- dred miles in less than three days and nights . The speed , comfort , and regularity of these Ben Holladay Overland stages is certainly astonishing , when we con- sider the fact that they pass through hundreds and ...
... distance of four hun- dred miles in less than three days and nights . The speed , comfort , and regularity of these Ben Holladay Overland stages is certainly astonishing , when we con- sider the fact that they pass through hundreds and ...
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... distance the start of it , and will , from present appearances , retain the advantage . Here we found iron - ore , coal and fire - clay in abundance , all which will , sooner or later , be turned to good account . GETTING INTO THE ...
... distance the start of it , and will , from present appearances , retain the advantage . Here we found iron - ore , coal and fire - clay in abundance , all which will , sooner or later , be turned to good account . GETTING INTO THE ...
Σελίδα 15
... distance , to the foot of the trail which leads from the wagon road up the southerly slope of the valley of a small tributary of Clear Creek , which heads near Berthoud Pass . We made our way slowly up the trail without much difficulty ...
... distance , to the foot of the trail which leads from the wagon road up the southerly slope of the valley of a small tributary of Clear Creek , which heads near Berthoud Pass . We made our way slowly up the trail without much difficulty ...
Σελίδα 16
... distance of 100 miles at least , far beyond Long's Peak , which reared its bald head , spotted with eternal snow , high above the average level of the range . After spending an hour upon the Pass , and taking such note of the topography ...
... distance of 100 miles at least , far beyond Long's Peak , which reared its bald head , spotted with eternal snow , high above the average level of the range . After spending an hour upon the Pass , and taking such note of the topography ...
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act of July alternate sections Applause arrived Berthoud Pass Black Hills branch camp cars Central City Central Pacific Central Pacific Railroad Chicago and Northwestern Clear Creek Colorado comfortable completed Congress connection construction continent Council Bluffs DENVER CITY distance east Eastern Division Empire City Engineer enterprise Evans excursionists extending fifty miles Fort Kearny friends G. M. Dodge Government Commissioners Government Director guests Hannibal and St horses hour Hoxie hundredth meridian Indians Iowa Jelly JOHN BUFORD Joseph Railroad Kansas River Kearny Lambard Laporte Laramie Plains Mayor Missouri River Mizner mules nation Nebraska North Platte Station Northwestern Railroad Omaha Pacific Railroad Company Pawnee Platte Valley portion President reached road Rocky Mountains route Sauce soon stage station steamer Denver surveys tion town track travelled twenty miles Union Pacific Railroad Union Pacific Railway United Valley of Clear venerable driver wagon western westward Williams York
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Σελίδα 61 - ... every alternate section of public land, not mineral, designated by odd numbers, to the amount of twenty alternate sections per mile, on each side of said railroad line, as said Company may adopt, through the Territories of the United States, and ten alternate sections of land per mile on each side of said railroad whenever it passes through any State...
Σελίδα 61 - ... and whenever, prior to said time, any of said sections or parts of sections shall have been granted, sold, reserved, occupied by homestead settlers or preempted, or otherwise disposed of, other lands shall be selected by said company in lieu thereof, under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, in alternate sections, and designated by odd numbers, not more than ten miles beyond the limits of said alternate sections: ProOpinion of the Court.
Σελίδα 58 - ... every alternate section of public land, designated by odd numbers, to the amount of five alternate sections per mile on each side of said railroad, on the line thereof, and within the limits of ten miles on each side of said road...
Σελίδα 58 - That within two years after the passage of this act said company shall designate the general route of said road, as near as may be, and shall file a map of the same...
Σελίδα 67 - ... not sold, reserved, or otherwise disposed of by the United States, and to which a preeruption or homestead claim may not have attached, at the time the line of said road is definitely fixed...
Σελίδα 112 - Resolved, That our thanks are due, and are hereby tendered, to the President and other officers of this Association, for the faithful labor by which the success of the Association in the year now closed has been secured.
Σελίδα 61 - States have full title, not reserved, sold, granted, or otherwise appropriated, and free from preemption or other claims or rights at the time the line of said road is designated by a plat thereof filed in the office of the Commissioner of the General Land Office...
Σελίδα 60 - City upon the most direct and practicable route to a point on, and so as to connect with, the branch railroad and telegraph in this section hereinbefore mentioned, or with the said Union Pacific Railroad, said point of junction to be fixed by the President of the United States, not further west than the one hundredth meridian of longitude aforesaid, and on the same terms and conditions as provided in this act...
Σελίδα 57 - Greenwich, between the south margin of the valley of the Republican river and the north margin of the valley of the Platte river, in the Territory of Nebraska, to the western boundary of Nevada Territory...
Σελίδα 57 - Kansas River, by the way of Leavenworth, or, if that be not deemed the best route, then the said company shall, within two years, build a railroad from the city of Leavenworth to unite with the main stem at or near the city of Lawrence ; but to aid in the construction of said branch the said company shall not be entitled to any bonds.
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