TABLE OF LENGTHS, ETC. 
107 
Table showing the lengths, sums of ascents and descents, equated lengths, cost, &c., of the several 
routes explored for a railroad from the Mississippi to 
profiles accompanying the report.) 
the Pacific. 
(For the grades, see the 
Route near 47th and 49th paral- 
lels— | 
Route fronrSt. Paul to Seattle. 
Route from St. Paul to Van- 
couver. 
| 
Route near 41° and 42°, via | 
South Pass from Council 
Bluffs to Benicia | 
¢38th and 89th—Westport to 
San Francisco by the Coo- 
che to-pa and Tah-ee-chay- 
pah Passes. 
38th and ‘9th—Westport to San 
Francisco by the Coo-che- 
to pa and Madelin Passes. 
35th—Fort Smith to San Pedro. 
35th—Port Smith to San Fran- 
e1isco. 
32d—Fulton. to San Pedro..... 
Fulton to San Francisco. 
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Miles. Miles.| Feet. | Miles. Feet 
1,410, 2,025 19, 100] 2,387 a$140,871,000| 535) 1, 490/6 1,000] 631) 580) 720| 130) 97] 28 | 6,044 
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| 1,455) 1,864 18,100) 2,207/a 130,781,000] 374| 1,490/4 1,000] 470| 580] 720) 130] 97| 28}. | 6,044 
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1,410) 2,032.29, 120, 2,583 116,095,000) 632) 1, 400 61,100} 180; 170} 210) 160 580)255)/270 107 20 ..| 8,373 
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1,740) 2,080,49, 986) 3,125 seen e eee 620) 1,460/6 1,100) 340) 276) 165] 348 456/170) 60/155 80 20) 10, 032 
1,740} 2,290 565514] 3,360) .0.c.0c0ece0e 670} 1,620] -1,100| 275, 308) 190). 143,725]284]110/155 80 20/10, 032 
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1,360) 1,892/48,812 2, 816d 169, 210, 265] 416) 1,476) 2,300) 305) 347) 260) 185 160}305/235 95)..)..| 7,472 
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1,400) 1,618 32,784 2,239! 68,970,000) 408) 1,210} 2,300} 485) 300) 100) 170 503) 60)...)...). 5,717], 
1,620| 2,039142;008 2,834 93,120,000, 759] 1,280] 2,300] 700| 410| 160| 205 504) 60)...|- 5,717 
Tunnel at ele- 
vat’n of 5,219 
feet. 
Tunnel at ele- 
vatn of 5,219 
feet. 
Tunnel at ele- 
vat’n of 9,940 
feet. 
Tunnel at ele- 
vat’n of 9,540 
feet. 
aThese are the estimates of the office, those of Gov. Stevens having been.brought to the same standard of increased cost as the other routes, 
and his equipment reduced to that of the other routes. His estimates were $117,121,000 and $110,091,000. 
6 These sums do not include the areas of cultivable soil as far west as the Cascade and Sierra Nevada mountains. 
¢ Supposing the route to be a straight line, with uniform descent from the Un-kuk-o0-ap mountains (near Sevier river) to the entrance of the Tah-ee- 
chay-pah Pass—the most favorable supposition. 
d This estimate for the route near the 35th parallel] is thought to be largely in excess. 
The sum of the minor undulations (not included in the sum of ascents and descents here given) will probably be greater for the route of the 47th 
parallel than for the other routes ; that for the route near the 32d parallel will probably be the least of all. 
With the amount of work estimated for the roads in this report, the equated lengths corresponding to the sum of ascents and descents has but little 
practical value. With a full equipment and heavy freight business, the sum of ascents and descents becomes itnportant. 
