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twenty-three ; those between 20,000 and 30,000, are fifty-five ; 

 those between 10,000 and 20,000 acres are one hundred and 

 forty-eight ; and those between 5,000 and 10,000 acres, two 

 hundred and thirty-eight. The entire number of these estates 

 of more than 5,000 acres each, is four hundred and fifty-three. 

 Most of them are held under Mexican grants, and probably 

 one-third or one-fourth under purchase from the American 

 government. Several railroad companies, which own large 

 tracts, do not appear in the list. 



126. Railroads. The following is a list of the railroads 

 completed in California. 



The (original) Central Pacific, from Sacramento to Ogden, 

 748 miles. 



The original Western Pacific, now consolidated with the 

 Central Pacific, from Oakland to Sacramento, 135 miles ; and 

 from Niles' to San Jose, 18 miles. 



The original Oakland City Railroad, now consolidated with 

 the Central Pacific, from Oakland to Brooklyn, 5 miles. 



The original San Joaquin Valley Railroad, now consolidated 

 with the Central Pacific, from Lathrop to Goshen, 146 miles. 



The original California and Oregon Railroad, now consoli- 

 dated with the Central Pacific, from Junction (or Roseville) 

 to Redding, 152 miles. 



The original Alameda Valley Railroad, now consolidated 

 with the Central Pacific, from Alameda to Hay ward, 11 

 miles. 



The main line of the Central Pacific, from Oakland to 

 Ogden, is 878 miles, and there are 337 miles of branches ; and 

 including three miles of ferry between Oakland and San Fran- 

 cisco, and five miles between Alameda and San Francisco, the 

 total length of the routes of the Central Pacific is 1,226 miles. 

 On the main line of the Central Pacific, from Oakland to the 

 State line, there are 275 miles in California. 



The California Pacific Road, from Vallejo to Sacramento, 

 60 miles. 



