78 
ENGINEERING REPORTS. 
"Which completes the estimate for the road, from ship navigation 
at Mina-titlan to ship navigation at Yentosa. 
Table of Comparative Cost of the Construction and Operation of some of Hie 
principal Railroads in the U, S. 
0^ 
■a a <o 
u 
Mm N 
<.*»■ 
I i 
ft i 
Name of Road. 
i 
ad a 
lipm 
ft *5 
lS 
ost 0 
king 
3 Ye 
s£ 
5 ® 
0 of 
eipts 
a- 
0 
sis 
® a 
mo 
ei g 
M 2. 
Miles 
$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 
156 
9,900,154 
63,462 
1,332,068 
652,357 
679,711 
48'9 
58i 
3,095,394 
53,139 
479,158 
182,266 
296,892 
38-0 
Boston and "Worcester . 
66£ 
4,650,393 
69,925 
716,284 
381,918 
334,366 
53'3 
Boston and Providence. 
m 
3,031,101 
63,813 
354,375 
182,288 
172,087 
51-4 
Boston and Lowell 
2,013,687 
73,225 
461,339 
268,707 
192,632 
58-3 
213 
3,551,915 
16;766 
582,015 
195,783 
386,232 
33-6 
80 
3,371,832 
44,648 
511,628 
256,535 
255,093 
50-1 
Baltimore and Ohio — 
179 
10,096,571 
56,405 
1,241,245 
644,634 
596,611 
51-1 
Syracuse and Utica 
53 
2,363,043 
44,585 
432,562 
195,263 
237,299 
45-1 
143 
10,000,000 
70,000 
Tehuantepec (estimated cost) : 
5,861,170 
7,847,900 
Jaltepec to Ventosa ... 
Mina-titlan to Ventosa, 
104 
166 
56,000 
47,000 
In connection with light-draught 
steamers. 
From ship navigation at Mina-titlan 
to ship navigation at Ventosa. 
Table of Comparative Cost of the Construction and Operation of some of the 
principal Railroads in England. 
Nam© of Eoad. 
f 
1 Cost of 
ad and 
ipment. | 
>st per ! 
Mile. j 
tal Ee- 
pts for 
j Year. 
ost of 
king for 
e Year. 
urn for 
e Year. 
mm . 
0 ® '3 
Tota 
Eo 
Eqn 
r°'£ a 
Eh ^5 
Sjq 
||« 
Miles 
£ 
£ 
£ 
£ 
£ 
Great Western 
205 
11,655,850 
56,370 
1,183,326 
316,734 
866,592 
26-8 
London and Birming- ) 
164 
6,997,065 
42,520 
1,291,592 
385,830 
905,762 
30-0 
88 
4,306,478 
48,937 
567,728 
246,924 
320,804 
43-4 
j Manchester and Leeds. 
56 
3,372,240 
60,220 
492,426 
185,868 
306,558 
• 37-7 
North Midland 
72 
3,346,133 
46,474 
338,984 
113,252 
225,732 
33-4 
51 
2,954,755 
57,956 
425,562 
195,948 
229,614 
46-0 
82 
2,597,317 
31,686 
645,324 
192,672 
452,652 
29-8 
Liverpool and Man- ) 
38 
1,798,506 
47,329 
399,468 
131,220 
268,248 
32-8 
94 
2,620,724 
27,879 
505,688 
161,110 
339,578 
32-8 
Proposed Lines. 
In any surveys which may be made hereafter, I would recom- 
mend that the country traversed by the river Almoloya should 
