APPENDIX E 
DATA FOR CONSTRUCTING PROFILES OF THE ROUTES PROPOSED FOR 
A RAILROAD. 
I. Route from Benicia to Fort Vancouver, surveyed by Lieut. R. S. Williamson, TJ. S. Top. 
Engineers. 
Locality. 
Distance from Benicia. 
Altitude above mean 
tide at Benicia. 
Grade per mile from 
preceding station. [ 
Remarks. 
Benicia __ 
Miles. 
0. 0 
2. 8 
Feet. 
00 
101 
Feet. 
Depot camp.____ 
36 
Camp 2, near Cordelia__ 
15. 0 
69 
2 
Camp 3, near Yacaville __ 
26. 2 
304 
21 
Camp 4, Cache creek___ 
63.4 
295 
0 
Camp 5, near Nicholas.. 
76.4 
289 
0 
C.amp 6, opposite Marysville_ 
94. 0 
281 
0 
Camp 7, near Feather river_ 
99.8 
252 
6 
Camp 8, near Hamilton_____ 
115. 2 
260 
0 
Camp 9, on Chico creek._ 
137. 5 
308 
2 
Camp 10, on Deer creek. 
157.2 
363 
3 
Camp 11, on Antelope creek. .... 
176. 3 
420 
3 
Fort Beading__...._ 
200.3 
618 
4 
Station.._______ 
223. 2 
837 
14 
Mouth of McCloud’s river_ 
235. 0 
922 
7 
Station._____ 
240. 2 
954 
6 
Station_...__ 
250.7 
1,078 
12 
Station... 
255.4 
1,156 
17 
Station___ 
281. 9 
1,730 
22 
Station_ 
289.4 
2,177 
60 
Camp 19, near Pit river___... 
313. 9 
2,784 
25 
From Fort Reading to Camp 19, the lino was 
surveyed by Lieut. E. G. Beckwith, 3d 
artillery, in 1854. 
Station______ 
317.4 
3,370 
168 
Western entrance of tunnel_ 
319.7 
3,830 
200 
Tunnel through Stoneman’s ridge. Altitude 
of summit, 4,080 feet 
Eastern entrance of tunnel... 
320. 2 
3,741 
178 
Station_....._ 
321. 0 
3,581 
200 
Camp 20, near mouth of Fall river. 
325.4 
3,304 
63 
Camp 21, near upper canon. 
338. 0 
3,346 
3 
