The Lands of the Central Pacific Railroad Co, of California
With General Information on the Resources of the Country Through Which the Railroad Takes Its Way, June 1, 1880 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Lands of the Central Pacific Railroad Co, of California: With General Information on the Resources of the Country Through Which the Railroad Takes Its Way, June 1, 1880<br><br>This connection was made near Salt Lake.<br><br>The California and Oregon Railroad Company was authorized, by Act of Congress, to construct a railroad northerly from a point on the Central Pacific Railroad, in the Sacramento valley, until it should meet and connect with the Oregon and California Railroad, which runs south from Portland, Oregon.<br><br>The Central Pacific Railroad Company, of California, and the California and Oregon Railroad Company, together with the Western Pacific Railroad Company, were merged and consolidated into one corporation, and a new name, "Central Pacific Railroad," given to the consolidated company.<br><br>The completion of these railroads was considered of such great national importance, that the Congress of the United States, for the purpose of aiding in their construction, gave to each of the companies an extensive grant of land.<br><br>As the grants arc, in some respects, dissimilar in character, they will be described separately. First, the lands given to the Central Pacific Railroad of California (main line); and second, those granted to the California and Oregon Railroad, or California and Oregon Division of C. P. R. R.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.