Intercommunication between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans [pp. 164-176]

170 INTERCOMIMUNICATION BE'RWEEN TIIE OCEANS.
And the following table will show the (listances from- all the principal Atlantic cities and New Orleans to China by bothl routes
A Tazble, exhibiting the DistaIces J'ron all the p'iitci)pal Allae,/ic Citi(s (,itl/ New
Or'czals) to CharlestonT, to Vicksb/sur, to OIazllala on the PaciJic, al to Cllna,
J'r the sotuthcrn, route; and to Pirai ic d/t Chic., (nc7ar wel/ce tle P,Cifi road
o-(7l(l cRo)ss the IiJlssissippi), to Oreon, to the Pacific, andt to C,iine-wit/c am.nt
of di icrelccs bot/h to the Pacific anl to C,tiuIa.
From Charleston....
Richmlond....
" WVashington..
" Baltimore....
" Philadelphia..
" New York....
Boston........
; New Orleans..
. 7. l 2.261 10,661
4-2 1,198 2 (688 1 1 085
51 1.3.' 2.815 1 1 15
591 1.3!;a 2 855, 11,255
709 1181:2,9 0 11 17T0
796 15,i 305 11,453;
996 1,' 3.257i 11.6;)
.... 415 1,90; 1030
Northierii Route. l)if. to Pac
a.5:
1.097 2,91-2 8:319 658.. 2,342
950 2 779 8, 17-21 84'2 917
98 8 2)810 8.210.. 3,005
91s 2, 771) 8, 1701.. 85 3,0)85
1,011 2 - 83 8 21. 107:I,507
1.141 2963[ 8.3;3.. 91 3 09-1
1,311:1 l131 s153;3.6 - 3 091
8,O) i2,6521 8,052 421.. 2,257
And as the principal interior cities and States have a very important
interest in the matter, let us show them exactly where they will stand;
in order to do lwhich, we will continue the table of comparison. And
as Mlr. Forshey says "they are suitable to all purposes," I will in
most cases take the river distances for the southern; but as the building of the northern route will open railroad communication to almnost
all the places named, the railroad distance will be taken in most cases
for that route.
IFroumi Luouisviile....
Cincinnati....
'W Vheeling....
Pittsbturgh....
Cle-elacrid, via
Pittsbu)rgh...
Butlllo, via N.
York........
Detroit.......
St. Louis.....
Alton.........
Galena.......
Chica,go......
" Prai. du Chien.
.... 1,0tI)l
.... 1.132
.... 1,496;
.... 1.58,<
.... 1,732
.... 1.863
.... 1,125
.... 803
.... 820....[ 8. 2
1.0 70
1.... 1,279
2'491' 10.S891
2. (;-22 1 1,022
2,986 11,386
3,078 11,478S
3,223 11,622
3,3.35 1I1.,555
2.915 11.315
2.2!)3 10,69:3
2,316 10,71(;
(2698 11,O098)
)2.t5(;0 1(0 960
2,-761 11,161
1i11) 2,25-2
13-)0 2.'2- 2
560 2,382
610 2:432
517 2,339
80:3
486
300
275
60
210
2.2625
'21308
2,122
2) 097
1,882
2.032
1,82)
7,652... 2,39 3 239
7,67-2.... 350 3,350
7,782.... 60)4 3,60-1
7,832.... 646 3,646
7,739.... 883 3,883
8,025.... 728 3 730
77S08.... 6(5 3,607
7.522.... 171 3,171
7,197.... 219 3.209
7,282..... 816 3,816
7.1:12.... 528:3,528
7,22-2..... 9:19 3,993
Mr. Forshey says that at Vicksburg, or near it, would be the most
convenient place to conlcentrate all the commerce for the Pacific,
mnuch more so than where it is proposed for the northern route to
cross the MIississippi. By taking the distances as in the above table
for the Atlantic cities, via Charleston to Vicksburg, and for the cities
direct to Prairie du Chien, as proposed by railroads, the difference
will be found largely in faxvor of the northern route; and for the interior cities, towns and States, still greater: for instance, takle Cincillnati, and we find a difference in favor of the northern route of 682
miles; take Pittsburgh, the difference is 978 miles; Cleveland, 1,225