Show WESTERN VESTERN PACIFIC DRIVING TUNNEL Work at Beckwourth Pass is isI isNow Now Mow Over Half Com Corn I 1 GRADE ADVANTAGE SEEN Gould Line Lne Beats the Southern Southen Pacific By Dodging Big Climb The fhe Western Pacific Is now more mor I Ithan than titan halt wa way through h its ils Js foot foo at pass the thc lowest of ut it all al the tie natural openings through th the lol lofty Sierra Siera barrier The pass is lt formed b by a tableland upon which the ridges of oC the Sierra Sana dwindle dwindle- until they leave decided o u a l ga sap gaji through the run range e forming a level Ic vale valley of oC about acres As s the tho pass makes makos a hol curve to tu tho time the Western which 1 is everywhere making offs cut ors cUl-ors regardless regard less lees of or the lie cost of or original construction j is HI i turning us na IS line underground on t u mm L direct course that hint will wil pass pas I under the tie northern spur Unit tapers lapels down lown to the time thel l pass proper This Beckwourth pass nass was unmet named I after r a u pioneer guld anti and named lamed J a negro but ut It IL hUH has I long been Icen confused In name annie with a amaH small maH town lown up lp in iii that I region on cac called callei after aner an un army 10 officer Beckwourth Beck Beck- wourl h pass ziss I Is time tho Ideal gateway In the thc SINT as It I Is IR 2000 OO feet reet lower limn thun al any other oilier I known u no opening through the theran theran ran Ian IC ere ge When hen the Central Pacific engineers made their surveys they recognized the thu grade anto al advantages es of oC this route hut but hit time the Initial tal transcontinental ta I railroad could coult not nol risk the necessary enormous ex expenditures ox- ox recognizing a J I lost opportunity Is debating whether or not to spend in iii II boring a u gigantic tunnel through the thc Sierra Siena at atu atit u it t much lower Jower level el than ham time thc present t Central route rout in fn order orter to overcome O the tie expense and ll time the truffle raffle difficulties of or tile the tre climb over u er a L barrier bar bar- barI I ncr rier of oC feet hl high h puss pass Is 2000 feet lower losser than luau the Southern passage of time the Sierra Irra and amid Is IN below cow the tIme snow line lne but hut to roach and use this pass the time Gould Goud system with its is orl nl network of 20 0 miles mies of oC transcontinental trucks to harriman's miles has not spared expense The rime Western Is ht boring three forty tunnels making malting an aim aggregate of oC feet Ceel or oi 01 eight and half one miles nilles mies of nr underground cut cut- offs s. s The rIme rIl longest is the time Spring O r tunnel beyond Oroville w which Is Js to Lo be Le OO feet Then conies comes tin him tl Beckwourth I ass tunnel unite feet the time Flower Lake Lkc l over O time th olla Nevada OO I nail and he time next time the Nibs Canyon tunnel feet Between San Han Francisco and ani Winnemucca Winne- Winne Iii lucca hera I the th ii Southern has bus a L line Ine sIx three sixty ty-t ty miles shorter tho than n the time Western route cute but bill the time Western cst ln Pacific will vill wil save sn a n climb of ur 2 2000 feet cel and amid claims dahn that with wih Its easier easley grade It I will wIl be able to make mall a passenger er I train lu Iu the time time lame with trall run same thuC wih only 11 one en engine lue where the time Southern Pacific will wi have ha e to lO use two and spend twice as much for operating expenses But It IH is in freight hauls that the thc Western ester expects to lo score scorn Its great say BaY lag ing InS It will wi be able 16 to 6 pull the lie hl biggest possible freight trains with wih only one engine n glue Ine The valley land lant about Beckwourth p. piss pass now hay only hut It I Id is li said sall to be Je Il capable of good oo n agricultural I r crop an ami opo it If I water tan can an be bt be brought upon time the |