Excerpt from To the Bondholders of the Central Pacific Railroad Company: January 1st, 1872 Alarge Immigration of hardy, industrious and thrifty people will follow the Railroad as it pene trates this attractive and fruitful region. The land is w'atered by numerous streams, hav ing their sources in the enclosing mountains on either hand; and private corporations are now building on either side of the Railroad an exten sive system of aqueducts for purposes of irrigation, which will ensure an abundant and steady supply of water, completely under control at all seasons, and greatly enhance the value of the lands. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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.