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      In presenting to the public a new edition of the Descriptive Pamphlet, it may be stated that the Office of the Land Department was opened for business and the sales of land commenced, July 28th, 1869. During the first year, the sales were restricted to a tract included within the ten mile limits on the first two hundred miles of the Road. The lands offered have been eagerly taken by settlers. Some two hundred and fifty thousand acres have been sold, amounting to upwards of One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars. At the same time the intervening sections of rich government lands on the line of the Railroad are rapidly settling. Thousands of industrious, enterprising citizens have availed themselves of the splendid opportunities presented to men of limited means, to acquire homes in a rich, productive State, with a delightful climate, on the line of the Great Union Pacific Railroad, where, in connection with cheap lands, are enjoyed all the advantages of civilization.

      A large, additional amount of land has been placed in market; greater facilities are offered, and the terms of payment rendered still more favorable. Other lands in Wyoming, Colorado and Utah will be placed in market from time to time as the United States Surveys are extended.

      The present edition of the pamphlet has been revised and enlarged. New and improved maps have been made, and much additional and valuable information given, intended to aid persons contemplating emigration.

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