ɪnðə wˈɪntɚɹ ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti dˈæʃ sˈɪksti wˈʌn, kɹˈeɪtən sɚvˈeɪd ðə ɹˈaʊt ʌvðə pɹəpˈoʊzd tɹænskˌɑːntɪnˈɛntəl tˈɛlᵻɡɹˌæf lˈaɪn bᵻtwˌiːn ˈoʊmɐhˌɑː ænd sˌækɹəmˈɛntoʊ, təbi bˈɪlt wɪððə faɪnˈænʃəl səpˈoːɹt ʌv wˈɛstɚn jˈuːniən.
In the winter of 1860-61, Creighton surveyed the route of the proposed Transcontinental Telegraph line between Omaha and Sacramento, to be built with the financial support of Western Union.