After failing in the impoverished southern states and with British investors, Wickham found new capital and financing by recruiting Collis P. Huntington, one of the so-called "Big Four", a group of businessmen who had recently completed the western portion of the transcontinental railroad.
Efter at have opgivet at finde kapital i de forarmede sydstater og blandt britiske investorer, fandt Wickham ny kapital og finansiering ved at få fat i Collis P. Huntington, en af de såkaldte "Big Four", en gruppe forretningsmænd, som kort for inden havde fordiggjort den vestlige del af den transkontinentale jernbane.