His next work was that of constructing a railroad portage around the cascades of the Columbia on the Oregon side for J. S. Ruckle, the first railroad built in Ore- gon, and completed in 1802, when the locomotive pony was put upon the track, and run by Theo.
The work was accomplished in 30 days at a cost of $4,000, anil the trail immediately used for transporting government freight between these posts.  His next work was that of constructing a railroad portage around the cascades of the Columbia on the Oregon side for J. S. Ruckle, the first railroad built in Ore- gon, and completed in 1802, when the locomotive pony was put upon the track, and run by Theo.  A. Goffe.