Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1837-07-15
Directiorss Tor Building.

Make survey of the route, get level az near
a. possible; allowing certain high ground to b
remosed. This level 10 1t The base, or six inches
above the !syeIling or nundsfion Of ths road, and
called tho base level. Then strike another level
three feet six INCHES above, and place signals a,
proper dissasces 10 preserve a straight and level
line. This line is the guide fof setting tho pfsss,
or piiinz. aad BY which the same arc squared Of
os their top cads. The posts or pling are sst o.
driven, according 10 tho aatura of the ground, aud
their Deagshs determined by tbs variations Of thu
g,osad, Eosa the last described isyel. The posts
~ piI5ax should be Of durable wood from twelve To
s5xsses iacses diameter, (round) and placed
shout i've fsss apart in direct Inns with each
Other, Whea ~ Al paata they should b. pas
6apa Gsas taase 10 for bses according Sas hard
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Tho suide wheels Of tbs locomotive and esrs ~
over them Its not necessary thas 49,
gufds rails should be isoGed; foY In % eases ~
Wsiacs Of tho guide wheels sbnsN ~ sssoeeh.l
wide and nsafly fat on their periphsriss, IL ihey
only occasionally come In contact With the Cuidst