New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-22

Vas In so forward state that feel quite confident there
viii be no delay of the track and assuming mat bn to
miIes per week laid tho track viii reach CroAaA Dy
TIE eleventh division from Urbsna to Little Waba.h
River Is forty eight miles long About forty mues o. VI
division ere now entirely graded ana the rcmDiiNei "i
be complete by let May next a. latest
The iweli.h division q miles In length c1'en.s ron
Little abah kverto the junction o the Clcsgo Dfancl
with the main line All the light prairie work on this dvi
sion Is done or nearly The masonry and three pons
whore the grading u quite heavy, are not IN very for
word state butaborers and Mechanic were oesnns %
come on moro freely. that think the m9st o. tie work
on this division viii be- done by st June or July next
Commenting the main ne at Cairo the frs; division
extends from Cairo to the Big Muddy River, 90 miles
Travelled over every mile Of the division horsebacs
The grading and trcse work from Cairo % Cache Rgo
about Fix miles unless prevented BY ne OF wa.ci VA
be entirely completed by the leg Of March, and probably
earier The eVCe along the Ohio viii not by hai time be
made ID 10 lis fall width but sufficiently wide that the
track can he laid down 10 the mouth OF the ONO Track
laying had been commencda Cache RverOntne seventh
mile ard the party laying when was there on the
18th mile and for several days had been laying Loo feet
per day The grading nearly complete upto the 36.h
NILE except at Bradys Gut where We have temporary
grade over he ridge, Of so feet per nile. Mr. Ashley my
assistant on this Cyuon feel entirely o. keeping the
grading out Of the wey Of the track feel quite confident
that by July al The latest the track Will be d on
this entire division. go
The second division extends from Big Muddy River TO
the junction Of the Chicago branch, - miles party
track Layers had just commenced nt ~ Huus - ~. ~
north. On the first 20 miles from Bg MtIay 20 J.. t'is
uddy the grading nearly DONE am ne Tein-!i.e.
offhe division was in such TIA, feel quite confident
that The grading will be kept out Of the way o. inc ack
The third division from the Junction to Ramsey Creek
80 miles Yves in good state Of progress and the track
layers from the north and .ouih WI pro3a1y mee On n'
div son feel confident Il will be graded IN lime.
The fourth division from Ramsey Creek 70 Sangamon
River Decatur 80 miles is now graded except the eN
tame northern end and abcut five o. six miles near the
,oub end The work across the Saramon, Decatur il
not a. forward or expected Sill think !; mayb done
by let March at latest, and hope by lst April:
The Great Western road fom Naples Wi probably
reach Decatur IN February and anticipate getting iron
over thai road TO ley south from Decatur hope 10 be
able TO commence this by ls March q lstes bat suppose
il not commenced till list April by that time there will
be laid moth Of Big Muddy at least twenty miles ana
tie will be then besides the st and On Divisions,
10 which will be done at latest in july % miles of track
~ be laid II this is left the two parties assuming That
each will lay two miles per week. they would complete II
in about eight months say Dec. J. l-Jf But a. the gra-
ding will be moinly done by Isl april an additional force
OF track LAYERS easily be employed at mod rate in
crease of cost in distribution Of naeras $1,000 and
tie entire line would thus be completed by the LIST Of
Oct next. Understanding from your letter that am
authorized TO incur this additional expense shall take
such measures viii insure lis completion by that time
The grading at Salt Creek, on the fifth division where
such severe sickness prevailed during the past summer
will delay tie track la ing somewhat fear cannot oe
done before the lst OF March April next II is in the
hands Of energetic cOntraci ors, who VIII forfeit SoOOD
they do not complete by the t Of March On account
OF this work the track laying south of Bloomington mas moi
been urged forward rapidly it would have been
There are now about II miles laid The contractors
completed except three and these above high water
The bridge il now being put on
have nothing recently very definite from that part OF
The work north OF Lasae. | understand, however, that
the track is about complete from Freepo TO Warren the
point which it is proposed TO trains for this winter
am vefv respectfully r. 4. MASON, Chief Engineer.
The following is a comparative statement o. the cash
assets and liabilities Of the wOreans inks on the Jh
and 18th inst In addition to the assets enumerated the
banks hold domestic and foreign Exchange 70 the following
amount: Canal sGl,72O Louisiana, s7O5o25; Louisiana
State s23O155; Bank of New Orleans s3447 Southern
Bank, Sl67,237