New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-09-12

eoro Csiro north ss miles, dth The erceptou OF the
bridge over the Big Mud <y River 60 miles north Of
Cairo. The frame sDd aiersls for this bridge are
all on The ground, ard II + now being put W. From
la Sale 'oull the sri Is laid 1874 nles. Eith the
exception of y re II 10 miles north Of Decatur,
which j. low be o laid BY separate party and ~in
be done in abe at meath. The limit WORK 70
,eie the ne n lire u, Therefore the track laying
ihe space Jet~eea the point e. mihss north Of Cairo
end hat l3t riles north Of La Sale which is dis
tsnce Sf - mixes et each end u which IL strong
party now employed in laying trek, and sp-
preaching each other. When they meet the
entire u,ain EDe will be ready for operation. Ebch
Of these parties should lay from 10 IN IA miles per
month. And feel quite confdeDt that, making al
reasonable allowance fer contingencies, they will
complete il or before the lst January next. The
iron tee and all materials for the track, are in read
ness ether the line the Mississippi. whence
they will be brought ozt by the roads, or ap
from Cairo by our trains. There are few points
on the third division at which The grading Is not fully
completed though the great mas Of it i done These
points are near the center between The two plres OF
track-ayers and vill undoubtedly be made ready be-
fore the track reaches them. The Ohio e1t Missis-
eippi road Il running from IlinOstOwn, opposite
ST. Louie Carlyle, II miles west Of our line. IL s
expected that this will be extended 10 our line by
some cay in October and 90, by furnishing M rails
from ST. Louis may start another party at track
laying Our party from the south should reach the
junction on Or about the ls November, aud tn Is form
lYe by railroad between Cairo and ST Louis. North
Of La sale our track is laid 10 miles to the
Aurora JunctiOn From thet junction TO Freeport,
60 miles the grading s nov substantially ready for
tie track and party will commence next week TO
lay north and another the let October at FreepOr
TO lay south and will not be interrupted by any want
Of grading or materials until they meet the iron aud
other materials being al in readiness fT the entire
line from Cairo to Dubuque. From Freeport, the
terminus Of the Chicago ana GaleDe Road, our track
II hid 10 Scales Mound, distance OF % miles, and
IL operated by that Company. party has now Just
commenced 1T Galena TO lay track toward Scales
Mound and will lay over that distance, II miles, in
a bout one month.
There will be little delay at Scales Mound, caused
by the remains of a very heavy clay and rock
walton ct that point which will require til shout the
lst of November for its completion. I think there
FORE that on the let Of January next may expect
the whole liLe from Cairo TO Gaens to be in readi-
ness for operation by regular trains giving US by
Chicago and Cialena Road a line from Chicago 20
Gaens by the Aurora Extension Road line from
Cairo 10 Chicago, and by the Ohio and Mississippi
Road line from St. Louis TO Cairo, and St Louis to
Chicago without Intervention of s;eamboats except
for crossing the ferry ct ST Louis.
On the Chicago branch the track il laid from Chi
cago south l43 miles, and the grading is complete,
ready for the rails for further distance Of 80 miles,
which can be laid during the present autumn the
track laying If progressing also on this portion Of the
work
We have. therefore, now actually laid 400 miles Of
tr8ck and five parties now laying track aud aoOther
TO be added on the Let October all Of whom will be
fully supplied with materials and graded road-bed
until the whole line except some 20 miles Of the
southern end of the Chicago branch is com peted.
This portion Of the branch in forward state but
will be ready for the rails until the opening of the
string when rails can be delivered from both north
and south and the track laid with great expedition.
WI. BURIAL, President H. Cen. R. R. Co.