New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-02
~, ,,or and I'm teams arc at work Grsd'

=, a, ~, man and 2ll teams now al work Hrsd-
nation eudure yet 20 be inane t 20 Da,atar 20
pf";s,I No 4-From the ooh mile P''' :" "',"s' y
~ =; isroth. a. miles OF graduation ~ 1,o eyH
ia'cI erd miles in hand ~ aoS = ~ u "a, 80 -
~ III 10 commenced ist Masca Ie@ ana a. ~ w =,
woih WIZ ~ ~ 1ivi ion 6y lst jay next Iae force
@lu ,n,V NJ ,ssts Of 81 mn anil i-5 ta1l' AM 'hs
'mtle5tso S,pepiiiuro % b. made IL -silna.ei g.
sd2lu: NJ Prom Decatur 20 Bloomington, Al m Is
= ;n,tb 40 miles Of graduation, &c, ara CON a:te.
rt cmainng miles principally at nesVy c1osss
=. salt Creek 10 msles of track are laid am 'n'u-
NAV he come little delay in track laying az tns gDl'
% naTned vet there is reason 20 fear ths' l1e ~nD
Gon will not he completed by lstJnly next lac IT.
emfloved is now 362 men and III teams anu 'ne s-N
don exuen future estimated al s7l9Ol ~. N .,...L
Division No 6-FrOm Bloom ngton 10 >assue' ~ "a -
so miles; Sc miles Of graduation are colnp-'.O - he
miles Of ira X laid and in daily and IeguiaI We ~
trains of the company The remaining mus - -
division include tie bridge from LassI.' across te
and fats about 5000 feet ~ length ana % rec .hn
water, and tie immense embanksn; ienth THIS is
end 10 The upland of more than mics ~ az the
lie limit work on the main stem an 'ne Pc ",t a
best masonry, - in az are Nh Mt sans
- &c 1co Got enoth are in place OF the P:rs, anu "
NAV be completed By LIST June Inc gra.1aoI1 ,ho,Is
in eadness the track by the Isl Asu a. ork con
in Lac few DAYS thereafter The force az VIE e.
~ 80 f-5 men and 200 and the expenditure ~
rJnston bridge &c is estimated at S5'l,-3! o. an
i Dyi.ions form the main STEM am IN laC' o.,
@ - heayiest and most expensive parts Of the roar
p.;a, tle Chicago terminus. There can Oeho que7"cI
,bs AN The main stem will be in actual ue ln'I ia t
advance of the period limited for IFS coinpieoh .! '
division No From Lasalle to Freeoort in length
20 miles: 81 miles of graduation are co'hple'e. ani
;as nsr,,v of heavy work, under strong force -
;jes NJ rcunanent and two miles OF temporary rack
forming connection with the Aurora Branch
are now laid and used BY the trans ol aa rG nr
H.iS "a early as rails be forwarded from Ne" ORC,
"a vii he in advance until the Division Is complete ~
men ard 25s teams now OF work ana Inc giauu1'O
! eynenJiture is estimated OF S3ll,75s 81 1T
eHRR;li.ion No sFrom Freepor Dubuque, in length
81 miles % miles of graduation are complete tne 10
naming . miles few points OF very diimcut an j
t sorl are upder heavy force, which will soon BE-
IT, Int thew viii not be completed until late in the
sa .bouob the division will be in operation during TINS
TsoTtI five miles of rails from FreepOr west are
ia AID in use by the trains Of the Chicago and Gaena
Road Track LAYING from Galena eastward may be com
menced the rails being Galena a. early as the sea
son will permit so TO connect with the rail: now lal
;mmediatev on the completion OF the graduation &c az
Scales Mound The present force - SUI men ana i1o
teams, and the graduation expenditure esuni'eu d.
The 7b and 9Th Divisions form the Galena Branch and
will be in operation years in advance oil the require
INVASION No From Chicago south TO Bourbonia in
length SC miles all complete and in operation since july
last The work the Lake shore completed 30 lar as
10 afford full protection 10 the IacA anu o '1s III"
division No. 1O-From Bourbonia to UrbaDa in length
~ miles 81 miles of graduation &c, are complete anu
eight miles in hand under adequate force to complete
the graduation in time for the rails to be forwarded in the
srng 40 miles of track laid and in actual use by the
/
Is az men and g. teams and the estimated graduation ex
! pendure is ss3,s37 Sc.
| Division No ll-From Urbana to Wabash Point, in
LENGTH AZ miles ~ miles Of graduation are complete and
tba remaining in hand with force OF l46 men and -
teams reouiringsa graduation expenditure OF si1235 %
| Division No 12-Fror1 Wabash Point to Centraa, the
junction With the main stem, in length ~ miles d nhes
of ordination are complete and the remaining % IN hand
under force of 40 men and 23S teams requiring grldI
alton expenditure Of s3522CO
Divisions Nos TO- IL and IL form the Chicago Branch
md will all be in actual than two years IN ad
vance of the psriod limited by the charter
From the preceding statements, condensed we hnd the
whole length Of the road and branches to be 104 miles in
lencth $50 miles Of graduation, &C. already completed
The remaining l24 miles all in hand under force OF COLA
men and 76 teams and that 23J miles of track are laid
and Isl miles in actual and finally that by
uendure for graduation &C. of s23oI2 all the nat
ura impedimens will be removed and the whole work
will be in actual operation in 1854. IL should be re
mari ed that of this of s30 204 100000 is for per
manent masonry TO be constructed after the completion
of the road at points where in consequence of the diff
6cuty of procuring suitable stone temporary structures
will be erected to be replaced hereafter by those of
ueynanent character when materials be brought TO
the proper places by of the road The present ex
uendure for the graduation &c will therefore, be only
4 SL7O4,294.
Tie financial questions alone remain to be considered
/ and the answers 10 these may be briefly given:
The total expenditures for the graduation, rails, &c.
ennipment interest, expenses, lands and all bills pay
able from LIST February, 1854 to LIST August next are
estimated at. ''..'' 71'oU,-1I W.
And the ways and means available in ample season for
these expenditures, from negotiations already com
peted, amount to- ~