The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1858-04-17

L 40Y 1OWS6 0UQ Ok itW8 fty0R VALLEY f1SFIV
wooded with the cottonwood. Nesrer ths
mountains, the foot hills asa ven timbered
with cedar, yellow p;ne. and 6r. Rsssi.
lent building Stone i abundant .lone ~
aa;scent nc;rt. s.5 !. . ~ Oa.sI = v.1AO.s
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which tr.;ns csn "a. IN A s.0;,:. :':.osu, ~
At hish rstss - 81 ~ sr.ss ~,'n nss .ssiI sno even
Fort f.a,a,.;s a - ~ "yslu .Il 'nus rosc ~
hecoma ths ;r,.;..;. s',.0 .nlSS y:s, .no
Toward tha hn;id;n. % p'ennna.J sssP
more nonds,n,,. sl.lAs -, .vao ~
no,tst;cn - o.. p..:s :sss, o.'nel 1or the ssans-
ID to ths ;ncr.ssas Y h.%msiss' o. =: aosps-
dsxslonsd - 4. a...,.Da Dus,ness u tne iins wnen
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E.ht -a;Ssa.J . ~ In moIium " .ne PieiminsIy VI
.tsrc.s ~ aa d.. ",,u "Osl1 ~ soveIned Dy c.lcum
Of the Mo..""a Nv es... ~ psesens conslngency
.;tv - .n,n. .s,,;d ~ ne acsoiu's nsSose 3
m;l;t.,v t-sr.ncp.s.: sua cnecu.e mc.ns Is
.nnl;.d i~o,,SS .ss: on ~ ni:Asly De nmMe1l..ely ~
* fpI ~ RI. ! .s;, .u'.so . .nc psa p,ny ~
The nafnr.I c,.d;a.. 10y @ Dis.r .si,a.
Of eight feet -. .:s. \. sLo ~. -. .aa.,;sS
weighsy tread n locoroot;vss | g co !" nrdrnre ,e
adhesion 49, Z. Sa.s I;.h, ~ osS.s ~.
thus be made use O.. beasr mil + mt "a. =.
ouired. - 'ss... - s
The rail of forty pounds per ysra n easi.
er laid than that OF sixty pounds, the cias.
now in general use for LIGHT roads. Two
men can readily handle Ind place the liehte,
rail and adjust chairs at Joints. while in cold
weather the layinp of heavier rails is q more
ponderous1 and tedious operation. One
third of the transportation h .aved by the
use Of the lieht rail, If laid In the winte,
upon ice. snow. or frozen earth, when the
sunerstrncture settles ont Of line and Level
during spring thaws Il can be brought "a
surface again by shimminr and chnckinp
for the passage Of locomotives, and by the
use OF the weighty lever bars in repairs
while to place heavier rail IN running or.
der after 1t IS bent over uneven surface,
IS often necessary to take up the road tna'
the Dars may DC strengthened Dy machine
The light rail, therefore, is preferable to tht
| weighty one, because it is cheaper; because
with the same cost OF transportation, third
more length Of rail can be furnished and
laid in shorter space Of time because
when out Of surface, it is easier bought te
line and level; and because, when in opera
ton, it will, from the nature of the route
permit the performance Of all that heavier
rail would admit of doing. Such rails car
be procured in quantity at various points
along the western navigable rivers, and can
be deposited by water transportation, with.
out breaking bulk, at the mouth of the Platte
Working parties being kept in advance oi
the line of superstructure, dressing the sur.
face, making the necessary small water
drains and preparing the cottonwood cross.
ties for service, during the summer seasor
the road could progress very rapidly. Ever
in winter, by the use Of houses apon cal
wheels and turn outs, the road could pro-
gress.
TEE ROAD FROM FORT LARAMIE TO TUE sourr
PASS.
Th;,,r r,;,o. horond ro,+ Ior.r;a N.
h-ntsn @ s,d S ,,nanIei;nr .nrfaces of the R,acs
n:I,. - o.so,ata.af ,.a.i,,S;r. ~. ,,.a =,
III s nra,;mnorx sa ~ ;ron Posd ~;,b % aconoov u -
,'n,.lP. = nv ,hs ,sv;nv of n vr;rhtv r.;iS M,
the annI;cat;on cf Tie h;gh GRADE locom olive
r. :. mt adr;.ahle to attemnt the ernens.
~ tr.nsnort;no heoyv rs;ls 10 this mart n
Tho rooI to 10 vorled Mt b;oh cost ori
eventnally ave- renewed. even # the nation could
wait for when shere are other more mn.
nl;cahle means Of solv;ns the ouest;on =
Ea;ther 4. Il ernea;ent to nostnone the de.
,slonment - It of the romte bv rr;l. until . Grad.
cd ra.d could mass thronoh this brok en acc.
t;on hv rednct;on of surface. 1 nrcnose
tharafcre that an the Commencement nf th:
Erht ron ,o.d - M;s.onr; river .te.m .ar.
MIL. md n;la drivers shall he transrortsd
by wagon trains to the commenccment al
the Riack Hills. and simnle piline road
alev.ted oboue tho snrface af he earth \;
c;rcnmstanccs reon;re. shall snnercetle WAC.
on and nrecade steam tronsnortation-t
road Ia cons;st az sawed wooden rails. md
he worked nv draught nnimals for the trans.
nortot;on Of mails. nossenpers. military sun.
plies, and troops, Through the great tim.
he,ed reo;ous nf the nnner Wahaafch Moun.
tains this road could nrocre,s ycrv rap;dly
Along the whole line ali subsequent work.
Of construction could be carried on with
economy and tIispatch. from the cbeap and
effectiye Recommendations Afforded. There i,
hardly n large nublic work in the United
the wooden rail. In northern Maine and
WlSCODSIN rafting waters 000 selOQ OflvlngS
streams nre united. and sections Of countr,
Offering oreat natural obstacles 10 their ex.
tonsion are thrown open by wooden rail.
roatls. Coal mines. ice lakes. ouarries. Al
natural depets Of supplies, are developed by
our energetic population, by wooden rail.
roads, when the iron road is inapplicable o,
too expensive. When constructed, iron rail.
and locomotives could be carried upon ths
one named, at Sery low cost, to the Hat
plains of Humboldt river, three hundred
and fifty miles in length, and extending tc
the eastern settlements Of the Pacific. Much
Of the intermediate section is suited to The
use of the iron rond without grading. No,
less than twelve hundred miles Of the route
described could thus be worked by locomo.
tives at 4 speed OF eighteen miles nm hour
The wooden rail over steener GRADES. work.
ed bv mule, nnd horses. wonld admit q,
nnasenoer. mail. or military transnortation
4 = s,,eed of ten niles nor honr. There j,
no danger IN he annre6ended fro,n snov
rnon t6e ;rnn rail from M;ssonr; r;vcr a
Fart laramie From Fort T.sr.m;e ~ ~,
nln;ns of Snake river. the elecat;on of n.
road guards acs;nst Il. and the entire ront,
conld he work "a throuyhout tho vcar. m,
nassnce of the South pass vouId ia mad.
w. : mint shont saven 4hon.and fonr hmm.
dred feet above tho sea. The descent to IL,
the heads Of tho Rio and Little Sandee. Il
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