, 1866-10-29

with nets Of chain liuk, etc. and |
sasa. ssaess 6, e e. :s@ .' m sq
e u hich the Indian can conceive are in horses.
Had any one told 4 raNnee brave that I!oclw0od, !
dollars each, no ides would have lccn conveyed
TO their minds, md They would have cnteFta'ncd
ne reverence for that amount Or Weaih-bnt
the information bad been given that each Of these
I. en- was able to buy ngc or ten Thousand horses.
o. still lclier. actually owned that nany, 1heir
ycnerntion for eneh "bls ln1uns" wauld have
known no bounds. |
are built q skins, drawn tightly together OVER
ihs soma az opening ,L, + IN ,,;, isT -, t5s h
ih'ee s,icAs Lsaced together. and the ground
around 1t is strewn with bualo robes md blankets
Tor ihe couchcs Of the elcerer4. The entrance 4
If lhr comforts, none Of ihc luxurics Of I!e,
Ahonl9 @,. lin in thiz primitive home.
near The terminus of.he Union Pacific Railroad,
described, what l,.ie tle1o vas IN II worthy Of
ne, IN which We aD,dea there for two nights h's
aSa ai seoqs s' ,hsss h'Sf eas there sa' se
Two evenis here worthy, Of more extended
sa1 no'e 1e9 soS be s1 95sss9@ @ The e. ~
Of thesc was the sreetaelc Of
~ ." 7hnTsday ia1 1he:e i ii'tc Of 70 difIea.
~ in .aak1ne roadway out Oh these broad Pra.
res srd The workn.cn on this department oF labor
tract-lsyers. Ihetc latter under the exclusive
control " General Easement, who, with his t%o @
s bso4e s e e. s MSr sSsf i a
lrinvins 10 bsar OF aIl lia ercet ahil,ty 70 o.
;yys Y BIZ a.9s '''Y e % .t a1SSf' Ss' snF
'oard,ns cars. two i9r sleeping IN. one e. for
lie placed the track and ran out to ts cstrcini-
~. t,nl'linG hinstt n u's wny to kcep always
On hard, closc 10 their work. hls forced hanls
Efts men. Ore Of his brothers then undertook
lie supervision Of the lafinc, on construction
' f. ot f. s H. Mox I! " on
In this !ading Of The construction trims, General
Easements tsatem was drst made arparent Each
of lie zane length, and tho exact number Of
chairs and rrikes required n lay them. Those
s,s.tr sent ou ho1i1 t. The w Hna he
::e materials. were thrown Of behind
then The sGDvc n:k nDa the
TO The piles of new material. Horsepower hcins
n, Cd % draw the su1nll to aad fso the mere
inlall car having been loai!ed IL ID: same manner
and with 1he SANG n.ccssfon as the laE.e ones had
hecn, wa~ run forward 10 fhs end Of tle tia:k,
Il ihc rails already down, ehocIss were placed
lrdcr tue wheels, stopping the car at once Before
bad He s,orrca E. men ra Gn r.
its ehat,f. gagged IT, aud ere H. sIaus tn
e. 1s Tss a ovs1 a 1t Ss rsa fnca. 2cses
continued rs rapidly as man would walk. Be-
nind TIC car followed man dropping ,spikes,
rails, and thirty or forty others driving in the
1kc wo.k was al done With excessive rapidly,
| flmply because each nsan had but certain thug
| to do. was accustomed 10 doin. 1t. and had not
| tlit. portion Of the work General Easement and
side. The laying down ef tie ties NC have not
described: 1sef, Iccanse It is comparatively very
simple; secona, because we did not sec IT; hqt
| We understand that tue same system and dtEci-
| rllnc which governs the track'laying operates
| here alsu with equai surccss.
| The otlcr eyeist 10 which we wlsEel TO all1dC
| Was
! TIE nta MEETING
Of thc cxcurefoni.ts at Platte City on Thursday
Mo,n,ns. 4 skeleton report Of that nee1ins
TnlErSr, but nc take this opportunity 10 lay be
fcrc our readcre the resolutions Adopted at TIM
llseset. believing that ihe Importance given t
them by tue occasion and tho associations clus
tcring abou. them, Will prevent their scemin:
sta1e now 'ne nEso1,77oss
were as follows:
WHEREAS An excursion party Of ladice aat
sih. ree, staaed from New York city on The cvc,l
nr Of bcto1,cr Il, st &, 10 yisl. The Union paridc
iit1h meridian Of west longitude; aud - -
WuInrAs, Said excurs;onisis, With man.
Others who have Joined them on tie route, hav;
.a:d failsoai s75 miles west OF Omaha
and
all o: paris ot thc following ralwa:s n:,d lines
s,avcl. to wit: The New jersey Central Railroad
'hc Allentown Kailroad; tho Pennsylvania Ger
Chi,nso Itatfoad; tho C"{easo, Burlington IN
airGsai; as ths n:s " s,oiass yaIIey i eas Il
Denver and Colorado from 81. Joseph 10 Ocah:
artl The Union racihc RAILROAD; aud
WnEi,E4s, hi. exear;ton VA dc:i:nsd Il I
;a"Po:ston 81 % asqo and rom the as r.: =
| ind, for Of and acrose. tle No,t;. American 10,
,!l:crt. With its vas. agricultural aud mineral Il
sources therefore
Frsolref, That Ibis excursion part5 here as 3cn
lied In thu ccnt.e Of .h,. vast continent, now oas
I'd % 70: U:s manifold blcssus. sls'o,:. .sI,ic:;
nis ?' ss;ss + tns5isa M M
:n.ien* cisil and 1cli itoas liCcTty, ihs ifccJoin
it, " rs Il r ana 1.s
rdvanclns state Of development, lid will, 4 "a:
| ,1
rnr ~ rr nnf1ou,i r,rnsnr;tr nrd tn, inf.r..ct
oi hi orr pcunle lEt also 10 Inc Civilization IN
. co:n1uc,ce Of liz world. iar:udirr nmorr II
r1a s1os re1r1c n.tnonn "a ts a' 'aa' 'ss'
r. so;r@1. TIM II il shc i .1!bc,atc o,fufon
Ibis excursion, pariy Tia; our ration and thc Wtr
t'nrrc i:a,itastl ,sas nrnicrtS snt, T. IN sncccs
III rloctcss t. comrlc,i1u, and wc now con .rat
lats 1.n:a'ad al tic rreeess Of THIS n'asatace
!. Tfst:rtSi, That our thanks a1c due and are her
!. hy rendered to the Cn!un racirc i:ail1oad Cn,
cnn3t1ucsnn 81 th,2 ra;iro,t ~ vii nc M f3r
cseursion cclctrasrr ihs o,cn,ne tj,us far of the
taiitcad. e'> ''s |As 'se1''"t' illus ''' - '1@
rrc ia"nt % nd Geutsa} Mara:sr Of IL. rnieu I i
.it,c naii5onI Com,,.rx an,i his as.ocIa,'s +,
nyrSrffnn Grscrve ara n,Sc n,,r sincere thani
inr fh;. rvcnrssn,1 mr., rsr Inn cr,rTS mi 1.'s,
S dnctips III IL ana o tc saentId ana unsntnass a ~
aS c'.Infort ~ thc cscrqs!ontsta 'ae eon'e'e1
: E<saistd, Thst our tharks arc due ani Il,
!: lie; cly tcrdc:cI to tho central TransportaIs
on.ny nor !ng sishe ,hsm fsr Ssp ,nip
. euyfIon.
: Hffcicfd. That or, ,hans. arc due ar, arc tv:c
cor his II ilhctsi hosn:.aiiir and d1, 1c,.Se.ossis S
!: furnishing the i. magnificent TAIN of ;: Pila
er;er,sia,nem @ % provided M at Ills his in.sance by /
,s p,inrc cfcs'crcf:, "KinsIey," Of Chicago.
:.r..1.v :c.dctnd III {, !, t;orc.nnT sIs;a SSundc1- @
a Sch.;st.n n. n. ror,iioi wr,rnme IN th1s Il,
H. H. T.. t cs,n' l., onr nartV ~ ~ oa
- "a ~ In, lava nd tnuncii ~ 1lmas;,a IN ani
the reor1c OF that city for their hosYitali:ies
II st.x nv !, ths 'u tu1,sra ca:t, 'ss ""s'a
s'13 PENNEY 5at hat nnT taaIEa ,o in 1c m,nr
S ~. t' .,,a ~. ;1.,s ~ en,I,I 49, .1u I.a' -
sc ,h 1n u y rnd Luz r. s,h'c Wo hltc Sn1
- lie ofccTs and crrvr Of ,hc s;carners i,s,ysr
~ colorado. oil The Miss orri Miver for the exccl
n. | accommodations and safe ard speedy tFnnspoI
t:un furnished by them each and all for our c1t
Hnt party.
=. ii. GsKr: Mass,,,,ns s,,.s
ri | 4. Z. S;IEl1. New York,
hc | Jon! II. FARSrAR~ Indiana,
10T. X. IL. fJEyf1E. PENNSYLVANIA.