, 1866-10-26

UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD En-.
CURSION.

epccdy conclusion.
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD En-.
CURSI0N.
TIC bridge across the Piatte-The PruErie1
Tho Townsville Elkhaeu Ctub-'' l.cu~-
ing the Consultation mud Flag "a Prairie
Fsrc-t;ruud I.'nud, &c.
Especial Despatch to the Chicago Triuunc.1
Eoop R1SEE, Nebraska, October :1-1c:15 4. N.
ERlpaE ACROSS THE rLATEE.
TIE first impo:tan: or noticeable feature Of the
road to.day was the new bridge across thu Lonp
Ford Ut tic Platte River. Yesterday xc crossed
three h::dses-two across the paptilion, aud one
acress TIC ElEhorn; bs.& both .heee streams arc
mcre cserks, and arc eranurd by simple single
tlnss bridges, cac! OILY one hundred and aitg
icef In length. THIS ac:oss tic Loup Fork IL,
lowrscr, fficcr kErdrtd icct in length, and is
iuE Il cEseted upon temporary trestTe
bridge; but tic new b.l1ge Of the
Howe ,uss pattern Is almost finished, and viii 10
|e1Y substantial, a well as measuFably hand.
some structure It rests upon nine AD.id piers,
thc treaefclous sara Of tEs river bo:'om. Macn
81 asi S es %se ct 1s 1esfs ,ss IL se mS ese
where Tic ~uter is not r,ore :han six iachc* Of
tco. ceep, a; there ennds wor1d readily swallow
q s esspe hGxs IL shs .de eaS9 G'a! s59ase 5aa2
Dnc allowance has hccn made III the
const7.ctcn of tue bridge to: the rapid r:.c in
the river, when something's occurs Lere AID 1t i
p'accu nEe tcet nto:c me ht1ae:f Natef mara
sno"h. 9ls IS MOI 1S!y she afst, but lac last In
posIatt oi!aeS We VIII nseea WIN On tnis fsS:lon
q re T9aE, thG next beng over the Aoss4 torh
q the liatte Aavcf, some twenty miles farther
than nc track now extends. It Will hare 10 hs
about TWO thousand 1ect ~ Length, ait VIII In all
p1Ctaball}, pe reached ahoHt tttc u:st q Nofcu-
f'e=.
.., TIE lloAo -
ta. 1;c' MhGa y" nnss pas3es to.Gay nas oesn. nsc
ard ally so:id il IL eonstFaciioa; bat M
s:e1e ate no no3as!e 1eatii!cs OF cn:itce3nS on
consequently, Win this brief word oi ap-
intssed.
through, which we Lave gone to-day is not SO
scant, md In tue edges Of the ditcl!ihg hy tho
toad ths koil H. seems l.ght and thin bpt AZ Tits
vai!ey H. Nel! "atcr,a' atle some aei1s o. corn
ihe ,l; lamsa Msoash nsl sallgs. va
IcorEe ort Ecsn say 1hetr sol1 fe excellent not
w'1hs1a"d''s Its lo9s.: Ok: -o,rs
The q and ceremonial Of The
LJKiloES cLru,
bern NEGLECTED. ln-day lnfs ctfct1.;nia cplfsst2t
Of ene If ihe most imposing N 1nbers making d
tic platform, ihe Others Joinins in the CHORUS 1t
sscn po'n!s Wi.i tns must come sEsst; AZ cor
cin1em 1 @in H. ''e anGsesm, nj re
hands," !twas altogether quite amusing.
1at1ns This afternoon re enjoyed the rare spec
'9c!e ol
- fAAWtE FIRE.
1fe Ntnd was scfS nigh. ana. althouSh the grass
was nvi hieA. very TesFcctaGle hfe was Ct
1eet"d IT, lanes lcane fssWa;a a. rapidly as
l1gh III the air and licking mp f"!ftly MI hefose
ihcn. oscr az mug hia;k cl9ud o. sInoie
sve ua 1nI a 5Gonc I6s e Sc a. :, M woa a
| WAo NllAcSsca coHln cses loEEet u.
| GRAND ISLAND.
IT, isa,a an Me sse5 t1
account Of fts prospects. Is very pre1iy located
at distance 9t '5*:. zni!es from ouaaa, and al
rcady tic whole place, rs Tar out Us the cy1 car
reacl, f. 1atc out in tc'n less. The stakes wAict
Eask tie lots sre about all that brcaks the levc
monotony OF !te view clear down 70 the rla;ts
j,ss begun near ihe depot However, the5e !:
abundance & o. Coo3 n timber: a round house Is t.
b. located here. The stations nasscd, AID yet II
Gland lsiaud> Wood Rtyc;, kearuey, Elm Greet
| and Plum Creek. Constructor tsaiEs go thirty
avc miles beyond Plan, c.eck, but that Is The las
s.atlon yet opcued for business.
--a-
| Camping tut on tic Fla nin1-yi~it To 7 Paw
,,..aIbpn' non E,rh,nm1'a .!Eseenn Gns'
t,nnN,,t.of tho paor tnd;on;,- E,1,,,e, -,
'thb " ar oance' &c, .,,,
'A- @'."' "' III
cAatISn po1'
| C'f camp !asl ha2h'& al tolumofS, was bcautl
fully located ou the Level plain, laid onl on tire
sides Of hollow square, IL the centre was tai
liberty pole, from which loatcd the America
:;a.. Eacirr large lent which serycd as di,
ing hall III one side were sa1ne fifty small tcuts
scd en- tic other ahout The same uu1nbcr c
wedge tcnta. Before zach tent burned b,irh
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